Pusateri's Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Pusateri's - Tony Cammalleri Over the past five decades, Pusateri's chic flagship food shop in Midtown has become synonymous with graceful grocery runs in Toronto. And thanks to a recent expansion, that experience can now be shared by anyone within reach of Bayview Village, Sherway Gardens, the Eaton Centre, and Oakville Place. I routinely meet friends for cappuccinos and pastries before picking up provisions at Saks Food Halls by Pusateri's, where a collective of Toronto's best artisanal baked goods – including Blackbird Baking Co., Forno Cultura, St. John's Bakery, Fred's Bread, and Sullivan and Bleeker – is gathered under one roof. Countless unique Canadian goods are on offer, and at the Sherway Gardens location, there's even a counter devoted to Mario Pingue's Niagara made salumi. But besides the exceptional array of everyday comestibles that loyal patrons have come to love, Pusateri's offers a range of ready-made meals designed and prepared by corporate chef Tony Cammalleri, who is renowned for turning out dishes that taste homemade. (Many a fake-out dinner party meal has been made by Cammalleri and crew before being sneakily plated on the host's own serving platters.) Be it spoon-tender Barolo-braised beef cheeks with cheesy polenta, or their famous chocolate chip banana bread, this is home cooking with a giant wink.

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