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Lavish & Squalor gets an espresso bar

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Queen Street’s boho clothing shop Lavish & Squalor revealed its most buzz-worthy addition since waxed cotton and dry denim last week: City Bar. It’s an espresso bar on the upper floor that boasts a selection of artisanal drinks that aren’t readily procured at other coffee shops.

First Draught: a maple syrup-infused lager from Trafalgar Ales and Meads

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Canadians don’t usually make a big deal out of national icons, and the few we can agree on are not really about food or drink. Maple syrup is the glaring exception to that rule. We produce 85 per cent of the world’s supply and export millions of dollars worth of it to more than 40 countries every year.

Toronto's Best Taco

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Mexican food has never been hotter — or better — in Toronto. Just in time for the annual celebration of Mexican heritage, spicy food connoisseur and host of Everyday Exotic and Heat Seekers on Food Network, Roger Mooking, tells us which of the city’s tacos is tops.

According to The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, Canada is a culinary wasteland

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The world’s 50 best restaurants were announced yesterday, and Canada has plenty of reasons to rejoice. Our bad — what we meant to say is that Canada has no reasons to rejoice, because not one single Canadian restaurant made the list (again). It gets worse: Canada didn’t even get a mention on the top 100, when in 2010 we at least had Cambridge’s Langdon Hall at number 77 and Calgary’s Rouge at number 60.

Tony Aspler’s Weekly Wine Pick: Southbrook Organic Red Connect 2011

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Southbrook was the first winery in Canada to be certified as biodynamic by Demeter. Connect is a blend of major Bordeaux varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc in almost equal proportions. Deep ruby in colour, it offers a bouquet of cedar, blackcurrant and vanilla oak with a floral grace note. Medium-bodied, fruity and spicy with black fruit flavours and supple tannins. Great value. Food match: meat loaf or lamb burgers