Residents divided over planning study for bar-resto concentration in Parkdale
By Rebecca Payne The stretch of Queen Street between Dufferin and Roncesvalles will be under the city’s microscope as a restaurant concentration study begins, a move that may prove to be divisive for...
View ArticleLegendary hangout Dooney’s returns to Annex
By Michael Radoslav Signage has begun to change over at the Annex Live. Photo by Michael Radoslav/GLEANER NEWS After a three year hiatus, a legendary Annex hangout is reborn. Dooney’s Café, a once...
View ArticleCoach House new book launch takes on Dance Cave
By Nathaniel G. Moore The fall is a maelstrom of literary frenzy: the International Festival of Authors, Giller and Governor General Award nominations, Word on the Street, and a flood of book launches....
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Fuel for thought
Mackenzie Chiu and Mike Dolegowski are the new owners of the Fuel House (53 Clinton St.), a restaurant and takeout joint with an eclectic menu, and an unpretentious atmosphere tucked away behind Café...
View ArticleMore than a Parking Lot
Bloor-Borden farmers market returns By Victoria Prouse “You shop differently in a farmers market than a supermarket,” says Gus Sinclair, former chair of the Harbord Village Residents’ Association...
View ArticleOrganic or Local?
Both have their environmental benefits, but how do you know which too choose? By Terri Chu Organic greens have expanded from a niche, farmers’ market item into the mainstream. I consider anything found...
View ArticleRecipe: When you got lemons, make lemon bars
The recipe for these lemon squares is a two-step recipe. Just follow the simple instructions. By Susan Oppenheim After moving to Costa Rica—a country known internationally for its produce—I was stunned...
View ArticleKarma Co-op celebrates its 40th anniversary
By Alexa Huffman Smart shoppers can find a second home at Karma Co-op (739 Palmerston Ave.). The non-profit food co-operative is celebrating 40th anniversary and is eager to share its success. Amy...
View ArticleAw shucks! Ontario Oyster Festvial celebrates its 24th year
Despite the rain, Rodney’s Oyster House drew a huge crowd of oyster aficionados for its annual festival By Khristopher Reardon Delicious seafood, smashing beer and good times were shared at this year’s...
View ArticleTwo tasty pastry recipes with egg yolks and whites
Making macaroons? Why not use the leftover yolks for pecan cookies? By Susan Oppenheim I love macaroons, especially in summer—no dairy, no flour, and low-calorie egg whites. Here are two recipes—one...
View ArticleNight Market comes alive for charity
Fundraiser brings out chefs and designers By Richard Frankel Inspired by night markets from around the world, Honest Ed’s alley (581 Bloor Street W.) was transformed with art and all-you-can-eat food...
View ArticleForage and Storage – Hello Fall
By Susan Oppenheim I am a freezer girl and a packrat gourmand. I love the “hunt and gather “ and I live with a 24 hours Sobeys up the lane at Shaw and Dupont, a Loblaws three blocks away at Christie...
View ArticleGrowing Food and Raising Farmers in the City
The Annex and Harbord Village considered for expansion By Jessica Lemieux It’s early on a Tuesday but already the hot sun is casting long shadows from the greenhouse over the field. The earlier in the...
View ArticleShop shows passion for pasteries
New business owner turns trauma into dream fulfilled By Chantilly Post Sugary Swirls, at 1087 Bathurst St., is the newest specialty bake shop to open in the Annex. If cotton candy, Ferrero Roche, or...
View ArticleEasy meringue
Use whatever you have in the pantry for crust By Susan Oppenheim Who didn’t grow up 50-odd years ago with something that was totally special, totally yummy, and very, very easy to make? Ask my mother,...
View ArticleHearty oatmeal cookies
Cheap, wholesome and supereasy By Susan Oppenheim How does it happen that an entire family and their friends become cookie people? That would be me, my two daughters, and a favourite tenant, just as an...
View ArticleCinnamon, the magic ingredient
How to spice up the kitchen this spring Nothing seemed more delicious to us as kids when we got in the door right after school on a cold day than hot buttered raisin bread toast lavishly sprinkled with...
View ArticleBring nuts to the party
Simple, tasty, and healthy I try very hard to bring the right little seasonal gift to anyone I visit in their home for a BBQ, or summer gathering. Unless it is an assigned dish for a potluck or a BYOB,...
View ArticleA sensory experience
Farmers’ market produce attracts shoppers from near and far By Axile Gerona The Bloor-Borden Farmers’ Market has returned to the Annex for an eighth season. It provides a complete sensory experience,...
View ArticleBreaking bread with friends
Harbord Bakery marks 70 years By Annemarie Brissenden For Rafi Kosower, Roslyn Katz, and Susan Wisniewski, VE day will always be a little extra special. Because it was on May 8, 1945, that their...
View ArticlePot herb survivors for your home
Summer’s over but they can still grow indoors In this reprint of an article from October 1997, landscape architect Bardi Vorster helps us identify which herbs we can bring indoors and enjoy long after...
View ArticleToronto City Council bans shisha
Proposed hookah lounge category voted down By Dilara Kurtaran Local shisha bar owners are scrambling to change their business model after city councillors voted 34 to three to ban shisha from...
View ArticleThe power of labelling
An environmental case for less meat on the table By Terri Chu With the holidays behind us and some of us going vegetarian until we recover from the gluttony, it is a good time to reflect on the...
View ArticleCHATTER: Farmer’s Market returns to the Annex (May 2021)
The Farmer’s Market returns for a 14th season with 16 organic food vendors, which is the same number found there during pre-pandemic times.
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