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Sort-of Secret: These pillowy loaves of Japanese milk bread from a Roncesvalles ramen shop

Aoi Yoshida found out that you can still make milk bread even if you run out of milk

Sort-of Secret: Mamey, a family run pop-up and delivery service specializing in homemade tamales

Each tamal is like a gift waiting to be unwrapped

Sort-of Secret: Pies by Squires, savoury meat pies and sausage rolls from a former Buca chef

Including one that's dinner and dessert, combined

Sort-of Secret: Geladona’s freezies, artisanal ice treats in fun Brazilian flavours like açai, passion fruit, guava and avocado

Perfect for sweltering summer days

Sort-of Secret: Super Empanada, the new pastry pocket project of a west-end steakhouse

It's Tanto's comfort-food pandemic pivot

Sort-of Secret: Burgers, bagels and pastrami from a Toronto man who’s a lawyer by day and a chef by night

It's worth setting an alarm if you want to place an order

Sort-of Secret: The New Pie Company, a two-person operation baking up whimsical pies once a week

It all started with a giveaway

Sort-of Secret: Morts, a new mortadella sandwich business from Il Covo chef Ryan Campbell

Toronto has officially reached peak mortadella

Sort-of Secret: Radio Cocktails, a boutique virtual bar delivering bottled cocktails and salumi boards

A half-litre of negronis for only $29? Don't mind if we do

Sort-of Secret: Friday Night Delights, chef Matthew Ravenscroft’s new plant-based supper series

He's keeping busy while on furlough from vegan Mexican restaurant Rosalinda

Sort-of Secret: Good Behaviour, a small-batch creamery churning out super-seasonal pints of ice cream

Current flavours include Hong Kong milk tea and honey-nut cereal

Sort-of Secret: Centre Ice Hot Wings, a chicken wing pop-up run out of a burger joint

The current lineup: classic Buffalo, lemon pepper and suicide dry rub

Sort-of Secret: Cry Baby Cakes, an online bakery run by the former pastry chef of Quatrefoil and La Banane

There’s only one rule: no fondant allowed

Sort-of Secret: Godfrey’s Supper Club, a pop-up serving weekly menus of Eastern European comfort food

Chef Shauna Godfrey previously worked in the kitchens of Momofuku Kōjin and NYC’s Atera

Sort-of Secret: Mac’s Pizza, a new Saturdays-only pizza pop-up

Mac’s makes a limited quantity of pies each week—and once they're gone, they're gone