The Minervois region of southern France produces bargain-priced reds that are great candidates for barbecue. Currently at Vintages is the 2009 Château la Grave Expression — a blend of Syrah, Grenache, Carignane and Mourvèdre — which is a great buy. Dense ruby in colour, it has a smoky nose of blackberries and licorice and the flavour of raspberries. It’s remarkably elegant.
Dîner en Blanc? Outdoors? In the rain? Bah! Back in the early 1900s, Toronto partygoers brought Mother Nature to them, inside. Smart.
Toronto’s fashion world has been all a-Twitter since it was revealed yesterday that IMG Canada bought Toronto Fashion Week from the Fashion Design Council of Canada. The coup means that, after this year, Toronto Fashion Week will be run by IMG Canada and IMG Fashion, the international fashion management group that also runs New York Fashion Week and other fashion weeks. It also means that FDCC’s long-time executive director Robin Kay is out.
You have your typically average spectator shows, in which you’re just sitting back and taking in the action in front of you, and then you have the rare event that is more than that, like How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular. This kid-friendly, interactive adventure based on the DreamWorks movie brings you up close and personal with giant, lifelike fire breathers. Don’t get too close, or you may wind up feeling the heat.
Enjoying Wellington Brewery’s Arkell Best Bitter is a study in not judging a beer by its cover. With a double-barrel name like that and its deep amber colour, who would guess that this is a very drinkable light beer?
Toronto is having a party — er, picnic — at a top-secret location this evening. Dîner en Blanc (have you heard of it?) is a flash mob picnic that hails all the way from Paris. The mysterious outdoor feast seemingly combines the aesthetic of The Great Race with Parisian chic, and it is absolutely mandatory to wear all white.
So, if this is how big his hat was, obviously, our next question is: how big was the rest of him?
Babs is coming back to town. The incomparable Barbra Streisand will be performing her second-ever Toronto concert at The Air Canada Centre on Oct. 23. Though we’ll have to check out her infamous manicured fingernails at the show, it’s her legendary pipes that we’re most excited about. Here are five of the songs we hope Streisand belts out.
Sometimes, the only good answer to accessorizing in the summer is a good weave. And why not? You’ve gotta find some way to make a ponytail look more interesting after a while.
With Taste of the Danforth kicking off Aug. 10, it’s time to eat Greek. Recreate those food-fest favourites in your own kitchen with these healthy Hellenic recipes.
Groundbreaking musician Kinnie Starr hits Harbourfront for Planet IndigenUS festival
If we could go back in time Back to the Future-style, we’re pretty sure we could prove that this lady was an avatar of Snoop Lion from 100 years ago: Snoop Ostrich, y’all.
