A number of years ago a friend of mine, who had been living in New York, moved back to Toronto. I remember her telling me about a restaurant reservation website called Open Table. It was very popular in New York, but not in Toronto. She had booked a reservation in Toronto and the maître d’ [...]
Ever since Kate and William tied the knot last summer, everyone in North America has had a soft spot for all things English — fascinators, afternoon teas, rubber boots – but I like to think that I was hip to the hop long before the Royal Wedding. I like to think this because I have [...]
King St. West, just west of the theatre district, is the new scene-to-be-seen for the twenthirty crowd. The twenthirty crowd with cash, that is. The less affluent (or less flaunting) crowd still frequent Queen west west, but if you have expendable income and no kids, King West is probably where you live. That said, restaurateurs [...]
If you are heading to the Eaton’s Centre this holiday season for some Christmas shopping, be sure to make Bannock your lunch spot. Trade your greasy food court or street meat for a true Canadiana experience with design sensibility. The decor of Bannock is what you’ll notice first, with the polished concrete floors slow dancing [...]
Okay, so I might have co-opted the lyrics for this Halloween post, but that song is too overplayed anyway and is due for a little parody. Weird Al, are you out there? I live in a condo, so a real pumpkin is out this Halloween. The next best thing is pumpkin in a can. I [...]
Between the ages of twelve and fourteen, I was obsessed with Jane Fonda Workout videos. I would put a sign on the basement door that said “Do Not Enter”, hope that all five other family members would see the seriousness in my jagged lettering, and then I would grapevine and box step my way to [...]
