{"id":1609950,"date":"2022-08-02T13:59:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T17:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/?p=1609950"},"modified":"2022-08-02T13:59:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T17:59:52","slug":"michelle-levy-spotlights-30-years-of-toronto-taste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/michelle-levy-spotlights-30-years-of-toronto-taste\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Levy Spotlights: 30 Years of Toronto Taste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontotaste.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toronto Taste<\/a> presented by The Daniels Corporation celebrated 30 years with an extravaganza featuring the best chefs from the finest restaurants in the city! The annual tradition started in 1990 by chefs who wanted to show their support for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.secondharvest.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second Harvest<\/a>, Canada\u2019s largest food rescue organization and global thought leader on perishable food redistribution. This year, the event raised $1 million for Second Harvest, translating into the equivalent of over 2 million meals for those confronted with food insecurity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609960\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1609960\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/15.-Lori-Nikkel-CEO-of-Second-Harvest-photog-Persuasion-Think.jpeg\" alt=\"Toronto Taste: Lori Nikkel, CEO of Second Harvest \" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/15.-Lori-Nikkel-CEO-of-Second-Harvest-photog-Persuasion-Think.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/15.-Lori-Nikkel-CEO-of-Second-Harvest-photog-Persuasion-Think-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/15.-Lori-Nikkel-CEO-of-Second-Harvest-photog-Persuasion-Think-560x747.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lori Nikkel, CEO &#8211; Second Harvest<br \/>Photo: Persuasion Think<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hosted by gastronaut Bob Blumer and TV personality Bianca Osbourne, \u201cCake or Fake?\u201d, Toronto Taste was held at Evergreen Brickworks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609956\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1609956 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/12.-event-hosts-Bianca-Osbourne-and-Bob-Blumer-photog-stephen-chu.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Taste: Bianca Osbourne &amp; Bob Blumer\" width=\"640\" height=\"889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/12.-event-hosts-Bianca-Osbourne-and-Bob-Blumer-photog-stephen-chu.jpg 640w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/12.-event-hosts-Bianca-Osbourne-and-Bob-Blumer-photog-stephen-chu-320x445.jpg 320w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/12.-event-hosts-Bianca-Osbourne-and-Bob-Blumer-photog-stephen-chu-560x778.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Event hosts Bianca Osbourne &amp; Bob Blumer<br \/>Photo: Stephen Chu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fifty of the most celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/traveling-tastebuds-urban-salad\/\">culinary<\/a> and cocktail experts as they prepared their signature dishes and cocktails for the hungry guests. Featured chefs and restaurants included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ariel Copland, Chef at Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit!<\/li>\n<li>Bob Blumer, Celebrity Chef, TV Personality &amp; Cookbook Author<\/li>\n<li>Craig Wong, Celebrity Chef &amp; Owner of Patois<\/li>\n<li>David Adjey, Celebrity Chef &amp; Owner of BOUFFE<\/li>\n<li>Luis Ernesto Avila Diaz, Chef at Chotto Matte<\/li>\n<li>Matt Basile, Celebrity Chef &amp; Owner of Fidel Gastro\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>Nuit Regular, Chef &amp; Owner of PAI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Toronto Taste kept guests entertained with live music, a silent auction and the exciting annual Chef&#8217;s Challenge with Samantha Medeiros of La Palma coming out on top.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1609950 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/michelle-levy-spotlights-30-years-of-toronto-taste\/chef-challege-1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Chef-Challege-1-213x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/michelle-levy-spotlights-30-years-of-toronto-taste\/chef-challenge-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Chef-Challenge-2-213x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/michelle-levy-spotlights-30-years-of-toronto-taste\/chefs-challenge-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Chefs-Challenge-3-213x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Chef&#8217;s Challenge: From Left, Samantha Medeiros (Winner), Phil Nguyen &amp; Jamie Robb<\/p>\n<p>George Pimentel Photography \u00a9<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-chefs\">The Chefs:<\/h2>\n<p>The stars of the evening, of course, were Toronto&#8217;s chefs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609968\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1609968\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/6.-Chef-Nuit-Regular-from-Pai-Uptown-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Nuit Regular\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/6.-Chef-Nuit-Regular-from-Pai-Uptown-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji.jpg 640w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/6.-Chef-Nuit-Regular-from-Pai-Uptown-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/6.-Chef-Nuit-Regular-from-Pai-Uptown-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji-560x840.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Nuit Regular, Co-Owner of Pai &amp; sukhoTHAI<br \/>Photo: Aliyaan Amlani-Kurji<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609970\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1609970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4.-Chef-christine-mast-from-cluny-bistro-and-boulangerie-photog-Victoria-McKinlay.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Taste: Chef Christine Mast from Cluny\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4.-Chef-christine-mast-from-cluny-bistro-and-boulangerie-photog-Victoria-McKinlay.jpg 640w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4.-Chef-christine-mast-from-cluny-bistro-and-boulangerie-photog-Victoria-McKinlay-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4.-Chef-christine-mast-from-cluny-bistro-and-boulangerie-photog-Victoria-McKinlay-560x374.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Christine Mast from Cluny Bistro and Boulangerie<br \/>Photo: Victoria McKinlay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609972\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1609972\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/14.-Gusto_501_Team-photog-roxy-hev.jpg\" alt=\"Gusto 501 Team\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/14.-Gusto_501_Team-photog-roxy-hev.jpg 640w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/14.-Gusto_501_Team-photog-roxy-hev-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/14.-Gusto_501_Team-photog-roxy-hev-560x374.