Nutritionist by trade. Foodie at heart.
Today was the first sunny (and warm) weekend that Toronto has had all spring so I took the opportunity to visit one of my favourite neighbourhoods – Kensington Market. Little did I know that I would stumble upon a famous food blogger, a food tour in progress and have some of the most delicious friesContinue reading “My day at Kensington Market – famous food bloggers, food tours and delicious food”
Chinatown is one of the cheapest places to buy groceries in Toronto so I often shop there for produce, frozen dumplings and Asian ingredients that are less common at supermarkets. But I never buy meat because the stores are generally less clean. One day, I had some friends over for dinner and they were talkingContinue reading “Is the meat in Chinatown safe to eat?”
I was so happy to hear the other week that Loblaws is selling discounted produce in Ontario and Quebec. It will be sold under a new No Name brand called “Naturally Imperfect” as a way to reduce food waste and make healthy food more accessible. This is just months after I watched a food documentaryContinue reading “Loblaws launches No Name Naturally Imperfect”
I haven’t had a chance to visit New York City this year yet but ran into a friend who was just there last week. She a dietitian and a foodie just like me and she told me about a bakery she ran into that had line ups down the street to try something called aContinue reading “The cronut craze is still happening”
I have a to give a big shout out to my friend Liz who told me about Croissunday (#croissunday), also known as Croissant Sunday, that happened over the weekend. This is the second year that NADÈGE Patisserie has done Croissunday where specialty croissant flavours are available for one day only. I have been a huge fan ofContinue reading “Croissunday”
Every year, Canadian Lentils organizes a hands-on cooking demonstration for dietitians across Canada to kick off nutrition month. This year, the Toronto event took place at Cirillo’s Culinary Academy – a beautifully design cooking studio that offers six different cooking stations for cooking events. The event was hosted by Gloria Tsang, Vancouver-based dietitian, founder ofContinue reading “Nutrition Month 2015 – Cooking with lentils event”
I’ve gone to a number of food events this year but was feeling a little underwhelmed after attending some of the consumer shows so I decided to check out a food event that was for industry only. The Restaurants Canada Show took place over three days from March 1 to 3 at the Direct EnergyContinue reading “The Restaurants Canada Show 2015”
I just want to give a quick shout out about an upcoming event that is happening for people who love chocolate. ChocoSol Traders is having a Jaguar Chocolate Workshop on Thursday, March 12 from 6-9pm. I had the pleasure of taking a hands-on workshop at ChocoSol Traders last year and was blown away by how much I learned about what isContinue reading “ChocoSol Traders – Jaguar chocolate workshop”
As a dietitian I keep hearing this questions time and time again – is chocolate good for you? Some common responses: Yes! Because it contains anti-oxidants. (This is true) No. Because chocolate contains a lot of fat and sugar. (This is also true) *sigh* I always find headlines like this exhausting because truth be told,Continue reading “Chocolate isn’t good for you after all”