Today In Toronto: David Cronenberg, Robbie Burns Week, The Bicycles, Art...
Tonight at OCAD U, Canadian filmmaking icon David Cronenberg chats with Piers Handling on a variety of subjects, and there's no cover to attend. Not in the mood for weirdness? Connect with your inner...
View ArticleGet to know a Toronto startup: WeSell Socks
I bought my best friend Wu Tang socks for Christmas. Yes, you read that correctly: black and yellow cotton yarn spun into footwear, bearing a big stylized W of the renowned hip hop group. The trend of...
View ArticleThis week on DineSafe: Amaya Express, Dumpling Queen, Honest Ed's, La...
DineSafe didn't hand out any red cards this week but of the yellow cards distributed, more than a few were repeat offenders -- not to mention there were a lot of crucial infractions doled out. Amaya...
View ArticleToronto food bloggers want to be Fat in Public
The bloggers behind Toronto food blog Fat Girl Food Squad aren't afraid to take up space online and offline, and over the past year Yuli Scheidt and Ama Scriver have made a name for themselves posting...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: 325 Perth Avenue
This house at 325 Perth Ave. is a pretty good catch: a fully renovated Junction Triangle semi-detached with an open concept layout and lots of bright and airy touches. Two of the bedrooms might feel a...
View ArticleLeft Field Brewery sets up shop in Leslieville
Everyone's favourite baseball-themed Toronto craft-brewers will be opening their own brewery in Leslieville this year. Left Field Brewery, run by husband and wife team Mark and Mandie Murphy, has...
View ArticleRakia Bar opens second location in former Hrvati space
With a Leslieville location already in its portfolio, this Eastern European restaurant and rakia brand has taken over the space once occupied by Hrvati Bar on Euclid. It joins a host of other...
View ArticleThe Best New Brunch Restaurants in Toronto, 2013
The best brunch restaurants that opened in Toronto during 2013 have little in common this year. Some are devoted to executing bacon and egg-centric staples with great finesse while others are breaking...
View ArticleInside Snakes & Lattes new board game bar
Childhood nostalgia goes 19+ at this newly opened board game bar from the folks behind Snakes & Lattes. The official opening isn't until February 1st, but you can already fill up on craft beer,...
View ArticleA brief history of the Spadina Hotel
James Macdonald's farm in the community of Minesing, a tiny settlement near the shores of the Nottawasaga River, sold for a handsome price in 1885. The proceeds, an unspecified "large sum of money,"...
View ArticleNew video of Rob Ford "drunk, swearing in Jamaican"
A new video of Rob Ford posted to YouTube is sure to bring more heat on the mayor of Toronto. Posted by a user under the name Toronto TheCity with the title "New Video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Drunk,...
View ArticleSecond video shows Ford with Lisi at Steak Queen
A second video from Rob Ford's bizarre visit to Etobicoke's Steak Queen restaurant has surfaced on YouTube. This one, apparently taken surreptitiously by another diner at the Rexdale Blvd. hamburger...
View ArticleToday In Toronto: 1976 + Bearbabes, Christine Kim, Ryerson Image Centre...
Taiwanese indie-rock? Yes, indeed! 1976 and Bearbabes hit the Horseshoe tonight for a free show. Christine Kim's paper art show Accumulation opens tonight as part of the Toronto Design Offsite...
View ArticleThis Week in Fashion: SOOP SOOP moves to Dundas West, Decoded Fashion Meetup,...
This Week in Fashion rounds up the week's style news, store openings and closings, pop-up shops, sales and upcoming fashion and design events in Toronto. Find it here every Wednesday morning.NEWSThis...
View ArticleToronto Jungle celebrates 15 years in the underground
The place drum and bass (DnB) music holds in Toronto these days is far from what it was in the 90s. Attempts to legislate the rave scene at the end of the musically-groundbreaking decade effectively...
View ArticleDrake Weather wants you to wear a sweater
DrakeWeather.com brings Drizzy one step closer to being the loving caretaker of human being on earth. The new site is a one-pager that can tell you what the weather is wherever you are and right now....
View ArticleNew taco joint doubles as Mexican food shop
This new taco joint at Jane and Annette also serves as the site of a production kitchen for Mad Mexican speciality food products. Owned and operated by Jose Hadad (also of Frida), this is the hub for...
View ArticleJimmy Kimmel weighs in on the latest Rob Ford drama
"Have you seen the latest episode of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford?" So begins Jimmy Kimmel's bit on the latest Rob Ford gaffe. The late night talk show host, who's taken quite the interest in our "crack...
View Article15 Instagram accounts for Toronto food lovers to follow
Food porn on Instagram can be hit or miss. For every drool-worthy photo there's dozens of grainy, dimly-lit and unappetizing examples to sift through too. Even pros struggle, hell Martha Stewart was...
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