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@KarynMC - that sounds marginally better than a bowl full of eye of frog. ;)

Pumpkin bread, but really everything, I love being fed by my mama.

I think that if the allergy is to something that is easily avoided and the hosts are well aware, having it on the table is something of an insult. This has happened to me repeatedly with people who know better. It's not so bad when it's just me, but my dad is also allergic to the incredibly-easy-to-avoid eggplant, and when they serve it when he's around, I freak out. You don't say to a rare guest in from out of town, "oh, we're serving something very specific that you're allergic to for the main dish, so here, eat this other secondary thing." Dude, you practically have to go out of your way to serve eggplant, rather than the other way around.

My sister-in-law bought dinner (though she roasted a capon). It was fine, the tourtiere was quite nice. I baked chocolate chip shortbread cookies for dessert.

I am American though and looking forward to going home for Thanksgiving next month. My mom cooks up a storm - amazing turkey from a local farm, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin bread, some green vegetable or other (usually asparagus because my dad won't eat broccoli), you never know what else. I also make cookies for that (oatmeal scotchies, for the last 20 years!), mom makes pecan pie and something chocolate. Last year I made corn muffins and they went over well. This year, I think I will take over making the gravy - my mom only took up gravy a few years ago and a roux is just not her strong suit, though everything else is always fantastic.

Our fridge died overnight. I think there is pizza in our near future.

I remember going for sandwiches - my then-boyfriend had an appointment we couldn't miss - and being nearly incapable of choosing one. I ended up with turkey, and it was incredibly delicious, which just made me sadder. I was in Somerville/Cambridge MA and everyone was crying as they drove.

Vietnamese cold rolls/bun. Authentic NY bagels. Bi bim bap. Toast or crackers with peanut butter. That's probably about it.

(I like carbs.)

Oh, Big Fat Burrito, how I love thee! Try the yam burrito, it has a really soft texture which may not be for everyone but it is SO delicious - you can have meat and yam together if you want the meaty texture. The pork is extremely tasty too. I haven't tried the ground beef yet but it is intriguing - have you had it CFG?

I just finished a Powerhouse from Fresh. It may have inspired me to never eat another prepacked asstastic university cafeteria sandwich again.

Usually at the Ribfests there are some American vendors as well as Canadian ones. I've been to a couple, you can get some good stuff.

I work at U of T. Wave to me! Heh. Things I like to eat nearby: sandwiches at L'Espresso Bar Mercurio on the south side of Bloor near St. George Station. There is Bar Mercurio on the north side a little west but it is mainly pasta and pizza and it seems to damn hot to eat there right now. http://www.barmercurio.com/ On Spadina just south of College there is Saigon Princess for cheap tasty Vietnamese, clean kitchen. Agreed on Pho Hung above. Vegetarian food at Fresh on the corner of Bloor and Spadina, I enjoy the Powerhouse bowl, nom nom. Greg's ice cream, mentioned above, is kitty-corner from there.

Got any other specific wants?

@lexophile thanks for the macaron tip :D

Unless it is a family-style kind of meal - like Thai, Indian, whatnot - I am not much for sharing unless it is unusual or special in some way - but not for the reason you think. I don't mind giving up a few bites of what I'm eating, but most of the time, I don't want to disrupt the flavours of what I'm eating with something else. And mostly I only share that way with my husband, unless it's a close friend or family member - but those are really the only people I do fine dining with, so I guess that makes sense. In more casual places, unless it's say a gorgeous plate of fried seafood in Gloucester, MA - there's really no call for it. And please let me serve you a bite, don't stick your fork in my plate.

Garde Manger is in Montreal (in the old city), sadly I live in Toronto! But we were there a week and a half ago, and oh, delicious. We sat at the bar, closest seats to the kitchen, best view of Chuck. :) Make a reservation.

Between two of us, we ordered: lobster poutine, salmon tartare, duck w/foie gras and apple cider sauce, bbq short ribs, deep fried mars bar, rocky road brownie a la mode. Caesars (the drink, not the salad!) to start, and a glass of chianti each with mains. We found the pricing to be quite fair. Everything was delicious, my favourite being the salmon, it was so fresh and the textures were beautifully varied, but the brownie was a close second, with nothing being very far behind.

For all the Canadians: Chuck Hughes! Cute in person too (went to Garde Manger weekend before last, mmmmm).

I don't mind some chains. One guy, almost 15 years ago, took me to a pho place (which was part of a very small chain) on a first date - I had no problem trying Vietnamese food for the first time, no problem with it being a chain, but being a pho newbie, I did wonder to myself, WTF, why is this guy taking me out for SOUP? Hehehehehe! Now I get it.