'Scrappy' Toronto; Summer Beer Festivals

BEER HERE— Toronto's biggest beer celebration kicks off this weekend with the start of The Toronto Festival of Beer in its 20th year. But it's far from the only beer festival you will find in the city. [The Star]

ROOFTOP WIRE— The Rooftop Lounge at the Thompson Toronto Hotel was ranked among 16 incredible rooftop bars in the world. Learn more here. [EaterWire]

QUOTABLES— Momofuku's David Chang on Toronto: "It should be considered a world-class city, which it is—but, like, not." Also: "I think Momofuku's scrappy…and that's how I view Toronto. I don't mean that as a backhanded compliment at all." [Metro Morning via TL]
—Alexander Lipnik