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Meta Gallery opens in the Distillery District this week. Housed at the base of one of the condo buildings just west of Cafe Uno, the gallery is run by Jody Polishchuk who gave me a sneak preview last week as art was just getting on the walls and the gallery was in final phases of construction.

Check out the inaugural exhibit this Friday night (7-11pm) but before then, you can read my short Q&A with Jody and see some more photos of Meta Gallery in the gallery section.

Grazie is always busy and its popularity is marked by a nightly line-up of hungry diners waiting out the door. The restaurant only takes reservations for lunch and that's when I found out for myself whether this midtown mainstay lives up to its hype.

Read my review of Grazie in the restaurants section.

Spending time at high end oil or spice shops might not be the mandate of a typical graduate student, but I managed to find some real value while venturing inside two of Queen Street West's finer food retail shops.

The addition of The Olive Pit and The Spice Trader to our grocery section brings an inside look to two somewhat related specialty shops. They are located on top of each other (owned by the same family) and both play to the old adage "you get what you pay for".

Eating pizza is a lot like having sex: great anytime of the day including first thing in the morning, even if it's bad it's still pretty good, and if it's great you want more immediately.

Anyone who's lived in this city for long enough has probably had more pizza partners than is usually healthy and has probably fallen for the odd one. I know I've had my share. Whether it was the local fave in undergrad or the trendy fling that comes with more discerning tastes, I've eaten my share of pie but never really found one I could commit to, never one that captured my heart--until now.

Read the full profile of Pizzeria Libretto in our Restaurants Section.

Asian-fusion tapas may seem passe. That is, until you come across Leslieville's TOMI-KRO. Check out my review of TOMI-KRO in the restaurants section.