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

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 [...]

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 [...]

Everyone loves an urban village but few cities know quite how to get the mix of retail, services and residents right. Monocle has taken inspiration from its favourite neighbourhoods to engineer the perfect precinct.

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.

One thing I love about Toronto is the food. Toronto Life breaks down the best of it.