There's no shortage of takeout Indian food in Toronto but for a quick fix it's hard to beat the ol' standby Bombay Palace.

Read my review of Bombay Palace in the restaurants section.

Quick, what's more fun? Cranking out 3 sets of 10 reps of bicep curls or whacking a tractor tire with a sledgehammer? Jared Postance and Lee Davy think the latter and opened up the DCC to prove it.

Read my profile of the Dynamic Conditioning Centre in the Fitness section.

Gilead Cafe, star chef Jamie Kennedy's latest culinary outpost, is tucked away in a small lane between Front and King Streets. Inside, the kitchen serves fresh soups, sandwiches, and a killer gourmet beef poutine.

Read guest contributor Kitty Lo's full review of Gilead Cafe, in our restaurants section.

The aptly named Pure Vegetarian Restaurant has been filling Cafe 668's old shoes for four months now. The location seems to be pretty quiet, but I popped in to give it a try anyway.

Read my review of Pure Vegetarian Restaurant (take-out) in our restaurants section.

Go easy on Piatti's delicious, freshly-made pizza and pasta, because you're just getting started. Leave plenty of belly room for the endless skewers of melt-in-your-mouth meat to come.

Read my full review of the Yonge and Eglinton area's Brazilian all-you-can-eat Piatti Restaurant, in our restaurant section.

Forget Queen West: wend your way between the souvlaki joints and fruit stands to shoe and bag shop Lustre on the Danforth. You might just walk out in the most outrageous shoes you've ever worn. In a good way.

Check out my pics and write-up of Lustre in the fashion section.