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Looking for Montreal style steamies in Toronto.
http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/little-dog-steamies-fries-toronto
Best Espresso in or around the PATH?
http://www.fahrenheitcoffee.com/ is reopening in November on Lombard near Jarvis
Farenheit Coffee on The Esplanade -- Gone
Apparently the landlord asked him to leave because they needed the space and Sameer is looking for a new location
Best Used or Discount Bookstore for Cookbooks in Toronto (Downtown)
Elliot's on Yonge north of Wellesly a good selection
Walden Farms?
if your looking is a lower carb option then you should check out the Renee offerings, their blue cheese dressing is very good.
New Pickles? Are they only in NYC?
I have seen Strub's new dills/half sour pickles at many supermarkets
Acorn Flour
Domino's on the ground floor of the St. Lawrence Market carries a pretty good selection of nut flours, I have not seen acorn flour specifically but they have almond and chestnut and coconut flour in stock.
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St. Lawrence Market
92 Front St E, Toronto, ON M5E, CA
Visitng Downtown Toronto - Recommendations
You might consider a walking snacking tour of Kensington Market if the weather is good.
About a 10 minute walk from your hotel, just north and west of Dundas and Spadina.
Pupusas, empanadas, burritos, tortillas, burgers and a couple of good coffee shops.
Perhaps end up at Caplanskys for a Toronto smoked meat sandwich or other deli offerings.
Best ESPRESSO in Toronto
I like Sam James the shots and service are great.
Bisogno on Sherbourne is also very good and he has a rotating selection of SO coffee as well as two locally roasted blends.
Lit on College St. has a great roast but I find the shots inconsistent.
Rooster on Broadview is good but not great.
Bulldog has very average shots and I also have had enough problems with the service that I no longer go there.
Where can I get a nice meaty smoked ham hock? Midtown/downtown Toronto preferred...
European Meats in Kensington has smoked hocks and other smoked meats
Where to buy french blue/black steel pans in Toronto?
Nikolaou Restaurant Equipment
629 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 2B7
(416) 504-6411
I purchased a couple of French made carbon steel panes here a few years ago, well worth the money.
Sanagan's Meat Locker
I purchased some Tamworth chops and beef short ribs there a week or so ago, the meat was excellent with a good provenance, the pricing is expensive but not Healthy Butcher expensive.
Diabetic grocery and sweets, where?
http://www.carolescheesecake.com/
Caroles Cheescake have a variety of low sugar offerings
Chinese Pork Shoulder VS St Lawrence Market Pork Shoulder... Worth the $$?
http://www.nossotalho.com/home.php
A great source for all things pork, last week I bought pork picnic shoulders for $0.69 per lb they had pork loins for $1.29 per pound.
Also a great source for Portuguese sausages and cheeses and bacalhau etc.
Where to buy duck and quail in Toronto
Sunny Meat Market @ 327 Spadina in China town
They carry whole ducks usually a couple of varieties, they also carry duck parts, I bought legs there a few weeks ago for $4.00/lb.
They also sell quail.
Where to get coffee beans that won't break the bank but taste good? San Francisco transplant needs help.
Everyday Gourmet Coffee
Lower level and the St. Lawrence Market
http://www.everydaycoffee.com/
I Deal Coffee
Kensington Market
84 Nassau Street, Toronto, ON
http://www.idealcoffees.com/pages/contact.html
Moonbean Coffee
Kensington Market
30 St Andrew St, Toronto
http://www.moonbeancoffee.com/scripts/default.asp
All of the above roast their coffee onsite and have good products. Pricing will be in the $9 to $14 range and you will know your beans are fresh
Caplansky’s closing for High Holidays
The below is cut from the Caplansky website
High Holiday Closing
September 18th, 2009
‘Shana Tova’ to our Jewish friends and sincere regrets to those who come and find us closed over the next couple of days.
Caplansky’s will close today at 4pm and re-open Monday morning at 10 am.
We will also close next Sunday at 4 pm and reopen the following Tuesday morning for Yom Kippur.
Looking for good blood sausage
Superior Sausage Co
1004 Dundas Street West,
Near Crawford St.
They carry blood sausage and it fried up very well.
They also smoke their own bacon in house and it is very good.
Best Burger around Eaton Centre
http://www.originalmotorcycleburgers.com/index.html
On Temperance St. near Yonge St. they are relatively new and I have not tried them yet, but it smells good when I walk by.
English Guests
I will admit it has been a few years but as I recall they did a very good roast beef.
The space is nice and suitable for a special occasion, the service as I remember it was very good.
The link attached has a menu.
The OP mentioned that price was not an issue.
English Guests
http://www.hyssteakhouse.com/hys-toronto.html
Downtown and an old fashioned steak house, with yorkshire pudding roast beef
Need to find a good deli in Downtown Toronto
356 College St. about midway between Spadina and Bathurst, the new place might open in August
Unfussy good, good food at Yonge/Bloor?
You might consider Dynasty for Chinese, on Bloor in the Colonade.
