Author: Nick Lee

The large Japanese mural at BarFish | Photo: Nick Lee

New sushi and cocktail destination, BarFish, has now opened replacing what used to be the outdoor bar of Blowfish restaurant at the north east corner of King and Bathurst. Cocktails and sushi are at the forefront of this intimate and chic space with sky high ceilings.

Carnitas de Maciza with pork shoulder confit, tomatillo salsa, pickled onion, charred habanero | Photo: Nick Lee

Celebrating their first year anniversary at Bloor Street’s Koreatown, John and I were invited to sample the latest menu items and cocktails at Barrio Coreano, a casual yet lively Korean-Mexican eatery. Featuring a menu of shareable plates, soft and crispy tacos and cocktails, Barrio Coreano is part of the Playa Cabana empire headed by Dave Sidhu.

On Front St. just between Yonge St and Church St in a Heritage building first constructed in 1872, CC Lounge is set to open this Friday, December 12th.

Last night, December 4th at 99 Sudbury, our friends at Notable hosted the Notable Awards for Ontario were held at 99 Sudbury. It also turned out to be a great networking party for the who’s-who of young professionals. Even some Toronto Raptors came out for the celebrations.

Toronto's own Charles Sy (tenor) performing at the COC Centre Stage | Photo: Michael Cooper

On November 25th, 2014 the Canadian Opera Company held its 2nd annual Centre Stage competition. After auditions with 150 singers in 4 cities (Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Montreal), the next generation of 7 short-listed Canadian opera singers competed for this year’s coveted top honours.

Photo: Nick Lee

Last night the worldwide blockbuster attraction called Sensation made another big splash at the Rogers Centre.

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