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slaw and cilantro. This is a way of taking, you know, a national dish and making it kind of presenting it in a different vehicle. Making it a little bit more accessible to the mass -- yeah, fire! Fire! So good! >> Meredith: you may not have the certain kind of cheese, same thing with the meat? The protein, I should say? >> I even have a vegan pepper pot in the cookbook. People are like, what are you doing? Jack fruit and mushrooms and sweet potato. My mom is vegetarian. She should have access to our national dish. >> Meredith: love it. >> Tracy: favourite in the book? >> Smoked goat bariani. Got the most ingredients, it's the hardest recipe, but it is so rewarding. >> Tracy: very nice. >> Meredith: a cold drink after a long day, right, chef? >> In the cookbook I teach you how to make ginger beer. My grandmother used to make it and it was so strong I had to hold on to something while drinking it. It's a derivative. A dark and stormy with mango and you can pour this over ice slowly. Go for it. Yeah, yeah. Slowly because there's ice in there. This is mango pulp, tamerin and this is s ke a dark and stormy. You can add rum or keep it non-alcoholic. Whatever you want to do. Just try it. Take that out and -- >> Meredith: look how pretty this is. >> Tracy: I didn't know either -- >> Meredith: this is all visually appealing. >> Yeah. >> Meredith: you included in this whole thing [ Laughter ]. Chef, I'm just saying. Do you know what I'm saying? >> Tracy: yes, the -- >> Meredith: I like it. I'm in. >> Tracy: chef always delivers. Not just in flavour -- >> Meredith: oh, that's delicious! >> Tracy: right? Not just in flavour but in presentation because you say it all the time. We eat with our eyes. >> 100. >> Tracy: proud of you, man. >> Mad love. >> Meredith: where do we find you and follow you? >> Chef dev I'm everywhere. Go find me. >> Meredith: we're happy you were here today. That is delicious. Everything has been so good. Thank you for being here. >> Thank you for having me. >> Meredith: yum! Get inspired >> Tracy: I'm going to have more. >> Meredith: have a bite and we're going to have more "bt" after this, including "you sound off." we are so excited about this wnba team coming to canada. Coming to toronto for the very first time. We'd love to know your thoughts. How excited are you? Have your say, feedback@breakfasttelevision.ca. [ >> Meredith: more "bt" comin Ready? Setty? Go! Now? Now! Furiosa. Only in theatres Friday. Here's a fresh take. We think burgers taste better when they're made with Canadian beef. Fresh onto the grill. Fresh off the grill. Never frozen. Always juicy. ( ) Febreze! I use Febreze Fabric Refresher everyday. To make my house smell amazing. On my bed... My couch... My jacket or jeans in between washes... Even shoes. Febreze doesn't cover up odors with scent, but fights them... ...and freshens! Over one thousand uses. Febreze Fabric Refresher. I heard it wanders the streets at night in search of food. I hear it can carry two kayaks right on its back. You know how nobody can find parking on gameday? It found a way. The new Subaru Crosstrek. The true Urban Legend. Voltaren Emulgel Extra Strength contains an anti-inflammatory... ...that has the power to relieve your muscle and joint pain. It penetrates deep to relieve pain and reduce inflammation. And you can go 12 hours between applications. Voltaren. The joy of movement. (Pop music plays) Circle it ( ) Circle You let me circle it ( ) I can find anything if I circle it ( ) Let me circle it So let me circle it ( ) Come feed your inner child and set your imaginary friends free with items like the Unbelieva-Blue Soda Pop the Coney Island Pizza Omelette and Blues Dazzle-Berry Pancakes inspired by the all-new movie if Kids Eat Free 4 to 10 p.m. and see if only in theaters May 17th Okay, and root beer to drink? No. [gasping] What? He didn't get root beer? I'm getting frozen root beer. Oh! Try frozen a&w root beer with sweet cream. I feel theres something in the air its leading me to anywhere. I know the best is yet to come. I know we're gonna have some fun. Bring joy to life with Exciting Offers Every Day at tsc. From top brands and inspiring products to Easy Pay and savings that keep you smiling. For moments made to last shop Exciting Offers Every Day at TSC.ca

