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Adam Grant at work.
Food

Avenue Bistro’s Adam Grant likes to tweak 

March 1, 2018 Lorna Krawchuk

For Adam Grant, it’s all about the little things – the tweaks and small changes. So, when the new owner of the former L’Avenue Bistro on Bayview Ave., Cindy Stiller, asked him to stay on …more

Broccoli dish photo By June Chiu
Food

Tao – Chinese Cuisine comes to Leaside

May 1, 2017 Guest Contributor

Noodles and rice with fragrant sauces, Chinese style…my ‘go to’ comfort foods. Must have something to do with my Chinese heritage. So imagine my excitement when the marquee, ‘Tao, northern Chinese cuisine’, went up at …more

L-R: Ann Aguilera, Elke Sengmueller, Carole Macaulay, John Macaulay and Dave Aguilera
Food

Popping a few Corks at Longo’s grocery-restaurant

March 1, 2017 Guest Contributor

A full-service restaurant inside a grocery store? This sounds like a match made in heaven, with myriad fresh and varied ingredients readily available for a menu. But grocery stores are not exactly known for being …more

Fukui Sushi
Food

Outside the bento box at Fukui Sushi on Bayview

February 1, 2017 Guest Contributor

Reviewed by ANGELA BURLEY and JOHN BECH-HANSEN What better way to be greeted upon entering Fukui Sushi on a brisk January evening than by the smiling faces of three sushi chefs? We’ve actually been coming …more

Satay on the road store front
Food

Beating the cold winter blues at Satay on the Road

January 1, 2017 Guest Contributor

  The weather has turned cold, and snow is already piling up on the roads and the sidewalks. It’s hard for me to remember that just a few weeks ago I was roaming the bustling …more

Erin O'Brien and her boyfriend, Paul Versteeg-Lytwyn, Bayview Ave. enjoy date night at Val-d'Isère
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Date night at Val d’Isère

December 1, 2016 Guest Contributor

Saturday was our date night, so my boyfriend Paul and I decided to try out the “new” restaurant on Bayview Ave., Val d’Isère. While walking up the street the week before I had noticed a …more

Left to right: Bonnie, Anika, Kaila and Mike Brophy
Food

This seafood restaurant is making the right kind of waves

October 1, 2016 Guest Contributor

We recently decided to try one of the newer restaurants on Bayview, The Captain’s Boil, a franchise operation with locations in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. We knew little about it before dining there except that …more

Tosto Critics.
Food

Turning half of a beer store into a tasty pizza place

September 1, 2016 Guest Contributor

When the Beer Store at Bayview and Eglinton closed in August 2014, many Leasiders probably took their empties to the LCBO on Laird and never came back. But as our latest group of dining critics …more

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Leonard’s Restaurant for sale after 42 years

June 1, 2016 Staff

The Filipopoulos family has put Leonard’s Restaurant and the building up for sale after 42 years on Laird Dr. Brothers’ Bill and George operated the restaurant until George died of cancer recently. Bill says he’s …more

Dining Critics June 2016
Food

Authentic Mexican — when you finally get it

June 1, 2016 Guest Contributor

“Mexico Lindo on Bayview offers good authentic Mexican food at good prices…when you eventually get your food,” said Christine Ng-Chung, Vanderhoof Ave. “We waited 30 ignored minutes at the door and another 30 minutes at …more

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Barbara Klein, front, and the business students responsible for creating Leaside Eats. Photo Anna Kravtchenco.
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Leaside Eats!

by Susan Scandiffio in Community

Barbara Klein is one of those teachers.  A teacher who inspires her students. A teacher who brings out the absolute best in them and provides them with unique opportunities while meaningfully tying in course content. ...more
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