food scene, which has gone from good
to great, in a very short time. David
Chang of Momofuku fame and Miche-
lin-starred celebrity chef Daniel Boulud
have recently opened outposts here,
but much of Toronto's gastronomic rev-
olution is owed to a new generation of
plucky chefs and restaurateurs who are
successfully mashing contemporary
culinary techniques with traditional
recipes that have been passed down to
them from family.
Toronto, and the farmland that sur-
rounds it has rich history of interna-
tional horse racing. E.P. Taylor built
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just outside of Toronto and a training
facility in the northern part of the city.
He then built Woodbine in 1956, with
the hopes of turning Toronto into a pre-
mier racing destination. Since then, the
area has produced some game-chang-
ing sires: Northern Dancer, Vice Regent
and Smart Strike.
Before hip-hop artist Drake, Nijinsky
was Canada's best export.
There are some exciting develop-
ments coming from Woodbine. It was
