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Offhand places we've been to.
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Rebel House - Yonge and Rosedale - very nice Canadian pub
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Cool hand of a girl - Dundas W - keep meaning to go here, say hi to Wren
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Fresh by Juice for Life - various locations - nice vegetarian food
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Rachna Vohra is a poet and spoken word artist living in Montreal, Canada. Her published works include The Distance Within, a book of poetry, and The Acorn and the Caterpillar, a fable about understanding and coping with death. She has been published in magazines, zines, and anthologies; been recorded on CD; and she has participated and performed in a variety of literary festivals, interdisciplinary art events, reading series, fundraisers, and other shows and competitions across North America. Most recently, she participated in the 2010 Banff Spoken Word Residency, performed at the 2010 Calgary International Spoken Word Festival, and celebrated a countrywide third-place victory with Team Montréal at the 2009 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word.
== Queen West ==
 
Queen Mother / Rivoli - good old standbys
 
La Hacienda - doesn't have the bite it used to but still good
 
Ghandi Rhoti - they make it fresh each time, totally outstanding
 
=== Food around Adelaide and Sherbourne (where we used to live) ===
 
thai - golden thai (church street)
 
- salad king (yonge & gould). inexpensive, crowded, very good downstairs isn't open late. spicy means SPICY
 
- spring rolls (Front street) - their specials are well priced
 
morroccan - sultan's tent (Front street) - they have a belly dancing show, a bit touristy but nice food and the ambiance in the front is nice
 
pub - the irish embassy (Colborne street)
 
<s>japanese - Izakaya (Front street) - very nice Japanese "pub"</s> :( :( :( closed Feb 24, 2008. RIP. How is this possible?
 
<s>korean - ninth gate (Front street)</s>
 
casual - c'est what (Front street)
 
sushi - hiro sushi (King street)
 
- sakura ichiban  - 142 Adelaide Street East - very nice little place. so friendly and good.
 
There are a two nice restos on Colborne street, italian and thai.
 
Coffee - excellent cafe on Wellington
 
or shop at the wonderful St Lawrence market (open every day except sunday-monday) or the at-least-its-open 24 hour dominion.
 
=== delivery ===
 
==== rashnaa ====
 
http://www.rashnaa.com
 
416 929-2099
 
* Ulunthu Vadi (fried 'donut' appetizer)
 
 
* Curry special
 
* Veg string Hoppers Kottu
 
* Masala Thosai - Crepe grilled and stuffed with masala potato
 
* Vegetable Delight
 
* Vegetable Briyani
 
* Rice and vegetable Curry
 
Vegetable Samosa
 
== To try ==
 
http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-09-07/goods_foodfeature.php - CAMROS ORGANIC FOODS (25 Hayden, Yorkville)
 
http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-08-24/goods_foodfeature.php - Organiclicious - 258 Dupont at Spadina
 
http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-10-12/goods_foodfeature2.php - HIBISCUS 238 Augusta, at Nassau
 
Why is it these sites need the .php in their URLs again?
 
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Rachna Vohra is a poet and spoken word artist living in Montreal, Canada. Her published works include The Distance Within, a book of poetry, and The Acorn and the Caterpillar, a fable about understanding and coping with death. She has been published in magazines, zines, and anthologies; been recorded on CD; and she has participated and performed in a variety of literary festivals, interdisciplinary art events, reading series, fundraisers, and other shows and competitions across North America. Most recently, she participated in the 2010 Banff Spoken Word Residency, performed at the 2010 Calgary International Spoken Word Festival, and celebrated a countrywide third-place victory with Team Montréal at the 2009 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word.