Bistro Tournesol
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406 Dupont St(416) 921-7766One week ago I ate a perfect meal here. I have been savoring this unbelievable meal in my mind and had to go back to see if another try would be as magnificent. Hard to believe! It was even better. Perfect. Outstanding. Marvelous!I am quickly working my way through the Sum...
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770 St Clair Ave. West(416) 792-3313I had such a great time. Elaine is my dear friend of long standing. We love to go out for dinner. We enjoy great food and we love to talk about it. Elaine suggested this outstanding restaurant and I am so grateful to her for this winning suggestion. Chef Gian Carl...
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Grace
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503 College St ( at Palmerston)(416) 944-8884How fortunate I am to have Fransi as a friend. She is the scout to find the best in fine dining. The gourmet food gets better with each choice but on this occasion she hit the jackpot. Fantastic! Outstanding! Amazing!As soon as I entered the restaurant I ...
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Frank's Kitchen
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Frank's Kitchen588 College St.416 516 5861Not only is Frank a handsome sexy looking man, he is a master chef. Every bite was picture perfect and a delight for the palate. Elaine and I have eaten at this establishment during the last few owners. It was always good food but nothing could compare to th...
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Oliver and Bonacini Cafe Grill
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At the bustling intersection of Yonge and Front, the newly
opened O&B Café Grill is a sure-fire winner. Replacing the old Shopsy’s on
this bit of prized real estate, the renowned restaurateurs, Peter Oliver and
Michael Bonacini, have added a smart bar-bistro to their collection of high-end
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Side Car
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Side Car577 College St416 536 7000Annette and Estelle are very special friends of long standing. Annette and I go back to our high school days. Both were celebrating birthdays and in my opinion nothing was too good for either of them. Annette had mentioned that she was unfamiliar with my favorite st...
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Cantine
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Cantine138 Avenue Rd416 923 4822It is so wonderful to have this great restaurant in my neighborhood. The food is always delicious. I really like the menu because it offers so many tasty choices. The restaurant is always busy and guaranteed you will see someone you know. I find the food consistently ...
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Capitol Trattoria Pizzeria
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597 College St ( at Clinton) 416 534 2942I love the Little Italy section of Toronto. There is an upbeat mood. The restaurants are numerous and many are very good. I first dined here in the summer. The outdoor patio was so inviting. I loved the food and the friendly service. I resolved to return her...
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George Brown Chefs' House opens to the public this fall
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The George Brown College Chef School, among Canada's most recognized leaders in culinary arts and hospitality training, today announced it will open "The Chefs' House" at 215 King St. East, a new restaurant on the southeast corner of King and Frederick streets in Toronto. The School has a long track...
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Local Front St. resto hosts gourmet Tuscan benefit extravaganza
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Celebrity chef Roberto Russo, author of two Italian cookbooks, and a leading Italian proponent of organic food and the slow food movement, presented a special gourmet menu of Tuscan cuisine at Toronto's Romagna-Mia Restaurant, hosted by Executive Chef Gabriele Paganelli. The dinner took place o...
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No nightmare on Elm: perfect patio, pizza at bistro
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On one of the last sweltering nights in the city my friend Monica and I went searching for that perfect patio for dinner. Minutes later we were sitting outside Thirty Five Elm.Amid all the Downtown core restaurant mayhem, Thirty Five Elm serves up casual Italian-slash-bistro countryside-style cuisin...
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Resto: Beautiful spot lives up to its name
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I first heard about Banu from the woman who inspired the restaurant’s name.I met mama Mohyeddin at a nail bar, where she told me about the tapas and vodka bar her two daughters Samira and Salome had opened on Queen West. The name, she told me, means “beautiful”—and her girls had called it that as a ...
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Where's the beef? In the same old place, still just as tasty
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Kenny Hotz and I arrive at Barberian’s Steak House on the first hot night in the city—and while everyone else is on a patio, the Hotz is inside with me at the famous Elm St. landmark.As Kenny (of “Kenny vs. Spenny” fame) orders his “jammy” glass of cab and I order my dry martini from easy-on-the-eye...
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Resto review: Colborne Lane
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I was on my way to Palm Beach the next morning and wasn’t even packed, but the invitation to eat at this fabulous new restaurant Colborne Lane could not be passed up.All I’d been hearing about was this hot, sexy new place to eat and drink very good wine. So I put the pedal to the metal and drove eas...
