Riverdale-East York Daily Updates
A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.
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review
Memoir finds different kinds of buried treasure
Leslieville writer Sharon Kirsch made her experience of searching through a home in Montreal’s Jewish community into a personal memoir.
Read moreFamiliar chef opens kitchen on Mt. Pleasant
Who’s cooking? That’s my first thought when Chris Boland amiably greets us at our table. This is, after all, Boland’s Open Kitchen. But he’s here to tell us about what’s really good on the menu tonight, and he begins with an apology.
Read moreThe Homeway is like taking a step back in time
Although it first opened in 1948, I wish I could have seen The Homeway Soda Bar back in the 1960s.
Read moreA Stack of good food
I never order poutine. But watching the man at the next table take the first bite of his overflowing bowl of fries smothered in cheese curds, gravy and pulled pork was Nirvana.
Read moreArtful midtown eatery overdoes it
Sometime in its eight months of existence, this midtown spot has morphed into The Artisan Bistro & Bakery. But the test is how chef Bruno Beaudoin fares with meat and veg.
Read moreAlways room for more at Table 17
Busy spot delivers with rare finds
Read moreGlobal fare just around the corner
Globe Earth is a wonderful find says reviewer
Read moreFord follies fail to deliver
Book of Rob Ford quips okay for a laugh but contains nothing new
Read moreA study of colourful characters
Ross King’s book explores new perspectives on the work of the Group of Seven
Read moreSomething to shout about
Fin Izakaya is a welcoming spot full of tasty Japanese cuisine
Read moreMiddle Eastern cuisine no longer a novelty
Jerusalem Restaurant helped introduce Toronto to the region’s food 40 years ago and is still worth a visit
Read moreShort, sweet tales of love
Lorna Goodison’s latest collection — By Love Possessed — offers an immersive experience to the reader
Read moreIs that bus ever gonna get here?
Turns out there’s an app for that
Read moreNorthern survival theme makes for an undeniably Canadian tale
Toronto writer May Lou Dickinson keeps the emotional, social and political threads straight to weave an involving story of ordinary people figuring each other out.
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