They're still working out the kinks at BlogTO, where a search of the restaurant category only seems to bring up the latest post, but they've got the goods on Ginger, King David Falafel, and Ajuker Chicken. There's also a review of Canoe that chafes my inner editor like a pair of swim trunks full of sand. But the photos are pretty.
At Torontoist, they've got that great Amato rant by David Topping that we linked to last week, a really interesting piece about garden plots in parks available for private use, and a preview of the Harbourfront Herb Fair, which, okay, was yesterday, but you can still buy herbs other places, so it's still topical and informative. Finally, they cover the doggie tea party for cancer-surviving dogs that took place at the King Edward Hotel yesterday to kick off Woofstock (and no, I'll not bitch about the fact that Torontoist refers to it as "high tea" - that was the name given to it by organizers - and I'm letting that go, too, because dogs don't really care what the meal is called as long as someone gives them food).
Dave Morris of Eye gives a tipsy nod to our of our favourite beer emporiums, Volo on Yonge Street, pointing out that, yep, beer can be upscale but not snooty. At Beyond Burgers, Catherine Jheon satisfies her sweet tooth at Madelines, Cherry Pie and Ice Cream.
At Spotlight Toronto, Suresh visits Saravana Bhavan which based on his photos, looks like a happy, happy place. He also shares our experiences with both Chimichanga (bad) and Atelier Thuet (awesome) - looks like I'll need to buy a bigger tent if we're all going to live in the laneway out front and survive on croissants and fois gras. And Mehreen has a great visit to Cafe Uno in the Distillery. Presumably they got rid of that nasty spoiled milk smell that permeated the place when we were there a few weeks ago for the Beer and Cocktail Festival.
James Chatto's got lots of juicy restaurant news this week at his blog over on Toronto Life; openings, closing, who's cooking where - all the good stuff. Also at Toronto Life, David Lawrason has a column on Tuscan wines, which I know nothing about, but they sound hearty and humble.
