Gourmet pizzas have traditionally been the domain of dine-in restaurants, but Za Pizzeria, a new takeout and delivery pizzeria in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood, is helping to change that. On May 4th, owners and husband-and-wife team Jason and Lisa Constantini welcomed us to their new restaurant to sample some of their creations.
It was a glorious sunny spring day on April 28, and on this day we headed to the penthouse suite of the Thompson Hotel for an event with Pinnacle Vodka. Why the penthouse suite you ask? Because it’s the perfect setting to learn all about how to host a successful social gathering in your own home. We’d learn from entertaining experts about three important elements of successful hosting – the drinks, the decor, and the food, and today we would…
On April 29th, 2015 we attended the launch of Oliver & Bonacini’s newest venue, the Aperture Room. Located on the third floor of historic Thornton-Smith heritage building, it derives its name from the building’s most prominent tenant, the Toronto Camera Exchange, which at one point was the country’s largest photograph store.
Last December, The Carbon Bar opened for lunch for a limited time, giving the lunch-time crowd a chance to sample some of the dinner favourites. Now, and just in time for the warm weather, lunch is back with ‘Mail It In’ Fridays with some new dishes from Chef Hidde Zomer and boozy cocktails.
Last year, the inaugural Taste of Toronto was held at the Fort York National Historic Site. This year, the festival returns for its second year from July 2 – 5, 2015, and promises to be bigger and better than ever. On April 21, a group of us went on a taste safari to discover six of the restaurants participating at this year’s taste festival, and get…
Porzia launched its new spring food and cocktail menu to a packed house on April 15th. Chef Basilio Pesce constructed a new menu that is fresh and flavourful and balanced, suited for the warm weather to come. We visited to sample some of the new items, and did not leave disappointed.