A night on the
market- Night Market Toronto
To say the least my summer has been filled
with many adventures in and around our wonderful city of Toronto. I’ve had the opportunity to do a number of
things from “getting on bad” at this year’s Caribana festival (yes, I still
call it Caribana, and always will), to checking out the TD Irie Music festival
(I’m a huge reggae music enthusiast), to unleashing my inner “nerd” at the
board game café “Snakes & Latte’s” (don’t judge me I still play board games). Also, I was able to experience my first taste
of the Danforth, which was…. ALRIGHT I guess (unfortunately I did not have the
opportunity to see our good mayor in his finest hour of intoxication).
Being the food lover that I am, somehow I
stumbled upon a unique concept tucked away in nearby Liberty Village, called Night Market Toronto. Every so often on Twitter I would see people
tweeting about this Mysterious night market that had popped up in Toronto and
of course it had peaked my interest.
After doing some research, this market at 99 Sudbury St (King and
Sudbury) seemed fantastically interesting.
There were artists, FOOD
VENDORS, clothing sales, and did I mention food vendors? I was sold. There’s something for everybody here, whether
you’re into food, art, or clothing; in my opinion this is something innovative,
and exactly what Toronto needs. Here are a few of the things I tried out that
night:
So I must confess, I’ve never had Crab
cakes before, nor have I ever dared to try codfish fritters that were NOT either
my mother’s or grandmothers (because clearly nobody makes fritters as well as
my grandmother did). Mom comes a very
close second; until I tried the food from Le
Ti Colibri. I must admit, my first crab cake experience was AMAZING, and
well I won’t tell you whose fritters were better, for fear of my very Jamaican
mother’s wrath. But these things were GOOD, and despite my mouth being lit on
fire by the dipping sauce, I couldn’t help but go back for seconds and thirds. Honestly, the folks at Le Ti Colibri know their food, and I highly recommend checking out
their spot located right near Kensington
market (major intersection is College and Bathurst).
I’m sorry, with a name like Gangster Burger; I was SOLD before even
trying the chicken and waffles by executive chef Adrian Forte. Come on, a restaurant themed on organized
crime bosses? Enough said. Now what really got me excited were the
chicken and waffles.
Hands down the BEST waffles and deep fried
chicken I personally have tasted. This
item is not even on the menu at Gangster Burger, so this truly was a once in a
lifetime experience; the long line-up was definitely worth the wait. Even
though no burgers were on the menu on this night, checking out Gangster Burger is on my to-do list before
the end of 2013. It’s worth a try!
My hat goes off to the Curator for this
weekly event, Matthew Harris for bringing the Night Market to Toronto. There really is something there for
everybody. I definitely would recommend checking this place out before it
closes for the season in October.
Hopefully you will all enjoy the Night Market just as much as I did.
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