Post TIFF, Hogtown creeps into a bit of a lull until, once again, Fashion Week rears its head. Last night in a loft space in the east end, the first eve of The ShOws was held, acting as a bit of a precursor to the official World MasterCard Fashion Week, still more than a week away.
It was the late ’70s and people didn’t really play in bands thanks to the platform-shoed masses of the soon-to-fail disco era. Josh Finlayson and Andy Maize wanted more. They wanted onstage, to make some real noise. And they’ve been doing just that for the past 25 years as the founding members of seminal Toronto band Skydiggers.
If nothing else, the LCBO’s autumn seasonal release is consistent: all 11 beers are from the stout-and-porter family of ales. My favourite of the bunch is the Rye Porter from Amager Bryghus.
Food Network hunk Chuck Hughes swung by Wychwood Barns yesterday to teach an excited group of whippersnappers how to make pumpkin-pear soup. The kids, participants in The Stop’s after-school program, were bouncing with excitement, so when Hughes opened the floor up for questions, he was inundated:
A cutting board that slides around with every knife stroke can be obnoxious as well as hazardous. To remedy the situation, chef Carl Heinrich of Richmond Station simply runs a dish towel under the tap, wrings out the excess water and slips the damp towel under his cutting board. The friction from the wet towel keeps the cutting board from moving, which could save you (and your fingers) from a trip to the emergency room.
Toronto is a vibrant, progressive city, and it’s changing every single day. New tourist attractions like the Ripley’s Aquarium are popping up. Bold, architecturally interesting developments like the Mirvish+Gehry towers are being proposed. And new, innovative urban solutions to the city’s retail and residential needs are seemingly unveiled every day.
Mideastro’s Yorkville location is about to blow out the candles on its second birthday. There, chef Benny Cohen turns out eats such as shrimp falafel and saffron-infused fish tagine, drawing influences from the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern regions.
David Ives’ 2010 play Venus in Fur is a wicked comedy based on the 1870 erotic novel Venus in Furs by Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch — from whose name is derived the word “masochist.” But there’s nothing masochistic about watching Canadian Stage’s new production, which opened last week at the Bluma Appel Theatre.
We can’t live without birds. Beyond being fascinating and beautiful, they play a crucial role in keeping the world habitable for all life, including people. They disperse seeds, pollinate plants, control insects, provide food and are indicators of the overall health of ecosystems.
Classroom techiquette: how should schools be approaching cellphone use during lessons?
To fully appreciate Friday night’s Nine Inch Nails show at the Air Canada Centre is to understand the band’s recent tumultuousness and to recognize how much effort when into the cheekily titled Tension 2013 tour.
Baseball season may be over for the Toronto Blue Jays, and yes, they may have finished last in their division, but Toronto fans are fiercely loyal and determined to support their favourite underdogs until the day they die, even if it rarely amounts to anything.
