Talk Toronto
Mar 14th, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis
Just off the main track of Toronto’s Danforth you will find the Folia Grill in the nearby Pape Village. Toronto’s main drag for Greek restaurants is the on the Danforth but locals will know and tell you that the Greek influence on the neighborhood reaches beyond the Danforth.
Enter Folia Grill, newly opened (from October 2009) [...]
Posted in Featured, Review, Talk Toronto |
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Mar 3rd, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis
One of my favorite things to do in this city is to be a “tourist in my own town”. I’ll head out into various neighborhoods of Toronto, armed with a nap-sack, camera and wallet and take in neighborhood or two, snapping photos, stopping in some shops and ultimately, recharging with a bite to eat.
One of [...]
Posted in Asian, Featured, Review, Talk Toronto |
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Feb 7th, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis
I’m going to crank-up the frequency of my “Talk Toronto” posts on my blog. These posts will be primarily related to food, leisure or anything else I feel worthy about sharing when it comes to Toronto. What a better place to start than with some Greek food. Greek fast food. One of my favourite quick [...]
Posted in Featured, Greek Food, Review, Talk Toronto |
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Apr 14th, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis
Seeing as how it is Holy Week for the Greek-Orthodox, most of us are fasting in some degree and we’re also juggling the duties of preparing for the big feast that awaits us this upcoming Sunday for Easter.
Toronto boasts of having about 120,000 Greeks in the Toronto area, over a dozen churches and our very [...]
Posted in Canadiana, Cheese, Coffee, Condiments, Dairy, Easter, Greek, Greek Pantry, Honey, MISC, Sausage, Spices, Talk Toronto |
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Mar 24th, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis
In the comments section of each post, through an email or in person, I often get asked where I go shopping. Of particular interest is where I buy my Greek ingredients.
Once again, in an effort to showcase more of Toronto and it’s food scene, today we’re hitting Toronto’s Greektown, locally known as “The Danforth”. It [...]
Posted in Dairy, Greek, MISC, Talk Toronto |
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Mar 9th, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis
My blog has been trucking along since the Spring of 2007 and most of you are familiar with my travels to Greece and love of my native cuisine, Greek food.
Being a Greek who lives abroad (Diaspora), I feel lucky that my parents chose Canada as the country of choice to start a new life and [...]
Posted in Beef, Bread, Canadiana, Charcuturie, Cheese, Condiments, Dairy, Dessert, Herbs, MISC, Olive Oil, Olives, Sausage, Spices, Talk Toronto |
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