Posts by: Catherine Solmes
There are good stories and bad stories and there are good storytellers and bad storytellers, and you can find a combination of all these on Sunday nights at Caplansky’s Deli. It’s an evening of humour, honesty and humanity. Oh, and the food is great too.
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I love finding unique gifts for those on my Christmas list and this year I am choosing to shop locally as much as possible. Here are my suggestions for some original gifts available from local shops.
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Love Lies Bleeding, the Alberta Ballet’s Elton John production was in Toronto recently for a brief, four-day run at the Sony Centre for the Arts. It is, in one word, dazzling. And if that word could be typed with glitter, sequins and feathers, I would do it.
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The Fairmont Royal York’s Royal Suite is without a doubt one of the loveliest spots to attend a high tea. In anticipation of the Fairmont Royal York’s “RoyalTEA”, to be held on November 12, and in honour of their self-declared official “Tea Day”, Spotlight Toronto was treated to a special high tea preview.
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Toronto’s legendary Queen Street stretches from one end of the city to the other. The vintage/thrift shopping on Queen Street is second perhaps only to Kensington Market. You could spend an afternoon wandering from Spadina Avenue to Roncesvalles and still not see all of the must-see restaurants, bars and shopping on the Queen Street [...]
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Toronto has some excellent vintage shopping and Ossington Avenue has three of the best in the city. This tree-lined, hip-overnight neighbourhood runs from Dundas Street to Queen Street and features, in addition to shopping, some exciting restaurants and a lively nightlife. Here are my picks for the best vintage/thrift shopping on Ossington:
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Recently, I had the pleasure of joining Trina Hendry, founder of Chowbella Concierge on her West Queen West Tasting Tour, which is focused on the stretch of Queen Street West between Trinity-Bellwoods Park and the corner of Bathurst Avenue.
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The bustling, historical, bohemian few blocks near the University of Toronto known as Kensington Market is the vintage/thrift shopping destination of Toronto. Amidst the people-watching, food shopping and dining in the tiny Kensington Market neighbourhood are some of the best vintage clothing gems in the city. There’s a reason why Torontonians visit this neighbourhood [...]
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