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Food critic Christine Cushing salutes the General

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Dining at Brockton General, where virtually everything is local including the house-made vinegar, is an experience so unique that I can hardly describe it, and I can blab about anything. Officially, Brockton General is billed as a snack bar that transforms into a little foodie mecca from Thursday night until Saturday.

Winterlicious 2.0: Rebel Yell

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The Winterlicious food festival kicks off later this month to the delight and/or consternation of restaurateurs and diners alike. But the winter foodie fun may not end when the fest shuts down on Feb. 10. The massive city-driven culinary event may have spawned a new, let’s say, Winterlicious Light that could be up and running just days after the city-run fest finishes.

Opening Night: Rod Beattie takes the stage in Wingfield

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Stratford Festival veteran Rod Beattie returns to his (stage) roots with Wingfield Lost & Found. He answers our questions. What’s new with everybody’s favourite Bay Street trader turned farmer? Well, we last saw Walt having started a family and gotten into climate concerns. Walt’s well fails, and this occasions trouble and a lot of hilarity. … Continued

Future of area school field back on rocky ground

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While plans for a soccer field at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School (OLPH) were given official approval by the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) last summer, rezoning issues and a strong alternative community proposal have reopened talks on the future of the derelict field, with a final decision set for Jan. 15.

Toronto’s Best Chili

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Chris McDonald, executive chef of Cava, Toronto’s Spanish food mecca, warms up with the city’s best bowls

The sweet hair-after

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If you had Canada’s top hair restoration specialist, Dr. Walter Unger, cornered for 10 minutes, what would you ask him?