Joanne Kates

@pina_iannelli I was a big Zenobia fan... Are you still designing clothes? from Joanne Kates

Luckee? Not so lucky. It's Susur Lee's but the boss isn't ever-present and the food doesn't really give Chinatown a run for its money

Zingy coconut-scented curries and other Malaysian treats at Soos.... Especially coconut creme caramel!l

Disappointing dinner at Playa Cabana Hacienda - Maybe too many taquerias to manage for the Playa people? Lousy service, tasteless food

Bar Buca - best thing to open in a year. Fab small Italian plates, service as grand as the mother-ship, cute too. Easy on eyes and wallet

Wasn't wowed by dinner at Black Hoof. Sweetbreads overcooked, foie gras, celery and PB cookie thing too weird, squid ink salad too... inky

Mengrai Thai still a cut above other Thai but chef Sasi's not always there... Mango salad too sweet and fried morning glory gone to grease

Catch has a great new chef & cheaper menu. Loving chowder, Bloody Caesar crab salad, grilled octopus, scallops with parsnipy bone marrow.

Pukka on St. Clair W - lovely nouvelle Indian - faves: fat gunpowder prawns, palak paneer, eggplant tartare, garlic naan

Origin still sexy - truffled popcorn, black cod, freeze-dried raspberries on dulce de leche cream. But chef Aprile's expansion costs focus

Union on Ossington: Better & better. Fab seafood bisque, elk sliders yummy as ever, pink juicy roast pork w/ apple, sexy lemon cream

Missing Acadia, but its replacement Red Sauce is cheap fab Italiana... great meatball and veal sammies, clams casino, silky caramel budino

The Chase Fish and Oyster: Meh. Well, not 100%. Gorgeous modern nautical room (tres Hamptons). But the cool crab shack food? Not so great

Was so sad when Agave y Aguacate closed shop in Kensington. Oh joy: Reborn in classy digs on Baldwin, still carefully composed Mexicana

Dinner at Bero is as weird as it gets... Food lurches wildly from artsy and inspired to just plain tasteless, and the service is pretty iffy

Big Crow (behind Rose & Sons) looks like a cosy log cabin and tastes like the best ribs in town. Plus cheesy creamy chile grits.

Restos close/open/morph. So hadda update the Kates 100. Restos dropped off, RIP Acadia, and more. Check it out at ow.ly/s1WqN

New pho fave: 15D at Pho Hung Spadina - duck, bamboo shoot, ginger, chile, vinegar, sugar with peanuts: yummy piquant bite, warmup from ice

Change is the rule. Restos open/close/improve/mess up. So look for a significant update to the Kates 100 next week. Bye bye Acadia, hello??

Acadia is CLOSING… Dec 31… End of an era. Will be missed… will re-brand/re-open as Red Sauce classic simple Italiana Jan 27. Casual, no res.