That they can Google 24/7. But you can’t Google emotional intelligence, sometimes dubbed EQ. You can’t fake it, you can’t cram for it, and it’s pretty hard to learn once you’re grown up. All of which make the stakes pretty high on raising a child with EQ.
By Jarrod Daley
September is apple-picking season around these parts, so we rounded up the city’s most decadent apple pies and matched them with this town’s best gourmet ice creams in search of the perfect dessert pairing. Which duo did chef Mark McEwan crown tops in T.O.?
Chef Nuit Regular and her husband Jeff have made a delicious niche in Toronto catering to us, the not-so-hot-chili people. And now Kiin, their fourth restaurant (after Pai, Sukhothai and Sabai Sabai), a pale and lovely room.
I did well in school. My kids did well in school. They went to good schools and so did I. But none of us found meaning in school. It was a means to an end. Get good grades so you can get into a good university. School presented the challenge of doing the least possible … Continued
It’s harvest time in Ontario, so we asked chef Mark McEwan to sample the city’s best known purveyors of Mexican street corn — or elotes. Whose kernels rule supreme? Read on to find out.
Estia is a spot with Mediterranean-style fish and seafood cooked in a wood-fired oven.
Choice aplenty at this fastidious Queen West resto makes for fab multi-course menus.
KŪ-KŬM When placing the words “tasting menu” in a scratchy thought bubble, French cuisine tends to fill the void. But at uptown’s brand new indigenous restaurant, French-trained chef Joseph Shawana is making it far more personal. Chef Shawana, who was raised on the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve No. 26 on Manitoulin Island, presents items inspired by … Continued
905 TAKES THE TOP SPOT Good Catch Boil House, M109-179 Enterprise Blvd., $22.95 “As far as flavour goes, this has the best taste. I like the fact that there’s pickle in it. It adds a nice brightness to it. The lobster is cooked well. The bun is the right size. They’ve done a really good job on … Continued
Parenting news these days is about how to get your kids ready for camp, how to know if they’re ready and what to pack. You know that already. But how about getting parents ready for camp? We all understand that sending a child to camp is a huge developmental challenge for them. Leaving home for … Continued
When it comes to this summer backyard favourite, McEwan says the selection is key — you want a variety of meats, a terrine or pâté en croûte, one cheese for contrast, the perfect bread and a fruit component.
Our own anxiety causes us to forget what Wendy Mogel so eloquently labelled “the blessing of a skinned knee.” The social equivalent of a skinned knee is the undesirable child in the cabin.
