The best theatre production companies in Toronto are programmatically all over the map. Have a hankerin' for a big budget musical? David Mirvish would only be too happy to oblige. Craving a classic that's tried and true? Albert Schultz and Soulpepper have your fix. Desiring a cutting edge play with the potential to flip the way you think about the world? Nightwood, Buddies in Bad Times, CanStage, Red One and Fu-Gen will have you reaching for your gravity boots. Want to see how theatre can help shape and build the future of our country? Then Clay and Paper, The Classical Theatre Project and Toronto Youth Theatre will give you a prescription.

The best fried chicken in Toronto illustrates not just how crazy we are for the stuff, but how wildly different a single category of food can be. From the more well known southern-style fried chicken with its herbed, crispy, and thick flour breading to the secret ingredients of an Indian father's favourite spicy chicken, Toronto is blessed with a range of options that allow us to avoid the bland KFC many associate with this category.

A bar that opened in Little Italy back in May is a refreshing addition to the neighbourhood for more than one reason. But at the top of my list is their policy (last seen at The Red Light on Dundas West) that allows patrons to bring in their own food for bar snacks.

Find our more in my profile of Wilson 96 in the bars section.

A bar that opened near Queen and Broadview earlier this year has something different on its snack menu - birthday cake. Paired with pickles (also offered) it may not make the best one two punch, but savoured along with a pint of Mill Street, it serves as a sweet late night snack.

Find out more in my review of The Avro in the bars section.

With live music, booth seating and cheap enough beer, this College Street bar feels a lot like Sneaky Dee's. Add some inventive Korean/Mexican bar snacks and the kitchen just might give the competition a run for their money.

Read my profile of JangBang in the bars section.

The best sports bars in Toronto are, quite honestly, a mixed lot because, for the most part, they're not actually sports bars - they're pubs that have a lot of TVs. Until relatively recently in North America, a bar specifically dedicated to gorging at the buffet of athletic competition was an anomaly. If we wanted to watch our sports, we did exactly what everyone else in the world did (and seemingly what most of us still do) - we headed down to our local and hoped they had it on the boob tube.