Eatdrink #42 July/August 2013

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A Festival of Poland, to be held at the Covent Garden Market
on September 7th, is pleased to announce that Olenka And
The Autumn Lovers will be performing at this year’s festival.
Ten Up Sushi has reopened in Old East Village with a new
menu that includes sushi and a wide selection of Chinese
offerings for eat-in, take out or delivery.
The Chi Hi is getting ready to open at 791 Dundas St (beside
True Taco); the restaurant will serve bánh mì. This sandwich
is a creation of French colonialism in Indochina, combining
ingredients from the French (baguettes, cold meats, and
mayonnaise) with indigenous Vietnamese ingredients, such
as cilantro, chilli peppers, and pickled carrots.
Speaking of True Taco, Luis Rivas and family are putting
the finishing touches on their new location called True Taco
“Authentic Comedor Latino” at 739 Dundas.
All ’Bout Cheese is the latest business to expand from the
Western Fair Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market (WFFAM) and
transition to its own stand-alone retail outlet. Rick Peori has
been retailing cheese at the WFFAM since 2006. All ’Bout Cheese
will still be in the WFFAM on Saturdays but the new shop (across
the street) will operate Tuesday to Saturday. There also are plans
for a take-out lunch menu and cheese-making classes.
Miki and Agnes Hambalek from Taste of Hungary at
the WFFAM will be opening a butcher shop/deli next to All
’Bout Cheese. The Taste of Hungary features take-out and
sumptuous Hungarian-inspired food specialties. Agnes, a
professional baker and pastry chef, is a well-known caterer.
WFFAM vendors Theo and Gerda Korthof recently
opened the very successful Artisan Bakery , just a block
west of All ’Bout Cheese.
Western Fair Farmers and Artisans’ Market’s Bliss Gluten-Free
vendor Shari Blanchard has returned to the Masonville
Market this season. Blanchard has utilized her over 25 years of
food service expertise to innovatively create gluten-free, dairyfree,
and refined sugar-free treats from revised recipes which
she in turn handcrafted from scratch. Other WFFAM vendors at
the market include Burdan’s Red Cat Bakery, Leamington
Produce, Jake’s JCJ Apiaries, Edna’s Lorimer’s Adventure
Produce and Anything Grows.
The Healthy Eating, Healthy Physical Activity (HEHPA)
initiative of the Child and Youth Network has been supporting
the Westminster Working Group since 2011. HEHPA works to
promote changes in physical behaviour and eating habits to
promote healthy, happy living for children, youth, and their
families. By coordinating with the Westminster Working
Group, grassroots community projects can be created. These
projects can be executed on a small scale, to have big impacts.
HEHPA supports the Southdale Farmers’ and
Artisans’ Night Market to help bring fresh produce and
a sense of community to the Westminster neighbourhood,
which has been identified as a food desert. This means that
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