Ontario Smoked Salmon

Photo by Sarah Wiggins
The display case at Hooked Inc. in Leslieville holds a variety of fish sourced from Ontario and all over the world. The owners know their fish, including exactly how their fish was caught, where, when and by whom.
Kristin Donovan, co-owner of Hooked Inc., practices hot and cold smoking techniques, often using applewood chips, she dries herself.
The Leslieville Hooked Inc. location hosts often sold-out cooking classes for customers and locals throughout the year, including a lesson on smoking fish.
Kristin Donovan (above) and her husband, Dan, were working in restaurants when they became frustrated by the lack of good and traceable fish in Toronto.
These fish fillets are ready to be smoked.
Hooked sells many varieties of sustainable fish and seafood.
They opened their first Hooked Inc. outpost in 2011 on Queen Street East in Leslieville and have since grown to five locations, including one in the Junction and one in Kensington Market.