If we allow ourselves to generalize for a moment and divide Europe into countries that prefer beer and countries that prefer wine, France is one of the easiest to put in the latter category. Except, in the north, in the areas that bump up against Belgium and the English Channel, there is a well-established style of beer — bière de garde — and La Divine St. Landelin is an excellent example.
When Michael Nguyen’s bullet-riddled body hit the asphalt of a Yorkdale Shopping Centre parking lot on Easter weekend, he became the third person to be shot to death at a Toronto mall in under a year.
Yesterday we extolled the virtues of The Harbord Room’s artery-clogging burger; today we focus on a mom-worthy cocktail from the very same place. The Harbord Room is known for its inventive libations, and the drinks list is chock full of noteworthy concoctions.
Put a spring in your step with Jeanne Beker’s selection of colourful flats for running around town in style.
Francisco Alejandri is back. The chef shuttered his famed Kensington Market food stand, Agave y Agucate, last summer, but he has since partnered up with furniture designer Keyvan Foroughi to bring the brand to Baldwin Village in full restaurant form. We caught up with Alejandri to find out more about his upcoming venture.
A recent survey conducted by UNICEF revealed that Canadian youngsters smoke more marijuana than kids anywhere else in the developed world. We talked to toxicologist and drug safety researcher at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Dr. David Juurlink, about this report and about the effects of marijuana.
Last month, chef Eric Wood announced that he was leaving Hawthorne Food and Drink to work at an upcoming “boutique hotel” on Queen West, the name of which he did not reveal at the time. Well, if a recent job posting on Craiglist is any indication, he’s now heading up the kitchen at The Beverley Hotel, a new venue that’s opening up on Queen West.
It is entirely unexpected that a proposal for a downtown casino would become such a watershed issue for Toronto. When first proposed last year, it was seen as a divisive issue, and best thinking was that the vote on city council would be close, perhaps dividing the downtown councillors from those representing the suburbs. The No Casino Toronto group was seen as insular and ineffective.
Two clashing plans, each one outlining its own vision for the future of Thornhill’s Thornlea neighbourhood, were presented to the Markham City Council — and, concluding a two-year-long study, one has been adopted. The Thornlea Revitalization Study was initiated to create a strategic plan for Thornlea, which encompasses residential homes as well as light industrial … Continued
In honour of the May 5th Mexican holiday, we visit the artisanal Playa Cabana and the street-savvy La Carnita. Whose guac is greater? Whose peppers pack the biggest punch? You decide.
Board games and lattes are a popular combination in Toronto. With Parkdale’s Go Lounge and the Annex’s Snakes & Lattes showing no signs of slowing down, a new competitor is adding itself into the mix. Castle Board Game Café is opening soon at Spadina and College in the former Saigon Palace space.
A real fruit salad of a wine — a blend of Chardonnay, Chardonnay Musqué, Pinot Gris, Muscat, Gewürztraminer, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc. Medium straw in colour with an apple and lychee nose; complex flavours of grapefruit, apple and lychee. A well-balanced, medium-bodied wine.
