Even on a hot summer night, the delicate flavours in this warm dish are refreshing. It makes for a beautiful presentation to bring a one-course dinner (comprising one steaming, colourful skillet) to the table.

Expanding on my usual burger recipe, fresh sage takes the whole burger experience to new level.

As their site points out, District really is the only sushi restaurant in the Riverside/Leslieville neighbourhood. They've also done a really nice take on the genre; their interpretation has a well-edited menu of Japanese selections and a cool nightlife-friendly feeling.

As lovers of all fish both raw and cooked, we were excited to check out the seafood restaurant Fishbar, on Ossington.

This cocktail is a lovely apertif: a perfect mix of sweet, savoury and very slightly bitter. The Jalisco Daisy was apparently first invented by a bartender in Chicago. Here's our take on it, a bit simpler than the original recipe (so easier to make, but perhaps less complex in flavour).