Sad news from TasteTO:

Dear Readers,

Effective immediately, we will no longer be running original content posts at mid-day. As of Friday, the Lucky Dip column will also cease. Saturday and Sunday news round-ups (In the Papers and T.O. Tidbits) will no longer be published. The daily morning events posts will continue to run until sometime in June when we transition TasteTO to exist only as a local food and drink event listing site.

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Photo from Cakes by Kristen, http://www.cakeforacause.org

Although I feel that don’t have a big enough readership to make an impact with this (at least, not the impact it deserves), I want to thank Sheryl and Greg from TasteTO for an amazing 5 years of the site. I don’t remember how or when I found them but if feels like I’ve been reading them forever. They know the Toronto food scene. They were my primary source. They helped me find great blogs, great websites, great links. I think that it was through link on TasteTO in a news roundup that I found my friend Meghan, the super-nutritionist (who turned out to be the sister of a guy I know from high school because the world is small). TasteTO sometimes linked to my blog, which always excited me. I think I remembered to acknowledge them when they did that, though I’m not sure. They were funny, fresh, informative, passionate, confident. Sheryl is never one to hold back on her opinions, even if it means pissing people off. I respect that so much. I don’t have the balls she does. (Greg is the quieter, more subtle of the two.)

Sheryl and Greg maintained that site as a labour of love – no pay. Sometimes you’ve got to let go of what doesn’t pay and focus on what does. Love don’t pay the rent in Toronto (even Parkdale ). It also doesn’t pay hosting costs and other upkeep. The time spent on a site like that is time taken away from potential paid work. For the amount of work and energy they put in, they needed a tangible return on investment.

I thank them for all the work and energy and for all the love that they poured into the site. It seems like their entire lives were in that site.

I look forward to seeing them out in “the real world”, where I can hear Sheryl’s witty and cynical opinions in person, and I’ll keep an eye on their event listings.

Cheers, Sheryl & Greg! I hope someone buys you each a good, strong drink.