It looks like celebrity chef Jamie Kennedy has shuttered his Dundas West grocery store Provenance Regional Cuisine. Known for its locally sourced and sustainable foods, Kennedy took over the tiny shop at Dundas and Palmerston last September from original owner, Alex Johnson.
Ladies and gents, mark your calendars. A four-day indie fashion extravaganza, The Bazaar, is taking over Loft 580 from Thursday (April 5). Organized by Glenna Weddle and Faith Orfus — the ladies behind Yorkville’s Rac Boutique — a gaggle of local indie retailers are corralling their best spring garb (and winter’s sale duds) under the same roof.
Who let the dogs out in the ‘50s? Why, they let themselves out, of course. And then they strapped you on a cart and took you for a ride. You know, instead of the other way around. It was the way man intended it to be. Before doggy day cares and dog boutiques and dog toilets. Yeah, in the ‘50s, people respected the true hierarchy of the animal kingdom. Men told dogs to take them for a walk at the CNE and they listened.
This evening (March 31), Toronto’s skyline is supposed to go dark for the 60 minutes of Earth Hour. Our decision to join millions of others around the world and sit in the gloom for a while is meant to be a powerful symbol of our collective determination to save the planet. But lately in Toronto, there have been more than a few cracks in the curtain of darkness.
With the Toronto Silent Film Festival on now and riding the wave of public interest generated by the Oscars success of The Artist, it seems silent films are in again. The film fest aims to recreate the 1920s movie experience by keeping the tradition of having live musicians play along to each film.
Zeus are great, according to Randy Bachman, who all but crowned them heirs to the rock throne in Canada during their appearance on his CBC show. And, with apologies to The Sheepdogs, I kinda get it. They have such an incredible array of skills that they don’t have to just sound like that great new rock revival band that taps CCR — not that there’s anything wrong with that. They are much more.
A few days before the latest exhibit from renowned photographer Deborah Samuel is due to debut at the ROM, the exhibition space is still bare. “But I’m told the walls have been painted cotton-ball white,” says Samuel, examining the room where her latest exhibit, “Elegy,” will take shape. “Elegy,” which makes its world premiere tomorrow (March 31) at the ROM, features dozens of haunting images of animal skeletons, a powerful statement on the transience of life.
Last year, Leslieville fixture Red Rocket Coffee announced it was leaving the area due to rising rent costs. Now, the space at 1402 Queen Street East is papered over with a rather cryptic “coming soon” sign featuring a portrait of Nikola Tesla. What does it mean? That Serbian franchise Rakia Bar is coming to town, of course.
There is nothing “wrong” with The Second City’s latest mainstage revue, Live Wrong and Prosper, a satirical — and hilarious — commentary on our society’s obsession with looking for success in all the wrong places.
Every week, we gather our favourite tweets from in and around Toronto’s fashion scene. This week features tweets from Juno award nominee Diamond Rings, teen photographer Petra Collins and more.
Mention Argentinean wine and people immediately think of Malbec. But the Mendoza Valley also produces some Cabernet Sauvignon at attractive prices. This Cab has an expressive bouquet of blackcurrant and cedar. Medium-bodied with juicy cherry and currant flavours, it’s a wine that punches above its weight in terms of price. Food match: lamb chops or grilled sausages.
Before Top Chef of Canada had us eating out of its hand, there was the Labour Department Cooking School. True, it doesn’t look as cutthroat as the reality TV show we’ve become addicted to, but the looks on those judges’ (customers? guinea pigs?) faces tell us all we need to know: appetites have been satiated, and thanks to that one chef’s stink eye, there might be something cooking beneath the surface after all.
