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I needed a few seconds to get my bearings when I walked into Giuseppe’s Italian Deli and Market. Because it’s a deli, market, cafe and pizzeria, it’s one of those places where you have to order at one counter and pay at another.
Giuseppe’s does dinner and jazz nights but I visited for lunch. [...]
Wake Bistro has opened up where Fiasco Gelato used to be in Kensington. It focuses on breakfast and lunch which is pretty smart in an area dominated by pub food.
The menu is short and manageable with mostly things in between bread, soup and daily dessert specials. On weekends, it expands to include omelettes and [...]
Sometimes you just need a burger for breakfast. That’s where the Holy Grill’s brunch burger ($8.50) comes in handy.
It’s really breakfast, just with a beef patty thrown into the mix (cheddar, fried egg, bacon, tomato, mustard and onions) on an English muffin, with a huge side of fries. And it’s really, really good.
Kind of [...]
While Ossington Avenue between Queen and Dundas is becoming the new hot strip, Little Portugal still spills over into the area.
In between the shiny new restaurants and stores are thriving mom-and-pop businesses.
Gigi and Kevin took me to Alex Rei dos Leitoes, a churrasqueira, where they get barbecued chicken.
It’s a tiny counter place, with [...]
Lina’s Italian Market is a great place to shop for Italian groceries, deli meats, cheese, sausages, herbs, and cool imported kitchen gadgets.
But the cafe area in the front is a delicious and economical place to stop too for a quick bite. Pick from a line of fresh, dinner-plate size pizzas and rows of panini, [...]
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