H&M Shopping Night in Support of Windfall – January 26, 2011

Come join H&M on Yonge and Bloor (15 Bloor Street West) on Wednesday, January 26 for a night of shopping, nibblies and fun in support for Windfall a charity that specializes in NEW donated clothing for the 64,000 individuals in Toronto who live in poverty.  Windfall is perhaps best known for its annual Wear White 4 Windfall campaign, which encourages Torontonians […]

442 McAdam Sample Sale – January 26, 2011

Sarah Shell 442 McAdam is hosting our first annual Sample Sale at one of Toronto’s favorite stores, Heel Boy (773 Queen Street West).  The sample sale will take place during store hours on Wednesday January 26th and Thursday January 27th, 10am-9pm.    Bags you might find at the 442 McAdam Sample Sale! We will have […]

Joe Fresh to Open Stand-alone Stores in the GTA and Alberta

Cynthia Cheng Mintz According to Joe Fresh‘s Twitter and Facebook pages, they will be opening stores not connected to supermarkets this spring.  Three of the locations will be in the Greater Toronto Area (Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre, Bramalea City Centre and Heartland in Mississauga) and the fourth will be in Rocky View, Alberta.  This is after […]

Deliciously, Delectable Brunch…At Home!

Meghna Lamore My husband loves to cook. Fortunately – for everyone concerned – so do I. The first time we “officially” met (discounting hurried smiles and murmured words in the hallway), he had just cooked a sumptuous Easter dinner for our neighbours. I strode onto stage a little late, so I only had a bite […]

Quick Breakfast Ideas, Part One

Most of us are crazy-busy women, always on the go.  However, breakfast is always important and it really shouldn’t be that fat-loaded pastry with the super-sweetened latte.  Instead, why not grab a yogourt, fruit (berries are good) and some cereal?  One of my favourite easy breakfasts is combining fruit with yogourt and a little bit of cereal […]

From Smartbride Boutique – Awards Shows: Wedding Dress Inspiration

Last night’s Golden Globe’s were full of wedding dress inspiration for 2011 smart brides. We’ve chosen some of our favorite red carpet looks and add in our two cents for how you can get the celebrity look for your wedding dress at a fraction of the price…(click here for more)

Golden Globe Dresses: Some Hits, Lots of Misses!

Cynthia Cheng Mintz   There several dresses which stood out this year at the Golden Globes, such as Nicole Kidman’s Prada gown (I am sure that many brides-to-be interested in sleekier looking dresses would look at Nicole’s gown as an inspiration for their wedding gown) as well Helena Bonham Carter’s Vivienne Westwood number (well, it was stunning on Helena.  […]

Poll: US Stores Coming to Canada

Over the past few months, the media have announced several stores from the US are coming to Canada, including Marshall’s, J.Crew and most recently, Target.  Out of those announced: Image © pearleye/iStockphoto

Some Playbook Questions Answered and Preview of its Apps

So it looks like RIM fans are getting some of their questions answered. Since the announcement of the Playbook, RIM has said very little about its apps, concentrating more on the Playbook’s multitasking ability and its use of Flash. However, just the other day, Inside Blackberry posted a video where one of its staff answers […]

Winterlicious: January 28 to February 10 2011

Reservations for this year’s Winterlicious started on January 13.  In total, 150 restaurants are participating this time around, including many returning eateries such as the Rosedale Diner, The Drake Hotel and Lai Toh Heen.  Once again, the prix fixe menus are between $15 and $25 for lunch and $25 and $45 for dinner.  For more information […]