There are few things I consider worth getting out of bed for at 4:30 in the morning. A flight to somewhere fabulous, perhaps. A particularly spectacular sunrise. But watching a group of Japanese men get terribly excited about dead fish?…
Read More Tokyo’s Tuna Auction: Big Fish, Big Money and a Very Early Alarm Clock
When I told people I drove out to Cayuga for dinner, I got that polite “oh… nice” look that means “are you nuts?” After all, it’s a two plus hour drive from Toronto. Once you’ve been to Twisted Lemon, you’ll…
Read More A Delicious Detour: Eat, Sleep, and Sip at Twisted Lemon
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…
Read More LSL Restaurant, Toronto: Three Chefs Walk Into a Dining Room…
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…
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 &…
La Locanda is a historic gem in a tiny medieval town, definitely off the beaten track. Yet situated at the crossroads of a magic, underappreciated area of Italy that encompasses Bologna, Ravenna, Faenza and Imola. This cluster of buildings began…
Read More best bed: La Locanda di Bagnara, Bagnara di Romagna, Italy
