Children of the Hoof

Grand Electric shines, while Grant van Gameren adds his magic to Enoteca Sociale

The rise of east end eateries

The perpetually sketchy corner of Gerrard and Carlaw holds a special place in my heart. It was there, years ago, that I indulged in a $1.99 breakfast at Gee’s Bar and Restaurant each and every Saturday, back when I thought McCain Tasti Taters were humanity’s greatest invention. Then, one day, Gee’s upped the price of its greasy breakfast to $2.49. I never went back.

Northern Italian Exposure

A name like F’Amelia has that romantic, roll-off-your-tongue swagger that makes it sound like it means something in Italian, but it doesn’t. It’s a perfect name nonetheless for a new Cabbagetown restaurant.

Nouveau aboriginal

It’s no secret that Parkdale is a locavore’s mecca these days. Just east of Roncesvalles, the nose-to-tail advocates at Cowbell source practically everything from local farmers. Next door, Parts and Labour grows produce and herbs in its expansive rooftop garden. Local Kitchen and Wine Bar’s commitment needs no explanation: it’s named after the movement. These restaurants were quick to make fresh and local a selling point, so the neighbourhood’s newest addition, Keriwa Cafe, had to do something to stand out. Opened in mid-August, it too boasts fresh, local and seasonal food, but the hook is its aboriginal cuisine.

New in the Neighbourhood: Ozzero

For signori and donne in Italy, Ozzero is a municipality in the province of Milan in the Lombardy region. For Torontonians, it’s a new trattoria in North Toronto that serves up classic plates of Italian without pomp or fanfare.

Restaurant Review: Wabora

IF YOU TAKE a successful Japanese fusion restaurant from Muskoka and drop it in the funky new Thompson Toronto boutique hotel in Toronto, what happens? I’m at Wabora about to find out.

McEwan’s Italian food factory

NEW FORK IN TOWN: POST CITY COLUMNIST CHRISTINE CUSHING MAKES THE MOVE FROM CHEF TO CRITIC

Picture-perfect neighbourhood fare

The menu is blessedly brief and new each day, beginning in the loveliest of ways. Each diner receives two amuse bouches in ceramic spoons. Tonight the treats are salmon salad with capers and sirloin with whipped blue cheese. And… we are off!

People's Republic of Pasta Hits Midtown

LITTLE ITALY LANDMARK Giancarlo’s Trattoria and Bar is going strong, so the owner has packed up the pasta and ventured north to St.Clair Avenue to open Prop.

Striking a pose between comfort & spicy

Villa’s kitchen turns out fresh and fabulous Malaysian plates, brought to table by delightful, adept servers without attitude.

Does Rosedale hotspot live up to the hype?

A heavenly Cornish hen helps

Celeb chef arrives with new casual Italian trattoria

THE MENU MAY stick to a classic Italian theme, with a dedicated page for bambinos, but the room itself boasts a modern, sophisticated feel.

Keep cooking like this, and they will come

IF THE FIRST rule of assessing a restaurant’s chance of success is location, location, location, what to think about a place that is below ground on a rather desolate stretch of Dupont Street?

New restaurant gets a rise out of local diners

T.O.'s Best Grilled Cheese

What happens when this gregarious chef sits down to a table strewn with new wave gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches? He chooses the old-school, triple-decker diner classic, of course.

T.O.'s Best Gnocchi

Scott Conant, of Scarpetta Restaurant, samples the city’s top gnocchi.

T.O.'s Best Cookies

Top chef and Food Network star Anna Olson is an expert in all things baked. In the spirit of the holidays, we invited her to help us nibble our way through dozens (upon dozens) of cookies — tough job, but someone had to do it! Read on for Olson’s sweetest selections.

T.O.'s Best French Onion Soup

Chef Marc Thuet goes in search of the GTA’s finest French onion soup

T.O.'s Best Short Ribs

Brad Long, the star chef from hot, new restaurant Café Belong, acts as our expert tester in this quest for the GTA’s best.

T.O.'s Best Meatballs

The city’s new culinary trend is actually hundreds of years old. The simple and savoury meatball is getting a delicious rethink, and we hunt down the best.

T.O.'s Best Burritos

The GTA is bursting with burritos, but as our taste test proves, not all renditions of Mexico’s greatest gift to gastronomy are created equal.

T.O.'s Best Burgers

Want to add a little bite to your backyard BBQ? Star chef David Lee, of Nota Bene fame, seeks out the city’s ultimate butcher shop burgers. These gourmet creations are so good you’ll be tempted to tell your friends you made them yourself!

T.O.'s Best Fish Tacos

Sure, fish tacos have been a SoCal staple for decades. But in the GTA? Not quite. Over the last few years, though, these hand-held delicacies have cropped up in some unlikely places. (We’re not complaining.)

T.O.'s Best Shawarma

Tawfik Shehata, executive chef at the club district’s newest hot spot, the Ballroom, developed a taste for chicken shawarma while studying at Le Cordon Bleu.

T.O.'s Best Shepherd's Pie

James Chatto, beloved Toronto food critic and native Englishman, knows his shepherd’s pies. When Post City had a hankering to find the city’s finest rendition of the pub classic, we knew whom to call.

T.O.'s Best Margherita Pizza

David and Nina Rocco, hosts of the Food Network’s Dolce Vita, fall in love with the city’s most authentic Margherita pizzas.

T.O.’s Best Chili

Chris McDonald, executive chef of Cava, Toronto’s Spanish food mecca, warms up with the city’s best bowls

A year of great eating

Over the past year, the city’s most high-profile chefs and celebs have taste-tested the best dishes Toronto has on offer. From poutine to chocolate cake. This month, we take a look back at the top 10.