Harboring regrets for not attending. My pockets are heavier for it though.

…Three things I love combined here at this roadside donut shop.

BlogTO comes through with a top 10 of the Best Bibimbap in the city . The Korean dish is a personal favorite and something I didn’t even discover in Toronto, but in Las Vegas of all places, at a 24-hr Korean resto on the strip, across from Circus Circus. (All class, I know).

I recently went down New York City for the Labour Day long weekend. I had no reason to go other than to visit a friend who lives there and some visiting from California. I hadn’t been to New York for a vacation for a while so this was a good chance for me to get reacquainted with [...]

I’m off to NYC for some vacation. This is my fifth annual trip to New York not counting business. Some people just love New York I guess. When I visit I always try to outdo my previous trips which to date have included experiencing Cristo’s Gates in Central Park, taking in the first run of [...]

Here’s 10 things that have caught my eye in the last month and a half (in no particular order)

The Olympics – NYTimes.com created this great tool to track all your favorite events here
Bell Canada rebrands and relaunches
Pantry, a local gourmet-to-go kitchen, grocery and coffee shop owned and operated by my friend Greg Bolton gets some love [...]

My good friend, Heather, raves about her buddy’s little resto in Parkdale, Cafe Taste, who’s owner’s passion for French press coffee runs very deep. When I visited and had a cup (or 3) I just assumed it was an arduous process because the coffee tasted better than any cup I’ve ever had. The aroma, richness [...]

Technically not my ‘hood, but a block or so north of me begins West Queen West (or what we just call, Queen West) my favorite neighbourhood in the city, featured in this New York Times travel piece.
The article covers off some personal faves including MoCCA and Czhehoski (where I celebrated my birthday last year) but [...]

Looks like there’s a charge to bring more variety to Toronto’s street eats beyond sausages and hot dogs. The Rubino brothers are all for it.

I needed a place to start storing my growing collection of home-made successes in the kitchen so I figured this was as good a place as any.
Today’s triumph was what I’ll dub Hangover Omelet. Not because it will help you get over one but because I was in rough shape when I made it.
Ingredients:

1 avocado
1/4 [...]