Restaurants and dining out
There are plenty of pizza places in Toronto, ranging from old school delivery chains like Pizza Pizza (a high school and university favourite, but I have to admit that I have since out grown them) and Pizzaiolo to more “new school” locales, especially in the downtown area. Some of the regular places my husband and […]
Located on Queen Street a few blocks west of University, this new boutique hotel, so tiny that it only had a handful of rooms, has an equally eclectic restaurant, and is, according to chef, Eric Wood, “mixed with the seriousness of the financial district with the creativity of Queen Street.” However, I think the menu […]
After more than a year of its launch at Yorkdale (and several trips up), I FINALLY had a meal at Dine on 3, the mall’s remodelled food court (you can read about Dine on 3’s opening here) to try Glow Press, Rose Reisman’s designer grilled cheese/pressed sandwich outlet, with an emphasis on healthier choices. I […]
Summerlicious is in full swing and with just another week to go, I thought I’d share with you the delicious meal I had at BENT: Appetizer: Shrimp tacos (with charred onion tomato salsa, chipotle, avocado, in a taro shell) – the taro shell was very crispy and delicious. Warning: These tacos fall apart very easily! […]
Looking for a place to grab a quick lunch while shopping in the Yorkville area? Here are some of favourite spots… Holts Gourmet: Not only are there cold sandwiches, but soup as well as a wide range of pre-packaged salads and behind-the-counter options that one can pick from. On any given day, there are two […]
Summerlicious starts this Thursday and runs until July 21. The prix fixe menus are, once again, $15, $20 and $25 for lunch and $25, $35 and $45 for dinner for a three course meal. With nearly 200 restaurants participating this time around, there are definitely plenty to choose from, and many are NOT south of […]
Recently, I had the chance to preview Fionn MacCool’s summer menu, which debuted at the chain earlier this week. Fionn MacCool’s, which is one of the four brands under Prime Pubs (others are Tir Nan Og (Kingston), D’arcy McGee’s (Ottawa area) and Paddy Flaherty’s (Sarnia), is known for their wide-rage menu which includes more “traditional” […]
DelectablyChic!‘s T U Dawood interviews 5 of Toronto’s leading chefs at Second Harvest’s 22nd anniversary of its Toronto Taste fundraiser for the homeless. The wonderful event held at the Royal Ontario Museum pairs “cuisine and compassion” and is a great opportunity to try the delicious innovations of our nation’s top chefs. Over 1,450 guests enjoyed […]
If you recall, a while back, I wrote about dining at Scarpetta in Vegas, located at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Another restaurant in the same hotel is China Poblano, which features Chinese-Mexican fusion. This unusual version of fusion is only the second of its kind I’ve been to – the other one was Sidedoor in Ottawa, […]
Being of Chinese descent with immigrant parents from Hong Kong, I did not have my first taste of the Canadianized version until I reached my teens. In fact, I didn’t realize that “egg rolls” to me meant something completely different to other people (an “egg roll” to someone from Hong Kong or of Hong Kong […]
