With a growing number of wineries, fine dining establishments, well-groomed beaches, not to mention a thriving arts scene, Ontario’s Prince Edward County is recognized as a summer playground with prestige. It was even referred to recently as “the Hamptons of the North.” But while PEC hasn’t quite attracted all of New York high society […]
Last week, we our holiday gift guide suggested the Best Gifts for Family. Now, we are on to Best Gifts for Everyone Else. Best Secret Santa Gifts: The Body Shop gift cubes are perfect gifts for well, just about anyone. Each cube contains shower gel or cream, body purée or body milk, and a bath […]
Last week, I had the privilege of attending a blogger dinner at Wild Burger, a new 30-seater gastro burgery owned by Suman Roy, a globally renowned chef and Gautam Banerjee. Located in the Eglinton and Mount Pleasant area, Wild Burger is very different from other gourmet burger houses in the city. Rather than a huge […]
Not every exhibitor at the One of a Kind Show is there for the entire run. Many are, in fact, only there for part of the show and started their run this past Tuesday. I returned to the OOAK Christmas Show for the second time this season to check a few of them out, including: […]
Last week, we focused on Stocking Stuffers. This week, it’s all about your nearest and dearest with a guide to Best Gifts for Family. Best Gift for Boyfriend/Husband: This season’s ‘must-have’ smartphone device, the Samsung Galaxy S5 in Copper Gold features a 16MP camera, GS5’s IP67 dust and water resistant, and the coolest feature: Ultra […]
I recently had the opportunity to have dinner at the newest Buca restaurant, Buca Osteria & Bar. Located at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto’s Yorkville area, this restaurant is different from the King Street locations. Rather than focusing on meat, this restaurant is full of seafood choices (don’t worry, there are non-seafood dishes as […]
The 2014 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards, now in its 22nd year, were held at the Fairmount Royal York Hotel with a VIP guest list of some of the country’s most dynamic women entrepreneurs and leaders. The evening began with a Welcome Reception and then was followed by a scrumptious dinner and lastly winner announcements. […]
The One of a Kind Show (OOAK Show), Holiday Edition has opened and many favourites have returned (it’s their 40th anniversary this year). I am, for one, extremely glad that I ran out of Incredible Spread’Em just in time for the show, as I picked up not one, but two containers of the product (this […]
This year’s Centre Stage competition, which was held this past Tuesday at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts was another great success, with tenor Charles Sy winning both first place and the audiences’ choice award, making his prize worth a grand total of $6,500 ($5,000 for first place and another $1,500 for the […]
Our annual DelectablyChic! Holiday Gift Guide is back and we begin with Best Stocking Stuffers: Fresh Cosmetics Fresh Sugar Legends gift set is a convenient sampling pack of seven best-selling tinted lip balms. Shades included are Sugar Berry, Sugar Rose, Sugar Passion, Sugar Cherry, Sugar Honey, Sugar Tulip and Sugar Petal. OPI OPI Trend on Ten […]
