This past weekend, Toronto was battered by an epic ice storm that’s blanketed our roads with swaths of ice thick enough for a skater to perform a double axel on. It’s also produced a kind of beauty we rarely see. Of course, being a photographer, I braved the bitter cold and dangerously slick sidewalks with […]
Seoul House Restaurant: The Quintessential Korean Barbecue Experience
In my family, birthdays are always commemorated with a feast, and it’s never large enough until we’ve nearly run out of table space to lay our chopsticks. More often than not, it’s a Korean barbecue meat-fest at Seoul House restaurant in Thornhill (just north of downtown Toronto), the celebratory scene of our many gluttonous gatherings. […]
El Catrin Toronto: a Mexican Feast for the Senses
Entering El Catrin is like stepping into a polychromatic, hallucinatory fantasy. It’s vivid. It’s vast. It’s a vision you won’t forget. Toronto’s newest Mexican establishment in the historic Distillery District has moved into the space formerly occupied by the Boiler House and has transformed it into an illustrious sphere for the senses. Dark yet vibrant, El […]
Canada Day at Toronto’s Harbourfront: BeaverTails and Fireworks
One of the great pleasures of living near Queen’s Quay in Toronto is the Harbourfront Centre, a vibrant arts community that hosts year-round events from dance performances to cultural festivals. Every July 1st long weekend, it reaches its climax as crowds descend on the waterfront to celebrate Canada’s birthday with great fanfare, complete with musical […]
To Toronto, With Love
Last weekend, the curtains closed on the Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX) annual North American conference in Toronto, Canada. For the international travel-blogging community, it was a festival of learning, merriment, and the forging of international friendships and professional connections. What an event. But I want to talk about Toronto. My birthplace. The city I will […]
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