Taste of Toronto: 20 photos of the city’s top chefs serving up miniature masterpieces on opening night

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If you’ve spent so much as a day in Toronto, you’d know that it’s a foodie city. With such a diverse population of sophisticated palates to please, the city’s downtown core has become a proverbial playground of top-tier restaurants for those looking to move beyond poutine. This weekend, the playground becomes real with the first-ever Taste of Toronto, a festival featuring the city’s best chefs, artisans and restaurateurs serving up miniatures in marketplace style. Buzzy local favourites like Splendido, The Harbord Room, Rose and Sons and Guu are featured alongside stalls of locally-made organic cheese, fancy hot sauces and the like. Meanwhile, Thursday’s opening night festivities brought stars like Momofuku’s David Chang, Mark McEwan and Roger Mooking to town for the action.

Taste of Toronto runs through July 27, 2014. For ticket information, visit tasteoftoronto.com.

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

Photography by Ryan Emberley

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David Chang and Mark McEwan

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Jesse Greene and Kirk Pickersgill

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Roger Mooking

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Catriona Smart

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Kylie McGregor, Marisa Mercanti and Natalie Petozzi

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John Tory and Jeffrey Remedios

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Lucia Graca and Sofia Pacione

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Damon Campbell and Kerry Connelly

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Luke D’Alves and Jacqueline Kendall

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Michelle Jobin

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Roger Mooking

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Matthew Cosgrove and Caitlin Agnew

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Anita Clarke

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Cory Vitiello

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Rachel Walters and Daniel St. Germaine

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Jeremy Potvin

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Cory Vitiello and Carl Heinrich

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