Just three years ago, puffings were done mostly in private. But today, Toronto's playing host to a flurry of cigar bar openings.
Cigars speak to people now, and the edge of hip they cut is razor sharp.
Toronto's story, after all, is the same as that of so many North American urban centers going up in smoke these days. Yitz's is one of Toronto's best-loved delis, and there's nothing like a corned beef on rye to wash down your cigar with. There's also an aromatic bakery on the premises, to add to Yitz's bill as a one-stop shop. And the restaurant lends its hours to its humidor as well, making it a convenient locale for a later- evening purchase. Perhaps it does, for this retailer definitely boasts a well- stocked humidor, which also features pipe tobacco.