Erin Hershberg

Toronto

Writer at Freelance

Writer at Toronto Life

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"I would absolutely hate to see it close": Toronto chefs on their favourite (older) restaurants

Dec 26, 2024 | torontolife.com | Erin Hershberg

Last month, Toronto restaurateur Jen Agg posted a heartstring-pulling Instagram callout to Torontonians to keep patronizing their favourite old haunts. “We understand that places have their moment in the sun,” wrote Agg. “But if we don’t support older restaurants that we think we love, they are going to disappear.
What's on the menu at Occhiolino, a new Italian restaurant in a converted auto-body shop

Dec 13, 2024 | torontolife.com | Erin Hershberg

Including oodles of house-made noodles and fancy pork and beansBy Name: OcchiolinoContact: 499 Bathurst St., occhiolino.ca, @occhiolino_pastificioNeighbourhood: Harbord VillageOwners: Luke Donato and Nick ManzoneChef: Nick ManzoneAccessibility: Fully accessibleLuke Donato, GM and co-owner of Occhiolino, is no stranger to Toronto’s culinary landscape. “I’ve been coming up in kitchens since I was 16.
What's on the menu at Maven, chef Shauna Godfrey's new restaurant with eastern European and Jewish roots

Dec 3, 2024 | torontolife.com | Erin Hershberg

Including freshly baked challah buns, chicken schnitzel and a dill pickle martiniBy Name: MavenContact: 112 Harbord St., maventoronto.ca, @maventorontoNeighbourhood: Harbord VillageChef and owner: Shauna Godfrey (Momofuku Kojin)Accessibility: Fully accessibleGrowing up in a home where family time meant food time, Shauna Godfrey was compelled to insert her family history into almost every aspect of her new restaurant.
“Dough is in my DNA”: How the grandson of Toronto baker Dave Silverstein found his true calling

Nov 28, 2024 | torontolife.com | Erin Hershberg

I was born in Toronto to Jewish parents, Vivi and Hal Silverstein, and I grew up in Forest Hill. My great-grandfather Kalman, a Polish immigrant, started Silverstein’s Bakery on Baldwin Street in 1918. He baked bread and an assortment of pastries that were delivered throughout the community by horse and buggy. He became known not only for his famous rye loaves and delicious cinnamon rolls but also for his big heart.
What's on the menu at Vinoteca Pompette, the Italian(ish) transformation of the previously French Pompette

Nov 26, 2024 | torontolife.com | Erin Hershberg

Including house-made pasta, a steak au poivre burger and a pistachio negroni By Name: Vinoteca Pompette Contact: 597 College St., pompette.ca/vinoteca, @vinotecapompette Previously: Pompette Owners: Maxine Hoerth, Martine Bauer and Jonathan Bauer (Bar Pompette, Bakery Pompette) Chef: Martine Bauer Accessibility: Not fully accessible Maxine Hoerth, Martine Bauer and Jonathan Bauer launched Pompette, their Michelin-recommended French restaurant in Little Italy, in March of 2020—not an...
Inside the kitchen of Adin Wener, co-founder of Henderson's Brewery

Nov 22, 2024 | torontolife.com | Erin Hershberg

Adin Wener, a co-owner of Henderson Brewing Company and the mastermind behind Toronto’s Picklefest, has been passionate about beer since before he could legally drink it. “I was always the kid who took one for the team and went into the LCBO,” he says. “I could sell myself as older better than anyone. Then, in university, I would stand behind the keg.
Inside the kitchen of Danny McCallum, head chef at Jacob's and Co. Steakhouse

Oct 31, 2024 | torontolife.com | Erin Hershberg

Danny McCallum has been a chef at Jacob’s and Co. Steakhouse since 2009, but he didn’t come by his culinary prowess naturally. As one of five kids raised by a single mom in Vancouver, he didn’t have much time or money for elaborate meals growing up. “My mother was the single worst cook in history,” says McCallum. “She used to boil rice, mix it with tomato paste and call it Spanish rice. It was awful.” So McCallum got himself a job at a Stanley Park concession stand.
“As a kid, I loved going to the convenience store with my mom. Years after she died, I opened one of my own”

Oct 31, 2024 | torontolife.com | Erin Hershberg

My parents met at university in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1973. The following year, they got married, and my older brother, Vu Tich, was born. Then, a month later, Saigon fell to the Viet Cong. My mom and dad, who were 19 and 21, watched the regime pillage my grandparents’ house and destroy the city piece by piece. In 1979, they fled as part of the mass exodus of “boat people” out of Vietnam. After landing at an Indonesian refugee camp, they were offered asylum in Winnipeg.
What's on the menu at Dopamina, a new downtown restaurant with a Michelin connection

Oct 25, 2024 | torontolife.com | Erin Hershberg

Name: DopaminaContact: 832 Bay St., unit 3, dopaminarestaurant.com, @dopamina.toNeighbourhood: Bay-CloverhillOwner: Gary TsangChefs: So Sakata (Frilu)Accessibility: Fully accessibleFirst-generation Chinese-Canadian Gary Tsang has always been a fan of the restaurant industry. “My parents emigrated from China in 1986, and they worked hard so I could have access to the culinary gems of the city. I didn’t care where I ate. I just wanted everything—Thai, French, Italian, Spanish, African.
What's on the menu at Linny's, chef David Schwartz's new deli-inspired steakhouse

Oct 7, 2024 | torontolife.com | Erin Hershberg

Name: Linny’sContact: 176 Ossington Ave., linnysrestaurant.com, @linnysrestaurantNeighbourhood: Trinity-BellwoodsOwners: Big Hug Hospitality (Sunnys Chinese, Mimi Chinese)Chefs: David Schwartz and Ethan RogersAccessibility: Fully accessibleDavid Schwartz’s new (but also old-school) deli-inspired steakhouse, Linny’s, may seem like a departure for the Chinese food expert. But, in fact, it’s almost closer to his heart.

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Articles

"I would absolutely hate to see it close": Toronto chefs on their favourite (older) restaurants

What's on the menu at Occhiolino, a new Italian restaurant in a converted auto-body shop

What's on the menu at Maven, chef Shauna Godfrey's new restaurant with eastern European and Jewish roots

“Dough is in my DNA”: How the grandson of Toronto baker Dave Silverstein found his true calling

What's on the menu at Vinoteca Pompette, the Italian(ish) transformation of the previously French Pompette

Inside the kitchen of Adin Wener, co-founder of Henderson's Brewery

Inside the kitchen of Danny McCallum, head chef at Jacob's and Co. Steakhouse

“As a kid, I loved going to the convenience store with my mom. Years after she died, I opened one of my own”

What's on the menu at Dopamina, a new downtown restaurant with a Michelin connection

What's on the menu at Linny's, chef David Schwartz's new deli-inspired steakhouse

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