I’m part of the Toronto Star’s The Dish column. Based on reader requests, popular restaurant/take-out foods are sent to a lab for analysis, and we give it a thumbs up or thumbs down based on the numbers.
December 18, 2014 – Classic Cinnabon
October 9, 2014 – Red Lobster’s Endless Shrimp Platter
August 14, 2014 – Burritos
July 3, 2014 – Holy Chuck Burgers
June 19, 2014 – World Cup edition
April 16, 2014 – Whole Food’s corn chowder
February 27, 2014 – Lobster & Co pizza
December 5, 2013 – Pizza Pide’s lahmacun
December 19, 2013 – Popular Christmas desserts
October 9, 2013 – Lahore Tikka House’s Veggie Sizzler
July 18, 2013 — Kupfert and Kim’s Oaxaca salad
June 6, 2013 — Banh Mi Boys Pork belly banh mi
May 17, 2013 — Island Roti’s chicken roti
March 30. 2013 — Costco’s grab and go pizza
February 15, 2013 — Ravisoup’s Corn chowder with blue crab and Thai basil
October 18, 2012 — Bannock’s Roast duck poutine pizza
August 24, 2012 — Terroni’s Santo Stefano pizza
July 27, 2012 — IKEA’s $1 breakfast
July 20, 2012 — Costco’s quinoa salad
May 4, 2012 — Prairie Girl’s chocolate cupcake
March 13, 2012 — Panera Bread sandwiches
March 1, 2012 — Whole Foods Rosemary Chicken meal for two
February 16, 2012 – Bento Sushi
December 2, 2011 — Three healthy meals at Tims
November 3, 2011 — Soba noodle salad, The Cereal Bar
September 30, 2011 – Chicken pot pie, Costco
September 23, 2011 — Veggie dog
July 14, 2011 — Stuffed salmon plate, IKEA
June 3, 2011 — Junior League nachos, Wayne Gretzky’s
May 20, 2011 — Large garden salad, East Side Mario’s
April 28, 2011 — Veggie Thali, A1 Sweets
April 7, 2011 — Yogurt parfait, Loblaws
March 4, 2011 — The Dish: Looking back on a year of counting calories
February 24, 2011 — Cultures, Smoothie and Salad Trio
Feb 4, 2011 — Duff’s Famous Wings
Jan 14, 2011 — Spicy salami sandwich, Sandwich Box
November 29, 2010 — Salmon lunch, Longo’s Market
November 12, 2010 – Potato rosti, Marche
October 14, 2010 – Chicken Shawarma Plate, Villa Madina
September 16, 2010 – Apple Bran Muffin, Big Carrot
September 3, 2010 – A Day at the Ex
September 3, 2010 – Saag Paneer Roti, Gandhi Cuisine
August 12, 2010 – Falafel pita, Tov-Li
July 22, 2010 – Chicken Quesadilla appetizer, Jack Astor’s
June 25, 2010 – Asian Sesame Salad with Steak, Fit for Life
June 11, 2010 — IKEA Cinnamon bun
May 20, 2010 – Street hotdog
May 7, 2010 – Burrito Boyz
April 16, 2010 – Veggie samosas, Ali Baba’s
March 12, 2010 – Veal Parmesan Sandwich, St Lawrence Market