Reflecting back on the year of 2011, we’ve come to realize how heavily we’ve relied on A2Zane as our go-to accessory shop, and we aren’t the only ones. The shop has proved to be so popular that since its launch in 2010, it has grown from an online shop to a pop-up to a full-fledged boutique in the heart of Queen West’s best shopping strip.
The name Matt Kantor has been slowly swirling in Toronto foodie circles in recent months. But after his recent 23-course el Bulli tribute meal (a celebration of the haute cuisine created at chef Ferran Adria’s now-shuttered restaurant in Catalonia, Spain) at the Cookbook Store in Yorkville, the tech-savvy chef is one of the hottest names … Continued
Parfumerie, written by the almost forgotten but joyously gifted Hungarian-American playwright Miklós László, was a huge hit for Soulpepper in the Distillery District two years ago, even grabbing a Dora for best production. How inspired to bring it back; how perfect is this adaptation by Adam Pettle and Brenda Robins; how sad that it is nearly entirely sold out until its last matinee on Dec. 31.
Regular readers of my monthly theatre column in Post City Magazines may be aware that the subject of my doctorate in theatre and english back in the late ‘70s was the theatre criticism of Nathan Cohen, who was the finest critic in Canada at that time and for several decades before. In his later years — he died young, in his 40s — Cohen was once stopped on the street by the fan of a certain popular musical at the time.
All month, we’ve been bombarded with frantic “but, what should I get them!?” questions in the lead-up to Christmas. From girlfriends in Germany, boyfriends in Britain to loved ones right here in Toronto, our answer is always the same: go heritage, and go Canadian.
Toronto’s water department has found some gravy: it will apparently save around $500,000 next year after a recent review found the department had 41 unneeded vehicles.
[Toronto Star]
Comedy and charity go well together, apparently just like me and mental health issues
Eugene Levy receives Order of Canada for accomplished career
Director Paul Haggis to teach at campus founded by Norman Jewison
If you had childhood obesity expert Dr. Glenn Berall cornered for 10 minutes, what would you ask him about your kid’s eating habits, pop consumption and Wii time?
Canadian Stage’s production explores the life of painter Mark Rothko
Sportsnet scores a hit by bringing new anchor Hazel Mae home to Toronto
