RECIPE| Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with Old El Paso

Happy Cinco de Mayo! We love that we can can celebrate it on a Friday this year! What better way to celebrate than with taco night with friends and Old El Paso?

We love entertaining but with a big group it can be daunting and tiring to cook and clean for so many people. With the help of Old El Paso, we were about to cut down the prep and clean time to spend more time with our friends! 

Get ready to #SpiceUpSpring with Aroma's newest menu items!

It's no secret of ours that we love Aroma Espresso Bar and have ever since it opened its doors in Toronto. It's the perfect place to grab a classy quick bite or to move your work from home office to. 

CONTEST | We're ready to #PCDishOut this holiday season! Plus, a $100 PC® Gift Card giveaway!

If you work or live downtown, you might have noticed a big PC® sign at King Street West and Blue Jay's Way. It's actually a pop-up boutique for the President's Choice Insider Collection, open to the public, showcasing 70 new delicious and fun products to lend a helpful hand for the upcoming holiday season!

CONTEST| #MyParmNight is finally here!

2015 is quickly coming to an end and that can only mean one thing....we'll all be attending those holiday parties soon and some of us might be hosting. Sobeys Parm Night couldn't have come at a better time because this year we're determined on being the best hosts as we can be! 

CONTEST | Mark your calendars for #MyParmNight on November 21 for 1 of 3 gift baskets worth $250!

Who likes cheese? We sure do! When the server is sprinkling Parmesan on my entree, I don't ever want them to stop. If you're reading this and nodding your head, this giveaway is for you.  We're partnered up with our friends at Sobeys to announce a fun contest, where you can win 1 of 3 Parm Party Baskets valued at over $250 each!

GIVEAWAY | Brunchin' and Boozin' on the patio at Aroma Espresso Bars

Are you a brunch lover like myself? Then, I suppose you've already hit your favourite brunch spots this summer or maybe found a new gem in your neighbourhood. I love brunch because it's the perfect excuse to go back to the diner that you've been going for years or to discover a new place and catch up with friends over delicious food and coffee. Summer brunches are the cream of the crop, the cherry on top for me since I can eat on the patio and enjoy the warm sunshine that is becoming such a rarity in Toronto (haha). Last weekend, a few girls and I got together at Aroma Espresso Bar's Liberty Village location for some brunchin' and boozin - yes, you read that right.

GIVEAWAY | Share your Menchies Creation to Win a VIP Pass (7 free Menchies Cups)

Can you believe that we've stepped into August, nearing the end of summer? We're obviously hoping that the hot weather will continue until at least October (please, please, please).  In the meantime, Clara and I have been indulging in ice cream, popsicles, frozen yogurt, parfaits - you name it - to keep cool.  From those, froyo is definitely the most fun to make, especially the ability to make your own creation with a variety of toppings & sauces.

With that being said, we're hosting a giveaway for our good friends at Menchie's, where you guys can win a summer VIP pass! 

GIVEAWAY | Win a $50 Giftcard to try Elephant & Castle's new summer menu

With the weather warmer up in Toronto, there's a lot of changes to be seen in the city: events, activities, patios and of course the new summer menus at restaurants! Elephant & Castle is introducing an addition of 4 new items to their regular menu, calling it their "Summer Fresh Menu." They're also being generous and teamed up with The Food Sisterhood to giveaway a $50 Gift Card to one lucky winner to be one of the first to try the new menu!

GIVEAWAY | Tickets to the 3rd Annual Halal Food Festival

We're back with a special giveaway today. Did you know that the GTA is home to about 47% of Canada's muslim community? Back for the 3rd year in a row, Halal Food Festival is the largest of halal food festival in North America. This year, the event is expecting over 27,000 visitors over two days; on May 30 and May 31st at the Mississauga International Centre. We're giving away 2 pairs of tickets to the food fest; keep reading to find out how!

GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 7 Pairs of Tickets to the GTA Home & Reno Show 2015

Yes, we're getting another snowstorm in Toronto tonight but I'm hopeful that Spring is only a month away! That means we need to start preparing for spring cleaning and home renovations.  Here's thegood news: the 2015 GTA Home & Reno Show is returning to the International Centre for the February long weekend and we're giving away 7 pairs of complimentary tickets (each valued at $15)!

GIVEAWAY | Win a $60 Gift Card to Henry's Rentals #RentTheGearOwnTheMoment

I enjoy taking photos, especially ones of food (you can tell by our Instagram) so when I do, I try to make it look as appetizing and of quality as possible. Sometime's it's hard to do that with my phone when I'm at events, so I have been in the market for a DSLR (still am). But before I commit myself to making that big purchase, I wanted to play around with one to make sure I choose the right one. That's when I learned of the rental service at Henry's Cameras - yup, you can rent from their large selection of DSLR cameras, lenses, camera accessories & more!

