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12 Sep

2022 Tim Horton’s Smile Cookie Campaign – September 19th to September 25th

Penny Oleksiak and Marie-Philip Poulin team up with Tim Hortons for this year’s Smile Cookie campaign from Sept. 19 to 25 From Sept. 19 to 25, 100 percent of the proceeds from sales of Smile Cookies across Canada and the United States will support local charities and community groups chosen by Tim Hortons restaurant owners Smile Cookie has raised over $77 million across North America since 1996 and last year alone raised a record $12 million Ryan DiTommaso’s Dunnville, Ont,. Tim Hortons restaurant...

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06 Oct

Dine With Eggs Event – How to Win?

Win the Ultimate Blue Mountain Getaway • Two-night stay at @pennysmotel / @bluemtnresort Lift Passes / Après Ski Experience / @scandinaveblue Spa Experience / Sleigh Ride / Dinner & Drinks in Thornbury // Courtesy of @burnbraefarmsfoodservice Here’s how to win: 1 – Follow @tastetoronto and @burnbraefarmsfoodservice 2 – Tag a friend you’d like to bring along with you on this getaway in the comments! 3 – Tap the link in our BIO and vote for your favourite #DineWithEggs vendor BONUS –...

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19 Sep

Dine with Eggs and Burnbrae Farms

30 Toronto Restaurants Crack Eggs to Curb Child Hunger as Part of Burnbrae Farms and TasteToronto’s Dine With Eggs Culinary Collective Toronto, Ontario – August 31, 2021: Burnbrae Farms — a Canadian family-owned and operated egg producer — and TasteToronto are teaming up with 30 of Toronto’s most famed restaurants, including Aloette, Mildred’s Temple Kitchen and Gusto 501, for a new six-week Dine with Eggs culinary experience. Kicking off on September 1st and running through October 15th, patrons at participating...

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01 Sep

Back To School

As summer slowly starts to come to an end, that usually only means one thing: back-to-school. For both children and parents, back-to-school either brings about heightened eagerness, anxiety, or just overall jitteriness. Some students are returning 2 the online classroom that they’ve grown accustomed to over the past year, while others are preparing to enter into a physical in-person classroom for the very first time. Regardless of how you or your children are feeling about returning to school, all those...

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30 Aug

Meet Michelle Siman

We interviewed a proud Tim Horton franchisee and TCBC supporter, Michelle Siman. Here is the interview: Angharad Hatt: Can you tell me a bit about who you are, your family, a little bit about you? Michelle Siman: I’m Michelle. Our Family, my dad, has been part of the Tim Hortons family for 25 years actually, as a broker. So like, growing up, Tim Hortons was all around me, I was pretty much raised with it. There was at one point where I decided...

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23 Aug

Caribana Favourite! Ackee and Saltfish

Here is the delicious Ackee and Saltfish recipe from Donna Carnegie.  Donna runs The Gord Martineau  Cedarbrae Breakfast Club:   Ackee with Saltfish Soak the saltfish in cold water for 1 hour Pour off the water Add fresh water and cook fish until tender Heat cooking oil and sauté onions, garlic, scallions, tomato, scotch bonnet peppers and sweet peppers Add flaked saltfish, ackee and black pepper Cover and allow it to cook over heat for 5 minutes Serve with rice and/or dumplings. Enjoy! ...

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05 Aug

Meet the Papageorge Family

Our TCBC Spotlight interview with Alexander Papageorge and Ben Papageorge: Angharad Hatt: Can you tell me a bit about you, who you are? Alexander Papageorge:  I’m Alex and this is Ben. I’m the youngest of three brothers, so there are three of us, Leo, Alex, and Ben. My parents started 30 years ago. To be exact, since ‘92 so 29 years ago. Obviously, we are their children taking over the family business. All of us are involved, running it and just keeping...

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05 Aug

Meet Edwin Terry

Mr. Terry shared his thoughts with us:: This journey all started for me in 1970 on Yonge street with the Caribana parade and as a teen, I was hooked, and within a few years in the seventies, I was helping the late Ken Sha with building costumes in his back yard in Toronto and was the voice of the Caribbean on radio covering events in the K.W. area. In the Eighties, I was honoured to be part of the broadcast crew for the Canadian...

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