Ivan Reitman is coming home this September to see how his baby is doing. The director and producer of such hits as Ghostbusters, Kindergarten Cop and the recent rom-com No Strings Attached, will be in Toronto for TIFF — which moved into shiny new digs in the Bell Lightbox just one year ago. The TIFF … Continued
The countdown is on. We’re staring the end of summer in the face, with our remaining dog days numbered in the single digits. Such little time, and yet, so much left to do in our city before the big end. Here’s our to-do list of what to take in before summer turns into a pumpkin at 11 p.m. on Labour Day (because, as everyone in Toronto knows, when The Ex closes its gates, it means school’s on and summer is gone).
With a freshly-painted rooster perched atop of what once was the Chick ‘n’ Deli, locals can stop wondering what happened to their long-standing chicken institution. The newly-named People’s Chicken is now open for business. After 30 years under its previous moniker, restaurant and rooster alike received a well-earned refresher prior to re-opening to the public last Thursday.
People are particular. This is why an entire vernacular exists solely for ordering drinks: dry, perfect, stirred, shaken, neat or stuffed. Roll your eyes and call it high maintenance, but sometimes, it’s magic. Case in point: just such an exacting set of taste buds were supposedly responsible for the creation of Italy’s classic bittersweet aperitivo, the Negroni.
The transitioning wardrobe is a tricky one. What do we wear when the days are hot, the nights are cold, the flowers are still in bloom but the leaves are changing? These questions — along with style, fit and colour palettes — can be all too confusing, clouding the mind with conflicted outfit choices. The result is often heavy jackets worn over light-weight dresses, socks and sandals: you know what we’re talking about.
It’s opening night at Hardys: A Hogtown Brasserie, and owner John Hardy (the III, according to his business card) is cool as a cucumber, even if he’s in a bit of a pickle. His brand new barbecue joint is rammed; it’s bursting at the seams, and servers can barely keep up. Hardy doesn’t appear phased, even as local barbecue legend Darryl Koster gets a table.
If The Black Hoof’s twitter account is to be believed, Grant van Gameren is leaving the highly regarded restaurant. This intensely disheartening message was just sent out a few minutes ago:
Last winter, much to the surprise of many North York residents who had been frequenting the place for years (and in some cases, decades), Lorne Pancer decided to sell the deli his grandfather Moe opened in 1957. Now, months later, he has opened a new eponymous deli in Richmond Hill. We spoke with him about his decision to get back into the pastrami business.
There’s dust on these songs. When Darren Eedens sings, it’s like stumbling upon an old record at your grandparents’ house, pulling it out, wiping off the years and dropping the needle in the groove; the Harry Smith Anthology comes to mind. But make no mistake: these songs are as informed by the past as they are a product of today (certain songs betray a bit of a Dave Matthews influence).
With the success of its recent Hazelton Lanes revamp, TNT is refreshing its collection of Eglinton West shops for next spring. The clothing retailer has bought a two-storey building next to the Eglinton Grand, giving it another 7,000 square feet, for a total of 16,000 square feet along the popular shopping strip.
When Doug Ford revealed his plan for the Port Lands, jaws dropped, people fell out of their chairs and the city suffered another mini-earthquake. Well, maybe not quite. So far, only a few details have surfaced from Ford’s “vision,” but if they’re any indication of what’s to come, our waterfront is on the fast track to becoming very, well, interesting. Below, the potential Fordifications that we’re most excited about.
As the season winds down, now’s a great chance to either catch that old show you haven’t seen in a while (The Winter’s Tale) or take in a new show, like the latest one from those crazy clowns over at Second City. Because let’s face it: summer’s basically over, and there’s no better way to fight the sadness than with laughter. As Shakespeare said: “He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.”
