Toronto is one of the best eating cities, bar none!

You can find any kind of ethnic food you want here: Thai, Chinese, Greek, Mongolian, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Hungarian, German, Ethiopian, Indian, Cuban, Mexican, Italian, Caribbean, Brazilian, El Salvadorean, Colombian, I could go on but you get the idea. If you are vegetarian, I think there is a vegetarian society that has listings of restaurants that serve vegetarian food -- and there are LOTS.

Here's an illustration of what makes Toronto great. I live near Coxwell and Danforth, in the east end of the city. The area was primarily Italian once upon a time, so there are cappuccino shops, Italian restaurants, and those sports clubs that older men hang out in to watch soccer. But over the years, other people have moved into the area so we now have an Ethiopian, Caribbean, Mexican, Thai, and Chinese restaurants within walking distance, as well as a few bistros and cafes.

Five minutes south of me is Little India, where walking down the street you feel like you are in India - great restaurants, stores selling housewares, Indian variety shops where you can buy Paan (a delicacy that Rick Fielding introduced me to), stalls selling corn on the cob on the sidewalk, and so on.

Five minutes west of us is a strip of Afghan restaurants and shops, and if you keep going a little further west, you hit an area that used to be all Greek restaurants and shops but has become an incredibly lively district with Italian, Japanese, Indian, vegetarian, and fusion food in addition to funky clothing shops and Toronto's biggest health food store.

Toronto is really a city of neighbourhoods, and its worth just walking around some of the distinctive areas. Kensington Market is an incredible hodge-podge of stores and tiny streets clogged with life. There are three Chinatowns in Toronto, the oldest one being very close to the Kensington Market area and well worth walking around. The Beaches has interesting houses, lots of shops, and a lovely boardwalk where you can walk along the lake for quite a while. Queen Street West and Parkdale are great neighbourhoods

There are of course museums, parks, fun buildings, and always tons of music events happening. What's not to like?