Toronto Raptor Dalano Banton is a regular at Taudo’s. His favourite meal is the tender curried goat on a bed of fluffy white rice
You’re a big Raptors fan and already know that Dalano Banton digs the placeIn Jamaica, there’s a saying that goes, “Every mickle mek a muckle.” It means that many small efforts can make up one large effort, and that’s the ethos that drives Taudo’s. Having opened up shop mere months before the pandemic, chef-owner Al Gordon knows first-hand the power of a collective. “In the beginning, it was the pandemic. That’s all I’ve been knowing.
His menu includes typical Jamaican fare. “We got oxtail. We have goat, fried chicken, jerk chicken, curry chicken, stew chicken. We have ackee and saltfish. We have veggie dishes, we have callaloo. Soups—whether it’s fish, chicken or conch—are really good sellers, especially the fish and conch soup.The restaurant is known for its seafood recipes, largely inspired by Gordon’s boyhood adventures back in Jamaica. “Where we’re from, we gathered and cooked. We played games, then cooked.
Though seafood is the star of the menu here, another dish may offer some fierce competition—but don’t take our word for it.says his favourite meal to order at Taudo’s is the curry goat. Banton, who grew up in Rexdale’s Mount Olive neighbourhood, eats at Taudo’s regularly, and he usually gets the tender curried goat on a bed of fluffy white rice . Gordon isn’t surprised that the Raptor loves his cooking—Banton is no stranger to Rocky Point cuisine. “He’s basically a little brother,” Gordon says.
“On the weekends, we have music and sometimes wings and beers. We gather—it’s a family atmosphere. Everybody knows one another. It’s mostly friends, because you call up your friends and then those friends call their friends. It’s friendly vibes.” The energy of Jamaica is very much present inside the small dining room as streams of smiling customers—all greeting one another in patois—come in and out. With Taudo’s, Gordon has brought a piece of Rocky Point to Toronto.
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