Canada’s Best Steakhouse is Popular and Influential Beyond Toronto

 Photos courtesy of Harbour 60 Forty-seven percent of Torontonians speak a mother tongue besides English. This multicultural smorgasbord contributes to the immense diversity of Toronto’s food scene and has made it one of the world’s great cuisine cities.  Within ten blocks of downtown Toronto you can choose from a plethora of restaurants

Betty Ann Bryanton Serves Up a Little Sweet and Smooth Jazz with Your Monday Night Coffee

 All photos by Andre Gagne. West end Monday nights have never been smoother (or sweeter) than when Betty Ann Bryanton serves up a little jazz with your “Black Coffee” and cookies at the Nestle Toll House Café.  The Prince Edward Islander, now Ottawa resident, doubles as an IT Architect when

One World Kitchen Makes One Great Announcement

 Get your forks ready! We are proud to announce that Ottawa’s own Gusto TV’s One World Kitchen is a Taste Awards finalist and it has been nominated for Best Food Program: Web in the Viewer’s Choice category! One World Kitchen has been also named as a finalist in the Taste Awards General Awards

The new Industria at Lansdowne strikes a brilliant balance

 Stepping into Industria Italian Brasserie for the new Lansdowne restaurant’s grand opening Wednesday night, I probably should have gone up to one of the hosts and asked about seating. Instead I spent a good few seconds staring at the building’s impressively looming ceiling, made up of painted-black pipes. The pipe-covered

The Perfect Pant: Aella

 The perfect pair of pants is waiting for you. Yes, I said it--the perfect pair of pants. Dreams really do come true! We all know the horrible feeling of going into a dressing room with a stack of pants, crossing our fingers one pair, just one, will fit and look

Udi’s Lemon Gremolata Chicken Pizza…With a Twist!

 Recipe courtesy of Udi's Gluten Free. Perfect for fueling your body for race day and for rebuilding muscles following your run, this pizza combines the classic Italian tastes of fresh parsley, garlic, Parmesan cheese with fresh lemon and chicken for a flavour explosion in every bite. Serves 6 Ingredients: 1/3 cup

Flying into Heaven with Il Volo

 Seeing the sensational new pop-opera trio Il Volo (which translates as “The Flight”) was one of those miracles that happen when the moon hits your eye like a big-a pizza pie, and amore fills a concert hall holding 1,000 people waiting to fall in love instantly once they hear the

An Italian Gem from Banfi at Under $16.00

 Did you miss the September 1st release of the Castello Banfi 2010 Centine, I sure did, but I'm glad I got a chance to taste it now.  I was at a Banfi tasting seminar earlier this week and amongst the 40 and 60-plus dollar bottles of wine was this gem