Olivia Chow, who has lived in Toronto since the early 1970s and is currently the 66th mayor of Toronto, is certainly familiar with the city's diverse culinary scene.
blogTO recently sat down with Chow to discuss her first on-screen role in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, where she made her acting debut playing a friend of Karen Robinson's Inspector Vivian Holness. .
When asked about her favorite food spots in Toronto, Chow had no hesitation in naming one pizzeria and one bakery.
Her first choice was a pizzeria in north Brooklyn, which has several locations around the city on Queen Street West, Church Street and Avenue Road.
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The Brooklyn-style pizzeria offers whole pies and slices in a variety of classic flavors like margherita and pepperoni, as well as innovative combinations like truffle shuffle, kale and bacon, and the “green out” of mozzarella, spinach, and salsa verde. We also offer .
“It's a little expensive, but it's very delicious. The spices are especially basil. They use fresh basil. What can I say? I like thin dough,” Chow told blogTO. .
Next on Chow's list of recommendations was Petit Delights in Scarborough.
The bakery offers a variety of French pastries such as eclairs, Neapolitan and crème brûlée, as well as custom cakes, Montreal-style bagels, freshly brewed coffee, bubble tea and more.
The bakery is helmed by husband-and-wife duo Impan Veluppillai and Tussi Thevaraja, who opened the space following the success of their Montreal-based business, Desserts ETC.
A French pastry shop run by a Tamil couple. I thought it was amazing, they are trained in Montreal. What kind of place is Toronto? ” Chou told blogTO.
“I met a father who was so proud of his daughter, trained in a very fashionable place in Montreal, and now has opened a store in Scarborough.”
Petit Delights is located at 2130 Morningside Ave. Unit 1.