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Fresh Bread & Gelato (all in one place!)

Once again, the design district features a location you can’t miss out on. Terroni, a loved Italian restaurant in Toronto, has opened up their own bakery. Sud forno features fresh bread, pizza, sandwiches, baked goodies, gelato, and beautiful, unique marble flooring. They have also been featured on blogTO (and they deserve it!). - http://www.blogto.com/bakery/sud-forno-toronto

Sud Forno 716 Queen St. West  Toronto, ON

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“Destingo” : Destined to go!

As part of the design district, Destingo is a contemporary, Italian restaurant with amazing food and wine that fits any occasion, even if you just want to grab a light lunch!

 Destingo Restaurant 741 Queen Street W. Toronto, ON

Zuppe del Giorno - Today’s soup featured a chilled watermelon soup mized with various vegetables and topped with basil, salt, and pepper.

Bruschetta - Baguette topped with vine tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, and evoo.

Gnocchi Four Destingo - Potato gnocchi, four cheese cream sauce, topped with parmesan.

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“Fuel your body, fuel your mind”

 A location all about mindful eating!

Thrive Energy Lab 191 King St. South Waterloo, ON

Fruit & veggie-infused water!

Big Green Sandwich - Avocado, grilled zucchini, sprouts, pickled cucumbers, baby spinach, roasted jalapeno, hummus, & garlic aioli, on a toasted organic 7-grain.

Pad Thai Noodle Bowl - Asian julienned veg mix, daikon, radish, sprouts, sesame garlic tempeh, thai basil, lime & toasted peanuts with rice noodles.

Green Garden Salad Bowl - Mixed greens, sprouts, kale, radish, cucumber, hemp hearts, organic quinoa, chickpea croutons, served with avocado & hemp seed dressing.

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Thai Specials

Thai Princess 387 King St. West  Toronto, ON

Top: Cashew Nut Chicken (Southern Thai), Bottom: Mango Chicken; Both served with simple white rice.

Banana Shake & King St. West View 

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Modern Dinerbar

Deville Dinerbar  1425 Stanley Street Montreal, QC

Deville Dinerbar Interior

Fishbowl drinks! 

Calamari

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Soul Food - Sinfully Delicious

Harlem Restaurant 67 Richmond St. East Toronto, ON

Outside Patio

Vinyls As Their Menus

Catfish Lafayette - Seasoned, deep fried cat fish with sweet chilli hot sauce and some greens

The Southern Favourite: Southern Fried Chicken and Waffles! served with a scotch-boner-coriander-lime syrup & gravy/maple syrup

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First Persian Experience

Gilaneh Restaurant 900 Yorkmills Rd. Toronto, ON

Beautiful Interior

Freshy baked bread, on site

Must Khiar - Cream yogurt, chopped cucumber and garlic

Chicken Kabab served with Basmati Rice

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Little Town of Elora

Mill Street Bakery & Bistro 15 E Mill St. Elora, Ontario

Town Boutiques

House-made Bison Chilli, served with the bakery's fresh bread. Chilli made from 100% ground bison, combined with kidney and romano beans, tomatoes, onions and bistro's secret blend of spices. Topped with sour cream and cheddar.

Chef's Signature Mac & Cheese served with bakery's fresh bread - Dish mixed with smokey bacon, spinach, tomato, and a creamy blend of cheeses.

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Haven In the heart of Old Montreal

Jardin Nelson 407 Place Jacques Cartier Montréal, Quebec

Italienne / Italian

Aubergine al forno / Eggplant al forno 

Bruschetta

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Italian Pizza: Tomato sauce, cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, cheddar, mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Eggplant al forno: Eggplant with tomato sauce, cheddar, mozzarella and parmesan cheese, oven baked.

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Diversity from one Origin

Origin 107-109 King St. East Toronto, Ontario

Village Bay, New Brunswick Oysters in half shell with Yuzu Dressing.

Chinois duck on flour tortilla with cucumber, hoisin, sriracha & sour cream.

Butternut squash risotto with pumpkin and marscapone

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Inspired by Frida Kahlo

Frida Restaurant & Bar 999 Eglinton Ave West Toronto, Ontario

Tostadas de Pollo

Chiles Poblanos Rellenos

Pescado a la Veracruzana

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Tostadas de Pollo: Shredded chicken breast, cotija cheese, refrito beans, pico de gallo and house soured cream.

Chiles Poblanos Rellenos: Poblano pepper stuffed with Oaxaca cheese, wrapped in fluffy egg batter, covered with tomato sauce and epazote spice.

Pescado a la Veracruzana: Quickly pan fried halibut with tomatoes, capers and olives on a bed of rice and seasonal vegetables.

"Frida Kahlo speaks the truth in her paintings. Her rawness inspired our native Mexican Chef to draw from his roots and give to the people the essence of the Mexico he knows."

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Brunch with Edward Levesque

Edward Levesque's Kitchen 1290 Queen Street East Leslieville - Toronto, Ontario

Cheddar/chive bisquits and apple butter

2 poached eggs, tomato/basil sauce, cornbread, spicy & juicy italian sausage and toasted cumin.

