Doyum Berlin is well represented with Turkish and Syrian restos. Doyum is Syrian. Fresh baked pita. Traditional pickles. Tripe soup.  Pigs foot soup.  Eggplant salad. Ezme, a salad/puree of very finely chopped walnuts, tomatoes, onions, parsley and red pepper puree. Kusbasi pide, Syrian/Turkish version of pizza, this with strips of lamb with onions, green and ..read more

Beach Hill Smokehouse serves Texas style BBQ. White oak is used for smoking. Beach Hill could be the best Texas style BBQ in Canada. Some of you may know that I am a certified Kansas City BBQ judge (KCBS) and have also served as an invited Judge at the most prestigious BBQ competition in the world, "The Jack" (Jack Daniels Invitational World Championship BBQ).  Beach Hill Smokehouse is the ..read more

SUSHI SHO Sushi master Keiji Nakazawa oversees Sushi Sho, the debut restaurant opened outside of Japan. Nakazawa pairs varying temperatures of rice seasoning to different types of fresh fish to maximize flavor. With only 10 seats, this exclusive restaurant is an extremely difficult reservation, fully booked weeks in advance. Dining is omakase-style with each course selected by the chef. I ..read more

Yu Garden was founded 150 years ago in Shanghai. From the beginning the restaurant was known for its dim sum and especially for their steamed stuffed buns (soup buns). The Toronto branch is the first outside of Shanghai. King size Nanjing crab roe soup in steamed bun (with small shrimp inside). Special prawn cooked in selected style. Chinese cabbage, cured ham in cream sauce was the ..read more

Kyoto in spring, if one is lucky enough to time it right to be there just when the cherry blossoms bloom, is a spectacularly beautiful scene. In the Kyoto area, particularly, about 130 varieties of cherry blossoms bloom over a very short period of time. So, the visual effects are quite spectacular. Everyone from all over Japan, and elsewhere make a pilgrimage to where the blossoms are in ..read more

Cherry blossom time is an extraordinarily beautiful time in Japan where Japanese people from all over Japan travel to follow the best of the season all up and down the country. Seiju Seiju is a highly rated tempura restaurant in both the Michelin Guide (1*) and Tabelog (4.!!). Presentation of place setting.  Clam in clam broth topped with a shiso leaf.    Presentation for the ..read more

Chef Joseph Shawana, who grew up on the Wikwemikong Unceded Reserve on Manitoulin Island, shares his indigenous heritage cuisine, using his classically trained cooking background. Arctic trio: beet cured salmon; seal tartar; smoked rainbow trout, all accompanied by bannock. I only had a problem with the taste of the seal, not that there was anything wrong. The flavour just did not ..read more

I wish the lighting for the photos was better but the ambient lighting was very difficult for good photography. This wonderful new Italian influenced cuisine is one of the best Italian dining experiences in Canada. West Coast oysters topped with lemon pearles and Ligurian taggiasca olive oil. Very fresh and quite delicious. Tremezzino frito: fried bread, B.C. side striped shrimp and ..read more

The amazing smoked brisket benny, poached eggs on brisket with anaheim chili, dill pickle and hollandaise on a "high rise biscuit. Smoked ribs. A bit dry. Smashed and fried potatoes with kim chi, parmesan and green onions. Yummy, addictively crispy potatoes! Buttermilk fried chicken and waffles with citrus creme, honey and chili-garlic sauce. The chicken lacked flavour, the batter ..read more

At the Assembly Food Hall we grazed items from the menus of several restos. Love Chix Fried brussel sprouts with lemon and grana padano. Terrific, especially if you love brussel sprouts! Love Chix fried chicken sandwich (shared). Cherry Street BBQ Fabulous, nicely smokey, very juicy pulled pork from Cherry Street BBQ. One of the best pulled pork samples I have tasted  in ..read more