A Delicious, Country Atmosphere at Lafayette Bistro

This little delight of a restaurant opened just over a year ago just a stone’s throw from brunch favourite, County General.  Owned by Nice-born Jean-Pierre Boué and Nadia Moalic, Lafayette Bistro offers a delicious petite menu with classic French fare such as boeuf bourguinion, foie gras and several selections of fish.  This is a place to […]

Webitor’s Picks: Coach’s Chelsea Collection and the Small Leather Bag

Coach‘s transitional/fall collection is slowly making its appearance in the boutiques and online, despite the very hot weather outside.  I recently received an email from them introducing me to Chelsea, one of their latest collections.  This was also the featured collection on their website when they launched a few weeks ago. Chelsea has a very […]

Clutches, Clutches EVERYWHERE!

One thing we’re noticing on the runways at various Fashion Weeks are clutches. These small bags, which, according to Montreal-based blogger known as “Miss Sly”, is “perfect to store the necessary, and the ideal accessory” are a classic. Comments from others ranged from clutches being “glamorous” to being a great accessory for a night out […]

Still No Official Playbook Release Date? What’s with that, RIM?

Cynthia Cheng Mintz Since last year, Research in Motion has been teasing us with their impending launch of their tablet, Playbook.  The device has been on their website as a “coming soon” and has also made its trips in various tradeshows, including CES 2011 over the past few months.  What RIM HASN’T announced is the […]

From the Blackberry Blog: Features of the Playbook!

I don’t know about you, but I am definitely looking forward to Research in Motion‘s launch of their tablet (smablet?  gablet?), Playbook, which is set to make its debut some time this year.  For one thing, it will definitely lighten my Fashion Week kit, which currently includes a camera and netbook.  Also, it has features that the iPad, […]

Holiday Gift Guide: Best Stocking Stuffers!

There is enormous variety of fun and cool options for stocking stuffers this year.  I personally fell in love with Christian Audigier’s Ed Hardy candles with their tattoo art tin packaging and divine scent. For a more traditional candle option, check out Crabtree & Evelyn’s Noel candles; so pretty with a heady fragrance.  What’s great […]

Non-Standard Size ‘Fashion Challenges’ Hit Blog World

Cynthia Cheng Mintz Bloggers in the petite blogging community, which is growing each day, started to post regular “petite fashion challenges” back in late August.  Participants are encouraged to find and put together outfits, take pictures of themselves and post them on their blogs.  The host blog will then post links to participants’ blogs on […]