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Antioch Kitchen Turkish Restaurant 1150 Sheppard Ave W, Toronto ON M3K 2B5 (West of Allen Rd.) Walk-In, Take Out, Delivery, Catering 416-635-6200 533 Evans Ave., Etobicoke COME TASTE OUR DELICIOUSLY RICH FOOD Store Hours tel: (647) 352-2400 Gardiner Expy WITH ROOTS IN ANCIENT HISTORY!

Sun. 12pm - 9pm www.bebosauthenticgrill.ca East Mall Delicious food of an old city arouses Evans Ave. Mon. 11:30am - 9pm in Toronto at Antioch Kitchen. Tue. 11:30am -9pm Menu (7am-11am) We aim at presenting our food which has . Eggs Any Style . . French Fruit Plate Wed. 11:30am - 9:00pm been shaped throughout history to . Omlettes French style . A complete meal Thur. 11:30am - 9:00pm the inhabitants of a unique city with . Benedict . Hot and Cold Beverages Fri. 11:30am - 11:00pm its diversity and harmony. Lunch-Dinner Menu (11am-7pm) Sat. 12:00pm - 11:00pm We pull strength from our disparate kitchen along with our CATERING 15 years of experience in the food business. DELIVERY with We are excited to welcome those who want to Skip the Dishes delight themselves with distinctive palates. and DoorDash Come for a delicious, healthy and LIVE MUSIC home cooked Turkish meal! ------Catering Menu ------Mains Pierogies(6 PC Per Order)Cupavci (Coconut Sponge Karadjordjeva Roll Sour Cabbage $6 ) $2.50 Veal $10, Pork $9 Cheese $6 Palacinka(Crepes) $3 (Per PC) Pljeskavica Krofne (Donuts) $2.50 Beef and Potato $10 5o.z $6, 10o.z $8 Sides Stuffed Pepper (Per PC) Burek Lepinja Bread $2 Beef and Rice $3.50 Beef $8, Cheese $8 Rice $4 Rice & Mushrooms $3 Spinach $8, Potato $7 Potato(Mash,Fries, Baked) Chevapi (5 PC Min) (mini , $4 beef sausages) (Per Pc) $1 (Noodle or Dumpling) Potato $4 Sudzuk (5 PC Min) Chicken $5, Beef $5, Pasta $4 (Per Pc) $1.50 Goulash $10 Mixed Veggies $4 Homemade Pizza Dough Souvlaki (2 PC Min) (pepper spread) $2 Pork (Per stick) $3.50 (Sour Dough Tomato) $5 Cheese Spread $2 Chicken (Per stick) $3.50 Pasulj( Soup )$5 Salads Seafood Sandwich Sopska(w Feta Cheese)$5 Fresh Whole Seabass $16 Blt $5, $5, Spinach $5 Bassa Fillet $14, Salmon $14 Shnitzle $9, Egg $6 Kiseli Kupus $5 Shnitzle Desserts Tursija $5 Pork $6,Chicken $7, Veal $8 Baklava Pastry $4 Kupus $5 Cabbage Rolls (Per PC) Hurmasica Pastry $3 Russian salad $5 Beef and Rice $3.50 Custard Cake Egg Plant $5 Mushroom/Palenta $3 (Pineapple) $5 Hot & Cold Hot Beverages 6 Subscribe online: www.ethnicfood.ca For advertising call: (416) 821-9915

