Restaurants
enRoute Magazine, yes the magazine the is found in every seat pouch on an Air Canada plane, announced its Top 10 Best New Restaurant of 2009. Winning second is the Black Hoof Restaurant and eight place goes to Pizzeria Libretto. Coincidentally these 2 restaurants are just a few streets away from each other. Black Hoof (aka charcuterie) is located at 928 Dundas St. W, just west of Bathurst St. Pizzeria Libretto is located at 221 Ossington Ave near Ossington Ave and Dundas St W.

1. Cibo Trattoria (Vancouver)
"This is decadence, circa 2009. It's also one of the most exciting things to happen to the way we eat in years." Chris Nuttall-Smith on Cibo Trattoria, Canada's Best New Restaurant 2009.

2. The Black Hoof Toronto.
"...known almost entirely for its excellent cured meats... And unlike at most other charcuterie bars around North America, the 28-year-old chef at The Black Hoof, Grant van Gameren, makes nearly all of the 40-odd meats on rotation here in-house."

3. Rush Calgary.
"Chef Justin Leboe's local-inspired menu is smart, cosmopolitan and completely delicious."

4. Atelier Ottawa.
"Chef Marc Lépine's labour of love is one of those rare science-inspired kitchens where the food isn't a chore to eat -it's maddeningly good."

5. Murray Street Ottawa.
"Steve Mitton's accomplished kitchen does Upper Canadian farmhouse cooking at its exuberant best..."

6. Cabane à sucre Au pied de cochon Saint-Benoît de Mirabel.
"This backwoods outpost of Martin Picard's Au pied de cochon reimagines a beloved Quebecois custom into something more finely wrought than tradition ever could have dreamed."

7. Ship to Shore Malpeque Bay, PEI.
"...a 1970s roadhouse was rescued from oblivion last spring and refurbished by a shellfish fisherman,Stephen Stewart, and a champion oyster shucker, John Bil. They do seafood the way it was before long-haul refrigeration and Mrs. Dash got in the way."

8. Pizzeria Libretto Toronto.
"This is the only place in Canada to bear the pizza police's stamp of approval."

9. Culina Highlands Edmonton.
"Modern Ukrainian? This deeply charming Edmonton room (picture Grandma's farmhouse kitchen with Nelson bubble lamps), does it with a silky reduction of beet juice and local honey, which is drizzled over whipped goat cheese and poppy-seed custard and crispy bread."

10. La Salle à manger Montréal.
"Can a bistro be a bistro and still feel exciting? At Montreal's La Salle à Manger, the answer is an emphatic yes."
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