Below are some of the latest vegetarian-friendly discoveries and updates.

New vegetarian restaurants

Rainbow Tree Healthy Deli (925 Yonge St, n. of Davenport, 647-427-4758) serves quick and healthy vegetarian meals to go including Asian and western-style deli sandwiches with mock meats, salad rolls, salads, bagels with tofu cream "cheese", hot combo specials, etc. Breakfast items are served all day including omelet sandwiches (vegan version available), spelt muffins, scones, spanakopeta, croissants, apple walnut turnovers and more. They also sell mock meats from a freezer. Everything is egg-free and mostly vegan. Take-out only, but they do have a couple of stools if you ask. Biodegradable take-out containers and cutlery. Very friendly service.

The Jasmine Garden (10 Meadowglen Dr, Unit #2, Whitby, 905-493-1967) offers an international parade of curry, stir-fry, and pasta dishes. Most entrees are vegan and many are gluten-free. A separate lunch menu features quick items.

Khalsa Pizza (470 Chrysler Dr, Unit 7, Brampton, www.khalsapizza.com, 905-799-1800) is a 100% vegetarian pizza place with rennet-free cheese and vegan options. Delivery, take-out and eat-in counter.

Restaurant renovations

Camros Organic Eatery (25 Hayden St, www.camroseatery.com, 416-960-0723) has doubled in size. There are now several tables to eat at. They have also opened a second location at Sheppard and Leslie. See Camros at CCNM.

King’s Cafe (192 Augusta Ave, s. of Baldwin, 416-591-1340) is closed for renovations and will reopen with a brand new design around Christmas or early January.

Toronto's first all-vegan store

Panacea (588 Bloor St W, w. of Bathurst, 647-350-3269 www.panaceaecoshop.com) offers a completely vegan grocery section including refrigerated and frozen products. The store also carries vegan snacks (such as marshmallows and smores), cosmetics, fair trade clothing, environmental products, ArkII's animal rights merchandise and more. There is no need to read ingredient labels when shopping here!

Year-round farmers' markets

The Green Barn Farmers’ Market (76 Wychwood, s. of St Clair at Christie) is now open year-round (Saturdays 9am-noon) in the new Artscape Wychwood Barns project. This former TTC maintainance barn has become a multifaceted community centre with arts and culture, environmental leadership, a year-round greenhouse and affordable housing. The market features fresh produce, honey, artisan cheese, prepared foods, mushrooms, wild foods and more. There is also music, children's play areas, hot lunch food made from market ingredients, and food demonstrations, all in a historical setting.

Other year-round farmers' markets include Dufferin Grove (Thursday 3-7pm),
St. Lawrence Market (Saturday mornings) and The Village Market in Thornhill (Saturdays 8:30am-1:30pm). See our farmers’ markets page for details.

New cooking class

Fully Nourished (Near Bayview and York Mills, www.fullynourished.ca, 416-449-4476) offers natural, organic and whole foods cooking classes. Held on weeknights between 6:30 and 9:30pm, each $80 class includes eight recipes and dinner.

Planet Organic Market has two new locations

This natural food store chain now has locations in Thornhill (8190 Bayview Ave, s. of 407, 905-886-0045) and Vaughan (8020 Bathurst St, s. of 407, 905-707-5303). They offer packaged and bulk foods and a deli. Open daily.

Raw food supplies

877MyJuicer.com (www.877myjuicer.com, 877-695-8423) sells juicers, blenders, food dehydrators, wheatgrass juicers, grain mills, air purifiers and more.

New discount offers

Rainbow Tree Healthy Deli is offering 5% off (10% with min. $10 purchase) and Fully Nourished Cooking Classes is offering discount cardholders 20% off. See descriptions above.

Prerna (790 Broadview Ave, at Danforth, 416-800-3004) is Magic Oven’s new Indian restaurant. They offer a full dinner menu that is mostly vegetarian with vegan options. 10% discount for cardholders. Tony writes: “The food is simple and wholesome (no grease floating around), and we use many locally-grown ingredients – we are committed to offering LFP certified produce. We have some great lunch specials starting from $7.“

LPK’s Culinary Groove (718 Queen St E, at Broadview, 416-461-6440) is a new bakery with organic cakes, pastries and chocolates. Vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free desserts are available. 10% discount for cardholders.