do you guys have a second for the city of toronto? we re changing the cn tower to drake tower. he s proud to be from toronto and put the city on the map. a great ambassador for the city. would you agree? i m listening right now. i listened to that album twice this morning. we love drake. thank you so much. what doesn t? of course i m joking about changing the name of the building that identifies toronto s skyline but drake is more globally recognized and the biggest cheerleader for what may be north america s most overlooked city. we re going to make a change. we re going to make a change in these streets. i m carlton mccoy raised in inner city d.c., educated in kitchens around the globe. these days i make a living as a master smellier. i m a nomad driven to move in and out of different cultures, different worlds to celebrate diversity by talking about what makes us different and the same. and taking it on to the next destination. that s what live is all a
that was pretty aggressive. do you have a second for the city of toronto here? we re changing the name of the cn tower to drake tower. can you get behind that, please? can you get behind that? a new album just dropped? well, no. he s so proud to be from toronto. i feel like he really put the city on the map, you know? he s a great ambassador for the city. would you agree? oh, yeah. i m listening to him right now. i listened to that album twice already this morning. we love drake. . thank you very much. who doesn t? of course i m joking about changing the name of the building that identifies toronto s skyline, but drake is more globally recognized and the biggest cheerleader for what may be north america s most overlooked city. we re going to make some change. we re going to make some change in these streets. i m carlton mccoy. raised in inner city d.c., educated in kitchens around the globe. these days i make a living as a master sommelier. i m a nomad, dr
With the world is through neighborhood food tours. today we re headed to scarborough. when you move to a new place, you kind of want to be around your place. when you drive through scarborough, different streets have different specialties when it comes to cuisine. yeah. first up a street called schwarma row. you know it s going to be good because the people from that community are eating there. the batting average is way higher when you leave the city. he she is mow street after street until the sun sets, each as exciting as the last. my town. and finally a hidden gem for an unlikely dinner, le spot, proving ground for toronto s best pool sharks. le spot. it s opened by marco lu, and it s famous locally for its amazing fried rice and crispy wings with guyanese hot sauce. do you want hot sauce? how many do you want?
Hello one sec. hey guys. hey. how good of a pool player do you need to be to own a pool hall? it depends, want to see the $5 or the $20 game? how long have you owned this place? 23 years. i was like one of the kids hanging out here 15, 16, hoping i could own it one day, and here you go. so you grew up in scarborough. yes. where are you from? philippines. call. is this like a hub for the community, this pool hub? yeah. so for my mom we would come out here and hang out here and she would be fine with it. we were in marco s place, safe here, learning how to play pool and learning about food from other kids. it s called le spot for a reason. when marco came, that was usually the wave of when the filipinos were coming to canada. first wave came along in the late 70s, chinese, filipino in the 80s and now it s more
Turned restaurant insider. i think anyone that s visiting toronto to get a real sense of the food you ve got to go to scarborough. yes. absolutely, i m in. suresh s passion is doc documenting toronto s food scene. and one of the ways he shares it with the world is through neighborhood food tours. today we re headed to scarborough. when you move to a new place you kind of want to be around your people. when you drive through scarborough, different streets have different specialties when it comes to cuisine. yeah. first up a street called shwarma row. and it looks awesome. you just know the food s going to be good if the people from that community are eating there. exactly. the batting average is way higher when you leave the city. suresh shows me street after street until the sun sets. each as exciting as the last. my town. and finally a hidden gem for an unlikely dinner, le spot, proving ground for toronto s best pool sharks. [ phone ringing ]