Local is the New Black

Local-is-the-new-black.com was created to make local cuisine a staple of Toronto style.

Toronto has always been a walk-in closet of culture with wide selection of international food and wine. For years, the city’s culinary scene has been tailored to fit the most eclectic of taste buds. And the culinary arts have never been trendier. The city has become a place where chefs are rock stars, new restaurants are hot as clubs and knowing your sh*t when it comes to good food and drink is cool.

But what about Toronto’s personal style? Sure the city can pull off any dish, but what has Toronto contributed to the same spectrum of culinary arts that it so avidly supports? Actually? A hell of a lot.  But unfortunately finding the personal culinary style of Toronto can be like searching the racks all day for one specific piece.  You have to know where to look.

Local-is-the-new-black.com knows. The local movement in Toronto has been around for years, but has been kept under wraps in favour of, shall we say,  a more multi-cultural costume. Well it’s time to get Toronto down to its culinary birthday suit.

The mission behind local-is-the-new-black.com is to bring the sexy back to local food and wine. There are unique and talented chefs, restaurateurs, sommeliers, farmers and vintners in and around our city, and they deserve some love.

Making local choices in Toronto’s diverse food and drink scene is like investing in a little black dress or a nice black suit – do a little research, tailor it to suit your taste, and then rock it as a staple for all sorts of style.

So Toronto, by all means go on with your eclectic culinary self.  Diversity and international flavour are still what defines Toronto today. But remember, personal style means not only being able to dress up, but also means being able to be comfortable in your own skin. And as a food and wine destination, Toronto does look damn good naked.

No time like the present to make local choices part of your urban diet.