Amy Rosen

Following the tremendous success of the first book, “Toronto Cooks“, editor Amy Rosen has assembled a new collection of more than 100 recipes from 50 amazing chefs in “Toronto Eats“. Several chefs have returned to contribute to the second book, and there are a lot of new chefs as well.

The main contents index provides you with a list of each contributing restaurant and chef in alphabetical order. It would be impossible to divide this type of book into categories by food type. There is, however, an index which does it for you. You can use it if you are looking for a specific type of recipe to find it quickly and easily.

The recipes were designed for the “eager home cook”. I agree that most home cooks could create all of these recipes. There are a number of specialty ingredients and/or special kitchen accessories you might need, however. Centrally located, Toronto has a lot of fresh, local, sustainable ingredients close by. It is not surprising that most of these recipes take full advantage of that. Most of the recipes focus on fresh ingredients although some do include store-bought dough etc. Many recommend organic or other ingredients not found in the average pantry.

A Little Intimidating But Not Too Hard

Several of the offerings have recipes within recipes. That is a little intimidating but the level of detail here is sufficient that most cooks would be happy to create them. While none of the recipes would truly fall into the category of easy, with time and attention none of these recipes should be difficult.

There was generally only one food picture per restaurant so for those submissions where the recipes weren’t made to be plated together you don’t get to see the second recipe. I always find it disappointing when I can’t see what I am hoping to make but there are more than enough photos to make up.

In all this is an excellent resource. Toronto Eats is wonderful for those looking to make some restaurant quality foods at home. And, if you are looking to find a new eatery in TO, start here.

See the full review with the recipe for Pusateri's Chocolate Chip Banana Bread at RecipesNow! The Reviews And Recipes Magazine.

This review is in response to a hardcopy of the book sent to me by the publishers in hopes of an honest review.… (meer)