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Queen West Coffee – Rsquared
We used to enjoy having an early morning coffee at Quaff at 668 Queen Street West, but now we enjoy it even more at Rsquared–which, though it is at the same location, has been extensively redesigned and culinarily reorganized by …
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The art of mate drinking
The graceful and sociable art of drinking Mate — the traditional South American infused tea made from steeped leaves and twigs of the yerba mate plant — is so complex, one really needs instruction of what is actually a whole mate …
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The French Line at Lafayette Bistro
Great French food is not all that easy to find—nor is it easy to find a warm, comfortable, persuasively French provincial bistro that can provide it. Our answer is the snug little Lafayette Bistro in the Queen West village area, …
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Eating hearty at Piola
The truth behind the age-old question of why good Italian cooking is so deeply, endlessly satisfying is an elusive one. One hungry afternoon, a few days ago, we dropped in to Piola, a new Italian Restaurant (it opened last December …
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Nunu Ketgela of Nunu Fine Ethiopian
Ethiopian food gets under your skin, so to speak, and when you want it, you really really want it. When we really want it, we go to Nunu Fine Ethiopian on Queen Street West, just a few blocks from the …
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John Petcoff of Oyster Boy
You’d never figure that a guy from northern Ontario, from Espanola–where there isn’t an oyster to be found anywhere–would become an internationally recognized expert on that most succulent of shellfish. But that’s what restauranteur and art gallery-owner John Petcoff has …
