By lindsaylow
Farmhouse Tavern harkens back to a time of pastoral pleasures… The farms, the fields, the sweet smell of clover… No matter that most of us never lived that life or that the restaurant’s mission, to use only that which is produced in Ontario, is cute but silly. One, because the environmental benefits of eating local … Continued
Is debt sexy? Well, that might be a stretch, but it is certainly a pervasive and trendy topic, and when Toronto author Don Gillmor took notice, he decided to tackle it head-on in his new novel, Mount Pleasant.
Jeanne Beker flaunts the flirtiest, flounciest silk blouses for making a striking sartorial statement this spring.
Autism awareness grows
Charity funds kids’ medicine
The relatively quiet and low-key Leaside neighbourhood begrudg-ingly welcomed a SmartCentre development onto Laird Drive in 2006. Now SmartCentres has proposed a second development not far from their original site. The 147,000-square-foot retail store at 70 Wicksteed Ave., with 479 parking spaces, has been met with local opposition. Has the original SmartCentre set a dangerous … Continued
Every Monday, we round up the most exciting music news happening in Toronto. In this edition: the best Canadian music video of the year, a new album for The Grapes of Wrath, The Weeknd puts out a vinyl boxed set and more.
When the financial district’s Reds Bistro relaunched as Reds Wine Tavern in October, there was a bit of buzz surrounding the fact that Top Chef Canada alum Ryan Gallagher would be heading up the kitchen. But already the restaurant is looking for a new head chef.
The final day of Fashion Week arrived along with a collective sigh of relief. Travis Taddeo rang in the start of the day (for us, at least), showing an all-black collection punctuated with extravagant recycled fur pieces.
Unttld kicked things into gear on day four. Undoubtedly the day’s most successful collection — and likewise one of the strongest all week — designers José Manuel St-Jacques and Simon Bélanger had a hauntingly beautiful, all-black vision for fall.
Last year Ron Sexsmith felt a lump in his throat — and not because the musician, who specializes in a certain brand of mope rock, had just written another sad, sad song. The other kind of lump, the one that makes a person ponder the big questions.
Toronto’s appetite for Mexican food appears to be just as strong as ever. Popular taco joint Playa Cabana just opened a second location in the Junction a few months ago, and now we’re told that a third location is in the works at 14 Dupont Street, not too far from the original location.
