John Ota has been involved with architecture and design since 1978, with degrees from Columbia University, the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia. He is the author of the recently published The Dining Room. His bestselling book The Kitchen was a 2021...
The Toronto Garlic Festival is happening on the grounds of Toronto’s Allan Gardens. Just east of the Gardens lies Cabbagetown, an area of Toronto named after a vegetable that has a lot in common with garlic. Culturally, cabbage and garlic share a deep connection in...
Alex Sein went looking for the garlic-heavy flavours of home in 90s Toronto — and found something bigger. Part memoir, part love letter to the neighbourhoods that raise us, this warm and funny talk asks what our cravings reveal about where we belong. Alex Sein, also...
Charles Catchpole never planned to be a farmer — he was a chef until his wife spotted a tweet that changed everything. Now running Gitigaanes, his own little farm, Charles shares the story of finding an unexpected calling in the soil, what the land taught...