My recommendations!!
Favourite Pizza Joint:
Pizzeria Libretto http://www.pizzerialibretto.com/Cheap and cheery. Dundas and Ossington is an up and coming trendy area.
Favourite Pub:
Brazen Head Irish Pub (Liberty village)
Favourite New Restaurants:
Grace Restauranthttp://www.gracerestaurant.ca/In the heart of little Italy.
Mildred Temple Kitchenhttp://www.templekitchen.com/
Favourite New Trendy spot:
Spice Routehttp://www.spiceroute.ca/
Favourte Brunch spots:
MoRoCoChocolathttp://morocochocolat.com/
Thuethttp://www.convictionrestaurant.com/
Favourite High Tea:
MoRoco Chocolathttp://morocochocolat.com/
Windsor Arms Hotelhttp://www.windsorarmshotel.com/tearoom/
Other restaruant recommendations:
Drake Hotel - Brunch, Fine Dining and Bar Food (Queen St West)
PicNic - Wine & Cheese - Leslieville area
Lee - Trendy Fucine Cuisine http://www.susur.com/lee/ - (King St West)Yamato (Yorkville)Seoul House (Dufferin / Orfus Rd and Yonge/Steeles)
Aoyama Japanese Restaurant (Victoria Park/Van Horne)
Cafe Michi (Pharmacy/Sheppard)
Joon's - cheap and cheerful korean food - in the heart of Korean town (Bloor/Christie and Yonge/Sheppard)
Enjoy & Bon Appetite!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
St Clair area
the next time you are in the St.Clair and Dufferin/Bathurst area .... you must try the following eateries! The Rushton Restauranthttp://www.therushton.com/Cheap & Cheerful and super trendy! After some food and a few drinks at the Rushton, you should take a walk down the block and hit ...Dutch Dreams Ice Cream - best ice cream in town!http://www.dutchdreams.ca/During the summer time (especially on a Saturday night), you are looking at a 30min wait in line before you can even get to the front door of the place.
Ice Cream spots in Toronto
Ice Cream:
1) Dutch Dreams Ice Cream - St.Claire & Bathurst area ...(in between Bathurst and Dufferin)http://www.dutchdreams.ca/
2) Summer's Ice Cream - Yorkville, right by Over the Rainbow. Summer's Ice Cream is only open in the spring and summer time.http://summersicecream.com/
3) Ed's Ice Cream / Ed's Real Scoop - Leslieville area. They offer both Gelato and Ice Cream. http://www.torontolife.com/guide/food/dairies/eds-real-scoop/
4) Greg's Ice Cream - Bloor & Spadinahttp://www.gregsicecream.com/page_all.html
Gelato:
1) Hollywood Gelato - Bayview/Eglinton area http://www.yummybaguette.com/magasin.php-id=52.htm
2) La Palomahttp://lapaloma.ca/
3) Vici Gelatohttp://www.vicigelato.com/
My favourite GELATO spot is GROM .... and obviously not available in TO ....That's why I have to go back to NYC every year to have their yumny Gelato!!!http://www.grom.it/eng/prodotto.php
1) Dutch Dreams Ice Cream - St.Claire & Bathurst area ...(in between Bathurst and Dufferin)http://www.dutchdreams.ca/
2) Summer's Ice Cream - Yorkville, right by Over the Rainbow. Summer's Ice Cream is only open in the spring and summer time.http://summersicecream.com/
3) Ed's Ice Cream / Ed's Real Scoop - Leslieville area. They offer both Gelato and Ice Cream. http://www.torontolife.com/guide/food/dairies/eds-real-scoop/
4) Greg's Ice Cream - Bloor & Spadinahttp://www.gregsicecream.com/page_all.html
Gelato:
1) Hollywood Gelato - Bayview/Eglinton area http://www.yummybaguette.com/magasin.php-id=52.htm
2) La Palomahttp://lapaloma.ca/
3) Vici Gelatohttp://www.vicigelato.com/
My favourite GELATO spot is GROM .... and obviously not available in TO ....That's why I have to go back to NYC every year to have their yumny Gelato!!!http://www.grom.it/eng/prodotto.php
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Oscar Nominations.....for 2008, announced today!
Very surprised that Leo Dicaprio did not get a nomination for BEST ACTOR. He's still young, I am sure his turn will come.
Best Actor: I really think this will be a battle between Sean Penn and Mikey Rourke. Both are great actors and well deserving of the academy award.
Best Actress: What can I say.....Kate Kate Kate. I believe she is a sure win - Kate Winslet. However, its nice to see actresses like Ann Hatherway and Amy Adams get nominated.
