While munching at Pidza,  we met a fellow foodie who told us the best place to get baklava in Toronto was in a small strip mall in a Muslim neighborhood in Scarborough.   Patisserie Royale makes their baklava fresh everyday and is a real treat.  There is large selection filled with a variety of nuts…..pistachios, walnuts [...]

I’ve heard many reports about the high-end dim sum at Lai Wah Heen in the Metropolitan Hotel and this visit gave me an oppotunity to try it.  This is not cheap dim sum by any means.   In fact,  many of the dishes are priced per serving,  so you can imagine it would add up pretty [...]

For lunch on Friday,   I wanted to try the County General on Queen St. West near Ossington.   It’s a small restaurant that was fairly empty when we arrived at 11:30am but filled up to capacity within 15 minutes.   Sandwiches are the specialty at lunchtime and I was here to try their signature fried buttermilk chicken [...]

As we were heading to Hamilton to meet up with family for dinner,  we decided to pick up some take-out from Hopper Hut, an authentic Sri Lankan restaurant in another strip mall in Scarborough.   I had read good things about the place but I’m not sure if it lost something in the transportation.  I’m quite [...]

We were lucky this past weekend in Toronto…..no snow on the ground and unseasonably high temperatures…..perfect for an afternoon walk and a few bites along the way.   First up,  Nadege Patisserie…..with two locations, we visited the one on Yonge St.    I had to try the mini canele.   Though not made with bees wax,  the outside [...]

Located in the Entertainment District on Adelaide St.,  Khao San Road is a bustling restaurant whose name is a nod to the famous backpacker street in Bangkok.   Unlike the street,  the restaurant is one of the better representations of Thai food that I’ve had here in North America…..my favorite still being Lotus of Siam in [...]

This past weekend, I was in the Toronto/Hamilton  area which allowed me to do some chowing.   I arrived late on thursday but had earlier that day put in a request for my husband to pick me up a falafel sandwich from Dr. Laffa.   Situated in North York in a nondescript plaza,  my husband said the [...]