David Neinstein

Restaurants aren’t thriving—they’re barely surviving

Rents are astronomical, food costs are higher than ever and profit margins are razor thin

“It’s not fair for your paycheque to be contingent on a stranger’s mood”: David Neinstein on his decision to go tip-free at Barque Smokehouse

The Roncesvalle barbecue joint joins a growing list of full-wage restaurants

Backyard BBQ: How Barque’s David Neinstein makes his crispy, crunchy dry-rubbed chicken wings

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What’s on the menu at Bar*Q, Barque Restaurant’s new burger joint on Roncesvalles

We’ll give you three guesses

Inside the kitchen of David Neinstein, the pitmaster and co-owner of Barque BBQ

A few of the things it's stocked with: salt, moonshine and a whole lotta meat

Toronto’s top chefs reveal their favourite spots for pizza, sushi, sandwiches and after-work drinks

Grant van Gameren, Mark McEwan, Victor Barry and a dozen other chefs share their go-to shops and restaurants in the city

Introducing: Barque Butcher Bar, a butcher shop by day and bar by night on Roncesvalles

Recipe: Barque’s belt-busting flapjack tower of pulled barbecue duck meat, chèvre and blueberry compote

Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for June 25 to July 1

How Keriwa chef Aaron Joseph Bear Robe would spend a perfect Saturday on Roncesvalles

David Neinstein, the pitmaster of Roncesvalles smokehouse Barque, names his favourite foodie haunts

Best New Restaurants 2012: No. 6 Barque

Best New Restaurants 2012

Toronto’s five best brunch dishes

Introducing: Barque, Roncesvalles’s new, lighter take on the traditional smokehouse