GIVEAWAY | Win a $50 Gift Card for Elephant & Castle's New Winter Menu

In the spirit of the holiday season, we've partnered with our friends at Elephant & Castle once more to giveaway a $50 gift card! It's the perfect opportunity to get a bite of their new Winter menu, featuring 5 delicious items to warm you up in this cold, cold, city.

GIVEAWAY | For 3 weeks, ZOMATO treats you with a $50 gift card to your fave restaurant!

If you haven't downloaded and started using the coolest new app for foodies called Zomato, you're missing out! I mean, even though we've been to many eateries in Toronto, there are times when we just can't decide! That's when we open our Zomato mobile app and choose options near my location that "speak" to us, whether it's part of the 'Trending This Week' or simply the closest spot to me at that point for convenience. To celebrate the launch, we're partnering with our friends at Zomato to give away a $50 gift card to your restaurant of choice on Fridays for the next 3 weeks!

GIVEAWAY | Win a pair of tickets to the VIP Night of Gourmet Food & Wine Expo!

The biggest food and drink event of the year is back, marking it's 20th year! We had a blast at last year's Gourmet Food & Wine Expo (read our recap here) and we're happy to giveaway 2 pairs of tickets to our amazing readers to attend this year. With hundreds of food and wine vendors, you definitely will need to wear comfortable clothing to get a taste of everything you want!

Enter to win a pair of tickets to the November 20th VIP Preview Night, valued at $90!

GIVEAWAY | Win a $25 Gift Card for Bywoods Restaurant

We had a wonderful dinner experience at Bywoods Restaurant recently and want to share it with you! Located in the quaint St. Clair West neighbourhood, the restaurant combines old world flavours in new & exciting culinary creations. We're giving away a $25 gift card to a lucky winner to indulge in the delectable dishes that we had the chance to.

GIVEAWAY | Win a Yogurty's Gift Card & Try the New Pink Velvet Flavour in Support of CBCF

Yogurty's have been one of our favourite places to get frozen yogurt in Toronto. Other than the wide range of serve-yourself yogurt flavours, an abundance of unique toppings and their loveable mascot, Froyo the bear, we love how supportive and involved they are with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF).  Yogurty's has launched a special Pink Velvet Flavour for which 10% of proceeds will be donated to the cause until October 31st!

RECIPE | Summer Fresh Roasted Garlic Hummus Sesame Noodles & WIN our GIVEAWAY!

We told you about our love for SummerFresh's wide range of hummus when we made a visit to their headquarters last year. This time around, though our post is to show you how hummus can be used in a super quick and easy recipe that isn't necessarily using hummus in the typical form of dips and spreads.  Instead, I decided to use the hummus as a sauce to one of my all time favourite sesame noodle recipe! Introducing Monica's Roasted Garlic Hummus Sesame Noodles! We also have a giveaway for Summerfresh products too.

GIVEAWAY | Win tickets to the Delicious Food Show 2014: Oct 17 - 19 in the Direct Energy Centre!

The annual show that features the best in cooking, food and entertaining, the Delicious Food Show is back at the Direct Energy Centre from October 17th through the 19th.  We had a blast last year at the show (read 2013's recap here) discovering local vendors, watching live cooking demonstrations and of course, eating our hearts out. We can't wait to go back and we're giving away a pair of tickets for a lucky winner to share the fun experience! Sharing is caring, right?

Image courtesy Delicious Food Show

GIVEAWAY | WIN a $50 Gift Card to the newly renovated Elephant & Castle on King St.

Elephant & Castle on King St. is back opened and looking better than ever! We're giving away a $50 gift card for one lucky winner to go and try out the new menu items. The location makes this pub & eatery a perfect spot for lunch or after work cocktails, not to mention that it's also a great hangout spot on the weekends! Feeling lucky? Enter our contest!

Castle Club - roasted turkey, tomato, lettuce, aged cheddar, mayo and bacon on multigrain toast

GIVEAWAY | Win 1 of 5 pairs of tickets to Taste of Toronto!

If you love food, you're probably looking forward to next week's Taste of Toronto Festival at Fort York. We're preparing ourselves for the 4-day pig-out bonanza that will soon force us up a dress size or two and we want our readers to join! Our generous friends at Ice Volcano Ice Cream are sending 5 lucky winners (& their +1's) to Taste of Toronto so you can feast with us.