Chefs in the Hood

Where chef Mark McEwan eats grilled octopus, pumpkin hummus and chicken-fried steak in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood

His favourite restaurants in the neighbourhood

Where chef Chris Locke gets breakfast sandwiches, burgers and beer on the Danforth

A few of his favourite restaurants and bakeries in the east end neighbourhood

Where chef Nuit Regular eats eggs Benedict, Peking duck and butter tarts in East Chinatown

Her go-to restaurants and bakeries in the east-end neighbourhood

Where the Food Network’s Baker Sisters go for biscuit sandwiches, birthday cake doughnuts and sourdough bread in the east end

Their go-to restaurants and bakeries in Leslieville and Riverside

Where chef Gabriele Di Marco gets dim sum, burgers and gelato around Yonge and St. Clair

Three of his favourite spots, and what he gets at each one

Where chef Jesse Vallins gets stewed oxtail, katsu sandos and cheese fondue in the east end

Three of his favourite spots and what he gets at each one

Where chef Elia Herrera gets chicharrones, churros and chicken tacos in Kensington Market

Three of her favourite spots, and what she gets at each one

Where chef Ivana Raca goes for jerk chicken, vegan pizza and macarons in East York and on the Danforth

Three of her favourite spots, and what she gets at each one

Where chef Steve Gonzalez eats pho, tortas and doughnuts in Kensington Market and Chinatown

Four of his favourite spots, and what he orders at each one

Where chef Kshitiz Sethi eats butter chicken, pizza Pugliese and pav bhaji fondue in Midtown and North York

The Paese chef takes us to three of his favourite spots

Where chef Rob Gentile eats lamb biryani, bone broth and doughnuts in his east-end neighbourhood

His favourite places to go in Corktown, Leslieville and Little India

Where chef Danny McCallum eats sourdough bread, spaghetti bolognese and Italian desserts in his Junction neighbourhood

The Jacob's and Co. chef takes us for a tour of his favourite Junction joints

Where chef Matt Basile eats calzones, ceviche and piri-piri chicken in his St. Clair West neighbourhood

His favourite spots in his ’hood, and what he orders at each one