Kara Alloway stars in brand-new Real Housewives of Toronto
The star dishes on how to raise great kids, philanthropy and living life to its fullest in North Toronto
Author: Andrew Mannsbach
Restaurant Review: Chef Steve Gonzalez is back with his gigantic new King West eatery
Cherry-picking the menu works really well. Some of the fusion items, where East meets Latin, are really fun. Chef’s suite of ceviches are superbly entertaining: we’re captivated by the variegated flavours of tiraditos, raw tuna napped in passion fruit and lulo sauce, with black and white sesame seeds, chili-studded purée of butternut squash and baby greens.
Parent Hacks: Your teen’s first date
Forget all of those jokes dads make about their daughters not being able to date until they’re 30. You don’t really want this to happen. Realistically, your kids are going to start dating at least 15 years before that. And how do you handle it, Dad and Mom? Your kids will assume that back in … Continued
Etalk’s Devon Soltendieck on how he met and married his publicist
Etalk’s Devon Soltendieck met his now wife, Ashley Applebaum, while he was working as a MuchMusic VJ and she was his publicist
The Michelin restaurant guide doesn’t bother with Toronto. Should we care?
For Canadians, despite the rising stock of our homegrown cuisine, international acclaim as a tourist destination and a blooming awareness of our independent cultural identity, the guide has yet to make a Canadian selection in its 116-year history.
Letting kids get their hands dirty
The concept of experiential learning, commonly thought of as “learning by doing,” has been recognized as one of the best forms of education since antiquity.
How They Met: Catherine Reitman and Philip Sternberg, of CBC’s Workin’ Moms, are on and off-camera lovebirds
Catherine Reitman and Philip Sternberg are the team behind CBC’s new sitcom Workin’ Moms, premiering Jan. 10. The duo also star in the series — as a married couple, of course. Aside from their onscreen duties, Sternberg is an executive producer on the show, and Reitman is the showrunner, creator and co-producer.
Joanne Kates on Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2016 — the top five
Joanne Kates on five delicious joints that will change the way you dine.
Taste Test: With David Lee, the cheesecake connoisseur
We asked chef David Lee, the brains behind Yorkville’s hottest new restaurant, Planta, to help us find the best slice in the city. Who takes the cake?
Parent Hacks: Battling cabin fever with fresh indoor ideas for your kids
Soon enough, we’ll be trapped indoors on those cold winter days with the kids complaining about how bored they are (or how annoying that brother is). To survive without going stir crazy, try out these indoor activities.
Restaurant Review: Parkdale gets a not so Guu’d izakaya
Hence my excitement when Guu, the Vancouver mothership, opened a branch in Parkdale. Guu has been fooling around with the Toronto market for a few years. They first opened a fabulous Guu on Church Street and a second one on Bloor West.
Restaurant Review: A pedigreed chef dishes out dull and confusing Canadiana at Montgomery’s
I want to adore this restaurant. Guy Rawlings’ pedigree is sterling. Most recently he was operations manager at the esteemed Bar Isabel and Bar Raval, and long before that he was sous chef at Il Mulino on Eglinton, when it was great, and pastry chef at Celestin when it was great.