This recipe is part of the Savour Ontario at Home recipe collection curated in Spring 2020. Nearly 50 of Ontario’s top chefs and culinary personalities personally prepared and photographed signature recipes to help inspire and support cooks at home.<\/p>\n
Alida Solomon opened her celebrated Toronto restaurant Tutti Matti in 2002. She has been hailed by critics and received both local and national awards, including the prestigious 2009 L\u2019Eccio D\u2019Oro for Osteria of the Year and being named a Fellow of the Institute at the 2016 Ontario Hostelry Institute\u2019s Gold Awards.<\/p>\n
Alida lived and worked in Montalcino, Tuscany, for six years, and was highly respected in the regional hospitality industry where she garnered acclaim for the hilltop restaurant Boccon di Vino, for which she earned Michelin recognition.<\/p>\n
\u201cEggplant parmigiana is a classic Italian dish which I have turned into something new, with Smoked Ontario Cheddar or mozzarella on top. We are so lucky to have such amazing artisan cheese makers right in our own backyard. They\u2019re a welcomed addition to any of my dishes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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