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Q&A: Sam James on opening up an indie coffee shop in the financial district
Yesterday, The Grid revealed some interesting news for coffee fans in Toronto. Espresso guru Sam James is set to open a third location of his eponymous shop, and he’s opening it in the financial district. More specifically, he’s opening in the knot of tunnels that is PATH, beneath the Sun Life Financial building at 150 King Street West. We caught up with him to talk about the new location.
Trending in Theatre this week: American Idiot, Quidam, Alice in Blunderland, Bed and Breakfast, New Year's Eve Comedy Extravaganza
Based on Green Day’s Grammy-winning album of the same name, this straight-from-Broadway musical weaves the story of three friends forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia (tell me about it). Music featured includes “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” but, sorry, Billie Joe fans: No Green Day members appear in this production.
Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., 416-644-3665. Dec. 28 – Jan. 15.
National Geographic lists the best foods to eat in Ontario; proves it doesn’t get Ontario at all
Earlier today, we stumbled across this National Geographic list of the best foods to eat in Ontario. There are actually a few surprises here, but most of them stem from the publication’s complete lack of originality more than anything. Especially with maple syrup at the top of the list, which is tantamount to listing chop suey as the best food to eat in China’s Guangdong province.
The Breakfast Hub: Rob Ford likes fast food, making paramedics an essential service, Toronto’s potential condo bust
The “affable” Rob Ford gives a year-end interview to The Globe, wherein he confirms the obvious: he really likes Tim Hortons and McDonald’s.
[Globe and Mail]
The Kennedy Public House opens on Bloor West
When owner Mike Derbyshire took over the old Sharkey’s Village Café a few months ago, his plan was to ride out the summer with the old business and launch a new restaurant during the slower fall season. So after closing for six weeks of intense renovations — during which countless passersby tried to peek in through the covered windows — The Kennedy Public House opened its doors to reveal a space that is completely its own.
Theatre Review: Memphis, at Toronto Centre for the Arts
Up at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, a very recent musical is playing. It’s also Tony award-winning, but don’t let that put you off. Written by the solid librettist Joe DiPietro, along with David Byran, the gifted composer and long-time keyboardist of rock group Bon Jovi, Memphis is a fine show that I wish could have stayed for months in Toronto, but it’s running until only Dec. 24.
A guide to DIY eggnog
This month, Organic Meadow will have produced a whopping 15,000 litres off eggnog — up 60 per cent from last year. (That’s something like 180,000 eggs. That’s a lot of eggs). Despite a rise in popularity in this carton of foamy goodness, here at Post City, we decided that if we’re going to drink the stuff, we might as well make it. Below, some help on how to whip up eggnog in your own kitchen.
The Breakfast Hub: expanding PATH, the city hall football pool, the rail link to Pearson Airport
Over a century after the first underground pedestrian paths were built in the city, Toronto is debating plans to expand the world’s longest underground shopping complex south, towards the waterfront.
[Globe and Mail]
So who won Caplansky’s Latkepalooza this year? (Hint: not the latkes topped with caviar)
Whether you’ve been noshing on them your whole life at the Hanukkah table or have just recently discovered their fried goodness, most agree there’s something great about potato latkes. It’s why Zane Caplansky of Caplansky’s Delicatessen held the second Latkepalooza event Sunday night.
Cold Specks plays a dark, brooding and mesmerizing set at the Phoenix
Last week at the Phoenix, an audience was brought to complete silence by an a cappella rendition of “Peace In The Valley” from Cold Specks. The Etobicoke-born singer — whose real name is Al Spx — has been turning heads in the United Kingdom recently. On Thursday, she opened for St. Vincent, and though she hadn’t written the opening song, her soulful and modern take on the highly-regarded classic proved to be an apt embodiment of her original music.