Eye Weekly

22 May 2007

It's hard work to find a turnip in Toronto, those perfect purple pickles, that transform a simple combo of meat, tahini and pita into a sublime experience. A few falafel joints at Bloor and Dufferin manage to slide them into shish taouk, but if we hear one more person rave about shawarma in the Annex... no turninps, no dice.

And judging by the line up winding out the door of Tabule, hungry hordes are equally eager for that pungent tang. Located in the largely Italianate enclave of Yonge and Eglinton, Tabule starts dinner with chatty servers who somehow manage to make pouring water out of pretty glass jugs a theatrical experience, capped by a complimentary dish of turnips, peppers and other fine pickled snacks.

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