If eating is the one luxury we allow ourselves every day then reading about it must be a close second. Based on the numbers, that is, that show you have a continuing fervour for stories about restaurants, food and drink in Toronto. From the top spots for craft beer on statutory holidays to a revivied classic deli, here are the top 12 food and drink posts we published in 2015.

It can't be all barn board and servers in plaid, readers do seem to crave a standardized, American chain burger and flocked to our story about the Carl's Jr. planned outpost for midtown. We did our best to stem this American invasion and win back patriotic credibility by helping you find beer on Canada Day.

With the double whammy of celebrity chef Susur Lee and ramen, Toronto's favourite noodle soup, it's no surprise that March's taste test was our top performer. 

Making headlines is clearly part of the superstar chef game and two in particular obliged in 2015. The year opened with news that Grant van Gameren added Bar Raval to his growing family of restaurants. Equally big news came this spring when we announced that Rob Gentile's Buca locked down the top spot in Joanne Kates's list of the top 100 restaurants in Toronto.

The popularity of our preview of Shameful Tiki Room's arrival in Toronto may be an omen for a future trend.

More than any year I can remember, 2015 was one for northward expansion. Sansotei is taking their ramen game to Hwy. 7 and Birchmount, Guu opened a new location for their izakaya business at Yonge and Sheppard, top sushi spot Zen pulled up stakes and moved to Markham and Diana's, Scarborough's favourite seafood purveyor now has a restaurant-only location with a 905 phone number.

What's old is new and two of the top stories were about old favourites getting a new lease on life (or real estate). Specifically, the House of Chan moved down Eglinton and the Pancer family bought back into the deli business on Bathurst.