By lindsaylow
Dammit, the Emperor is back and he’s in his boxers again. I have been wanting (dare I say pining) to go to David Chang’s Momofuku Noodle Bar in New York for years. So of course, I, like every other foodie in Toronto, was ecstatic when Chang opened Momofuku Toronto on University Avenue. Who doesn’t want … Continued
With last week’s so-called rogue fashion collections packed up and away, this week marks the city’s official Fashion Week. As per usual, the kick-off show arrived from Holt Renfrew, which always manages to draw a lively crowd with plenty of bold-faced names spilling out from its midst.
We hate to break it to you, but your favourite Toronto haunts are probably haunted — that is, if you believe in ghosts and that type of fourth-dimension stuff. If you do, Halloween is the perfect time to embrace your inner Robert Stack (or Peter Venkman) and investigate spooky things. So here are our top five haunted places in Toronto. Grab your proton pack and trench coat and get going.
Fan of mash-ups? Try this on for size: a Porchetta & Co. sandwich in pizza form. Starting today and going until Thursday, both Pizzeria Libretto locations are offering a special pizza ($17) featuring the same porchetta and crackling that you’d find stuffed inside a Portuguese bun at Nick auf der Mauer’s popular Dundas West sandwich spot. The pizza also comes with rapini, truffle oil and chilies.
Every week, we round up the best events from the city’s fashion scene. In this edition: Plaid Magazine hosts a vintage shopping crawl, Sarah Taylor has a walk-in closet sale, famed fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson celebrates her new publication and more.
Obama may have evoked the board game Battleship to bash Romney, but there’s nothing like a good ol’ game of cribbage to really make ‘em sweat.
The longstanding Lick’s hamburger joint in the Beach is closing in order to make way for a six-storey condo project, but the restaurant is planning to open a new location in the area. The iconic restaurant will flip its last burger on Oct. 31, and to celebrate the long haul, Homeburgers and Nature Burgers will go on sale for 25 cents apiece (on that day and at that location only).
Diamond Rings wasn’t supposed to get this big, this quickly. John O’Regan was using his new, ultra-glam musical persona as a way to exercise his more theatrical side, while continuing to play in indie rock bands such as The D’Urbervilles. But a funny thing happened on the way to another rock show. Diamond Rings got hot in a hurry.
Kid Icarus may be known as Kensington Market’s under-the-radar stationery and print shop, but with its recent move, the “under-the-radar” part may be scratched out. Owned and operated by Michael Viglione and Bianca Bickmore, the new spot is all retail in the front, while the back area has all the fixings for printing.
Originally hailing from Winnipeg, comedian Ben Beauchemin is quickly making a name for himself in Toronto’s stand-up scene, appearing regularly onstage everywhere from Comedy Bar to Rivoli. Having been nominated for this year’s Tim Sims Encouragement Award, it’s hard to believe Beauchemin first took the stage less than two years ago. We chatted with the comic about his first time onstage, canoeing and Troll 2.
We hate it to break it to these kids, but not only will eating a lot of sugar make you fat, it will make you stupid, too. Worst combo ever.
Friday Restaurant Recap rounds up the week’s Toronto restaurant news. In this edition: new locations for Pizzeria Libretto, ramen from the Yours Truly team, the second Hooked location and more.
