The Best All Day Breakfast in Toronto

Posted by Emily Thomas
Filed in Best of Toronto
November 4, 2009
Breakfast TorontoThe best all day breakfast in Toronto is a scramble. Making a solid breakfast strikes me as an easy (and fun!) task. It can't be too difficult to make breakfast spectacular, because it's so basic and inherently beautiful: Bread, bacon and eggs! (Or your choice of a vegetarian alternative!) It's so pure and... historical.

The Best Hotels in Toronto

Posted by Rick McGinnis
Filed in Best of Toronto
November 2, 2009
Best Toronto HotelsThe best hotels in Toronto are a mixed bunch, ranging from arty boutique hotels to slick suite spaces in the Financial District to local outposts of international chains. They have one thing in common, though - every one of them is downtown, with none more than a few steps north of Bloor Street.

The Best Bulk Food Stores in Toronto

Posted by Tim
Filed in Best of Toronto
October 8, 2009
Bulk Food Stores TorontoThe best bulk food store in Toronto is not the Bulk Barn. Let me just put that out there. Sure, the Bulk Barn might have the most locations, a familiar sign and a massive inventory of bulk products. But when it comes to friendly neighbourhood service, hunting down hard to find imported products and an overall fun shopping experience it's in tough to beat many of the places on this list.

The Best AYCE Sushi in Toronto

Posted by Jennifer Tse
Filed in Best of Toronto
September 21, 2009
ayce sushiThe best AYCE (All You Can Eat) sushi in Toronto revolves around a core assumption: the more the merrier. The more friends you have in your party, the merrier. The more variety in menu items, the merrier. The more time and stomach room at your disposal, the merrier. This may lead many to think that the enjoyment of AYCE sushi is defined by gluttony. I, however, prefer to call it the art of indulgence. I'm hoping I'm not alone here.

The Best Cafes for Free WiFi in Toronto

Posted by Tim
Filed in Best of Toronto
September 8, 2009
Free WiFi TorontoFree WiFi access in Toronto should be a lot more common than it is. But with the powers at City Hall uninterested in bridging the digital divide or otherwise undertaking initiatives to increase wireless internet penetration, it's up to individual business owners and non-profit groups like Wireless Toronto to make the internet accessible in more places outside the home.

In the downtown core, free WiFi is particularly spotty no thanks to the presence of Cogeco's $5 an hour OneZone and the lack of free WiFi at many of the major coffee chains. Even a number of popular independents (B Espresso and Manic Coffee to name two) decline to offer the service, instead choosing to focus on what a Manic staffer told me was "the enjoyment of loving coffee."

The Best Shoe Stores in Toronto

Filed in Best of Toronto
August 20, 2009
Shoe Stores TorontoThe best shoe stores in Toronto offer a surprising selection of eco-friendly footwear, minimalist style and outrageous options to please any foot fetish. Prices vary, but expect to find pairs that will keep you light on your feet, instead of in your wallet.

My own smaller-than-average size 5 feet have led me to do a lot of sole searching for that perfect Cinderella fit. Despite all of us sharing a need for this much-loved accessory though, I can do without the snobbery that higher-end boutiques package with their pairs.