By lindsaylow
The hottest restaurant in town is just another opportunity to shout at your tablemate. Perhaps Rock Lobster Food Co.’s success can be partially attributed to diners’ reluctance to shoulder the moral obligation to be good company. How can anyone know if you’re amusing or dull when the music (albeit wonderful) is turned way up and … Continued
Sometimes, a cocktail needn’t be fancy. At Torito Tapas Bar in Kensington Market — soon to have a sister restaurant on Queen West — chef Luis Valenzuela serves up a roster of authentic tapas for the Spanish enthusiast: bacon-wrapped dates, ceviche, grilled chorizo and more.
Every Tuesday, we round up the best events from the city’s fashion scene. In this edition: a pre-Fashion Week party, London fashion hits Toronto, the fragrance launch of Guess Girl and more.
If you’re one of the two-thirds of Canadians who have tried to lose weight, chances are you’ve come across the work of Harley Pasternak. Toronto-born Pasternak is basically a one-man health industry. He’s a personal trainer, a fitness writer and has his own line of running shoes, fitness-focused video games and snack bars. And when celebs want someone to bust their gut, Pasternak is often the guy they call.
Kensington Brewing Company draws its name from Kensington Market, but the small craft brewer has never had an official brewing space within that neighbourhood. That’s about to change, because owner Brock Shepherd has secured a location at 299 Augusta Avenue for a brewery, retail space and bar.
As a live performer, Pink wants it all. She wants to offer up an emotionally powerful show while also putting forth a mesmerizing spectacle that’s high on entertainment and fun. I was among those who thought the two realms of musical performance were, by and large, mutually exclusive — but that was before bearing witness to her stunning yet deeply personal tour de force on Monday night at the ACC.
Every Monday, we round up the most exciting music news happening in Toronto. In this edition: Record Store Day 2013, new tracks for Gold & Youth and Young Galaxy, a new album for Royal Canoe and the premiere of a documentary that follows the Toronto music scene.
The Junction has seen an uptick in breweries and restaurants lately, but those aren’t the only storefronts opening in the quickly changing neighbourhood. Tucked away near Dundas and Keele is Gerhard, a new men’s fashion store that pushes local Toronto designers.
Watching the movie Lincoln, Steven Spielberg’s biopic of the 16th U.S. president, I was fascinated by the scenes that took place in Congress. There would be a representative pleading his case, and all the while, a steady stream of gibes and retorts would be flung his way. What struck me most about this constant commentary was the high level of wit and cleverness.
With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, the timing seems perfect for a film series featuring the cinematic best from the land of Eire. March 8 and March 9 mark the Toronto Irish Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox, a showcase of 19 films, including 14 making their Canadian debuts. Here are the best bets from the weekend’s event.
In the ’80s we had the classic musical-sketch comedy film, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life, to hilariously parody the various stages of life: birth, middle age, death. Flash forward thirty years into the future, and now we have The Second City’s The Meme-ing of Life to mock the various stages of the digital age: YouTube, “legitimate rape” and TTC woes. And just like Meaning, Meme-ing is as edgy as it is funny.
The South African winery Boekenhoutskloof has been doing a great job with grapes usually associated with the Rhône Valley. The blend of those three grapes produces a deep ruby-coloured wine with a nose of blackberries and black olives. The full-bodied savoury taste of blackberries with an iodine note fills the mouth.
