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Here’s what was served at The Stop’s sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

By Caroline Aksich| Photography by Caroline Aksich
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The sixth edition of The Stop’s wildly popular night market kicked off last night with a celebratory drum line. This year’s all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink fundraiser features over 40 vendor carts, all decked out by local designers. Last year, this two-night event raised $215,000 for The Stop. Tickets for tonight’s event are still available. Here, just some of the dishes and drinks that were served on the first night.

After outgrowing Honest Ed’s alley (RIP), the event moved last year into this vacant Junction Triangle lot, which can hold 1,000 people:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

Craig Wong let us know he’s soon to re-open Patois, the much-loved Jamaican-Chinese spot that burned down last June. Here, he poses with his cart’s designer’s Beacon Cluster:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

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And here are his sugar cane-crusted garlic chicken wings:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

The newest edition to the Gusto empire, Chubby’s Jamaican Kitchen, previewed its jerk chicken:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

Soi Thai was serving up grilled squid, chicken and tofu:

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Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

Steve Gonzalez repped Baro with a tuna, watermelon and daikon ceviche:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market
Baro’s chef Steve Gonzalez Photo by Caroline Aksich

 

DaiLo’s Nick Liu was also flying solo, preparing chicken satay skewers:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

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Citizen Catering ran out of their pancetta-wrapped asparagus, so they started helping Nick Liu with his skewers:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

Richmond Station was making pita on-site for their vegetarian shawarma:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

The spicy salads from Greenbelt Microgreens were a refreshing palate cleanser in between richer courses:

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Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

Rasa’s crispy Brussels sprouts in a cauliflower-cheddar cheese sauce with scotch bonnet heat and croutons:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

FeasTO was slinging crispy shrimp dumplings as quickly as they were coming out of the fryer:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

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Sea Witch ditched their usual fish and made battered mushrooms fried in tallow, served with a tangy dill sauce:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

Norman Hardie himself came in all the way from P.E.C. to pour his wine:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

Providore Catering’s jerk chicken arancini with habanero-mango chutney:

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Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

Maizal’s grilled fish quesadilla on a corn tortilla:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

Peach gazpacho from iQ Food Co. topped with avocado and micro greens:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

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Smoke Signal BBQ’s wings were slathered in a tongue-numbing Szechuan peppercorn sauce:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

Three-bite pork belly pastrami sandwiches from White Lily Diner:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

And there was booze, too: beer from Henderson, Muskoka, Woodhouse and Lake of the Woods; G&Ts from Boodles Gin; a boozy Lot 40 cocktail from Dave Mitton; Havana Club daiquiris; Gin Smash coolers from Georgian Bay Gin; and wine from Norman Hardie, Adamo Estates and Tawse:

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Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

For dessert, Tori’s still-warm cinnamon buns were a crowd pleaser:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

 

And bubblegum-flavoured cupcakes from Sullivan and Bleeker:

Here's what was served at The Stop's sixth annual all-you-can-eat-and-drink night market

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Caroline Aksich, a National Magazine Award recipient, is an ex-Montrealer who writes about Toronto’s ever-evolving food scene, real estate and culture for Toronto Life, Fodor’s, Designlines, Canadian Business, Glory Media and Post City. Her work ranges from features on octopus-hunting in the Adriatic to celebrity profiles.

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