slipped in the last couple years.) Most sushi places, esp. Globefish, Uptown. In Vancouver...Chambar, West, Feenie’s, Guu, Vij's, the Bin’s. Old guard: pay attention to what the new guard is doing. It’s where...

I have ate at Amaya when it first opened and for more interesting Indian food it is some of the best certainly in Toronto: though it is not as good as Vij/Rangooli in Vancouver, whose fare I believe to be superior. ( ialso ate at...

's for Afternoon Tea and Vij's for a great dinner ... and I’ll be going back to the awesome Maple Delights Bistro I found on my last trip to Vancouver.) I just have a hunch that there are some really great places that...

, and the views are lovely too. For Indian, Amaya, in the neighbourhood of Leaside is a very good Indian restaurant. Only one in Canada that surpasses it would be Vij's in Vancouver. George is intimate and cozy. Crush is fabulous...

For the lamb dish, make the lamb “popsicle” recipe from Canada’s best Indian restaurant (and one of the best in the world, really), Vij's. It’s a guaranteed hit. http://www.dongenova.com/r_2003_8.html

, but between the two, most needs can be satsfied. One obvious exception would be the need to go to Vancouver for Vij's.

have eaten at Vij's in Vancouver and have experienced updated indian bistro style food that was VERY good. I have also eaten at some fabulous and exciting indian restaurants in Europe. The updated indian in Seattle, SF, and LA...

various parts of the country that leaves me with very high standards for Indian food, which are not really satisfied by the usual Mughal or Punjabi fare one finds at most North American Indian restaurants. About the only place I...

Vij's in Vancouver doesn’t take reservations and is packed from the moment it opens every night. They serve free snacks in the lounge, and sell a lot of drinks. It’s just good business.

in Singapore and Malaysia, but in this country, it never measures up. Ditto for SE Asian oyster omelets. The badaam kheer I had once in Penang. The rice pudding Vij once served when he was still a hole-in-the wall restaurant in...

, Feenies and Vij's and Chambar in Vancouver, Joel Rubichon and Nobu in Tokyo (are you getting the picture here?) I would recommend the following in the Peg: Gluttons – great food, good service Bistro 71/4- great food,...

Just as an aside here, in yesterday’s Globe and Mail, Jamie Oliver was interviewed, and asked “Toronto or Vancouver?”. He chose Vancouver, mentioning Tojo and Vij. I think that as good as the scene is in Toronto...