Top 5 food stories in Durham Region in 2024

Some of the most delicious stories to grace the online pages of INdurham this year have been about food.

This organization was founded on food and restaurant stories, and the tradition continues as INsauga/INdurham morphed into a publication that serves up all the news to Ontario residents.

This year, we saw a Whitby restaurant earn top marks among dining establishments from across Canada, a home-based business in Ajax forced to temporarily shut down because of the attention from a positive review on TikTok and a popular Montreal-style bagel shop close, re-open and finally close again in Whitby.

Here are the top 5 food stories in Durham in 2024:

The Springwood in Whitby is perfect

The Springwood restaurant in Whitby earned the only perfect score among 100 restaurants in Canada in a poll by Open Table based on diner reviews.

TikTok attention a little much to handle for Ajax sweets business

Biscuits to Baskets, which has operated out of a garage in a suburban neighbourhood in Ajax for more than 20 years, was forced to move its cakes, brownies, sponge toffees and other baked goodies business indoors after a review from TikToker Keith Lee made it a little too popular for the neighbourhood.

Food truck’s popularity on the rise despite unusual location

La La D’s has been a hit with the public in downtown Oshawa with its scrumptious burgers and poutine, despite being tucked away – without a real address – at the back of a parking lot.

Tylah and Scott Douglas of La La D’s food truck in downtown Oshawa

Where’s the meat? Arby’s Army wants to know

Arby’s Army rallies in Oshawa to urge the chain to open more locations in the GTA

Bagel shop closes, re-opens and ultimately closes in Whitby

Kettleman’s Bagels shut down its 24-hour Durham location in February and then re-opened (with limited hours) a week later. By April the restaurant had closed for good.

Kettleman’s Bakery