It’s only very recently that I’ve checked Fin Izakaya out and to be honest, though it had solid food with a couple high notes, I wasn’t wowed on my first visit. But by the end of a second, most excellent, visit to Fin, it had secured a place on my mental “places to eat” list. [...]
Did a late weeknight visit to Guu Izakaya with friends not too long ago. Just so you know: it’s still busy, even at 10:30 pm on a Monday night. I also discovered that the Cheese Bim Bim Bap isn’t as gross as it sounds. I’d get it again! The food is still good and Guu [...]
Many people believe that Libretto holds the crown for best pizza in the city. Queen Margherita Pizza on the East side of Toronto has come to challenge that. While the main card is a $25 prix-fixe, just so you know, you are still able to order by the pie. However, the pizzas are big enough [...]
Visited Earth with some friends recently. Everyone had a good time and were quite stuffed by the end of our meal (photos below!). So much so that we all opted to not have dessert. Almost. You see, we were told about this particular item that the dessert chef had concocted recently. After hearing about it, [...]
It’s hard to say this, but having gone to the Hoof Café and The Black Hoof twice apiece in the span of a week, I think I’ve officially overdosed on the Hoof goodness for now. That being said, let me highlight some yummy things that are on the Hoof Café‘s current menu!
Waiting to cross the street in the early evening yesterday, it dawned on me that the sun’s rays beating down on me were really hot. It’s spring, and the weather is always capricious at this time of year – cool one day and uncomfortably warm the next. Steaming in jeans and a 3/4 length shirt, [...]
Though it’s been a while since I last went, I’ve always enjoyed my meals at Japango, the tiny sushi joint on Elizabeth street. So I’m not sure why it’s taken so long to visit Yuzu (opened back in 2008!) by the same chef/owner, Bruce Bu. But craving sushi one night, I finally made my way [...]
Prompted by a question on Chowhound, I put together a rough version of this list as a reply. While I can’t say I dine alone often, these are certainly restaurants where I have, or would, pull out a magazine or sketchbook, and to me, that qualifies. So while you can dine alone anywhere, some places [...]
I’ll usually post about a good meal or something noteworthy, but sometimes, I just have these tidbits of meals that don’t equal a whole post. I finally hit critical mass on these recently, and so, here are my recent bits of food and news around Toronto.
Mixology hasn’t really gone too far in Toronto the way it has, say in Vancouver or Seattle. However, I’m seeing more and more hints these days that Torontonians are starting to get into their cups a bit more seriously. Now, I can’t really count myself as one of the knowledgeable bunch, but I can appreciate [...]
