The Top Chef Canada finalist and restaurateur shares her insider tips

Calgary’s Master-Chef Connie DeSousa Lets Us In On Her Best Butcher Secrets

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Canada

Food

The celebrity chef will also be dining at a local hot spot tonight

Gordon Ramsay Opened A Toronto Restaurant (Sort Of)

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Celebrity

Trends

Cricket ice cream looks just like the good stuff, but does it taste the same?

We Tried Cricket Ice Cream: It's The Food Of The Future After All

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products

Vegetarian? Vegan? We get to the bottom of the plant-based diet.

What Exactly Is A Plant-Based Diet?

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Instagram

Goth lattes look great, but how do they taste?

We Tried It: Activated Charcoal Goth Latte

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Toronto just got a completely meat and dairy-free plant-based burger joint, complete with fries, shakes and root beer floats.

This plant-based burger might be better than the real thing

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restaurants

Meghan Markle uses Terroni Hot Chiles — made by a popular Toronto restaurant — to spice up a pasta dish she makes at home.

Meghan Markle’s Favourite Condiment? Terroni Hot Chilies From Toronto

A Toronto Italian restaurant chain just got a shout-out in Vanity Fair (even before Prince Harry’s name came up).

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235 posts authored by Amy Grief

Calgary Master-Chef Connie DeSousa Shares Her Best Butcher Secrets

Gordon Ramsay Opened A Restaurant In Toronto (Sort Of)

We Tried Cricket Ice Cream: After All, It's The Food Of The Future

Plant Based Eating: It's Trending — But What Exactly Does It Mean?

We Tried a Goth Latte: The Charcoal Drink Is Sweeping Instagram, But Is It Any Good?

This Plant-Based Burger Might Be Better Than The Real Thing

Foodie Meghan Markle Is Crazy For This Spicy Condiment From Toronto