Restaurants and dining out
Once again, many of Toronto’s restaurants are participating in the twice-a-year culinary event of ___licious. Some 175 restaurants are participating and as usual, lunches will be $15, $25 and $35 and dinners are at $25, $35 and $45. In addition to the prix fixe menus, there will be several culinary-related events including: Friends of the […]
Almost every year since I was about six or seven, my family would take a trip up to the CN Tower‘s revolving restaurant for our big Lunar New Year Meal. My family sees it as a “spin of luck and good fortune” and the only years we did not go up were when the restaurant […]
Foccacia’s take out on Hayden Street is now gone. In fact, Focaccia moved it into their sit-down restaurant practically overnight, without much as a sign saying that they were closing. Very quickly, the spot became M and E, a schawarma shop that mostly serves as a take-out restaurant (there is one small table plus counter […]
Because of British colonization, Hong Kong has developed a very interesting an unique type of cuisine that is separate from mainstream Cantonese fare. The cha chaan teng, which I wrote about when this site was called Prospere Magazine is one of them, as are Hong Kong style pastry shops . Specialties include coconut tarts, pineapple […]
Hong Kong offers many amazing, top-tier restaurants as well as other, more affordable eateries of all types, not just Chinese food (as a Torontonian, I consider myself very spoiled when it comes to authentic Chinese cuisine. To the point that I can’t name any Canadian-Chinese style eateries that serve egg rolls and crunchy “noodles” that […]
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Shanghainese-style dumplings at Lee Chen Asian Diner. That was Part 1. Part 2 is about their main courses. The menu at Lee Chen is somewhat smaller than many other Chinese/Asian restaurants, but many favourites, such as kung pao chicken and sweet and sour pork can be found. […]
The idea of home-style Italian food done really, really well seems to be the underlying theme of Toronto’s new Italian hideaway, Buca. The unassuming decor- bare brick walls, wood floors and bare light fixtures- allow diners to focus on the food first and foremost. And what amazing food it is. Chef Rob Gentile, who trained […]
I recently had lunch at MBCo, a gourmet quick bite restaurant in Yorkville. I hadn’t been there in several months and even longer for anything more than coffee. The place has changed a great deal. I recall having lunch there when it first opened and sandwiches were always served with a small side salad. Not […]
A new Asian restaurant has opened up in the Yorkville area, on Yonge, just north of Bloor. Called Lee Chen Asian Diner, the restaurant sounds very casual, more like a Hong Kong cha chaan teng than a one that serves Shanghainese dumplings. It is in fact more like a combination of the two. While you […]
I recently had the amazing privilege of dining at Per SE, the Manhattan restaurant known for its tasting menu. For $295 (yes, you read it correctly) per person, one gets an amazing nine course meal that changes daily. There are always two menus, one “Chef’s Tasting Menu” and the other, vegetarian. There is also some […]