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Resto review: Brunch leftovers a dishwasher’s dream
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It’s spring—time to get outside, thaw out, and catch up with the long-lost over brunch.Accompanied by a very special guy I’ve known for a long time—sorry, can’t kiss and tell—I head out to one of my favourite brunch places, the Niagara St. Café.It’s a bit off the beaten path and I always seem to for...
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Resto review: Corson’s culinary venture no penalty for diners
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Was that Shane Corson taking our coats?That was the question posed by one of my dinner guests (Tamara, Rebecca, and Leanne, out for a girls’ night) at Tappo.It is indeed. Hockey hunk Corson, along with business partner Armando Russo, opened the big, wooden doors of this new eatery at the foot of Mil...
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Globe bistro eats locally
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What do Ed Ho, a former portfolio manager with a passion for food, wine and service, and Mark Cutrara, a chef who has remained low on most people's radar, think they have to offer to Toronto's dining scene?"Globe Bistro's concept is 'Think Global. Eat Local.'" says Ho, the owner/operator. ...
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Marine menu makes McMurray’s meal memorable
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The holiday season is here and it has been hard to sit down for a real dinner when you are going from party to party.My brokerage friend, Mike, calls me on a Wednesday to go for dinner and tells me to pick the place. I have been wanting to go to Starfish for quite a while and as it’s a chilly night ...
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JK Church: A reputation built on the best ingredients
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As the film festival ends my birthday approaches and as usual I have been invited out by friends to celebrate.As I wrapped things up at work, my cell phone rings: my friend Clayton Ruby tempts me with symphony tickets and dinner afterwards. Of course I say yes—even though he’s a lawyer Ruby is a gre...
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The Commissary: A taste of New York in Downtown Toronto
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The Commissary Café is fast becoming one of the St. Lawrence market area’s hotspots – and for good reason. Here you will find a truly one of a kind, upscale eatery featuring the classic characteristics of the New York style hole-in-the wall eateries.The Commissary occupies the lower level of the tur...
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By George, sweetbreads are gorgeous
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It is a beautiful hot sunny day and I am looking forward to a girls’ lunch on the patio at George, the artsy crowd’s favourite spot on Queen St. E.The front entrance is hard to find, however, when you do find the women’s club Verity, George is right next door. The restaurant is not only adjacent to...
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French gem anything but cheesy
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The hard-to-handle handle of west end eatery Amuse-Bouche put me off until I read the menu, wherein it all became clear.“Amuse-Bouche” is pronounced “ah-myuz-boosh” and can be taken several ways: first, “to amuse the mouth,” second, “to tease the palate,” and third, as “a welcoming gift from the che...
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Shucks, no sushi at this raw spot
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Walking into Oyster Boy and spotting the stainless steel sinks full of oysters on ice, we felt like we had been transported to a New England oyster bar—freshness obviously came first. But better than that, this intimate spot proved itself to be very kid-friendly.I brought my seven-year-old friend Sa...
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Diners smitten by Queen East shank and style
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“Come eat…play and get smitten” are the words on the wonderfully sexy business cards of Tomi-Kro restaurant in Leslieville.When you walk into the Soho/NYC-inspired space, you get a real sense of being part of the Queen East community. The renovated room is warm, small, and intimate, with a friendly ...
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Fresh makes veggies seem almost exiting
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“Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat,” said the American writer and humorist Fran Lebowitz back in the hippie heyday of brown rice and bean bowl dinners. Frustrated by what many meat lovers consider to be vegetarianism’s lacklustre level of...
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Prague Deli’s breakfasts a family tradition
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Once, long before Queen Street West became inundated with halogen light shops, yoga pants emporiums, and monochromatic bistros, a little bakery called the Prague Deli opened up shop, offering the delicacies of Czech breads, pastries and deli foods.Today, with its window overflowing with hearty old-w...
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Banzai Sushi: Eel suggests after-dinner intimacy
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Sushi with a twist. That was my night with a TO designer girlfriend of mine at the new restaurant Banzai Sushi at Richmond & Peter streets. This is not just a sushi restaurant—you walk in and what a fabulous sight, the decor is so chic and modern. A mix of Japanese dining with art, music and tec...
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