Sweet Jesus, Toronto

I adore soft serve ice cream.  I grew up in the land of soft serve cones in the summer, and I just don't understand why San Francisco does not really have this.  I miss it.  There is nothing like licking even a simple vanilla soft serve cone, with rainbow sprinkles, in the sun. When I visit my hometown in New Hampshire, it is a daily requirement that we get soft serve, at Dairy Twirl or Ice Cream Fore-U.  There are still few other places that...

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Momofuku Kōjin | Toronto

Blah, blah, blah, Momofuku.  Yes, it is a worldwide empire, and yes, even though I had a lackluster meal at Noodle Bar in NYC, and even though reviews are pretty negative and sounded nearly identical to that of Momofuku Nishi (where I actually had decent meal the year before), I still gave another Momofuku establishment a try. This time, in Toronto, at Momofuku Kōjin, only open a few months.  The focus at Kōjin is the hearth, a wood...

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Bear Naked Granola

I'm pretty picky about my granola.  I like a specific style. Granola I was recently at an event where Bear Naked was giving out granola samples.  It didn't look like the sort of granola I'd like, as there were no clumps.   I want legit clumps, as I like to eat it by the fingerful.  Sure, I also put it on top of greek yogurt, or sometimes sprinkle it on ice cream, or, rarely, add milk to it, but mostly I just like to munch on it.  With...

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Club Level at the Ritz Carlton, Toronto

Many hotels of a certain calibre offer a club level/executive lounge/concierge lounge, usually something you can add-on to your room for a fee, or access is included with loyalty status, offering a reasonably quiet space, some kind of breakfast (usually continental), drinks and perhaps light snacks throughout the day, and little bites in the evening (and alcohol, outside the US).  Some will have conference rooms you can use, all usually have a small business...

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