Radek Maj is the owner of The Zappi Factory - a portable kitchen complete with running water, electricity and a convection oven - and he wants to revolutionize Toronto's street food scene. He's not alone.

Toronto's A La Carte program was born of similar cravings. But the project, designed to expand the city's street food beyond the humble hot dog, has been mired in bureaucracy since its inception. Eight months after launching, proprietors of the city-issue stands fear they are falling off the cart, citing licensing costs and cumbersome breakdown-prone vehicles as the recipe for their demise.

Sunrise House, a new "minute restaurant" in Koreatown is an authentic replica of the quick-cooking, no fuss home-food restaurants that keep Korea thriving. The menu includes classic offerings of noodles, dumplings, fried rice, pancakes and meats.

See my review of Sunrise House in the restaurant section.

W Burger Bar (not to be confused with Kensington's recently opened Burger Bar) is foremost a hamburger joint, and their comfort-food menu is anchored on a solid selection of burgers. They also serve boozy milkshakes, and their female wait staff wear translucent pink v-necks and black bras that emphasize bust over bustle.

See my review of W Burger Bar in the restaurants section.

The best bridal stores in Toronto stock wedding dresses galore as this city certainly provides an overwhelming selection of gorgeous gowns. Arguably the most important (or over-rated) outfit a woman can wear, a wedding dress can definitely cause a lot of stress and selecting one can be intense. Multiple fittings, an organza ocean of choice, and layers of silk, chiffon and emotion all come together in shaping the biggest dress-up day of all.

Fin Izakaya at Yonge & Eglinton offers a wide selection of primarily Japanese snackables - everything from fresh vegetable salads and pickled kimchis, to sashimi plates and wagyu hotpots to shark-fin (gasp!) based dishes. But the disparity between the enticing and artful picture menu and what ends up on the table is rather gaping, and after trying a few hit-and-miss dishes we elect to end our only partially satisfying fishing expedition.

See my review of Fin Izakaya in the restaurant section.

Massimo's Pizza is now Vinny Massimo's Pizza & Pasta, which recently opened at its new location at Queen and Dovercourt.

Previously a contender in the best pizza slice in the city battle, my expectations were set pretty high going in. But on my first visit, a few misses have me thinking that after the move they still need to do some work to get everything in its right place.

See my review of Vinny Massimo's Pizza & Pasta in the restaurants section.