I went today and thought my sandwich was delicious. Will def return to sample other menu options. Just a few doors down from 7 Lives and about 3-4 times larger.
edit: not sure this landed in reply to proper post - I am referring to Torteria San Cosme

I just don't like smarmy, cheesy, false-friend kind of talk from servers. Not a big deal, just kind of amusing to me. I would rather they say something simple and direct, such as, "is everything OK?" or "do you need anything else?"

Yes, they did. I had read about this line in the Globe review of Cactus Club, laughed, and assumed it was just there. But then a couple of days later this line was delivered to me at Wvrst (when I was in fact more than half done eating). So it is obviously a trend!

server saying "how are those first bites treating you?"

Have you tried any of the latin American places on St. Clair west?
The Friday special pozole at Tenoch is great, in a comfort food sort of way.

I went to Sheba this weekend. They explained that their all-teff injera is actually made in Ethiopia and flown in. I didn't ask if it had been frozen. The direct flight is once a week and gets in on Saturday morning, so that evening would be the best time to get it. I thought it was very good, but my experience with this cuisine is pretty limited. The all-teff injera is very different from the regular, being much darker, a bit denser, and with a sour tang to it.

also Beerbistro

Irish Embassy

Bushi Udon Kappo at Yonge & St. Clair has closed - not sure exactly when. Their web site claims they will reopen in another location.

Viva Napoli on Mt. Pleasant Rd.

Stout, on Carlton, usually has a cask going.

As a long-time Loblaws shopper, I can say that there has been something weird going on lately with butter in sticks. They have been out of stock for much of the last 3-4 months. I have no idea why this would be the case. For many years it was always available in sticks, both salted and unsalted.

Both common recs on this site, Seven Lives in Kensington (Calif fish tacos, minimal seating) and Bahn Mi Boys are great casual spots with plenty of spice. The hottest hot sauce at Seven Lives is usually beyond hot. But the tacos are awesome.
If one has no access to Ethiopian at all, ours is certainly a lot better than nothing. I like Sheba on College Street, and they do have all-teff injera but it is not on the menu, you have to know to ask for it.

Los Colibris has a beautiful private room, plus it is quieter than average even in main space. Fair number of veg options. Delicious very upscale Mexican.

25 minutes. So it takes half the time, cooks it evenly, you don't need to worry about burning it if you lose track of time and how much water is in there, better all around.

Just guessing -but those that you boil and drain are generally a bit bigger and tougher and so may require more intense heat, or more sustained heat.
Following something I read in Cooks Illustrated, I now cook brown rice in a boil and drain way, and it cooks it much more evenly than the typical rice cooking method.

There is a new Burmese place in Buffalo, Lin Restaurant on Tonawanda Street. A bit less polished than Sun but great food and maybe a bit better value. Also there is a grocery store attached where you can get anything you need to cook your own Burmese, including pickled tea leaves.

Bahn Mi Boys, Queen and Spadina.
There is an unusual new store inside the Toronto Reference Library (Yonge north of Bloor), the Toronto Comic Arts Festival store - definitely a different collection of stuff including some funny t-shirts, but pricy and not a full stock of sizes or even close to that. Might be worth checking out if you are nearby and/or into comics or graphic novels.
http://torontocomics.com/store/

I ate there in late January, only time I have been there (but family members have been more often). I thought it was very good, I would absolutely not rather eat at McD.

How about Anatolian's Turkish on Overlea Blvd?

Thanks, I have made it very successfully from recipes on the web, I was just curious if it was in here too. Sujeonggwa requires dried persimmons - not leaves, not an easy ingredient to find.

Can someone who has the book tell me, does it have Sujeonggwa (Korean cinnamon-persimmon tea/punch) in the teas section? I find this to be one of the most delicious beverages I have tasted anywhere in the world.

You have revived a 5 year old thread in an Ontario board to ask about Florida???
Anyways, go the great Mexican restaurant El Tenampa at 4565 W. Irlo Bronson Hwy (US 192) in Kissimmee. Right next door is a super Mexican grocery.

Schnitzel Queen has reopened 1 block west of previous location.

Happened to drive by here yesterday, they are open at the new location, still south side of Queen but about a block west of where they were.