History of Chicken Cordon Bleu Chicken cordon bleu as we know likely best inspired chicken cordon it today consists of breaded chicken bleu is chicken Kiev. Chicken Kiev breasts pounded thin, stuffed with is chicken stuffed with seasoned or a slice of ham and a slice of Swiss herbed butter, dredged in bread- cheese. It can be baked or fried, and crumbs, and fried. It was developed often has a creamy sauce poured in Paris using veal during the late over it. The term “cordon bleu” 1840s. The veal was later swapped refers to a special order of French out for the chicken in Moscow. On knights. Literally, cordon bleu a similar note, veal cordon bleu The best Baklava in Toronto translates to “blue ribbon.” Henry came about prior to chicken cordon III of France in 1578 established bleu. Veal cordon bleu recipes date the tradition of the highest order of back to 1955; the first mention of knighthood bearing a blue ribbon. chicken cordon bleu in print was in Since that time, cordon bleu has 1967, via The New York Times. To- come to apply to the highest order day, several versions exist of chick- of food and cooking. According to en cordon bleu (different meats, FoodTimeline.com, “The analogy different cheeses, etc.), as well as Crown Pastries no doubt arose from the similarity a variety of ways to prepare the 2086 Lawrence Аve. Еast, Scarborough between the sash worn by knights recipe. Usually, the chicken is but- (East of Warden) Tel: (647) 351-2015 and the ribbons (generally blue) terflied and rolled up with the ham of a cook’s apron.” The dish that and cheese, pinwheel style. Sudoku Sudoku is easy to play and the rules are simple. Fill in the blanks so that each row, each column, and each of the nine 3x3 grids contain one instance of each of the numbers 1 through 9.

Inaugural Taste of the Middle East Food Festival set for Aug. 4, 2018

Toronto’s first-ever Taste of the with proceeds benefiting Second Manager Turkish Airlines marketing. Middle East Food Festival will Harvest. Tickets can be purchased •Hicham Farhat – Real Estate Rep- transform Yonge-Dundas Square on on eventbrite.ca. resentative. Century 21 Leading About Second Harvest Saturday. Guests will appreciate the Edge Second Harvest is the largest food vibrant art, music and dancing that WHEN: •Mohamad Fakih – CEO & Founder, rescue organization in Canada and will surround them as they expand Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, 11 a.m. to Paramount Fine Foods a global thought leader on food their palate and taste the 1001 fla- 11 p.m. •Anas Saltaji – Partner & Direc- recovery. With a goal to drastically vours Middle Eastern culture has to tor of Operations, Venture X and reduce the amount of food wasted offer. WHERE: Signarama while ensuring people have access Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto, ON •Kiera Toffelmire – Senior Manag- to the good, healthy food they need WHAT: er, Programs & Community Rela- for success, Second Harvest works Inspired by the theme of 1001 INTERVIEWS: tions, Second Harvest across the supply chain from farmer Flavours, the Taste of the Middle Hamsa Diab Farhat, Founder •Jessica Westwood-Smith – Spon- to retail to capture surplus food East Food Festival is a free festival sorship and Events Manager, Sec- before it ends up in the landfill and that will feature a variety of food Guest Chefs: ond Harvest negatively impacts our environment. vendors (including Taste Spirit •Chef Costa Warwar of the Flaming Lounge), musical performers, art, Stove About Taste of the Middle East: Since 1985 we have rescued and dancing, entertainment and retail •Chef Reem Ahmed of Master Chef Taste of the Middle East is a multi- delivered more than 127 million vendors. Canada faceted not-for-profit organization pounds of food and prevented over •Executive Chef Stuart Cameron promoting Middle Eastern culture 70 million pounds of greenhouse Proceeds from the festival will be from Byblos and Patria and cuisine. gas equivalents from entering our donated to Second Harvest, a Toron- •Executive Chef William el Dbaissy atmosphere. Currently, we rescue to-based food rescue charity, which of Paramount Fine Foods Warmth and generosity are the food from over 470 donors and de- has rescued more than 127 million bedrock of Middle Eastern cul- liver that food to 253 social service pounds of food since 1985. Special Guests: ture. Food is the foundation of our agencies in Toronto and food hubs There is a VIP event from Lebanese •Dany Assaf – partner hospitality. Our mission is to create across Ontario, providing enough Canadian singer Karl Wolf prior •Mark Strong – in-arena host for the unique and unforgettable experi- food for 30,000 meals a day. to his free primetime concert at Toronto Raptors and radio personal- ences and to share Middle Eastern 8:30pm. Tickets are being sold for ity cuisine and culture with Toronto No Waste. No Hunger. a special backstage meet and greet •Tariq Anwar – Regional Corporate through events and experiential For advertising call: (416) 821-9915 Subscribe online: www.ethnicfood.ca 7

HOT TABLE ITEM: Chicken Cordon Bleu The newest addition to the ABC Euro Delicatessen hot table is the baked chicken cordon bleu. This new mouth watering item has received nothing but rave reviews and has quickly become a cus- tomer favourite! This chicken cordon bleu consists of a juicy tender chicken breast stuffed with creamy mozzarella cheese and ham. When you cut into the chicken the melted cheese oozes out along with all the juices. It is truly deli- cious! This item can be paired with a rice , mashed pota- toes, polenta, baked or a variety of cold salads.

