mona_in_hk

hi i will be in toronto for 4 nights pretty soon and would love to hear your recommendations for what you consider to be the best restaurants in all genres, all cusines. we are very very adventurous eaters and want to got o some fine dining but also whatever is the best chinese (despite my user name, i am in nyc not hk :-)), bets indian, best italian, best street food, best casual, anything that really captures toronto... pretty much all the restaurant you'd want to hit if you were me! thanks in advance for all your help. (i will of course go through this forum myself to look for relevant posts, but if anyone can think of any really good ones, please let me know)

my husband and i will be on holiday in florida (our first ever visit) over the christmas and new year period and i was wondering if anyone could recommend a restaurant to have dinner at on christmas day itself. i was hoping to find somewhere that's intimate and romantic (not necessarily a "sceney" restaurant), which, of course, does fabulous food, and also would have a nice festive atmosphere. as it is christmas, cost is not really a major concern, and if anyone knows of a fabulous restaurant that is linked to a hotel, that would be perfect as i haven't yet booked anywhere to stay for that evening. we will be in miami during the day and can only leave at around 5:30pm, so although i am willing to go anywhere, it should be within an hour's drive of miami. all recommendations will be most gratefully received!

hi i'll be visiting australia for 2-3 weeks over the xmas & new year period this year and would love some recommendations for restaurants i simply must visit. recommendations for melbourne itself are not so important as i can find plenty of info on the web, but it would be good to know some practicalities - like for example, if most high-end places are closed over this period etc. a ny info - general or specific - would be much appreciated! what would also be really useful is if anyone had any tips for amazing places we could stay/eat at on xmas eve/xmas day/boxing day itself. i was really looking for country, vineyard, or seaside places. cost is not that much of a factor (it is xmas after all!), sbut great food is, o please do send any and all tips that you have - they will all be most gratefully received!