A restaurant that serves matzo ball soup — for 12 bucks! — is getting right out on the edge. Not in the way you’d imagine. OK, it’s not pork belly (God forbid) with kimchee and palm sugar blah blah blah. It’s simple and old school and traditional. But you’d best be careful when you take … Continued
Brothers Guy and Michael Rubino have established a reputation for their powerhouse combination of culinary and business expertise. But in early 2018, they embarked on their most innovative and exciting venture yet: a vertical farming company known as We the Roots. The technology was initially developed by the University of Guelph’s Controlled Environment Systems Research … Continued
Chef David Lee’s new Planta Queen (180 Queen St. W.) opened up in his former Nota Bene spot in late March, promising plant-based interpretations of chef’s favourite childhood dishes. After a closure due to storm damage last summer, Drake’s sushi bar Pick 6ix reopened late March as Pick 6ix Sports (33 Yonge St.). Thornhill just … Continued
Dan Perretta has wanted to be the greatest since he first started cooking. And he is well on his way. During a bout of shoptalk he may precede any mention of his current boss, Grant Achatz, with the words, “one of the best chefs of his generation” with no hint of exaggeration. As a teenager, … Continued
By lindsaylow
Bars are not what they used to be. Witness Bar Isabel. The Carbon Bar. Momofuku Milk Bar. And now — oh joy — Bar Buca. Son of Buca is the ne plus ultra of the process that started when restaurants lost their white tablecloths. Along with losing comfy chairs, reservations and any semblance of welcome. … Continued
Legendary comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short bring their critically acclaimed stage show Now You See Them, Soon You Won’t, to Toronto for two nights.
Midtown film actor Arsinée Khanjian talks time, change and her role in the theatre production of a timeless classic
Premier is promising a Yonge Line extension to the 905, but what about midtown riders
By Jarrod Daley
Home buyers and sellers in the GTA have been left with the same model for decades, one that is costing customers thousands of dollars. In just a decade, home prices have increased dramatically, meaning that agent commissions have also increased. Yet, if anything, technology and access to online information have made buying and selling homes … Continued
Our fashion expert outlines the foundation items everyone needs to build a wardrobe that never goes out of style
