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Anthony Bourdain lands in Toronto to film The Layover
Tuesday July 24th 2012Peameal bacon was on the menu during celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s whirlwind visit to Hogtown.
Bourdain ran about town Thursday filming an episode of The Layover, his new Travel channel series on where to dine, drink and play with only 24 to 48 hours in one city.
While production kept Bourdain’s schedule quiet (the team tries to “capture a typical day rather than a crowd of spectators,” marketing manager Kate Guhl said in an email), it was hard for the rough-around-the-edges culinary guru to keep a low profile.
Avid fans followed Bourdain’s every move on Twitter, providing restaurant suggestions and pouncing on occasional location clues.
Locals won’t be surprised that his first stop was at St. Lawrence Market’s Carousel Bakery to taste the infamous peameal bacon sandwich, a calorie-laden treat previously sampled by chefs Emeril Lagasse, Bobby Flay and Chuck Hughes.
Bakery co-owner Robert Biancolin was very pleased to be part of filming for the program, especially since they decided to feature the most Torontonian sandwich.” Both Bourdain and his producer ate at the booth and definitely seemed to enjoy themselves, Biancolin said.
After the market, the men stopped by Tosho Knife Arts, a Japanese knife store near Bloor and Bathurst (602 Markham St.). Its selection was “amazing,” Bourdain wrote on Twitter.
Bourdain’s planned stops for Thursday night included Kensington Market, where he was slated to make the rounds at small, popular bars. Ronnie’s Local 069 (it’s known for its patio at 69 Nassau St.), Cold Tea (a hard-to-find bar that serves cocktails and tall cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon in a mall on Kensington Ave.) and Thirsty and Miserable (a new bar that serves local draught beer and Belgian bottles at 197 Baldwin St.) all made Bourdain’s list of watering holes.
He was planning to eat at El Gordo Fine Foods’ food court (214 Augusta Ave.), and finish the night at Poutini’s House of Poutine (1112 Queen W.).
Foodies have been expecting a Toronto visit since 2010 after Bourdain hinted he might film an episode of No Reservations here. Bourdain has been an industry favourite since his revealing book, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, debuted in 2000.
The Layover’s Toronto episode will air late 2012 or early 2013, according to Zero Point Zero Production. Filming will continue at undisclosed locations Friday. Expect the online rumour mill to churn at high speed.
Source: The Toronto Star
Headline, Industry News
Anthony Bourdain lands in Toronto to film The Layover
Tuesday July 24th 2012Peameal bacon was on the menu during celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s whirlwind visit to Hogtown.
Bourdain ran about town Thursday filming an episode of The Layover, his new Travel channel series on where to dine, drink and play with only 24 to 48 hours in one city.
While production kept Bourdain’s schedule quiet (the team tries to “capture a typical day rather than a crowd of spectators,” marketing manager Kate Guhl said in an email), it was hard for the rough-around-the-edges culinary guru to keep a low profile.
Avid fans followed Bourdain’s every move on Twitter, providing restaurant suggestions and pouncing on occasional location clues.
Locals won’t be surprised that his first stop was at St. Lawrence Market’s Carousel Bakery to taste the infamous peameal bacon sandwich, a calorie-laden treat previously sampled by chefs Emeril Lagasse, Bobby Flay and Chuck Hughes.
Bakery co-owner Robert Biancolin was very pleased to be part of filming for the program, especially since they decided to feature the most Torontonian sandwich.” Both Bourdain and his producer ate at the booth and definitely seemed to enjoy themselves, Biancolin said.
After the market, the men stopped by Tosho Knife Arts, a Japanese knife store near Bloor and Bathurst (602 Markham St.). Its selection was “amazing,” Bourdain wrote on Twitter.
Bourdain’s planned stops for Thursday night included Kensington Market, where he was slated to make the rounds at small, popular bars. Ronnie’s Local 069 (it’s known for its patio at 69 Nassau St.), Cold Tea (a hard-to-find bar that serves cocktails and tall cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon in a mall on Kensington Ave.) and Thirsty and Miserable (a new bar that serves local draught beer and Belgian bottles at 197 Baldwin St.) all made Bourdain’s list of watering holes.
He was planning to eat at El Gordo Fine Foods’ food court (214 Augusta Ave.), and finish the night at Poutini’s House of Poutine (1112 Queen W.).
Foodies have been expecting a Toronto visit since 2010 after Bourdain hinted he might film an episode of No Reservations here. Bourdain has been an industry favourite since his revealing book, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, debuted in 2000.
The Layover’s Toronto episode will air late 2012 or early 2013, according to Zero Point Zero Production. Filming will continue at undisclosed locations Friday. Expect the online rumour mill to churn at high speed.
Source: The Toronto Star
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Headline, Industry News
Anthony Bourdain lands in Toronto to film The Layover
Tuesday July 24th 2012Peameal bacon was on the menu during celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s whirlwind visit to Hogtown.
Bourdain ran about town Thursday filming an episode of The Layover, his new Travel channel series on where to dine, drink and play with only 24 to 48 hours in one city.
While production kept Bourdain’s schedule quiet (the team tries to “capture a typical day rather than a crowd of spectators,” marketing manager Kate Guhl said in an email), it was hard for the rough-around-the-edges culinary guru to keep a low profile.
Avid fans followed Bourdain’s every move on Twitter, providing restaurant suggestions and pouncing on occasional location clues.
Locals won’t be surprised that his first stop was at St. Lawrence Market’s Carousel Bakery to taste the infamous peameal bacon sandwich, a calorie-laden treat previously sampled by chefs Emeril Lagasse, Bobby Flay and Chuck Hughes.
Bakery co-owner Robert Biancolin was very pleased to be part of filming for the program, especially since they decided to feature the most Torontonian sandwich.” Both Bourdain and his producer ate at the booth and definitely seemed to enjoy themselves, Biancolin said.
After the market, the men stopped by Tosho Knife Arts, a Japanese knife store near Bloor and Bathurst (602 Markham St.). Its selection was “amazing,” Bourdain wrote on Twitter.
Bourdain’s planned stops for Thursday night included Kensington Market, where he was slated to make the rounds at small, popular bars. Ronnie’s Local 069 (it’s known for its patio at 69 Nassau St.), Cold Tea (a hard-to-find bar that serves cocktails and tall cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon in a mall on Kensington Ave.) and Thirsty and Miserable (a new bar that serves local draught beer and Belgian bottles at 197 Baldwin St.) all made Bourdain’s list of watering holes.
He was planning to eat at El Gordo Fine Foods’ food court (214 Augusta Ave.), and finish the night at Poutini’s House of Poutine (1112 Queen W.).
Foodies have been expecting a Toronto visit since 2010 after Bourdain hinted he might film an episode of No Reservations here. Bourdain has been an industry favourite since his revealing book, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, debuted in 2000.
The Layover’s Toronto episode will air late 2012 or early 2013, according to Zero Point Zero Production. Filming will continue at undisclosed locations Friday. Expect the online rumour mill to churn at high speed.
Source: The Toronto Star
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