By lindsaylow
My sushi fatigue is so much better now. Sushi fatigue is when it all tastes the same and nothing much jumps out, flavour-wise. It’s when raw salmon and tuna start feeling boring. The thrill was gone. And now it’s back! JaBistro is new, and save for the crazy expensive places, it’s the best Japanese resto … Continued
Driven. Focused. Obsessive. As one of the GTA’s most celebrated and visionary chefs, Claudio Aprile has carved out a name for himself thanks to his relentless pursuit of perfection. Initially stepping into the city’s culinary consciousness while heading the kitchen at downtown Toronto hot spot Sen5es, the top chef daringly took off on his own in 2007, opening his critically acclaimed restaurant Colborne Lane, swiftly followed by Origin.
Ontario’s craft beer industry has grown at a steady clip over the last three years, and while the gap is closing, we’re still playing catch-up with our neighbours to the east. Since 1990, Unibroue (now owned by Sapporo, via Sleeman) has been one of the leaders of a class of Quebec breweries that borrows heavily from the Belgian playbook.
A good buy at the price. Straw-coloured with a nose of apple, spice, toast and a touch of barnyard. Medium-bodied with a green pineapple flavour and zesty acidity. Very satisfying with its freshness and lively flavours.
It seems Anthony Bourdain can’t get enough of Toronto. After (finally) stopping by our city last summer for an episode of The Layover, he’ll be returning for a live show at the Sony Centre on May 4 with renowned chef Eric Ripert of NYC’s Le Bernardin.
Tucked into a corner of the Trump Tower, Suits Lobby Lounge is decked out with tufted banquettes, gold Louis XVI chairs and an extravagant crystal chandelier. Playing to the Bay Street crowd, this just-opened bar — which has large picture windows perfect for spying on work arch-nemeses puttering about — is all about the brown spirits, focusing on heavy-hitters such as Ardbeg scotch.
Friday Restaurant Recap rounds up the week’s Toronto restaurant news. In this edition: a long-awaited Italian restaurant finally opens, a frozen yogurt shop opens in January, an old brunch favourite returns to Dundas West and more.
We rounded up the GTA’s options for a Peking duck feast and asked Bar Isabel chef, Grant van Gameren to tell us which duck is most delicious
Museum Tavern’s head bartender, Moses McIntee, has a thing for staying ahead of the curve. After pouring drinks at various boozy locales around town — Lucid, The Ritz-Carton — McIntee is now at this nostalgic space, located across the street from the ROM. The well-stocked bar acts as a backdrop as McIntee crafts his roster of drinks, which will soon include some new ones from an upcoming winter menu.
Mornings suck. Always have, always will. But now they suck a little bit less, especially if you live near Dundas West and happen to have an affinity for blood sausage. The Hoof has brought back brunch.
Friday Restaurant Recap rounds up the week’s Toronto restaurant news. In this edition: seafood sandwiches make their way to the Path, a new bakery for King West, a new restaurant for chili lovers and more.
The best wine to stimulate your appetite is a glass of dry sherry. Not far from the region where they produce sherry is the region of Montilla-Moriles, where they make wines in the same style as sherry but they’re cheaper. This fortified wine is crisply dry with flavours of camomile and green nuts. Served chilled it’s the perfect aperitif to make you feel hungry.
