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YOUR MISSION COMPLETED: NO HEAT REQUIRED

Talk about a drop in temperature! Gastroposters’ no-heat-required eats helped cool us off with offerings from shucking oysters to sushi to chilled soups. Heat’s got nothing on these eats! On these pages, Instagram handles are in brown and Twitter in blue.

Cindy Leung@wakeupeatthis Homegrown green zebra and heirloom tomatoes from the balcony planters

Joey Ma & Gloria Tat@hungry_oclock Sake cocktails: perfect for a hot day

Rufina Kim@rufi_eats Breakfast was oatmeal with figs, pecans and chocolate

Rossetti Pong@mrs_dimsum Beautiful and delicious salmon rose at Matsuda Japanese Cuisine

Katya Gitlin@kgb_photos Perfect sushi platter on a hot day. No heating required

Eric Webb@imcndn23Summer obsession: salt and pepper watermelon. So simple, yet so good

Velle Snoukphonh@socialdelicious One of the most beautiful meals I’ve ever had

Ravi Oberoi@ravster999 Steak tartare with a quail egg

Charles Leung@hichows Red miso salmon nigiri

Cheryl Cadelina@cheryl_chichi My homemade summer salad of feta cheese watermelon and avocado cubes

Jenny Arena@foodfables No heat required for raw zucchini noodles with pesto and Parmesan

Marlene Cornelis@marlenecornelis No heat doesn’t mean no exciting food: Thai chilled watermelon soup

Jay Baum@pommetta Took a cue from From Pasta to Paleo: platters!

Allison Ip@lunaronion Homemade cold dish: cloud ear (black fungus), okra and cucumber

Faye Gong@foodie519 Homemade coconut tapioca pudding topped with diced fresh Manila mango

Carly Spears@thechewreview No heat required for this vibrant and delicious pittaya smoothie bowl

Megan Gardner@megscucina The easiest protein bars and no baking required

Angela Seno@angelaseno No heat required for my homemade Nutella dip strawberries

Dave Greenlee@crazydave64 Albacore tuna crudo cured with fresh lime juice and fruit and microgreens

Rachel Colomby@loserwithafork Ginger cookie with fruity loops ice cream from Bang Bang Ice Cream

Cassandra Ma@cassie1726

Alison Khaw@alykhaw Edible roses Buddha bowl with cucumber, tomato, daikon, apple, carrots and blueberries.

Fresh oysters straight from New Zealand, laid on a bed of cold crush iced and complemented with horseradish, red wine mignonette and lemon. This is the coolest way to beat the heat during dinnertime.

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Loreta Palmeri@loretaskitchen Taking a break from baking with these peaches in a sweet and spicy salsa

Christine Tung@chynableu Beautiful fruit plate

Brittany Raftis@nutritionbybritt Simple garden salad from the garden

Jenny Roger@jenny.rogerNo heat required for this strawberry cheesecake mousse.

Shanea Rakowski@shaneasavours Corn, tomato and cucumber salad, beautifully presented at Dandylion

Faustine Leung@foodforfofo Nothing better than a poke bowl on a hot summer day

Laura Garrett@sparklificationFruit flan with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and kiwi

Shirley Plant@sherrecipes No heat with cabbage and radish slaw

Aalia Jadavji@aalia_j Quite possibly my favourite fruit in the world

Lorena Lanzaderas@dewskitchenThe last thing I want to do when its hot outside is cook. These delicious Vietnamese spring rolls are a refreshing idea.

Jennifer Emilson@thelemonapron BLT pasta salad, ’cause it’s hot out

Rita Jakobschuk@ritajakobschuk Corn, black bean and avocado salad with a Southwestern flair

Denise Dalla Costa@andthatswhatiate Forget cooking in this heat, Greek yogurt topped with fruit and chia seeds

Chris Cheong@yummmto No cooking required for ceviche

Alexandra Davies@vgnliving No heat necessary for a protein-rich bean and veggie salad.

Carolline Bignell-Langer@carollinelangerNo heat required: basil, watermelon and feta skewers.

GASTROPOST ITWhatever you eat in order to complete the mission, the important part is sharing it

with the Gastropost community. There are several ways to do that:

Visit gastropost.com to see what your fellow Gastroposters have been eating.

Follow us on Instagram and tag a

photo with #gastropost

Post a photo through

Twitter and tag it with

#gastropost

Post directly to our

website

To help get you in gear for this week’s mission, two of the city’s hottest food trucks are giving three lucky

Gastroposters a chance to sample their delicious meals on wheels! Che food truck is giving away three

$25 gift certificates for its authentic Argentinian cuisine, including choripan sandwiches and

chimichurri fries, and Eva’s Original Chimneys is offering each Gastroposter two of its famous Chimney cones, Hungarian bread-like pastries with ice cream.

The 10th, 20th and 30th Gastroposters to complete this mission using the hashtags #chebabyto,

#ogchimneys and #gastropost will be eating like a king of the road! So get in the driver’s seat for your

chance to win these drivers’ eats! For full details, visit gastropost.nationalpost.com/foodtruckterms.

MISSION PERK

No longer just a novelty, food trucks are everywhere! The hottest new street eats these days are on wheels, offering exciting takes on fusion and fast foods that

are causing a frenzy among food lovers. And there’s no better place to enjoy the best of what they have to offer

than the CNE, starting up this weekend. This week, we want to see what meals made in automobiles you’re

enjoying. And if you have a great idea yourself but you’re stuck without a truck? We’d love to see it! And of course, food stall foods are also welcome. So what

are you waiting for? Go get yourself some food to-go!

YOUR NEXT MISSION: KEEP ON TRUCKIN’

“Got the rice balls and Thai chicken roti taco from the Me•n•u food truck, one of the most popular trucks in town,” Gastroposter Linda Matarasso says.

We can see why, Linda!

MISSION INSPIRATION

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ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO FEAST AT TWO OF TORONTO’S FINEST FOOD TRUCKS