> EMPANADA CRAWL

Latin Taste: 200 Baldwin St., Kensington Market. Jumbo Empanadas: 245 Augusta Ave., Kensington Market. Las Delicias: 59 Dundas St. W., Mississauga, lasdelicias.ca. Cuscatlan Latin American Cuisine: 3232 Steeles Ave. W., Unit 8, Vaughan. Juan Meat Market (El Gaucho): 40 Beverly Hills Dr., Unit 52, Toronto, juanmeatmarket.com. Gordo Ex Café: 1048 Bathurst St. Toronto, gordoexcafe.com.

On Aug. 1, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the 3rd annual Pan American Food Festival hosts an empanada battle. A $10 ticket lets you sample six different empanadas. The festival runs July 30 to Aug. 3 at Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E., Toronto. Details at panamfoodfest.com.