Sonia Minasian
Upon stepping into the urban oasis that is Chakra, one of Yonge and Eglinton’s premier Indian restaurants, one immediately feels a sense of calm. The elegant gold and ruby toned décor is striking and the aroma of fresh, spicy fare being prepared in the open concept kitchen - interestingly nestled in the dining room [...]

Kiki Mahy
I come from a small city where variety is not the spice of life, especially when it comes to matters of the kitchen. And there’s nothing that bothers me more than a dull pallet. So when My Thai restaurant opened up downtown, I was thrilled. Finally, as restaurant with something new to offer my [...]

Cynthia Cheng
When one thinks of a stir-fry bar, one generally sees fast food. However, nothing can be further than the truth at Fire & Ice. Located off of Highway 404 and Highway 7 in Markham, this restaurant is different. It marries the typical stir-fry bar with traditional sit-down service.
Like a regular restaurant, [...]

Cynthia Cheng

ONE Restaurant is located at the Hazelton Hotel at 116 Yorkville Avenue in Toronto.  This is a unique restaurant.  It serves family style, rather than individual portions, meaning that the food is meant to be shared.  This is generally something that isn’t seen outside of the home or Chinese restaurants. In addition, ONE offers [...]

Terry Hughes, GM of Marben Restaurant
Marben Restaurant’s First Anniversary event was both a dinner and a record-breaking party afterwards that went til 3. We served about 120 guests for full dinner service and then we lit the tiki torches and the party began.
We were just jammed with revelers in the Lounge, the Party room downstairs [...]

The Prince Arthur location of The Host Fine Indian Cuisine is one of this year’s Summerlicious participants. In addition to the downtown location, The Host also has restaurants in Richmond Hill and Mississauga. Recently, I had the chance to have dinner at its Richmond Hill location, where I sampled several dishes which will be featured [...]

Cynthia Cheng
Sequel Restaurant and Catering, located on Yonge, a few blocks north of Lawrence opened in 2004. The restaurant, owned by Lisa and Eric, recently “went green” by teaming up with Local Food Plus (LFP), a non-profit organization that promotes environmentally and socially responsible food production. Around the same time, they also switched from regular [...]

Cynthia Cheng
New York is full of expensive restaurants, but there are only a handful that’s high on everyone’s list.   Jean-Georges is one of them.  However, Jean-Georges has one thing that most other places do not have. It has an amazing Prix-Fixe lunch that is lighter on the wallet than their “regular” dinner menu. For $28 US, one [...]

Cynthia Cheng
The predominantly organic True Restaurant opened at 69 Yorkville last week (former home of the Sequel Lounge). With a menu of mostly locally-grown foods, True is also very true to modern, twenty-first century tastes, with its decor being very minimalist. The furniture is mostly white (swivel chairs inside, regular white chairs on the [...]