Parent to Parent: Does algebra loom large in your future?
I understand now — and did not see then — that the teachers wanted the student, not his mother, to be in charge of his education.
Author: Andrew Mannsbach
Taste Test: Nadège Nourian helps us pick the best pumpkin pie in Toronto
Toronto’s first lady of French pastry, chef Nadège Nourian, took on the task of tasting the city’s most popular Thanksgiving dessert, pumpkin pies.
Picking the right activities for your kids
Focus on activities that your kids will find fun rather than drawing a career path for them
Artist insider: Samara Shuter and her five fave Toronto spots for all things artistic
Toronto artist Samara Shuter and her five favourite local spots including art stores and galleries
Meet the three young stars who bring Matilda to life in Toronto’s hit musical
Toronto’s hottest show stars a rotating trio of actors who bring the powerful character Matilda to life
Restaurant Review: The new Chantecler shines in spots, underwhelms in others
Chantecler 2.0 has nothing to do with the Asian fusion lettucy thingies of chef Poon, but the room is unchanged — still a small and incredibly sweet bistro with thick wooden tables, some high-top, some regulation height, white tile floors a la française and a cheerful atmosphere with friendly service.
Restaurant Review: Slice of Motor City at Descendant Pizza is a lesson in deliciousness
This new (to us) form of pizza is called Detroit-style and is on offer in an unassuming 22-seat hole-in-the-wall in Leslieville.
Taste Test: Roger Mooking helps us pick Toronto’s best unconventional burger
Hogtown has a soft spot for burgers from the classic to the creative. So we enlisted chef Roger Mooking to taste the city’s best beef patties with wild toppings. The fusion of flavours between these buns takes these burgers to the next level.
Five fun Toronto programs to prepare kids for the new economy
Read on to learn about five programs in the GTA where your youngster is sure to pick up a thing or two.
Restaurant Review: Uptown Kwan does decent — but unexciting — dim sum
This peak eating moment has made the good stuff less exciting. And the Kwan dim sum isn’t. Exciting. All the regulars are here and done pretty nicely.
Taste Test: Chef Anthony Rose picks the best midway-style snacks in Toronto
Need a head start on the CNE? Chef Anthony Rose has you covered.
Restaurant Review: Honest Weight is a 20-seat heartthrob in the Junction
John Bil, the owner, pours shots of skull vodka for a couple of regulars and says he never wanted to open a restaurant that a lot of people made a fuss over. He only ever wanted a neighbourhood place, which is why, he says, “It’s only 20 seats.”