Dear reader, This week’s Table Talk is coming to you from both the future and the past. I’m writing it in advance of a trip to St. Martin, but by the time you read this, I will be there, my Dry January streak broken many times over, rum punch flowing through my veins. Given the time of day this newsletter goes out, I’m probably at this moment making my way through a late breakfast of pain au chocolat while simultaneously planning lunch (maybe griot, maybe grilled snapper) and dreaming of how I can make a midlife career change from food editor to floating bar owner. Speaking of croissants and lofty goals, this week’s lead story is about Lili Linda, a pastry chef who recently opened Tatin Bakehouse in Oakville. After years of working at acclaimed bakeries and restaurants in the GTA—Butter Baker, the Tempered Chef, Hexagon—Linda decided to strike out on her own. Now she’s turning out canelés, madeleines and crème brûlée croissants from her sort-of-secret pâtisserie on a stretch of Wyecroft Road populated by auto body shops and used car dealerships. It won’t be a secret for long. Also in this week’s newsletter: Toronto restaurants celebrating the Lunar New Year with special meals. Plus, what’s on the menu at Kensei Bar, the city’s newest Japanese-inspired listening lounge. For more of our food-and-drink coverage, visit torontolife.com or subscribe to our print edition. |
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| —Rebecca Fleming, food and drink editor |
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Until now, the only reason to venture down Oakville’s Wyecroft Road was to purchase a previously owned car or to have one maintained. But, with her new pâtisserie, Lili Linda has given pastry buffs umpteen excuses to make the pilgrimage. Here, the story of Tatin Bakehouse. |
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| Toronto restaurants are ringing in the Year of the Snake with sumptuous Lunar New Year specials, including an auspicious afternoon tea, a lavish Hakka dinner with live entertainment, an all-you-can-eat buffet, and a collaboration between chefs Eva Chin and Nuit Regular. Here, 10 celebratory set menus to choose from. |
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| Kensei Bar, the newest addition to Toronto’s burgeoning listening-bar scene, is serving up Japanese-inspired cocktails and dishes (uni-topped bruschetta, steak with whisky-miso butter, spaghetti Napolitan) in a space that looks like it was ripped straight out of 1970s Tokyo. See for yourself. |
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