Karon Liu

The annual holiday honours the full moon and the mid-autumn harvest, and is marked by lighting lanterns and eating mooncakes.

The farm at Jane and Finch plans to expand its kitchen to meet rising demand for fresh produce and food entrepreneur support.

Toronto’s highest-rated spot is still the two-starred Sushi Masaki Saito, an omakase restaurant in Yorkville.

The food options here are more diverse than most mall food courts and the prices are affordable.

Star Food writer Karon Liu has has compiled an alternative Michelin Guide of longtime favourites and new additions.

We’ve added four restaurants to our annual alternative Michelin Guide. Here’s what to order from each.

Restaurants on Michelin’s recommended list often offer a variety of cuisines and price points, and many don’t require three-month-ahead reservations.

At these restaurants, it’s the food — not the frozen margaritas and tequila — that shines.

“Our city is so powerful with food,” Matheson says. “It’s so noticeable even when I go to New York. The food in Mississauga, it’s better than anything I’m doing. It makes me feel like I don’t need to exist.”

Presse Internationale stocks more than 1,500 titles and stands in stark contrast to the paltry magazine selections I’m now used to at most convenience stores, drugstores and chain bookstores.