the three star chefs...Saito, Le Squer, Leroy

LSL Restaurant, Toronto: Three Chefs Walk Into a Dining Room…

Toronto’s dining scene has just had a glow-up of epic proportions, thanks to LSL, a restaurant so ambitious it makes other fine-dining spots look like they’re still in rehearsal. I’ve already been three times since it opened, which tells you…

aKin Restaurant, Toronto, Canada

aKin Restaurant…amazing asian food with a twist

If you’ve ever wanted to be surprised, delighted, occasionally confused, and gently fed by people who’ve clearly watched a lot of sci-fi cooking shows, then aKin in Toronto is calling your name—possibly in both Cantonese and molecular binary. Tucked away…

Michelin Guide, the big reveal, Toronto

Did Michelin get it wrong?

The Michelin Guide has long been my bible. As a kid my parents used it to pick every hotel, every restaurant when we traveled. We would stay several days in various towns throughout Europe Always on half board (breakfast &…

wine at Noize

mathieu germond…one great sommelier

Mathieu Germond is one of the world’s great sommeliers though it is likely that you have never heard of him. He doesn’t have a column in the FT, write books or appear on reality tv shows. But finding the perfect…

canada’s 100 best restaurants…and the winner is…

Well, actually we won’t know which establishment the #1 restaurant in Canada is for 2019 until tomorrow (April 15). This will be the fifth year of competition. It has garnered increasing notoriety and importance to both the foodie consumer community…

the counter at ten restaurant in toronto

the perfect ten: julian bentivegna’s new restaurant

“I take my cooking seriously, but never myself”.  My first thought as I started chatting with chef Julian Bentivegna was Wow! am I an under achiever. My second thought was Wow! can he cook. Julian has just opened his  first…