Corner of Adelaide & John. The helpful billboard directs, "Turn right on John".

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When I first arrived in Toronto from Japan when I was six, there wasn't too much here that was familiar to me. It was a total culture shock. The only English I knew was what I learned for Sesame Street.

Then I remember seeing the Original Sin video by INXS. It featured the band at a street festival in Japan. It was like all the street festivals I remember my parents taking me to, and I was an immediate fan.

Fast forward a whole bunch of years when the band lost its original lead singer, Michael Hutchence, to controversial circumstances and then fast forward another bunch of years later to last summer, when the remaining members of the band took part in a Mark Burnett produced reality show to recruit a new lead singer.

JD Fortune, hometown boy, purported ex-Elvis impersonator and living-out-of-his-car pursuing his rockstar dreams, won that competition to become the new lead singer of INXS. The newly intact band rolled into town this week to play two sold-out shows on Monday and Tuesday at Massey Hall.

I'll be honest, I tend to stay away from the $25 dinner options for Winterlicious. I usually have my sights set on some of the $35 prix fixe restaurants in town I can only afford to go for special occasions.

This time around, I was gunning for one of the new additions to the Winterlicious roster: Mildred Pierce. After three solid days of calling only to be met with what I can only assume was a continual busy signal, I made reservations for Innocenti. (I was going by a friend's list of preferences.)

It's good value, but I found during this year's Winterlicious outings that there is a wide gap between the quality of food when that extra $10 is spent. (I'll also be posting about another $25 dinner at the Brasserie in the next couple of days.)

The Innocenti Winterlicious Dinner Menu:

Part three in a four part series.

Steaks are everywhere. While I've been focusing mostly on steakhouses, great steaks can be found in some unexpected places.

First up, House of Chan. Yes, a Chinese restaurant. But there have been raves about their steaks. And they must be doing something right because they've been around for over 50 year. How many other restaurants (or indeed many of us...) can say they're half a century old?

Their steaks range from $39.50 (10oz Filet Mignon, 12oz New York Sirloin & 12oz Rib Eye) to $49.50 (16oz NY Sirloin). Also available are the 14oz Tenderloin ($47.95), 24oz Porterhouse ($48.95) and the mega (I'm assuming to share) 42oz Porterhouse. Surf n' turf it with the ginger and onion lobster and heck, start with a Wonton Soup ($4.75).

The Tulip feels like a diner or a cafeteria. The lighting is harsh. The wall colours are vibrant. The noise levels can likely be measured in the higher decibels. Yet, there are almost always line-ups out the door during peak times. Their steaks are good, but their prices are even better.

Part two in a four part series.

To shell out big, but to get the biggest bang for the steak buck, it's Harbour Sixty. I've been unspeakably lucky to have been treated to dinner there a few times, and I even ventured out for dinner on my own wallet once.

When I'm asked to recommend the best steakhouse in town, it is Harbour Sixty without hesitation.

Why? First of all, the experience. It is the biggest throwback to the vision of an old-school classic steakhouse. It is complete with massive dark leather club chairs which requires assistance to get in and out of due to the sheer bulk and oversized bellowing velvety window coverings.

Everything is BIG. Big restaurant. Big furnishings. Big portions. Big steaks.