Passport's Guide to Ethnic Toronto: Complete Guide to the Many Faces & Cultures of Toronto [Paperback]

Robert J. Kasher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1996

"Ethnic Toronto" is your passport to the world's most multicultural city. This handy guidebook presents the rich tapestry of ethnic communities as it takes you through a treasure trove of restaurants, shops, bakeries, food shops, cultural associations, churches, nightclubs, festivals, and parades.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Passport Books (August 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844289930
• ISBN-13: 978-0844289939
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,666,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #90 in Books > Travel > Canada > Cities > Toronto

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must buy for ethnic food lovers!, December 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Passport's Guide to Ethnic Toronto: Complete Guide to the Many Faces & Cultures of Toronto (Paperback)

Lots of interesting info on Toronto's many ethnic populations with history tips and great maps. Restaurant reviews are somewhat sketchy, but with the help of a good concierge and a quick "walk-by" before going into a restaurant, this book won't steer you wrong!

5.0 out of 5 stars Why Toronto is worth visiting, January 23, 2001

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Michael Lewyn (Forest Hills, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Passport's Guide to Ethnic Toronto: Complete Guide to the Many Faces & Cultures of Toronto (Paperback)

Before I read this book, I (like most Americans) thought of Toronto as "Toronto the Good" -- a clean, safe, boring city. Not so! Toronto is more like a safer version of Chicago--a melting pot full of little ethnic neighborhoods, even a Little Portugal, Little India and a Maltese area (though the latter seems to be gradually fading away), let alone the more normal Jewish, Italian, Chinese, Polish, etc.

Two caveats: (1) A LOT of the restaurants mentioned are closed, so call before you come (2) Ignore the previous reviewer's statement about checking with a concierge, unless you want to go to a generic restaurant--the odds of a concierge being as much of an "ethnic foodie" as the average reader of Ethnic Toronto is approximately 1 in a thousand. (I don't mean this as a slur against concierges--I'm sure the odds are even worse for plumbers or lawyers or any other profession).