The popularity of Japan’s national drink is exploding in Ontario, but how can you choose a sake out of the dozens of varieties available at the LCBO, or even from half a dozen options at a sushi bar? For those of us not fortunate enough to have a ticket for tonight’s Kampai Toronto Sake Festival at the Distillery District, here is a rundown on selecting sake.
It’s Thursday, and the weekend is fast approaching. Need stuff to see or do? We’ve got you covered. In this edition, a blues festival, clowns take Toronto, an art walk in the east end and more.
Brace yourselves, folks, the Cuvée des Jacobins from Bockor Brewery is the sourest beer I’ve written about here. Like the other two sour ales we’ve discussed (Panil Barriquée and Rodenbach Classic), it’s a Flemish red.
For flamboyant musician Rufus Wainwright, Toronto’s Luminato Festival is becoming a byword for “tribute concert.” During the 2012 festival, he performed at a concert in honour of his mother, folk singer Kate McGarrigle, who died from cancer three years ago.
Last week we reported that chef Patrick Kriss had parted ways with Acadia, and now chef Matt Blondin — also ex-Acadia — has announced that he is no longer affiliated with Momofuku Daishō. That means two of Toronto’s most talented chefs are now apparently free agents.
For those who aren’t familiar with the Don Valley, it’s easy to think of the place as a hobo-riddled wasteland, vaguely forest-like, where the wildlife — if it can be called that — subsists off the rampant urban refuse. Which is probably why, when I told people that I was going to forage for food there, a common response was, “Ugh.”
After having heard the gorgeous, melancholic songs of Dallas Green, one might assume the mopey rocker who performs under the moniker City and Colour is some sort of pale-skinned, plaid-shirted waif who is scared of his own shadow.
Wellington Street’s Marben is aiming to stay ahead of the curve. Earlier this month, the downtown eatery relaunched with a decor facelift and a menu revamp.
By lindsaylow
If Grant van Gameren were a one-trick pony, you would not be reading this column. Because he would have opened son of The Black Hoof, and why bother with that? After Grant, who was its founding chef, left the Hoof in 2011, he ate his way around Europe, finding most felicity in the tapas of … Continued
Grant van Gameren — chef-owner of the buzzy new Bar Isabel — tastes the offerings from the city’s top butcher shops and artisanal meat purveyors.
Author. Entrepreneur. Mother. Dragon. These are just a handful of the many hats worn by Arlene Dickinson, the self-made multi-millionaire who went from living hand-to-mouth while raising four children to becoming one of Canada’s most influential women in business. Most of us first got to know the savvy, silver-streaked redhead during the second season of … Continued
Bill Wrigley’s miniature library is perched outside his home on a white post, like a large mailbox. It has two shelves filled with books and a single swinging door. Instructions on the top say “Take a book — Return a book.”
