Not quite a year, actually, but very soon. At this time last year, we were wall-papering and trying to hook up appliances. How far we’ve come. On November 7th, 2013,…
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I just learned recently that this September will mark the final night of the Toronto Underground Market. This is very sad news. The photo above, taken by Toronto Life magazine…
Before opening the Beech Tree and working with a bonafide Chef, I did a lot of home cooking. In fact, I did all the cooking in my household. This is…
If I put my ear to the ground, I could probably detect it. A tentative muttering, as if a massive waterfall many miles away were pounding the earth; a distant…
It was Tuesday, and I had a doctor’s appointment to look forward to. I had to be there at 3:30pm. My mother was coming to The Beech Tree (for…
One of our servers, a certifiable beer geek and always one to selflessly volunteer for independent research, recently filled a shopping cart at the LCBO all in the name of…
During a busy service a month or so back, Chef mentioned off-hand to me that perhaps it was time to retire our grilled steak dish for a while. It had…
Chef didn’t like the idea of mozzarella salad. Not one bit… I felt slightly chastened, because I saw potential there. He saw a cliché. Maybe I had to explain myself…
