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Vintage Toronto Ads: Big Boy
During the 1970s, an American roadside icon was a presence throughout Metro Toronto.Source: Toronto Star, March 16, 1974. He’s an icon of the North American roadside. Garbed in his red-and-white...
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Vintage Toronto Ads: Aunt Jemima’s Kitchen
Using old South stereotypes to sell a 1960s family dining chain.Source: Toronto Star, February 27, 1963. Larger version. According to her corporate website, Aunt Jemima stands for “warmth, nourishment...
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Vintage Toronto Ads: A Taste of Hungary
At one time, Toronto was a bastion of Hungarian cuisine, especially in the "Goulash Archipelago."Source: Key to Toronto, February 1982. Walking into the Country Style Hungarian Restaurant along Bloor...
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Vintage Toronto Ads: “The Romance of Mexican Food”
Revisiting Toronto's original taco craze, when jalapenos were a delicacy.Source: Globe and Mail, January 2, 1974. Writing from Cuernavaca, Mexico in 1938, Winston Norman enlightened Globe and Mail...
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The Sinking of Captain John’s
As the former floating restaurant is hauled out of the harbour today, a look back at the time Captain John Letnik's original ship had a sinking feeling.Source: Toronto Sun, June 3, 1981. A version of...
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Historicist: “Sip ‘n Sex” in North York
Paul Godfrey battles the menace of rowdy teens at drive-in restaurants in mid-1960s suburbia.Cartoon, the Enterprise, July 13, 1966. “Sex-and-snacks draw fire.” “Bra and bottles litter lawns.” “North...
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Historicist: Greektown on the Danforth
Greek immigrants bring new life to Toronto’s east end. In spring of 1966, the once thriving commercial strip along the western portion of Danforth Avenue appeared to be struggling. “The area,...
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Coasters Can Help Put Consent Culture on the Table, But We Need to Hold...
Aisle 4's coaster project is a step forward in the conversation about how bars and restaurants can do something about gender-based sexual assault In my six years of bartending, no one ever told me...
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Be Among The First To Try NishDish’s New Eats
Tonight is the grand opening of T’karonto's newest Indigenous-owned and operated restaurant. Johl Whiteduck Ringuette’s NishDish has been operating successfully in Toronto as a catering business...
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