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Hidden treasure: A photographic tour through some of Toronto’s best dim sum

By Renée Suen
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In the beginning: Our plate at Grand Chinese Cuisine waits to be filled (All photos by Renée Suen)

One of Toronto’s best dim sum experiences occurs in the strangest of venues: the Doubletree Hilton hotel near Pearson airport. Grand Chinese Cuisine is as glamorous as its name suggests. Heavy table linens add a muted, luxurious ambience to the dining room—a circular enclave with walnut blinds that block out the lobby so effectively that it is hard to believe we are dining in a hotel (or in Etobicoke, for that matter). Most foodies are familiar with the traditional forms of dim sum, but nouveau styles, like the dishes here, have taken connoisseurs by storm. We find ourselves sampling flavourful treats that are as appealing to the eye as they are to our appetites—all with a mid-range price tag. Our photographic tour of a legendary dim sum meal, after the jump.

Grand Chinese Cuisine, 655 Dixon Rd., 416-248-9898, grandchinesecuisine.com.

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