Trend We Love: freebies with the bill

Nothing takes the sting out of a hefty bill like a plate of treats on the house. Below, four places that soothed our end-of-meal anxiety this year:

• At The Grove, chef Ben Heaton sends out a plate of cookies adorned with the restaurant’s name
• Frank’s Kitchen delivers house-made chocolate truffles
• Auberge du Pommier’s inventive macarons, in flavours like black sesame and rosemary cassis, are some of the best in the city
• At Buca, little take-away packages of amaretti accompany the cheque