[ ] >> Tammie: 9:35 welcome back. It is official, toronto's getting its very own wnba team, a first for the league in canada. Our caryn ceolin is joining us live now from outside the news conference that's still happening this morning, with more on what this means for canadian basketball fans. And caryn, we're learning this team is not just playing here in toronto. >> Caryn: that is right, tammie. This is as they all her-story in the making. Here in an announcement it was officially announced the city of toronto has been awarded the 14th wnba franchise, the first outside of the U.S. with canada's new expansion team set to hit the court in 2026. So here are a few key details we know. We know the team will play at toronto's coca-cola coliseum, it seats 8700 people, with the opportunity to move up to scotiabank arena on occasion. But as you mentioned, not all games will be played in toronto. There will be the opportunity for some games to be played in vancouver as well as montréal. So very exciting. The team itself will be owned by kilmer sports ventures, that is a division of the group owned by toronto billionaire larry tanenbaum. The wnba's commissioner who is of course on hand for this announcement saying that she has been working with larry tanenbaum were quite sometime now to make this a reality. She says that he has worked very hard to make toronto and canada a destination for women's basketball, and really highlighting the impact paktpact the wnba has had on the city and the country. Of course, the wnba last year sold out pre-season games here at toronto's scotiabank arena. The league itself, the commissioner said just moments ago, had its most watched regular season last year as well as its highest average attendance. So we know for sure that fans are going to be packing the house once toronto's new team hits the court. Now, prime minister justin trudeau, he is also at the announcement. He says that the record-breaking crowds that we saw during the pwhl season are also proof that canada is becoming a destination for women's sports. He says for too long women's sports have been under reported, under funded and underappreciated. But that era all changes today. So, again, the city of toronto being awarded the 14th wnba franchise, this is the first outside of the U.S. some very exciting news. They're going to hit the court in 2026. We're still following that press conference that is underway. We will have all the details online, citynews.ca. >> Tammie: caryn ceolin live outside of hotel x in downtown toronto. Thank you for that. We have former raptor kyle lowry as well as masai ujiri, the president of the raptors and we will have full coverage on citynews.ca. Right now it's 9:9:. Time for "you sound off" and that is the topic of our "you sound off" today. The wnba, how excited are you? Over to mer and trace. [ ] >> Meredith: thank you tammie. Great job caryn ceolin all morning long, bringing you the news of the hour with that great new wnba team coming to canada, coming to toronto, and you have lots to say about it. >> Tracy: yeah, it's kind of nice that we can talk about good things, right? >> Meredith: it's fun to talk about good things! >> Tracy: we got this tweet from merlot, very excited to now have a wnba team with a pwhl team! Go women's sports! Absolutely. Now is the time. >> Meredith: yeah, a tweet from ally, interested in basketball for a fleeting moment in 2019. A little raptors emoji there. But maybe this will bring me back in. Yeah, welcome back! >> Tracy: email from melanie. I can't wait for toronto to have a wnba team in the caitlin clark era. It's a positive step in the right direction for women's sports and encourage young girls tohase their dreams. >> Meredith: jess says I'm psyched! I think we should call it the toronto rappets or the toronto rap-hers. Women's basketball team here in toronto, we love to see women's sports in general to continue to grow and to thrive. Yeah, the name is going to be something. >> Tracy: but I like this idea of toronto tear! I love it. Because it sounds like hard core. >> Meredith: aggressive. >> Tracy: aggressive and also -- even with the raptors I was like, I picture small arms. >> Meredith: and you need big arms for basketball. >> Tracy: but in the end it worked. Toronto tear though comes out of the gates like tearing it up! >> Meredith: that's what we're doing on this show today. >> Tracy: our towers.

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