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Exploring Toronto’s history through its vibrant restaurant scene.
From taverns to tea rooms, soda fountains to sushi bars, and everything in between, Toronto’s dining trends in days of yore say a lot about the history of the city.
Beginning from the early days in the Town of York, where eateries also had to serve as houses of worship, to today’s trendy restaurants opened by newcomers and inspired by outside influences, Dining Out: Toronto’s Lost Restaurants vividly describes many of the long-forgottten restaurants that had a profound impact on the city and the people who called it home.
Thompson shows that while the locales where Torontonians eat out may have changed through the years, the quest for good food and good company continues to define the city.
From taverns to tea rooms, soda fountains to sushi bars, and everything in between, Toronto’s dining trends in days of yore say a lot about the history of the city.
Beginning from the early days in the Town of York, where eateries also had to serve as houses of worship, to today’s trendy restaurants opened by newcomers and inspired by outside influences, Dining Out: Toronto’s Lost Restaurants vividly describes many of the long-forgottten restaurants that had a profound impact on the city and the people who called it home.
Thompson shows that while the locales where Torontonians eat out may have changed through the years, the quest for good food and good company continues to define the city.
Price: $21.99
Pages: 260
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Publication Date:
12 January 2027
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781459756687
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
HISTORY / Social History, COOKING / Individual Chefs & Restaurants, COOKING / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, TRAVEL / Canada / Ontario (ON), COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Canadian, National and regional cuisine / Cuisine of specific cultures or peoples, Cultural studies: food and society, Local history, Travel guides: food and drink regions
James A. Thompson is a writer and history instructor, who teaches at various universities in Toronto in continuing studies courses. In 2000, he republished a book written by his late father, Austin Seton Thompson, Spadina: A Story of Old Toronto. He lives in Toronto.