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Reservations Start Today for Winterlicious

Winterlicious is a great excuse to stray outside into the cold of winter and outside the strict CheapEats rules to try some of Toronto’s higher-priced restaurants. 

This year’s is running from January 30 to February 12, 2009 and has 150 restaurants offering 3-course prix fixe menus ranging from $15-30 for lunch, and menus ranging from $25-45 for dinner.

Remember if you pay with your card they will donate 5% of your purchase to the

Winterlicious Almost CheapEats (lunch $15 or dinner $25)

1055 Yonge Street, 416.482.8485
Menu $15 Lunch, $25 Dinner

307 Danforth Avenue, 416.469.5183
Menu $25 Dinner

93 Harbord

93 Harbord Street, 416.922.5914
Menu $25 Dinner

579 Mount Pleasant Road, 416.545.1220
Menu $15 Lunch, $25 Dinner

294 Adelaide Street West, 416.979.1910
Menu $15 Lunch, $25 Dinner

2459 Yonge Street, 416.487.2771
Menu $15 Lunch, $25 Dinner

3305 Yonge Street, 416.487.1100
Menu $25 Dinner

1701 Bayview Avenue, 416.322.3270
Menu $25 Dinner

Distillery District  55 Mill Street, 416.815.9898
Menu $15 Lunch, $25 Dinner

Renaissance Toronto Hotel Downtown 1 Blue Jays Way, 416.341.5045
Menu $15 Lunch, $25 Dinner

495 Eglinton Avenue West, 416.489-0961
Menu $15 Lunch, $25 Dinner

(and that’s just the “A”s, keep reading!)

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C'est What Festival of Local Wineries

I just got the following note about 's TONIGHT - Wed June 25th.    

WineI know that has a reputation for craft beer but our love of all things local extends to wine as well.

On Wednesday June 25 from 5 to 10 p.m. we will be featuring a fine selection of almost forty different vintages for you to sample. Representatives from Calamus, Dan Aykroyd, EastDell, Harbour Estates, Henry Of Pelham, Hillebrand, Reif, Silver Peak Wine Cellars, and Vineland. will be on hand to help you increase your VQA IQ.

Admission is free, samples are $1.50 each or eight for $10 (all taxes inc.)

Cheers, George

67 Front St. E. (at Church)
Toronto, ON

It's short notice, but if their recent Porters & Stouts Tasting was any example, this should be a excellent opportunity to sample a range of wines and learn a little at the same time.

We've Come A Long Way, Baby

Dining In A RowDr. David McKeown, Medical Officer of Health for the City of Toronto, will join nursing mothers and their babies to give a “Breastfeeding Anytime Anywhere” decal to , the first restaurant in Toronto to register as Breastfeeding Friendly under a new .


655 Bay St, N of Dundas
More Info on in pg. 94

Beastfeeding FriendlyLater this week, 6000 restaurants across the city will be receiving information packages on Breastfeeding in restaurants, the legal right to breastfeed anywhere anytime and some techniques for "handling" customers who complain about it.

While it's natural and very good for the babies, breastfeeding is still highly controversial in restaurants.

Will the new "Breastfeeding Friendly" signs influence which restaurant you chose to go to?

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What the WIFI?

Lettieri SuitWhen did stop offering WIFI?

I dropped by the Yorkville location last week for a quick coffee and email check only to find there was no access.  So I asked and woman behind the counter told me if I sat near the window I might be able to pick something up. 

I was sure that all locations had WIFI.  It was one of the great things about them.  Did I miss something?

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A Taste For Life - April 16

A Taste For Life

On April 16th select Toronto restaurants are participating in by donating a portion of the cost of meals sold to a not-for-profit agency that provides 75% of the supportive housing to people living with HIV/AIDS in Toronto.

With 6 CheapEats Toronto restaurants participating, you can get a great meal without breaking the bank and still support these great organisations. But why not splurge a little, it's for a good cause.

