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People are always asking me for the best dim sum place in Toronto and I always have one simple answer: You have to go uptown (usually north of Steeles Ave). While there are many places downtown, most are sub-parand the couple good ones are overpriced. So trip north to Crown Prince Fine Dining and Banquet (3600 Victoria Park Ave. at McNicoll) is definitely in order, where most of their superb dishes are a mere $2.80 if you place your order before 11am.
Meet Christine Clarke. She’s a friend of the Double P’s and the person who introduced me to Mother’s Dumplings when it was located on Huron Street. Specializing in steamed, boiled and pan-fried parcels of goodness, the restaurant has since relocated to a new spot on Spadina Ave, south of College St. While the space is much larger, there are plenty of gripes on Chowhound about slow service, sold-out items and long line-ups. Despite the poor reviews, Christine and I decided to check it out and agree there’s still one very good thing about this mutha.
What makes this Mother better than all the rest? Read on for the goods.
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Chinese New Year means several things to me — the beginning of the lunar new year, spending time with my family, and overeating at a restaurant. If you’re not sure how much this last one comes into play, imagine a Chinese Banquet prepared for eight people being ravished by the five of us.
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We previously uncovered the mythical Chinese Hamburger, and we’ve done it again with the Chinese Burrito! Well, we’re not sure how authentic this is, but with the option of chow mein inside the overstuffed tortilla, we can only applaud the inventiveness of Chino Locos.
We at Plato Putas adore our Mammas. We love how they filled our childhood with more activities than we can remember (swimming, skating, dance, gymnastics, soccer, baseball), instituted family day on Sundays, wiped our disgusting snotty boogers when the weather was cold and packed our lunches every day. Realistically, the list is endless. But one of the main reasons we love our Mammas is because they always love us back with a heartfelt home-cooked meal. Last time we honoured Mamma Riyait, and today we continue our homage to moms everywhere. The Double P’s will enter the homes of Mammas to stir up some of the good stuff, unlock family secrets and share the best recipes you won’t find in a cookbook.
Our second featured mother is Nellie Wong. Hailing from Canton (aka Guangzhou), China, Mamma Wong moved to Toronto in 1965 and is the proud mom of two kids. Her Mongolian Hot Pot (aka Chinese Fondue) is one of my favourite reasons to head home for a Sunday dinner. It’s basically meat, seafood, vegetables, noodles and other goodies cooked in a hot broth. On this occasion (my bro’s b-day), she put together a seafood-specific feast.
Okay kids, get out your pen and paper, it’s note-taking time. Mamma Wong warms up the winter by showing us how to prepare your very own Seafood Hot Pot.
