Immigration flourishes in Toronto, and even if you've come from a far-flung corner of the world, you can often find home cooking here. Multiethnic Little Italy (which has as many sushi and Thai restaurants as Italian), a half-dozen Chinatowns (urban and suburban), the Greek area of the Danforth, and Little India or Indian Bazaar are just some of the lively neighborhoods full of restaurants. Southeast Asian cooking—Korean, Vietnamese, Laotian, Thai, and Malaysian—started tempting local taste buds with flavors like chili, lemongrass, coconut, and lime in the 1970s with the arrival of thousands of Boat People who were welcomed to the city with open arms. The abundant fresh produce of the province, once filtered through French, British, and Italian cooking techniques, now stars in dishes ranging from the sweet and pungent flavors of the Middle East to the soulful dishes of Latin America. In one short block of Baldwin Street at Kensington Market, there are 23 eateries—a de facto United Nations of gastronomy, if you will. More »
