The Way We Eat Now

Toronto’s patio fee “nightmare” reminds us just how vital outdoor seating is—and not just for happy hour

"Myself and friends in the industry are talking about packing it in and moving up north"

How a Toronto cook feeds his hunger for brains with nachos

Recipe included

Good cooks are quitting the kitchen, and that’s bad news for your favourite restaurant

Experienced cooks are tired of being paid like the kid who shovels the driveway

Your salad says it’s local, organic and sustainable—but is it?

"It’s a salad bar—if we were going to have all local food, we’d have to close the restaurant”

Is your artisanal butcher too artisanal?

The story of one St. Clair West salumeria

Another Toronto restaurateur does away with tipping

The owner of Sidecar and the Toronto Temperance Society is the second in Toronto to ban tips

Why Toronto’s west side has more (and better) restaurants than the east

There are plenty of great places to eat on the east side—it just hasn’t exploded the way the west has over the last five years. How come?

The high price of cheap shrimp: where restaurants get their prawns from and why you should care

Sick, Bro! Why cooks at your favourite restaurants work when they shouldn’t