Category Archives: food-drink

The Finished Product

Stone Soup at Withrow Park

Stone Soup is an old folk tale about a hungry traveller who boils a stone in a pot of water to create stone soup. Curious onlookers come by and are…

Savory Pie with Minty Peas

Local Business Spotlight: Saturday Dinette

The south-west corner of Logan and Gerrard has seen an ongoing flux of for lease coming in and out of the front windows. With Hammersmith’s leaving the area, neighbours wondered…

Dundas and Carlaw Chalkboard

Local Business Spotlight: Dundas and Carlaw

Dundas and Carlaw has replaced Lolabar on the south-west corner of Dundas and Carlaw. This cafe/bar hybrid is a great place to start off your day with coffee and baked…

The Korean Chicken Taco

Tilde Taco

It’s no secret that we love tacos here at Riverdaler. Having lived in California in a past life, tacos are one of our staples so we were excited to hear…

807 Gerrard Street East

New Restaurants Coming

807 Gerrard Street East We have been wondering what has been going on at the former location of Hammersmiths, at 807 Gerrard Street east which which closed late last year…

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The Brisket Sandwich

Business Spotlight: Greenwood Smokehouse

Just east of Pape on the Danforth underneath the metalwork sign you’ll find a great southern style barbecue restaurant. The Greenwood Smoke House offers delicious and affordable food off a…

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The Cafe

Business Spotlight: Merchants of Green Coffee

Tucked away beside the Don Valley Parkway north of Queen street East in an old jam factory is the Merchants of Green Coffee Cafe and Jam Factory. The Merchants of…

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699 Danforth

New Mexican Food – Tilde Tacos and Chino Locos

Tilde Taco announced on Twitter that they are planning on opening soon at 699 Danforth, just east of Pape. They are planning to open in June. Chino Locos has recently…

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Business Spotlight: Mad Dog Cafe

On the stretch of Gerrard between Carlaw and Logan there aren’t very many store fronts you’d likely pop into except for maybe The Beer Store and the Mad Dog Cafe….

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Signage at the Real Jerk Restaurant

A Change in the Landscape

It’s hard to ignore the new signage at Gerrard and and Carlaw. The Real Jerk is now not only grabbing attention with the fantastic aromas that restaurant shares with everyone…

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