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Author: Liz Campbell

Indian Street Food dish
Food & Dining 

Heavenly street food

May 5, 2016February 24, 2018 Liz Campbell Bayview Avenue, dining, ndian Street Food Company

I had been looking forward to visiting Indian Street Food Company. I love Hemant Bhagwani’s idea of bringing to life in chilly Toronto the hot flavours of his Indian childhood.

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Food & Dining 

Heavenly street food

May 1, 2016September 26, 2016 Liz Campbell

I love Hemant Bhagwani’s idea of bringing to life in chilly Toronto the hot flavours of his Indian childhood.

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Food & Dining 

New resto a laffa matter

March 3, 2016March 28, 2017 Liz Campbell Ba-Li Laffa, laffa

My friend raved about a new spot serving laffa. “What’s laffa?” I asked. And that’s all that was needed to

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Food & Dining 

Familiar chef opens kitchen on Mt. Pleasant

January 5, 2016January 22, 2016 Liz Campbell Boland's Open Kitchen, dining, food, review

Who’s cooking? That’s my first thought when Chris Boland amiably greets us at our table. This is, after all, Boland’s Open Kitchen. But he’s here to tell us about what’s really good on the menu tonight, and he begins with an apology.

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Food & Dining 

Holy crepe, this place gets it right

December 9, 2015August 1, 2017 Liz Campbell Crepes

I particularly love crêpes that are light and airy, and overstuffed with interesting fillings. And such is what I find at Crepe Studio Bistro.

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Food & Dining 

Spice up your life with this lady

October 13, 2015August 1, 2017 Liz Campbell cooking, Sharon Ellston, Spice Lady

Sharon Ellston’s business importing exotic organic spices, as well as many other specialty culinary ingredients, earned her the moniker, The Spice Lady. For 30 years she has taught both cooking and food safety.

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Food & Dining 

The Homeway is like taking a step back in time

October 1, 2015October 2, 2017 Liz Campbell dining, food, review, The Homeway

Although it first opened in 1948, I wish I could have seen The Homeway Soda Bar back in the 1960s.

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Food & Dining 

Join the Rebellion: add local gastropub to list of great eateries

May 26, 2015October 2, 2017 Liz Campbell Rebel House

When we first walk into The Rebel House in Rosedale, I’m convinced I’ve made a mistake. There’s a large bar

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Food & Dining 

In spite of its name, bistro turns out to be nice, not naughty

May 3, 2015May 3, 2015 Liz Campbell Coquine Restaurant, Dinner with Liz

We’ve come to Coquine Bistro for lunch, but even at 1 p.m. on a Sunday it’s all about brunch. So, despite our forays into the bean dip, we fall into line. Our waitress is extraordinarily helpful, and she has us laughing within two minutes of sitting down.

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Food & Dining 

Food makes brunch worth the wait

January 7, 2015October 2, 2017 Liz Campbell Dinner with Liz, restaurant review, Rose & Sons

This is my second visit to Rose & Sons. A stab at Sunday morning brunch was going to involve at

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Food & Dining 

Some interesting choices at Indian buffet

December 9, 2014October 2, 2017 Liz Campbell Banjara, Indian restaurant

I generally avoid buffets. Let’s face it, there are few cuisines that show to advantage after an hour on a

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Food & Dining 

A fresh take on brunch

September 7, 2014October 2, 2017 Liz Campbell Brunch, Lil' Baci

There are lots of reasons to love brunch. Consumed at one’s leisure, somewhere between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., it

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Business Food & Dining 

Midtown shop serves the charming ritual of afternoon tea

July 8, 2014October 2, 2014 Liz Campbell T-Buds, tea

Discovering a small restaurant that specializes in the genteel custom of afternoon tea.

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Food & Dining 

Say hello to authentic Chinese cuisine

June 9, 2014September 11, 2014 Liz Campbell Chinese, Lee Chen Bistro

We’re lucky in Toronto to have a large Chinese community, and consequently, to have some authentic Chinese restaurants whose menus stretch beyond sweet and sour pork or chicken chow mein.

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Food & Dining 

Sociably quirky at Yonge and St. Clair

May 11, 2014September 11, 2014 Liz Campbell Union Social Eatery

The prices on the menu are my first clue that we’ve found at least a quirky place, if not a quirky chef.

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020May 5, 2021 Liz Campbell

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Liz Campbell
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Liz Campbell
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Liz Campbell

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