Chopped Canada Episode 13: Three TO Chefs and an Arctic Guy

I think this is the first show all season where three chefs from the same city competed in the same episode (you’d think they’d be spread out a bit more), along with one based in the north.  Two of the Toronto guys worked at downtown restaurants (Shangri-La and Jump), while the other Toronto guy was […]

Taste Canada Food Writing Awards 2012 at the Arcadian Court

The annual Taste Canada Food Writing Awards Gala was held at the Arcadian Court, Queen Street yesterday.  This ceremony honours food writers in four categories, in both our official languages (in other words, four categories in English and the same again, in French): Culinary Narratives, General Cookbooks, Cultural/Regional Cookbooks and Single Subject Cookbooks.  The event […]

Gothic Black with a Splash of Colour at Greta Constantine

The Greta Constantine Fall/Winter 2012-2013 collection opened with a splash of colour – models in dresses in bright greens, blues, oranges and more strutted down the long L-shaped runway at the Arcadian Loft  s before things went a little more goth with a high concentration of blacks (and a little bit of white).     […]

Interior Design Show Opening Night Party

Cynthia Cheng Mintz  The 13th annual Interior Design Show kicked off yesterday with an opening party at the Metro Convention Centre on Front Street. Called “All You Need is Love”, the event featured previews of exhibits which will open to the public on January 29.  One of such exhibits is called Sibling Revelry, which features works by designer-siblings […]