     416-469-5183 - 307 Danforth Avenue
(check their profile on page 131 of )

     416-463-3086 - 143 Danforth Avenue
(pg 32 of )

Clafouti Patisserie     416-603-1935 - 915 Queen Street West
(pg 54 of )

Ginger 3?Ginger     416-413-1053 - 546 Church Street
(pg 74 of )

     416-532-2570
1554 Queen Street West
(pg 103 of )

416-598-4719
208 Queen Street West
(pg 121 of )

Reservations are strongly recommended!!

Check out the other participating restaurants below:

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Winterlicious - Make Your Reservations

While it may feel like spring out there, it's actually time for Winterlicious!  Reservations start January 10th, 2008. (Yes, TODAY!)

Winterlicious wordmark

This annual dining event includes not only the standard $15-35 at restaurants all across the city, but this year we're also being offered the Winterlicious .

Check out the restaurants participating in this year's Winterlicious

The Winterlicious offers us all the "ultimate dining experience with top local and international chefs".  I.e. no more complaining that Winterlicious is just a Dinner Special with a fancy name and lots of hype. This sizzle comes with steak.

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(warning - these are not even remotely CheapEats!)

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Living Well is now Arrabiata Trattoria

ArrabiataLiving Well, on Yonge, south of Bloor is in the process of becoming Arrabiata Trattoria RestoBar. Arrabiata, 692 Yonge Street, is still being setup and since they haven't posted a menu (or opening date) we won't know for a while whether it is a CheapEat or not.

Red Pen: pg. 96 of , Living Well - closed.

While it's sad to see this neighbourhood fixture go, it won't surprise our friends who went to Living Well for a very disappointing dinner during Pride.

Purple Onion reopened!

Steak Sandwich w/ onions & shrooms.The Purple Onion has reopened!

It's now on Dundas West, just West of Pacific Ave.

James will be so happy.

[Red Pen update:
The Purple Onion - pg 120
new address: 2998 Dundas Street West

Didn't know it closed? Check this]

Spring Fever on St. Clair [May 31-June 10]

May 31-June 10 - Spring Fever on St.ClairThis the second year for Spring Fever on St. Clair, the week-long restaurant event offering Prix Fixe menus at restaurants across this vibrant but still mostly under-discovered neighbourhood along St. Clair from Bathurst to Dufferin.   

Prix Fixe menus include appetizer, entree and dessert and are priced at either $20 or $25.

Restaurants participating this year include:

Atlas One - 820 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1B6
416-656-4817

Café Neo - 782 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1B6
416-789-9022 

Da Gianni & Maria Trattoria - 794 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1B6
416-652-3982 

Dave's Gourmet Pizza  -730 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1B3
416-652-2020 

Dona Luz Pancho Villa - 807 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1B9
416-652-7430 

El Fogon - 543 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1A3
416-850-8041 

El Palenque Casa del Mariachi - 816 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1B6
416-653-5593 

Ferro Bar Cafe - 769 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1B4
416-654-9119

Filippo's - 744 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1B5
416-658-0568 

Mezzetta - 681 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1A7
416-658-5687 

Mi Tierra Restaurant - 828 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1C1
416-654-8886 

Nama Sushi - 750 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1B5
416-652-0711

Regal Heights Bistro - 1077 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6E 1A6
416-651-2109

The Rushton  - 740 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1B3
416-658-7874 

Vanipha Lanna - 863 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1C4
416-654-8068 

Zemra Bar Lounge - 778 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON  M6C 1B6
416-651-3123

   

See also www.springfever.ca

The Skylark's New Facade.

After years of threats of renovations, unfinished drywall and most recently months of being closed, the Skylark on Gerrard East is open again with a shiny new facade and twice the seating. 

The buffet prices remain unchanged from the last edition of CETO: Lunch Buffet for $8.99 and Dinner Buffet for $10.99, still a deal for all that tummy-rubbing goodness.

We plan to drop in to check out the fancy new space in the next week or so, but if you've been in already we'd love to hear what you think of the new shiny Skylark.

Skylark - 1433 Gerrard St. E. - pg. 133 - get your red pen prepared to up that Style rating.

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