Who’s the most smoking hot chef in Toronto? Swallow wants to know

Most of the time, Toronto’s chefs are hidden from view as they sweat over stovetops, but Swallow, along with food blogger Stella Yu and Not Your Average Party, wants foodies to check out the other kind of heat coming from the kitchen. The food blog is asking people to vote for Toronto’s hottest chef. The list has already been narrowed down to 10 beautiful contenders, and the second round of voting is now on. If you have any qualms about objectifying the culinary stars, don’t feel too badly: every vote generates $1 for charity, donated by participating restaurants. The website features a headshot of each short-listed chef, and includes the likes of Dave Junek of Salt Wine Bar and Amanda Ray of Biff’s. Though the pictures are a little light on the scars and tattoos usually associated with chefs, there are plenty of heroic attempts at smizing. The fairest of them all will be revealed on July 23 at The Drake’s 86’d night, hosted by Ivy Knight and “the very hot” Cory Vitiello of the Harbord Room. Check out the contenders [Swallow] »