This is what a vegan bake-off looks like in Toronto
The 6th annual Toronto Fabulous vegan bake-off went down yesterday at Daniels Spectrum in Regent Park. The event saw sixty of Toronto's most talented vegan bakers bring their pies, cookies, cupcakes,...
View ArticleThe Best Bookstores in Toronto
The best bookstores in Toronto give bibliophiles hope that, despite the wagging fingers and threats, the printed page isn't dead. Sure, in the face of big box bookstores, e-readers and online...
View ArticleThe Silver Dollar could get heritage protection
The Silver Dollar Room could become a Toronto heritage property and be protected from possible demolition if a city report gets the green light. Heritage staff say that adding the music venue to the...
View ArticleWhere to get your weekly Dutch brunch fix in Toronto
Borrel is the term for a casual get-together in the Netherlands and is also a new weekly pop-up fixture helmed by Justin Go and Alison Broverman at The Ossington on Sunday afternoons from 1pm to 6pm....
View ArticleThe 10 most anticipated Toronto restaurant openings for spring 2014
Toronto restaurant openings continue at an untamed pace this spring, promising the imminent arrival of innovative new culinary fusions, regionally specific specialties, and even more street...
View ArticleVote in 10 new Best Of categories
Today we're opening up voting in our latest Best Of poll. Now you can have your say in 10 categories including brunch, grilled cheese, gluten-free bakeries, menswear shops and more.Take the best of...
View ArticleToday in Toronto: Warpaint, Mystic Pizza, Art Battle, Queen Gallery Poetry...
Today in Toronto, LA-based quartet Warpaint hit the Danforth Music Hall for a show in support of their latest self-titled, Flood-produced album. Smiling Buddha promises to be bumping with Mystic Pizza...
View Article10 films getting the biggest advance-buzz at Hot Docs
The 2014 Hot Docs Festival line-up was just unveiled last week, and Toronto documentary enthusiasts have doubtless been poring over the packed catalogue and building their schedules ever since. There...
View ArticleThis week on DineSafe: Ali Baba's, The Kathi Roll Express, Awtash, Round,...
As I was posting this week's DineSafe headline, my browser just auto-filled Ali Baba's... enough said. In all fairness, the yellow card this week goes to the location at Bloor and Lansdowne which has...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: 70 Chine Drive
This two-story Tudor style home overlooks a ravine just north of Scarborough Bluffs in the Cliffside neighbourhood. It's paradise five kilometres east of the big city. Large floor-to-ceiling windows...
View ArticleLa Carnita set to open in the Beaches
La Carnita is expanding into the east end with a second taco shop in The Beaches. The new location at 1953 Queen Street East will be similar in size to the original and offer the same signature Mexican...
View ArticleWhat Kingston Road used to look like in Toronto
Kingston Road doesn't pose much of a challenge from an etymology standpoint. Once the easterly route from Toronto to Kingston, the road dates back to the outset of the 19th century when Asa Danforth...
View ArticleThe top 5 electronic labels that shaped Toronto
"Someone once told me, 'time is a flat circle'. Everything we've ever done or will do we're gonna do over and over and over again". While it's likely that True Detective's Rustin Cohle was talking more...
View ArticleToronto to get its first cat cafe
A dose of cat nip for Toronto pet lovers -- word is soon not only will you not have to fly to Asia to visit a cat cafe, you won't even have to plan a road trip to Montreal or Vancouver (who both have...
View ArticleToronto wraps traffic boxes in art to fight graffiti
Sometimes the City of Toronto gets its graffiti abatement strategy right. Take, for instance, last year's project to spice up 20 traffic signal boxes around the city with murals from prominent street...
View ArticleToday in Toronto: One of a Kind Spring Show, Annie Mac, Pivot, Punk Rock...
Today in Toronto, the One of a Kind Spring Show begins at the Direct Energy Centre for all your crafty needs. The Hoxton has some happening sounds courtesy of BBC Radio 1's go-to dance DJ, Annie Mac,...
View ArticleThis Week in Fashion: Park & Province launch, One of a Kind Show, free...
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.NEWSPark...
View ArticleNew takeout joint at Bay & Bloor does healthy lunch
The three S's - salads, smoothies, and sandwiches - are in full spin at this new underground health-conscious hub located near Holt Renfrew in the concourse below Bay and Bloor. It's a quick place to...
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