During a busy service a month or so back, Chef mentioned off-hand to me that perhaps it was time to retire our grilled steak dish for a while. It had…
Chef didn’t like the idea of mozzarella salad. Not one bit… I felt slightly chastened, because I saw potential there. He saw a cliché. Maybe I had to explain myself…
Toronto Life magazine has named us in their TOP 300 places to eat in the city. Thanks for the love! You can find a copy of the complete guide on…
We’re just about halfway through the year, which in the world of Toronto restaurants is basically a lifetime. While some big deal lists of top spots have already been published…
It sits on a scraggly strip of Kingston Rd. The owner is a first-time restaurateur. Its chef is unheralded and its bartender new to the scene. Yet The Beech Tree…
Toronto has not had it easy this winter, what with true winter weather, flailing sports teams and yes, a mayor who is regularly the butt of Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes. So…
If there’s one thing Torontonians love more than Jimmy Kimmel’s astute insight into their political scene… it’s probably burgers. And despite the abundance of delicious beef pucks in the city,…
The Beech Tree might not be the trendiest trat in town, but for those who value substance over surface flash, the five-month-old east-side bistro more than fills the bill. Taking…
As an English-style gastropub looking to rekindle old traditions, the Beech Tree had a fitting opening night Dec. 6 when it welcomed a troupe of Victorian carollers. Fresh from a…
The first-time restaurateur enlisted family and friends to help revamp the narrow room (formerly a family-run restaurant called the Queensdale) on a shoestring budget. The result is a cozy room…