Hookahs Banned in Cafes and Bars?; Old Fashioned Flights

OLD FASHIONED WIRE— Restaurant Yours Truly is now offering an Old Fashioned 'flight,' which includes five versions of the classic drink in order to show its evolution and history. Feeling strong? Try them all in one sitting.[TheGridTO]

HOOKAH WIRE—Toronto's Board of Health has created a new report that appears to the make the case for the ban of all indoor hookah use in bars and cafes. Pointed out specifically is the use of shisha, 'a sticky, sweetened mix of smokable material,' which is apparently offered at 65 different hookah bars throughout the city. If the city council approves the report's recommendations, it will have until the end of the year before potentially instituting any concrete restrictions. [Toronto Life]

'BEST OF' LISTICLES— Toronto Life's 'The Dish' comes out today with its yearly tally of the city's best restaurants, as well as the best new restaurants of the year. Many of the usual suspects are represented on the 'best of,' including Canoe and The Black Hoof. Go forth and check out the rest. [Toronto Life]
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