Not only is a Canadian January freakin’ cold, it’s also time to cut back on spending for many people, myself included. Gone are the willy-nilly days of ‘what goes better with chopped beets and chèvre: mâche or arugula?’ (answer: mâche). Instead, we’re keeping to a strict budget that allows but a few extravagances, none [...]

Most health-conscious vegetarians don’t have to worry about common veggie bogeymen such as protein or calcium – these nutrients are easily found in diet staples. (Did you know 100 grams of cooked pasta has 7 grams of protein per serving?) But there are a few vitamins those with animal-free diets should consciously seek out in [...]

It’s that time of year where Winterlicious takes over Toronto and the city’s poshest restaurants fling open their doors and offer affordable fixed-price meals for curious, but budget conscious, palettes.
The month-long festival of food works like this: each restaurant sets up a menu where guests choose one appetizer, one entrée, and one dessert. Lunch [...]

Note: This is part of the 12 in 12 series, where I attempt to sample twelve new restaurants, one each month, over the course of one year.
Mr. Onions is a greasy spoon located just north of the Junction, an area I like to refer to as NoJo, short for North Junction.

The tiny storefront is [...]

I thought I would give some background as to how we do reviews here at the Toronto Vegetarian. There are many different ways of quantifying an experience, so here is what goes into your basic review post and other pertinent info.

Choosing a Restaurant for Review

This process is pretty straightforward.

Usually The Husband or I get hungry [...]

photo by Isobel T
I’ve been a vegetarian for over 18 years now, and in that time I’ve tried most varieties of the lifestyle: lacto-ovo, vegan, and raw food diets have all taken center stage in my consumption choices. (Side note: I found raw food the most time consuming to make, even though you don’t actually [...]