beyond the kitchen
paul + stephanie = homeowners!
I just wanted to write a quick note to let you all know about an exciting new happening in our lives - Paul and I bought a house! It's our first home-buying experience, so we're pretty excited. There's quite a bit of work to be done in the place, so you'll probably...
{event} summerlicious anniversary lunch – oliver & bonacini café grill
Location: 2901 Bayview Avenue, Toronto Description on Summerlicious site: Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill, Bayview Village is the first of O&B's casual dining restaurants. This large urban space feels very downtown despite its North Toronto location. A gleaming...
{event} summerlicious anniversary lunch – bier markt don mills
Location: 7 O'Neill Road, Toronto Description on Summerlicious site: Inspired by Belgium's passion and unparalleled reputation for the finer things in life, the Bier Markt brings you the ultimate dining experience; knowledgeable staff guiding you through the art of...
{event} summerlicious for our anniversary!
Paul and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary a couple of weeks ago and we celebrated by having a few lunches during Summerlicious. For those outside Toronto, Summerlicious (and Winterlicious) are two food festivals held every year here in Toronto. Winterlicious...
kawartha dairy – 2013 edition
Last year I had the ambitious notion that I would try every flavour on the Kawartha Dairy menu board. Boy, was I wrong! I only managed 14 flavours...but I loved every minute of it. 🙂 This year I wasn't really thinking about trying the ice cream wall again, but we've...
{event} toronto food fest 2013 – vendor edition
The lovely Ashley from SmashCake was kind (and brave) enough to let me help out at her booth at the recent Toronto Food Fest. After doing the rounds at the event as a blogger/eater at the mediapreview hour, I slipped behind the table to join Ashley and Greg and saw...
{event} toronto food fest 2013 – eater edition
This past Sunday, I got to play two very different foodie roles at the same event. First, Paul and I attended the media preview hour of the 2nd annual Toronto Food Fest (what this post is about) and then I slipped behind the SmashCake booth to see what life was like...
{event} taste of the food terminal 2013
Last year, Paul and I attended the first ever Fresh Fest 2012 - the first time that the Ontario Food Terminal had been opened to the public. We had such a great time that I told my family, friends and co-workers all about it so that they could check it out this year....
{sneak peek} if there are bao (buns) to be eaten, i’m first in line
I had seen Hot Bunzz (@HotBunzzTO) around on Twitter for awhile but our first taste of their buns was at the September 2012 Toronto Underground Market where their Beef Basil Thai bun was a hit with both Paul and myself. I've been stalking following Hot Bunzz on...
happy first birthday!
365 days (actually, 366 since 2012 was a Leap Year) ago today, I posted my very first blog post here on kitchen frolic. In the span of a year, what started out as a tentative step into the world of food blogging has turned into lots of wonderful new opportunities,...



