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Gervais’ provocative gem rankles some American feathers
Golden Globes performance brings back my own memories of U.S. xenophobia
Time for a spring season makeup cleanup
Spring is just around the corner, so now is the perfect time to give your makeup bag a clean sweep and update your colour palette. With so many cosmetic conglomerates out there, a visit to the nearest department store can be daunting. So we’re making it easier for you by breaking down the hottest makeup trends by homegrown companies this season, and here’s where you can buy their pretty products.
That was fast: Queen West’s Lit Espresso Bar closes
We’ve gotten so used to hearing about indie coffee shops opening up downtown that it just doesn’t seem right to be reporting the opposite, but its true: a few months after setting up shop in Design Republic, Queen West’s incarnation of Lit Espresso Bar closed down with next to no warning on Friday.
SETI is listening: what to expect when E.T. makes contact
At the Centre for Inquiry’s “The Great Extraterrestrial Debate” at U of T last Friday, Dr. Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) told us what to expect when we finally encounter E.T., which he wagers a cup of “Tim, what is it, Hortons coffee” will happen in the next few decades.
Coming Soon-ish: two Momofuku restaurants
Toronto’s Twitter-mill was on overdrive this morning when rumours surfaced that David Chang, chef and owner of New York’s Momofuku restaurant group, could be making his way to Toronto by 2012. Well, we didn’t have to wait until Monday to find out. A Momofuku spokesperson confirmed the speculation Friday night that not one, but two Momofuku restaurants will be opening in Toronto by 2012.
Canada’s hottest restaurant trend is – gasp! – local food
We were kind of hoping it was less of a “trend” and more of a “this-is-how-we-do-things-from-now-on,” but apparently locally produced food is once again at the forefront Canada’s top 10 restaurant trends. The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association surveyed over 500 chefs to reveal what’s making waves in Canada’s restaurants this year. The full list is below.
Nix the muzak: Lara St. John comes to T.O.
At the Glenn Gould Studio tomorrow evening, violin sensation Lara St. John‘s concert will be unlike any she’s done before. Her performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Astor Piazzolla’s Seasons of Buenos Aires will be accompanied with installation art and readings of live poetry. We caught up with St. John to talk about the concert, her recent Juno nomination and the deficiencies of muzak.
T.O. sales roundup: Rudsak, Erin Snow, L'Agence
If you haven’t heard (or felt) it by now, apparently the groundhog was wrong, and we’re in for a cold spring this year. Although we’re disappointed we can’t show off our new spring wardrobe quite yet, there is a silver lining.
John Allan’s puts “man” in manicure; now at The Bay
Sure, it’s called a manicure, but can it really be masculine? John Allan thinks so.
Enter John Allan’s men’s grooming club, a concept meant to take the haircut beyond the barbershop. With the success of his Chicago and New York City shops, Allan recently opened a Toronto location at The Bay on Queen Street.
Rumour mill: David Chang possibly headed to Toronto’s Shangri-La
New York’s celebrated culinary master David Chang, chef and owner of the popular Momofuku restaurant group, including the Michelin-starred Momofuku Ko, may be coming to Toronto. The Twitterverse was rife with rumours this morning, ignited by a forum posting that claimed Toronto’s upcoming Shangri-La Hotel had “landed” David Chang. This morning, Chang tweeted the following cryptic, though optimism-inducing, message: “hello southern ontario … late late 2012ish?”