Taste Buds
A no-nonsense newsletter to navigate the best food and drink in Toronto
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 11
- Latest publication
- Sep 23, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 7, 2026
Latest issues
Michelin Came Back to Town. Here's Who Got the Call. (opens the original)
Read excerpt
<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CdCk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf9792a7-f7c8-4c9e-9e04-5a40897b4933_3000x2000.j
Masaki Saito's Yakitori Counter, Shay Ristorante, and the Caviar Fish Fillet Everyone's Talking About (opens the original)
Read excerpt
New Openings<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1688" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hK3Z!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e735f85-7116-4da6-903f-87
Neighbourhoods of Taste: Queen West (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Queen West moves at its own pace - part fashion strip, part art corridor, part neighbourhood main street. Between the galleries and the vintage shops, the food tells the real story: small operations built on craft and repetition. And with tools like Square they can stay focused on what they do best.<div c
Martini Lab Season (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Events & Pop-Ups<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1820" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jaeu!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2161bce8-fdd3-4aaa
Neighbourhoods of Taste: Little Italy (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Little Italy has always been one of those neighbourhoods that rewards the wanderer. College Street has its flow - espresso in the morning, patios filling up by mid-afternoon, dinner crowds spilling out well past dark. What makes it work is the mix: long-standing community roots alongside newer spots that bring something genuinely different to the block. The businesses here aren’t chasing trends - they’re building something. And with tools like Square they can stay focused on what they do best.<a
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.