Best Actor in a supporting role: Its nice that Heth Ledger got a nomination, and I really do have a feeling the academy just might give it to him this year. However, I am a HUGE Robert Downey Jr. I hope he wins!!!
Best Actress in a supporting role: Marissa Tomei was AMAZING in the Wreslter. I hope she wins!!
Best Picture: Although I really really want Milk or Curious Case of Benjamin Button to win, I have a feeling that Slum Dog Millionaire will win.
Best Director: This will be a battle between the director for Slum Dog Millionaire and Milk.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Great Italian Restaurants in Toronto
Name: L'Unita
Website: http://www.lunita.ca/index1.html
Address: 134 Avenue Rd
Price: very affordable - dinner + wine $30 - $50 per person
Parking: very hard to find - Green P parking across the street at the Hazelton Lane/Wholefoods or try to find street parking on the side streets off of Avenue Rd.
Great authentic Italian food. The restaurant is quite small, reservations' highly recommended.
Name: Seven
Website: http://www.sevennumbers.com/
Address: 516 Eglinton Ave (Eglinton & west of Avenue Rd area)
Price: $20 - $40 per person, including wine.
Parking: free parking available on the side streets....no paid parking available
The portions are very small. Appetizers $6-$10 each, entrees $15 - $20 each.
Their coffee is excellent, if you're into very strong coffee. Please note: you will not be able to find a sign at the front door with the name of the restaurant, however you will find the name on the door mat outside the front door. That's how you know you're at the right place!!!
Name: Solo Maria
Website: http://solomariafoodpages.foodpages.ca/
Address: 10610 Bayview Ave (Bayview/Major Mack)Parking: Free parking available
Price: Not cheap but not overly priced.
Maria is the chef....or as i like to call her Mama Maria!!!This is a very small family run authentic italian restaurant recently moved from the Eglinton/Avenue Rd area to Richmond Hill. Maria tries to use all locally grown produce and organic products.
Website: http://www.lunita.ca/index1.html
Address: 134 Avenue Rd
Price: very affordable - dinner + wine $30 - $50 per person
Parking: very hard to find - Green P parking across the street at the Hazelton Lane/Wholefoods or try to find street parking on the side streets off of Avenue Rd.
Great authentic Italian food. The restaurant is quite small, reservations' highly recommended.
Name: Seven
Website: http://www.sevennumbers.com/
Address: 516 Eglinton Ave (Eglinton & west of Avenue Rd area)
Price: $20 - $40 per person, including wine.
Parking: free parking available on the side streets....no paid parking available
The portions are very small. Appetizers $6-$10 each, entrees $15 - $20 each.
Their coffee is excellent, if you're into very strong coffee. Please note: you will not be able to find a sign at the front door with the name of the restaurant, however you will find the name on the door mat outside the front door. That's how you know you're at the right place!!!
Name: Solo Maria
Website: http://solomariafoodpages.foodpages.ca/
Address: 10610 Bayview Ave (Bayview/Major Mack)Parking: Free parking available
Price: Not cheap but not overly priced.
Maria is the chef....or as i like to call her Mama Maria!!!This is a very small family run authentic italian restaurant recently moved from the Eglinton/Avenue Rd area to Richmond Hill. Maria tries to use all locally grown produce and organic products.
Le Cafe Michi
Restaurant: Le Cafe Michi
Location: 1802 Pharmacy Ave, North York ON (Sheppard & Pharmacy in a very tiny plaza)
Must make reservations!!!
Cuisine: Authentic Japanese - Cafe stylePrice: not cheap - offer set dinners for $20 to $30 per person
They don't offer your typical Green Tea or Red Bean ice cream for dessert, like most Japanese Restaurants. However, they offer a wide variety of cakes....all supplied by JTown. Yum yum!!! Check out the links below for more pictures and detailed info
http://www.carbonxiv.com/?p=490http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/10/132974/restaurant/Scarborough/Le-Cafe-Michi-Toronto
Enjoy!
Location: 1802 Pharmacy Ave, North York ON (Sheppard & Pharmacy in a very tiny plaza)
Must make reservations!!!
Cuisine: Authentic Japanese - Cafe stylePrice: not cheap - offer set dinners for $20 to $30 per person
They don't offer your typical Green Tea or Red Bean ice cream for dessert, like most Japanese Restaurants. However, they offer a wide variety of cakes....all supplied by JTown. Yum yum!!! Check out the links below for more pictures and detailed info
http://www.carbonxiv.com/?p=490http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/10/132974/restaurant/Scarborough/Le-Cafe-Michi-Toronto
Enjoy!