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gusto 501 Team<br \/>Photo: Roxy Hev<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609974\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1609974\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5.-Chef-Colin-Henderson-from-Cafe-Boulud-photog-Victoria-McKinlay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5.-Chef-Colin-Henderson-from-Cafe-Boulud-photog-Victoria-McKinlay.jpg 640w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5.-Chef-Colin-Henderson-from-Cafe-Boulud-photog-Victoria-McKinlay-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5.-Chef-Colin-Henderson-from-Cafe-Boulud-photog-Victoria-McKinlay-560x374.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Colin Henderson from Caf\u00e9 Boulud<br \/>Photo: Victoria McKinlay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"toronto-taste-the-food\">Toronto Taste: The Food<\/h2>\n<p>The food stations were busy as guests tried delicious bites from some of Canada&#8217;s best restaurants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609976\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1609976\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/3.-Beef-shin-from-blueblood-steakhouse-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji.jpg\" alt=\"Beef Shin Appetizers from Blue Blood Steakhouse\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/3.-Beef-shin-from-blueblood-steakhouse-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji.jpg 640w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/3.-Beef-shin-from-blueblood-steakhouse-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/3.-Beef-shin-from-blueblood-steakhouse-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji-560x374.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Braised Beef Shin from Blueblood Steakhouse<br \/>Photo: Aliyaan Amlani-Kurji<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609978\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1609978\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/13.-Gunpowder-prawns-from-Pukka-photog-Victoria-McKinlay.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Taste: Gunpowder prawns from Pukka \" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/13.-Gunpowder-prawns-from-Pukka-photog-Victoria-McKinlay.jpg 640w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/13.-Gunpowder-prawns-from-Pukka-photog-Victoria-McKinlay-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/13.-Gunpowder-prawns-from-Pukka-photog-Victoria-McKinlay-560x374.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gunpowder Prawns from Pukka<br \/>Photo: Victoria McKinlay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609981\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1609981 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/17.-Signature-dish-from-Pai-uptown-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji.jpg\" alt=\"Gaeng Phed Pak (Vegetable Red Curry) from Pai Uptown \" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/17.-Signature-dish-from-Pai-uptown-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji.jpg 640w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/17.-Signature-dish-from-Pai-uptown-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/17.-Signature-dish-from-Pai-uptown-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji-560x374.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaeng Phed Pak (Vegetable Red Curry) from Pai Uptown<br \/>Photo: Aliyaan Amlani-Kurji<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609983\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1609983\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1.-Ahi-Tuna-peppercorn-mayo-and-cilantro-sprouts-from-George-restaurant-photog-george-pimentel.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Taste: Ahi Tuna, peppercorn mayo and cilantro sprouts from George Restaurant \" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1.-Ahi-Tuna-peppercorn-mayo-and-cilantro-sprouts-from-George-restaurant-photog-george-pimentel.jpg 640w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1.-Ahi-Tuna-peppercorn-mayo-and-cilantro-sprouts-from-George-restaurant-photog-george-pimentel-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1.-Ahi-Tuna-peppercorn-mayo-and-cilantro-sprouts-from-George-restaurant-photog-george-pimentel-560x374.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ahi Tuna, Peppercorn Mayo and Cilantro Sprouts from George Restaurant<br \/>Photo: George Pimentel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609985\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609985\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1609985\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/18.-Signature-scallop-dish-from-Gusto-501-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji.jpg\" alt=\"Capesante by Gusto 501 \" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/18.-Signature-scallop-dish-from-Gusto-501-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji.jpg 640w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/18.-Signature-scallop-dish-from-Gusto-501-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/divine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/18.-Signature-scallop-dish-from-Gusto-501-photog-Aliyaan-Amlani-Kurji-560x374.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Capesante (Signature Scallop Dish) by Gusto 501<br \/>Photo: Aliyaan Amlani-Kurji<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\">Toronto Taste presented by The Daniels Corporation celebrated 30 years with an extravaganza featuring the best chefs from the finest restaurants in the city! The annual tradition started in 1990&hellip;<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/michelle-levy-spotlights-30-years-of-toronto-taste\/\" class=\"button button-primary button-effect\"><span>View Post<\/span><span><i class=\"cs-icon cs-icon-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":143,"featured_media":1609951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[11601,11599,11597,11596,11606,11605,11598,11607,11594,11595,11602,11604,11603,11600],"powerkit_post_featured":[2,10391],"class_list":{"0":"post-1609950","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food","8":"tag-cafe-boulud","9":"tag-canadas-best-restaurants","10":"tag-chef-christine-mast","11":"tag-chef-nuit-regular","12":"tag-chefs-challenge","13":"tag-george-restaruant","14":"tag-gusto-501","15":"tag-second-harvest","16":"tag-toronto-taste","17":"tag-toronto-taste-2022","18":"tag-toronto-taste-chefs","19":"tag-toronto-taste-event","20":"tag-toronto-taste-foods","21":"tag-torontos-best-restaurants"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1609950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1609950"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1609950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1609988,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1609950\/revisions\/1609988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1609951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1609950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1609950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1609950"},{"taxonomy":"powerkit_post_featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/powerkit_post_featured?post=1609950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}