Comedienne Jessica Holmes expresses why she found motherhood to be no laughing matter and explains how she’s still attempting to find that perfect balance between a chaotic career and a life with her kids.
Two Newtonbrook Secondary School students will carry the Olympic torch as it makes its way through Toronto this month.
Eureka! I may have found a neighbourhood eatery, in my own neighbourhood, that is worth the walk. Opened only three months ago, by Ned Spahic, after eight successful years as executive chef at Sette Mezzo a few blocks away, Balsamico is the latest addition to the Yonge stroll north of Davisville.
A few years back a publisher approached me about writing a book on the history of the Canadian comedy scene. Funny, I thought, I’ve been doing that very thing in these pages for more than five years now.
Marc Thuet’s Summerhill experiment, Petite Thuet, dovetails seamlessly into the Rosedale neighbourhood — with its high-end breakfast pastries; lunches of boxed sandwiches, soup and salad; prepared dinner staples for reheating at home; and desserts.
The holidays and Stuart McLean and his fictional family from the Vinyl Cafe stories go together like Jerry Seinfeld and Festivus. It hardly seems possible that there wasn’t a time when one existed without the other.
Downsview Park will serve as the new home of the Canadian Motorsport Heritage Museum.
I love the taste of crab in the morning… or evening for that matter. The sweet taste of cooked and chilled fresh crab, picked from the shell, over a glass of Sauvignon Blanc would make anyone feel better after a hard day of work. To cook a “mess-o-crab” it is best to get them cold in an ice bath first. This gets them into a hibernate state. Sometimes, if you cook them straight out of the box, the little legs will pop off. Get a salted stock (water salty enough to taste like the ocean), a few veggies to make a court bouillon, and a bottle of beer and bring it all to a rolling boil.
Craft breweries are one thing and wine bars another, but if you’re looking for a new adventure in alcohol, take to barchef — part science lab, part lounge and the leader of Toronto’s burgeoning molecular cocktail scene. Push through the heavy double doors on Queen West (just east of Bathurst), let your eyes adjust to the low light and pull up a stool in front of Frankie Solarik, executive barchef and owner.
Whether you’re looking for a dress with a load of frills or a versatile staple, Kitsch is a must see on your hunt for the perfect holiday dress! Although Kitsch is known in the spring for having beautiful prom gowns, many of the dresses in the Holiday Collection are quite sophisticated and suit a wider age range. I was especially impressed by the colour options available at Kitsch.
Some 19 months ago, when the district school board had announced 39 pools would close, all these programs were at risk of being cancelled. Until, that is, problem-solver extraordinaire David Crombie stepped in.
Marc Kielburger is one-half of two enterprising brothers whose surname has become synonymous across Canada and around the world with social responsibility and philanthropy.
