Last Saturday’s Latkepalooza was the second showdown in a series of cooking competitions at Caplansky’s. The competition may be known as the Battle of the Bubbies, but that didn’t discourage the 28-year-old who claimed first place. The only requirement for contestants wanting to enter the competition was that they pile up four dozen potato pancakes and arrive at the College Street deli by 9 p.m.
Are you familiar with the rich, literate writing style of the American author and scriptwriter Joan Didion? You need not be familiar with the writing style of Didion to be attracted to and moved by her theatrical adaptation of her award-winning novel The Year of Magical Thinking. Toronto’s venerable Tarragon Theatre is featuring a production of the play starring the one-and-only Seana McKenna and directed by the esteemed Michael Shamata on stage until Dec. 12.
When major theatre critics across the city give a one-person show rave reviews, one’s ears should perk up. When the subject is intriguing, if not downright irresistible, it is time to book some tickets. And that is definitely the case with The Silicone Diaries, playing at Buddies in Bad Times until Dec. 11.
Marlon Pather opened up The Butchers, an organic and naturally raised meat shop in 2001. And the questions about when he would add seafood to his list of products hasn’t stopped since. Nine years later, Pather is finally opening a fish shop — across the street from his butcher shop — at 2631 Yonge St.
J.P. Challet is my new BFF. He doesn’t know it yet, but after dining in his new bistro, Ici, I feel like we’re … close. He gets me. Ici has been one of the most anticipated restaurants to open this fall. This is in no small part due to serious delays after a battle with Joe Pantalone and the local neighbourhood that fought to deny Challet a liquor licence for his charming space.
Take time out of your busy schedule to give back this holiday season. Or, perhaps it’s you that needs a little help this time of year. Either way, here’s our top five ways to give or get some help this month.
Rejoice, all ye outdoorsy-types! Patagonia is set to open its first retail store in Toronto (and Canada, for that matter) on December 15. Indeed, the eco-conscious clothing retailer will be opening up shop in the Gurney Stove building (circa 1872), at King and Brant.
In between daddy-duty, pursuing a career as a fine art photographer and recording a couple of new albums, Kenny Rogers is back on the road and checking into Massey Hall tonight for a rare concert appearance that features holiday classics and hits from his more than 50 years in show business.
Asian Course is a classy new bistro, all chrome and crystal shining like a culinary beacon amid a sea of strip malls and shopping centres. The room is divided in two with plenty of room to spare in additional dining that is closed off during the day. Beautiful crystal and stainless steel chandeliers add ambience and a fountain made of glass and crystal adds to the sophistication.
High-profile lawyer and local resident Brian Greenspan has now become involved with the bizarre murder-for-hire case that rocked the local cash-for-gold industry last August.
Patrick Chan is heading to Beijing to compete in the International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating final, Dec. 9 to 12.
A vacant bungalow that had been transformed into a life-sized bright-green iconic Monopoly house was recently torn down.
