Publisher's Synopsis
This is a one-of-a-kind look at Toronto's legendary restaurants, steakhouses and hotels from one of the city's premier meat suppliers. Chronicling the culinary history of the city's top eateries from 1950 to 2000, the book includes thoughtful and entertaining memories, anecdotes and reminiscences that are both insightful and entirely unique. Including chapters on the city's best delis, steakhouses, high-end pubs and early Chinatown, the book also contains detailed sections on the "Jewels" and "Gems" of over four decades of dining out in the city. Written by one of the premier meat suppliers to the city's best restaurants, Ronald Chapchuk also adds special stories about some of Toronto's notable characters such as Ed Mirvish, Harry Barberian and Harold Ballard that makes the book an exceptional perspective into over four decades of Toronto's restaurant history.