Author: Nick Lee

Filled with a night of music, drinks and good cheer, Fort York Food Bank celebrated St. Patrick’s Day a few days early with their 4th annual Lucky Ball on March 12, 2015 once again at the Revival Bar.

It was a compelling reason for Best of Toronto to visit Hamilton this past weekend. That reason obviously being the JUNOS.

Here are some of the numerous highlights from my experience at JUNOS this weekend.

March 6th, 2015 marked a 50’s themed “Affair to Remember” for the annual fundraising gala for Canada’s National Ballet School, supporting and cultivating the talents of the next generation of the brightest dance artists.

Mommy and Orphan Black were big winners at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards, taking place this time at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. A much welcome change to one of my absolute favourite venues in Toronto.

A quick shot of some of the many shared plates | Photo: Nick Lee

As Toronto’s luxurious and chic Yorkville neighbourhood, Hazelton Hotel’s ONE Restaurant stands as one of the dining centrepieces of it all under the direction of one of Toronto’s most renowned chefs and restaurateurs, Mark McEwan.

Now enter McEwan’s young talent who has been there since day one of ONE Restaurant: Chef Darby Piquette has been making waves in the McEwan Group since he took on the role of Chef de Cuisine with his first undertaking being the most recent Winterlicious 2015…

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner! And I can attest that last year’s Lucky Ball was probably the best St. Paddy’s Day party in Toronto with 400 people in attendance. This year’s Lucky Ball 2015 aims to raise even more funds for the Fort York Food Bank, so come out, have fun and if you’re celebrating St. Paddy’s Day, you might as celebrate for a good cause. Also, check out our photos from last year’s Lucky…

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