2 poached eggs, 2 bangers, mash, mushrooms, and mushroom stock

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Namaste! - A Personal Favourite

Grain of Salt Fine Indian Cuisine 18-561 Hespeler Rd. Cambridge, Ontario

Aloo Tikki

Lamb Roganjosh

Chicken Korma ____________________________

Aloo Tikki: Deep fried mashed potatoes with chick peas and tamarind sauce

Lamb Roganjosh: Lamb cubes prepared in Kashmiri style (Indian Union Territory) with the flavour of Rattanjog

Chicken Korma: Boneless chunks of meat cooked in thick cream sauce with cashew nut paste

I would like to thank the entire restaurant team for the great hospitality and spirit. You're all wonderful people and I look forward to visiting you again. A place near and dear to my heart, but most importantly, a recommendation to all.

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Hoş geldiniz! - Welcome to Turkey!

Anatolia Traditional Turkish Cuisine 5112 Dundas St. West Toronto, Ontario

Dip Dish: - Patlican Ezme (top left), Hummus (top right), Domates Ezme (bottom left), Ayse’s Walnut Spread (bottom right)

Ali Nazik

Izgara Kofte

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Patlican Ezme: Smoky, grilled eggplant blended with garlic, tahini, and drizzled with lemon and olive oil. Hummus: A creamy, tangy blend of plump chickpeas, tahini and garlic. Sprinkled with paprika and a drizzle of olive oil.

Domates Ezme: A spicy, fresh blend of finely chopped tomatoes, crispy red and green peppers, Sweet Spanish onions and fresh herbs.

Ayse’s Walnut Spread: A blend of crunchy walnuts, a tomato and red pepper reduction, bread crumbs, herbs and spices

Ali Nazik - Squares of grilled chicken, served on a bed of smoky, creamy eggplant, blended with tahini. Topped with a drizzle of warm butter and tomato sauce. Served with rice

Izgara Kofte - Seasoned ground beef patties, flame broiled until tender and juicy; served with salad and rice

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Southern Italian Soul Food

                     7 Numbers Restaurant     516 Eglinton Ave W & 307 Danforth Ave E                         Toronto, Ontario

Homemade Lasagna with Veal, Linguine with Rapini, Orecchiete with Ricotta!

Nonna Maria

      "Sexy Duck Leg"

"What the heck is 7 numbers? - Actually, our customers gave us the "7Numbers" name. Our restaurants are numbered Ontario corporations: 2047409 Ontario Inc. on Danforth Avenue, and 2113407 on Eglinton Avenue West. Shows how smart our customers are. (Us, for naming our restaurants with just numbers? Not so much...)"

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Grilled Cheese - A Canadian Fave!

                                                   The Grilled Cheese                                                  66 1/2 Nassau Street                                                    Toronto, ON M5T

The Black Jack - Jalapeno Havarti Cheese, Black Olive Pesto, Spinach and Tomatoes

The Apple Crisp (In Photo Attached) - Cheedar, Caramelized Apples, Red Onions, Avocado or Bacon. 

By: Gabrielle Ene

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Delicioso!

Let us bring a little South American flavour to your reading with this journal entry. Ready muchachos?

The Churrasco-style is a special way of serving food, originating in Latin America. The term 'churrasco' refers to grilled meat - a prominent feature in the cuisine of Bolivia, Argentine, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Brazil. This original feasting method was mostly practiced by Gauchos - equivalent to American cowboys. Historically, these nomadic horse-riders lived in the Pampas region, which extended from the Andes, to Uruguay, and to the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. They thrived on hunting wild cattle, as early as the year 1580. In the 18th century, Gauchos were recorded by the famous travel writer Alonso Carrió de la Vandera. When he passed by what is now Northern Argentina, he learned of the gaucho way. Commercial cattle ranching began in the second half of the 18th century. The Churrasco- style is now preserved in many restaurants across the world.

So what is the Churrasco-style? Well, as mentioned at the beginning - it's all about grilled meat cooked on an open fire (traditional to the Gaucho cooking). Cuts of meat are placed on skewers and cooked on an open fire until grilled (or basically BBQ'd) to perfection.

All of this was experienced and learned about at a beautiful location in Niagara Falls, ON (yes, we've expanded our horizons a bit). 

Tonight's Feature: Brasa Brazilian Steakhouse

So here's how it goes - You make a reservation (or walk in, but be ready for the line up), you sit down, you grab your coaster and flip it to green. What does this mean? "GO!". Yes, it signals the servers to begin serving you. As long as you have that coaster flipped to green, the gauchos will come to you and serve you meat from a skewer. They do stay traditional in the way they serve you, as well as the clothes they wear. All servers wear traditional gaucho clothing. Once you're all filled up on the meat for the night, you can flip the coaster to red. Even if you're not done, but really need a break - flip it to red and back to green when ready! During your break you can enjoy a glass from the list of wines they have, as well as their humongous salad bar. If the meat choices weren't enough..you also have 70+ items to choose from at the bar. They include various salads, sea food, cheeses, salamis, etc. The salad bar is all buffet style.

So...pretty simple! But yet, an amazing experience.

What's on the menu then? Well more like "What's on the skewers?". Here's what they have as a selection:

-Chicken Leg -Chicken  Thigh -Bacon Wrapped Chicken -Lamb Leg -Beef Rib Eye -Beef Top Sirloin -Beef Rump Steak -Beef Bottom Sirloin -Garlic Beef Steak -Beef Short Rib -Parmesan Pork Loin -Pork Sausage -Salmon -Grilled Pineapple So that's it. A restaurant full of flavour, all stemming from a historical tradition. The night we visited, we were lucky to catch a salsa performance. 

Ps. Restaurant directly linked to Fallsview Casino... yeah get your gamble on!