Chef Daniel Boulud is helping catapult us into spring with a special dinner event on March 12. Hosted at Café Boulud in the Four Seasons Hotel, the Boulud Sud Pop Up will see the celebrity chef teaming up with his restaurant’s chef de cuisine, Nicholas Trosien, to present a menu inspired by coastal Mediterranean flavours. … Continued
By Erin Neilly
David Suzuki is the host of the CBC’s The Nature of Things and author of more than 30 books on ecology (with files from Gideon Forman). If we’re going to tackle the climate crisis, we have to reduce transportation emissions. Good public transit — fast, reliable, affordable — can help by weaning us off gasoline-burning … Continued
Students and faculty at Whitney Junior Public School may have been exposed to COVID-19. Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa sent a letter to the school community on Sunday, informing them that the individual who tested positive for the virus attended school on Wednesday, March 4, but wasn’t showing symptoms at that … Continued
By Ron Johnson
This week, the Alchohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) website features a ream of new cannabis notices including 20 in the city of Toronto. Although the majority of businesses are in the downtown core, there is a number in new areas such as the main street strip along Eglinton Avenue near Yonge Street. The … Continued
By Erin Neilly
There’s a new trend in Toronto for braving the cold winter months — getting colder. From jumping into an ice bath to standing in a chamber where the temperature sits at -160 degrees Celsius, extreme cold therapies are gaining traction across the city. Sounds a bit crazy, but evidently there are many mental and physical … Continued
At the end of 2019, the Toronto Star parted ways with its veteran food critic, Amy Pataki, who had been reviewing the city’s restaurants for nearly 18 years. She made the announcement abruptly, in the final paragraph of a year-end restaurant roundup, so that an inattentive reader might easily miss it. Her reviews, she says, … Continued
By Ron Johnson
After more than 30 years in business, Midtown children’s bookstore Mabel’s Fables may be on the verge of closure due to a 70 per cent rent increase and a loss of customer traffic associated with the construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. The store, located at 662 Mount Pleasant Road, was opened in 1988 by … Continued
The legendary North York institution Sea-Hi Famous Chinese Food has officially closed its doors, and everything is for sale. The restaurant is auctioning off all of its decor — from the iconic Sea-Hi street sign to the large gold buddha that greeted diners upon entry — and the bidding ends this week. The beloved restaurant, … Continued
On the heels of International Women’s Day, Olympic and world champion ice dancer, Tessa Virtue, surprised a group of young figure skaters at the West Toronto Skating Club. Virtue attended the McCormick Arena in Parkdale to spend time with the young skaters and debut her new ice skating Barbie, in partnership with the Barbie Dream … Continued
By Erin Neilly
If you don’t already know Tanisha Scott, you definitely know her work. Scott has choreographed music videos, live performances and tours for almost all of the biggest names in the music industry, including Rihanna, Beyoncé and Drake. But Scott says she originally never planned to be a choreographer. “In high school, I always wanted to … Continued
By Erin Neilly
If there’s one thing we are truly tired of in March, it’s those winter boots. So with spring around the corner, we asked Jeanne Beker to pick her favourites of the season’s three hottest footwear trends. STATEMENT SNEAKERS A) A LITTLE LIZARD “I really love anything to do with lizard. This is a faux … Continued
