It’s Thursday, and the weekend is fast approaching. Need stuff to see or do? We’ve got you covered. In this edition, a month-long photography festival, two world-famous chefs at the Sony Centre, an artisan market at the Gladstone and more.
It was announced today that chef Matthew Sullivan is no longer associated with Skin+Bones, the Leslieville restaurant that opened shop in November of last year. Daniel Clarke, who owns the wine bar along with Harry Wareham, says that it came down to a difference of philosophy.
“I think the trajectory we are on isn’t really common,” says Neyla Pekarek, of folk rock band The Lumineers, in town this month for two shows at the Sound Academy. “I think we’re processing a lot of what is happening after the fact.”
Every crusty baguette, every flaky croissant and every chewy pizza crust renews my appreciation for my digestive system’s ability to process gluten. I know that not everybody is so lucky, and that beer needs to be avoided entirely by some because barley, wheat and rye — the drink’s principal cereal ingredients — all produce gluten when mixed with water.
It’s no secret that Toronto’s mainstay indie record label, Arts & Crafts, has backed some of the biggest and best bands this country has to offer. This year, the label celebrates 10 years at the top of the music-making business, and in celebration, it is offering up a smorgasbord of cool things to do, see, eat, wear and hear.
It finally happened. After decades of not quite getting along with other men, I finally became a bro. I didn’t even have to grow a chin-strap beard to do it. I didn’t do preacher curls until my biceps exceeded 18 inches in diameter, and I didn’t have to wear a single piece of sports merchandise.
Last night, the 416’s most fashionable folks were found at The Carlu in a celebratory mood. The reason? The Toronto Fashion Incubator’s New Labels Fashion Design Competition, which trumpets emerging Canadian designers and presents them with $25,000, a Flare editorial feature and a capsule collaboration to be sold at Target.
Hidden in the basement space under the financial district’s The Loose Moose is The Antler Room, a sprawling bar devoted to both sports and music. After the chime of five, Leafs fans tumble in, watching the game on big screens visible from every table. On the weekend, however, it’s all about the music: local bands take to the stage and up the noise factor aplenty.
Zombies are currently all the rage in pop culture. From the ever-growing Zombie Walk in Toronto to one of TV’s hottest shows, Walking Dead, to the upcoming Brad Pitt summer flick, World War Z, it’s pretty cool to be dead right now.
There are many ways in which the GTA is making great strides toward becoming a world-class sustainable city. In the past year alone, we’ve seen many initiatives to create more green space, ban environmentally hazardous products and practices and generally make our city a healthier place to live.
Due to their casual nature, sneakers are often pegged as “trendy,” but there’s more to them than meets the eye. We visited the Bata Shoe Museum for its new exhibition, Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture, which explores how sneakers have found their place as one of the most fashionable styles of footwear to date. Below, some shots of the exhibition and our favourite kicks from the bunch.
Global warming must have something to do with it because Muscadet from the Loire doesn’t seem to be as austerely dry as it used to be. This wine, currently at Vintages outlets, is a light golden colour, which shows some maturity. It has a minerally, apple nose and well-extracted flavours. If I had this wine blind, I would have thought it was a Soave. It’s well balanced with clean lines and a lingering fresh finish.
