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05/15/13
When chef Nuit Regular, the wizard from Chiang Mai, decamped from Khao San Road to open Sabai Sabai, the word “bar” appeared quite frequently in descriptions of the new place. It is, indeed, cooler; charcoal grey punctuated by dozens of Edison lights, music booming.
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05/15/13
Restaurants devoted to the creatures of the sea are gaining ground in Toronto, and Ossington’s Fishbar — which recently rang in its second birthday — was on the cusp of the trend. Fishbar keeps the focus on sustainable catches, with most of the menu being Ocean Wise certified.
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05/14/13
Last November, chef Bruce Woods resigned from Modus Ristorante, the contemporary Italian hotspot frequented by Bay Street suits. He had no fallback, but luckily for him, the transition from being unemployed to accepting reservations at his new restaurant has been seamless.
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05/14/13
Now that spring has finally, yes, sprung, packs of hipsters are hitting the park scene hard. Trinity Bellwoods is particularly rife with them: nonchalant girls decked out in stripes sip Bellwoods Brewery brews while sunning themselves on the grass. Checking out the park-side happenings is de rigueur; once you’ve had your fix, Nadège is a great way to bookend your visit.
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05/13/13
Marky & Sparky’s Smokehouse opened in the Junction on Friday, just in time for barbecue season. Behind it are Frank “Sparky” DiGenova — the owner of Butcher By Nature across the street — and Marcus “Marky” De Simone, an avid barbecue enthusiast and a Junction local who came to know DiGenova at his butcher shop.
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05/13/13
I’m the first to admit that a meal at Fresh is rarely my first choice when it comes to deciding what to eat. While I believe in healthy eating, restaurants that overdo flax, chia, gluten-free or tempeh frighten me. Still, I found myself at Fresh last week, and I started with the Energy bowl ($10) with marinated tofu cubes, coconut curry sauce, chickpeas, cucumber, tomato, red onion, sunflower sprouts and tahini sauce.
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05/10/13
Weekly Restaurant Recap rounds up the week’s Toronto restaurant news. In this edition: a new boutique hotel on Queen West, a grilled cheese shop with an interesting name in the Junction, a German restaurant for the east end and more.
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05/10/13
Just over a week ago, Mill Street opened a sizeable new beer hall — a light-filled, open space with communal tables and a glass-covered patio — as a complement to the Mill Street Brew Pub.
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05/10/13
If you’re expecting something sweet, be warned: this Riesling from the Nahe is crisply dry. Straw-lime in colour, it has a minerally, petrol nose with flavours of dried apricot and a long, long finish.
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05/09/13
The list of successful Toronto Underground Market vendors that have made the jump from pop-up to full-fledged restaurant includes La Carnita, Rock Lobster, Fidel Gastro's and Seven Lives. Now Hot Bunzz has joined the club, but founder Mark Oliver has taken a slightly different route.
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