Theatre Review: Aladdin
The latest Mirvish musical, Aladdin, screams Disney: the good, the bad and the ugly. Surely a delight for children, this production is good enough to entertain parents and other adults, as well.
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The Social List: Bella Notte, a beautiful evening with the Tenors
Loyal family and business supporters attended the Kidney Foundation of Canada’s elegant Bella Notte Gala at the Royal York. All in attendance were thrilled with the Canadian Tenors’ stellar performance. Well-deserved award presentations rounded out the intimate and heart-warming evening. All net proceeds will benefit the foundation’s innovative research and prevention and patient care.
Wanted: this cozy jacquard sweater from Patrik Ervell
Most heterosexual women (and certain discerning gentlemen) have, at some point during their dating and romancing years, probably felt the desire to dress their boyfriends/life partners up like a doll. If not, you are obviously lying to yourselves, or are just blessed with a sartorially-gifted significant other who knows the difference between wingtips and oxfords.
Tony Aspler’s Weekly Wine Pick: a remarkable red for an affordable price
Paso Robles is making some rich, full-bodied red wines like this well-priced Cab. Wine grapes were introduced here in 1797 by the Spanish conquistadors and Franciscan missionaries. Deep ruby colour; cedary nose, of black fruits with a floral top note; medium- to full-bodied; remarkably elegant for the price with a tannic lift on the finish.
Weekend Warrior: Planet in Focus Film Festival, The Gentlemen’s Expo, Sauced!, The Whole Life Expo, Veggielicious
Looking for something a little different this weekend? These suggestions will rouse even the most dedicated homebody off the couch. In this edition: a hot sauce tasting, an expo for the modern gentleman as well as one for the naturalist, and an environmental film festival.
Female rockers light up the ACC
For all that is different in the music stylings of twenty-something rock femme fatales Lights and Hayley Williams, similarities can be found in their respective abilities to command attention through their sheer force of presence.
First Draught: Beau’s The Tom Green Beer
Earlier this year, two icons of the Ottawa area — Beau’s All-Natural Brewing and actor-comedian Tom Green — got together to brew a milk stout. The style was a key plank in the beer-as-health-tonic argument during the early 20th century when prohibition was on the horizon.
Music: Ronnie “The Hawk” Hawkins in Toronto for a rock 'n' roll history lesson
Living legend Ronnie Hawkins at Massey Hall for special show chronicling 50+ years of rock ’n’ roll.
Table Talk: Joanne Kates reviews Woods
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I am gobsmacked. Utterly confused. Freaked out even. When Bruce Woods was chef at Modus Ristorante (2011–2012), he produced some of the best traditional Italian food in Toronto. There were ethereal gnocchi, deep rich sauces, great hunks of fabulous meat and wonderful pastas. It’s not as if chef Woods arrived on the scene fresh from … Continued
Searching for the city’s top sustainable soup at the Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown
Last night the trendy Fermenting Cellar of the Distillery District played host to a gathering of the chowder-loving masses. Their purpose: to raise funds for Ocean Wise, a national sustainable seafood initiative started by the Vancouver Aquarium.
Drink This: a gin and tonic from Nota Bene
Bourbon is dead. Well, at least that’s what the folks over at Nota Bene think. The new cocktail menu at the upscale Italian eatery keeps the focus trained on gin, which owner Yannick Bigourdan became smitten with while on a recent tour of Spain. Gin and tonics ($17) are the name of the game but here, the beverages have a bit of a Choose Your Own Adventure lean.
Theatre Review: The Sacrifice Zone
If David Suzuki and Tim Flannery collaborated with Cirque de Soleil and the Fifth Estate, they might come up with something like Theatre Gargantua’s new drama The Sacrifice Zone, premiering now at Factory Studio Theatre until November 30.