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What Happens at Hooters…

I wanted to know what happens at Hooters. For years I’ve crossed the downtown from Bathurst to University on Adelaide street and passed the low slung grey stucco building with the orange sign. Entrenched as it is in North American culture, I had an inkling of what I might find: young women in tight tops and short orange stain shorts serving wings and beer. But surely, with over four hundred locations in 28 countries, there must be more to Hooters than the chance to leer at a waitress? I thought, there must be some gastronomic secret to this success. There must be a secret sauce, a blend of 11 herbs and spices or something that makes Hooters more than just a repository of pretty faces. And so this week I set forth to find out.

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Cosmo Manifesto

Owner Sasha Petraske rather famously refused to stock cranberry juice ten years ago, so that people would be forced to try something new and the masses could start weaning themselves off vodka. What I appreciate the most about Petraske’s policy is the reversal of the idea that the customer is always right. Because, in fact, in my experience, the customer is often wrong. There, I said it.

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All The Best is LFP Certified and a Sweet Potato Soup Recipe

Today we are thrilled to have received official Local Food Plus certification. Local Food Plus (a.k.a. “LFP”) is an award-winning non-profit organization founded in Toronto in 2006 by broadcaster, teacher, sustainable food crusader Lori Stahlbrand. The organization certifies local farmers and food producers who meet LFP standards of environmental, social and economic sustainability.

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Netsu Ramen at Kenzo Ramen

It was my colleague and friend, Jamie Drummond, who woke me from my slumber and got me to smell the umami goodness of Netsu Ramen. Jamie was adamant: this soup was worthy of gastronomic attention. In fact, he had begun to develop a habit. If I was going to continue to luncheon with him, I would have join him and try it. “Really,” he said, “it’s very good.”

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Cost Plus $10 at Crush Wine Bar

Each Wednesday evening, I am excited to offer everyone who joins us for dinner, our entire Wine List at cost plus $10.00. There is no limit on the wines available, if you are looking for back Vintages of Silver Oak or Cain 5, they are available, as our excellent VQA offers from Stratus, Fielding, Mission Hill.

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