Italian-Canadian Foodways

the italian-canadian foodways project focuses on the history of italian diaspora in ontario and the change in italian-canadian culinary traditions in the greater toronto area (gta). it is a cultural heritage preservation project initiated by professor lobalsamo from the university of toronto (mississauga) that will create a digital archive of italian-canadian culinary artifacts illustrating the evolution of italian-canadian food pathways in the gta since the early 1900s. as part of the project, foodways representatives are reaching out to important italian-canadian eateries in the gta and, through interviews with the proprietor and collection of old and current menus, are preparing a research report of the local business and its culinary offerings - past and present. research findings will be added to a digital archive and made available to the public as an educational and cultural resource. while the project has been developing for over a year, due to the economic impact of the covi