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Pasta and Avocado & Deli Sauce and Baked Sweet Potatoes 4 servings Ingredients: • 3- 4 , spiralized • 1 tbsp olive oil • 3- 5 cloves garlic • or parsley • 3-4 tbsp lemon juice • salt, pepper. • sweet sweet potatoes Zucchini noodles preparation: Spiralizer the zucchini. Then toss it in a hot pan with olive oil and gar- 259 Ellesmere Rd, lic, just for a few seconds. Remove the pan from the heat and cool. Scarborough, (416) 444-3036 While the pasta is cooling, make the avocado sauce.

Avocado sauce preparation: Blend the avocados with basil or parsley, add lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix the sauce with the noodles. Garnish with baked sweet potatoes and enjoy the healthy delicious pasta. Spiralizer 8 Subscribe online: www.ethnicfood.ca For advertising call: (416) 821-9915

Healthy Salad with Spinach, Tomatoes, Avocado, Cucumbers and Quinoa - Boil two cups of water. Add 1 cup of quinoa. Cook for 15 minutes. - Cook the quinoa for about 15 minutes. Set quinoa aside to cool it down. - Meanwhile, finely chop spinach, tomatoes, avocado and cucumbers. - Combine the quinoa and the vegetables in a bowl. - Add extra virgin olive oil, lemon, garlic and salt.

Spinach Health Benefits: Tomatoes Health Benefits: Avocado Health Benefits: Cucumbers Health Benefits: Spinach is an excellent source of Rich Source of Vitamins Avocados are rich with They are high in antioxidants. iron, zink, magnesium, vitamin K, and Minerals nutritions, including fiber, Cucumbers help you stay hydrated, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B2 Tomatoes are loaded with health- potassium and essential support heart health, fight inflam- and other. protective antioxidants such as vitamins. mation, promotes skin health, relieve Improves eyesight, treats macular lycopene, vitamin C, and vitamin Avocado helps in treating pain, protect your bones, maintain a degeneration, provides neurological A. Its nutritional content supports arthritis, helps with diabe- healthy weight (are very low in calo- benefits, maintains blood pressure, healthful skin, tes management, promotes ries) and other. strengthens muscles, keeps the digestive system healthy, skin health, weight loss, boosts metabolism and other. weight loss, heart health, improves support eye health and vision, prevent urinary tractinfec- other. tions and other.

Fabian's Cafe Birchmount Birchmount Warden Ave. Eglinton Ave. Kennedy Rd. Vienna Fine Foods 1050 Birchmount Rd.,Scarborough 876 Markham Road, Scarborough Tel: 416.438.1561, Fax: 416.438.1819 (north of Eglinton), 416-759-4481 [email protected], www.fabianscafe.com Dine In Store Hours: Take out, Skip the Dishes Deliv- High quality European Daily Hot Meals Specials Tue-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm products, chocolates and ery cookies from Germany and Austria, smoked and fresh meats, cheese, homemade salads and fresh bread. While you’re here, stop by their Hot Food Counter to have a hot meal or simply just take it with you. Since 1963 at the same location, the same perfect quality of the food The HOT MEALS includes: Schnitzels, , Ham- and great service! burgers, Goulash, Sausages, You will find a large fresh selection of European-style cakes and pas- Fish, Ribs, Chicken, tries, handmade chocolate confections, truffles and butter cookies. Potato Pancakes. They can be packed in gift boxes. You are always welcomed! It is a cozy European sit-down café where you can enjoy a wide variety of homemade lunch specialties such as Quiche Lorraine, Crepes, Goulash soup, Wiener Schnitzel, etc. And of course to top it off, our spectacular desserts and freshly ground .

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