beyond the kitchen
{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 mchappy day – wednesday, may 8!
On Wednesday, May 8, McDonald's is celebrating the 20th McHappy Day in Canada and they need our help! For every Big Mac, Happy Meal or hot McCafe beverage that's sold on May 8, McDonald's will donate $1 to local children's charities, including Ronald McDonald Houses....
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,...
the best laid plans…
I had big baking plans going into the Easter weekend - I had four days off and during that time I was determined to dye some Easter eggs! Bake Easter-themed cupcakes! Make another attempt at macarons! Do something with marshmallow Peeps! And then I got sick. Not...
happy 2013!
Happy New Year friends! 2012 has been a wonderful year of new adventures for us, and me in particular, most notably starting a new job and launching this blog. I've met so many wonderful people through kitchen frolic and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank each...
afternoon tea at butter avenue
Recently, Yvonne from th3hungrycat invited me to join her and her sister for Afternoon Tea at Butter Avenue and I didn't hesitate to accept. I was excited for a few reasons: Yvonne's tweets about Butter Avenue always have me drooling from their website, it looked like...
{event} bouchon bakery love
One of my regrets for not starting a food blog earlier is that I never got to share some of the amazing food we ate during our past trips (Hong Kong, Tokyo, Hawaii, London, Las Vegas, etc). Of course, that just means that we need to travel some more! But seriously,...
{event} our first TUM (toronto underground market), part 2
(Note: This is the second part of a two-part series about our first TUM. You can read Part 1 here) After finishing our Thanksgiving Pucks, we headed to the back of the venue to a surprisingly short line up for Fidel Gastro’s (@fidelgastros). I had heard a lot about...
{event} our first TUM (toronto underground market), part 1
(Note: We had so much fun at September’s TUM that I have A LOT to say about it, so I’ve split this post into 2 parts. Watch for Part 2 coming up in a couple of days!) Thanks to the super generous Jen of foodpr0n, Paul and I got to attend the nighttime Toronto...