Authentic Japanese Restaurants....hard to find!!!
Restaurant: Aoyama Sushi
Location: 2766 Victoria Park Ave (Finch & Van Horne) beside the KFCPrice: not cheap but not overly expensive .... 100 x better than the "all you can eat" japanese restaurantsReservations' highly recommended. It is a very tiny restaurant and seats about 20 people max. 3 types of Tasting Menu available @ $30 pp, $45 pp and $60 pp
For desserts, I highly recommend trying the Black Seasame Ice Cream...yummmmy!
For desserts, I highly recommend trying the Black Seasame Ice Cream...yummmmy!
Check out the links below for more info
Pic-Nic Wine & Cheese - Queen St East
Restaurant: PicNic
Location: 747 Queen Street East
Price: VERY AFFORDABLE!!!
Cuisine: Wine Bar
Just before Christmas 2008, a couple of friends and I checked out a new restaurant on Queen St. East called PicNic. Its a wine bar.....not much on the menu, salads, mostly wine, meat & cheese. They offer cheese and meat platters at $20 each. For $20 at platter you get to choose 2 kinds of cheeses, 2 kinds of meat and 3 kinds of garnishes.Three girls - we ordered 2 platters and a bottle of red wine....the bill came out to about $35 per person.If you're into Wine & Cheese, this is a perfect place for you. check out the link below for more info.http://www.martiniboys.com/Toronto/Pic-Nic-review.html
This place gets pretty packed at nights, reservations' highly recommended
Restaurants in Toronto....
Restaurant name: Really Really Nice
Location: 1220 Queen St. East (Leslie & Queen St East)
Cuisine: Italian - Trendy
Price: $30 - $40 per person...including wine
I find it very hard to believe that a lot of people living in the suburb areas of the GTA have not tried many restaurants in dow
ntown Toronto. To some people, the idea of going out for dinner is going to a nearby Milestones, Kelsey's, Boston Pizza, Montana's and etc...all great restaurants but what about trying something new?Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world. How fortunate are we? Free lessons about other cultures and to be able to experience all kinds of foods without having to fly all over the globe for it.During the summer, a couple of my friends took me to a new Italian restaurant located in the Queen St. East area called Really Really Nice. Yes, Really Really Nice is the name of this trendy Italian Restaurant. One thing I must point out, is that there is no signage that says Really Really Nice at the front of the restaurant...why? I have no idea. However, what you will find at the front of the restaurant, is a HUGE sculptor of a NOSE. Yes, a NOSE. I've been there a few times now, and every time I go....I have to order their Osso bucco. Its sooooooooooo good! The meat just falls off the bone and its just juicy and tender. Queen St. East is an up and coming new trendy area for restaurants and cafes. I highly recommend exploring this part of downtown Toronto. Do it while there's still free parking available!!! Check out this link for my information http://www.dine.to/gioranas
I find it very hard to believe that a lot of people living in the suburb areas of the GTA have not tried many restaurants in dow
ntown Toronto. To some people, the idea of going out for dinner is going to a nearby Milestones, Kelsey's, Boston Pizza, Montana's and etc...all great restaurants but what about trying something new?Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world. How fortunate are we? Free lessons about other cultures and to be able to experience all kinds of foods without having to fly all over the globe for it.During the summer, a couple of my friends took me to a new Italian restaurant located in the Queen St. East area called Really Really Nice. Yes, Really Really Nice is the name of this trendy Italian Restaurant. One thing I must point out, is that there is no signage that says Really Really Nice at the front of the restaurant...why? I have no idea. However, what you will find at the front of the restaurant, is a HUGE sculptor of a NOSE. Yes, a NOSE. I've been there a few times now, and every time I go....I have to order their Osso bucco. Its sooooooooooo good! The meat just falls off the bone and its just juicy and tender. Queen St. East is an up and coming new trendy area for restaurants and cafes. I highly recommend exploring this part of downtown Toronto. Do it while there's still free parking available!!! Check out this link for my information http://www.dine.to/gioranas
Thanks and Enjoy! Bon Appetite my friends.
Ciao,
Habeyah
David Tao in concert at the ACC Toronto 2007
In 2007, I was fortunate enough to see a very well-known Asian singer song writter perform at the Air Canada Center in Toronto CANADA. Born and raised in Los Angelos, CA - David Tao moved to Taiwan to pursue his career in the Entertainment industry. He truly is a talent of the Asian Music Industry. The show at the ACC was good, but thought it could've been a bit better...or perhaps I had a much higher expectation of his performance? Although I do not speak mandarin ... still I was able to grasp a few words here and there.
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