#93: St. Lawrence Market the World’s Best Food Market
The St. Lawrence Market was named in 2012 as the world’s best food market by National Geographic. For us Torontonians, it’s just a little slice of foodie heaven. The St. Lawrence South Market is a...
View Article#94: Ride the 501 Streetcar
National Geographic voted Toronto’s 501 Streetcar as the #1 trolley ride in the world. Take that San Francisco! Stretching from the Long Branch Loop in the west to Neville Park in the east, the 501...
View Article#95: The Gaslamp in Rosedale
On the corner of Gibson Ave and Yonge Street in Rosedale, stands a lonely gaslamp. I’ve tried to research it and have come up with nothing. Why is it here? How long has it been here? Does it mean...
View Article#96: Cherry Beach Park is a piece of Dog Heaven
Cherry Beach Park is a pooches paradise. Go for a stroll, play in the water, make new friends…and the dogs have a good time too. Our dog Shaemus (really my sister’s baby) is a nervous little dog. He...
View Article#97: Go treasure hunting at Abraham’s Trading
Have you noticed there are an unusual amount of Antique shows on TV these days? Digging through old family relics and garage sales seems to be the thing to do. Maybe I’ve now been brain washed, but I...
View Article#98: It’s all about Fusion and Slaw at Lee
Describing itself as a ‘Bento box of sensory pleasures’, how can you resist dining at Lee on King Street. Set in an informal low lit dining room with red, silk screened walls and pink tables, we we’re...
View Article#99: Drink at an old classic The Rose and Crown
Even though I’d been gone from Toronto for ten years, if there’s anything that remains consistent in this town, it’s the good ‘ol Rose and Crown. Head up to Yonge and Eglinton and you’ll find this...
View Article#100: Get a new chapeau at Lilliput Hats
If you’re a hat lover, then Lilliput Hats in Little Italy is a must visit for beautiful hand crafted wearable art. Lilliput Hats has been around since 1990 and has become a landmark on College Street...
View Article#101: Become a Movie Extra
Admit it, you’ve always wanted to be a movie star. And with Toronto known as Hollywood North, here’s you chance to be discovered…as a Movie Extra Renee Zwelleger as a Movie Extra in Dazed and...
View Article#102: Best street name in Toronto…the Milky Way
Just off of Queen Street West in Toronto, you can go see something special…the Milky Way. Ok it’s really not that special. It’s actually kind of a grim little alley way. But I think this may be the...
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