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Celebrity Diesel Fashion Show Walk the One Way

Sangita Patel, Natalie Brown, David Rocco

Not just models but also celebrities and TV personalities got together to strut their stuff on the catwalk at Cube night club on Queen Street West to showcase the Diesel 2012 Fall/Winter men’s and women’s collection in an international charity event for ONEXONE, benefitting children in need around the world including Canada, Haiti and the US. Glen Baxter, Canadian TV personality and host of CTV’s In Fashion, hosted the evening at Cube where guests enjoyed drinks, hors d’oeurves and mingled with celebrities, all for a great cause.

Wilder Weir, TV personality of Oh So Cosmo

The $30,000 raised at this event will go towards the ONEXONE Pediatric Wing at the Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti.

Celebrities in attendance included:

STACEY MCKENZIE
JACQUI SKEETE
JULLY BLACK
HELENE JOY
NATALIE BROWN
GLEN BAXTER
DAVID ROCCO
DANIEL JOHNSON
ROBB CHALIFOUX
WILDER WEIR
LUKE BILYK
LYRIQ BENT
KARDINAL OFFISHALL
CLÉ BENNETT
RAY ABLACK
HERIETH PAUL
ELENA SEMIKINA
MONIKA MARCZYK
GABRIELLE MILLER
NARO LOKURUKA
SANGITA PATEL
SUZANNE ROGERS
JOSIE DYE
DAVID DIXON
and more

Glen Baxter, TV personality and host of CTV’s In Fashion

ABOUT ONEXONE

ONEXONE is a non-profit foundation committed to improving the lives of children in Canada, the United States, Haiti, and around the world. Founded in 2005, ONEXONE was created on the principles that every life is infinitely precious and that each person can make a profound difference in someone else’s life one by one. ONEXONE’S mission is to help the most vulnerable members of society: children in need.

ABOUT DIESEL’S FALL/WINTER 2012-2013 COLLECTION

Diesel’s Fall/Winter 2012 men’s collection

This collection follows the season from the first signs of autumn to the harshest winter months with clothes that aren’t afraid to be who they are. The Fall offer sees colours such as tobacco, burgundy and different shades of indigo predominate, later joined by grey and green, all giving the garments a touch of the Great Outdoors. For more information visit www.diesel.com/male.

Diesel’s Fall/Winter 2012 women’s collection

A natural progression from the Fall/Winter Preview offer, this collection establishes a complete wardrobe of seasonal looks to meet the new Diesel woman’s need, desire and whim, through a study of contrasts between the chic and the relaxed, and between different materials and textures. For more information visit www.diesel.com/female.

ABOUT ONEUP

OneUP is the young professional arm of ONEXONE. OneUP encourages youth to one up their game in support of ONEXONE and humanity as a whole.

For more information visit
http://www.onexone.org

To help support ONEXONE’s efforts across to help children across the world click here to donate.

David Rocco, actor and producer, La Dolce Vita

Elena Semikina, Model and Miss Universe Canada 2010

Gabrielle Miller, Actress, Corner Gas

Clé Bennett, Actor

Jully Black, Musician

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Introducing the Food Dudes Food Truck

  • August 22, 2012
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Hundreds came out to try the latest gourmet street food. Inspired by food driven entertainment, Food Dudes – the Toronto based catering company has brought their culinary art to the street level at 99 Sudbury.

Showcasing their passion for quality food, the Food Dudes introduced three main categories to their truck food menu: Snacks, Boxes and Sambos.

Snacks

Mac and cheese arancini on top of spicy tomato sauce: the perfect combination of crunchy, spicy, and cheesy. And did I mention it was all in one bite?

Mac and cheese arancini on top of spicy tomato sauce

 

Boxes

Chopped watermelon salad with goat cheese, tempura, mojito, vinaigrette

Bangkok Slaw with triple seared steak and crispy calamari

Bangkok Slaw with triple seared steak and crispy calamari

 

Sambos

Braised veal meatball, lemon dressed arugula, basil steam bun, grana padano, crispy leaks

Braised veal meatball, lemon dressed arugula, basil steam bun, grana padano, crispy leaks

Captain crunch cod, homemade tortilla, spicy guacamole, lime spiked slaw, smoked sour cream. This was a taco that had all the flavours: sweet, sour, and spicy.

Captain crunch cod, homemade tortilla, spicy guacamole, lime spiked slaw, smoked sour cream

24 hour braised brisket, cheddar jalapeno biscuit, south wheat slaw, smoked garlic aioli

24 hr braised beef brisket Photo Credit: www.tedchaiphotography.com

In addition to the food on the menu, there were bite sized desserts passing around the entire night. This one was my favourite:  Red bean risotto cake topped with basil leaf sauce. I appreciated the richness in flavour of the red bean as it complemented well with the fluffy basil whipped cream. What a delightful dessert snack!

Red bean risotto cake topped with basil leaf sauce

Meanwhile at the Stolichnaya vodka bar, the bartender showed off his skills in juggling and entertained a thirsty crowd:

In addition to the tasty treats, there were a plenty of activities to do at the party: from an ice sculpture photo booth to a kissing booth, flip cup to Tattoo stations, connect 4 and inflatable twister.  Make sure to check out the gallery below for more foods, games, and entertainment.  Overall, the food was superb and the staffs were friendly. This food truck block party marks the beginning of the good street food on wheels in Toronto.

Where can you try out Food Dudes menu? Look for their food truck at the EX for CNE from Aug. 24 to 26, 2012.

Editor’s Note

We’ve had the opportunity to attend many Food Dudes events around Toronto  and when we found out they were launching their brand new Food Truck we knew this would be a must-attend event.

Our first experience with them was at the BMW Downtown 3 series launch earlier this year where we were blown away with their visually appealing platters setting them apart from the rest by delighting not only our tastebuds but also our eyes as well.

Food Dudes events we’ve been to include:

  • “Be Your Own T” at GAP
  • Andrew Richards Design party

For more information visit

www.thefooddudes.com

http://www.facebook.com/fooddudesTO

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Food-Dudes-Food-Truck/334739756614577

 

Jamaica 50 Gala

Celebrating Jamaica’s 50th Year of Independence, the Jamaica 50 Gala was a well-attended event held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre featuring Master of Ceremonies Dwight Drummond and Anne-Marie Mediwake and guest speakers including Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty (who arrived to much fan-fare).

The “1962 reception” featured DJ Eugene Chang and about 4 tables of Appleton Estate each with their own variety of Jamaican rum cocktail and each table had a ballot to vote for our favourite Appleton Estate bartender.  Clearly we favoured the cocktail with the pouring of liquid flame!  What a beautiful sight!

The evening was jam-packed with speeches and music performances including Miss Jamaica Universe 2012 and Canadian-Jamaican pop and R&B music artist Kreesha Turner.

There was also a silent auction and an energetic live auction on stage.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics with Jamaica winning the 1st, 2nd and 3rd and also breaking the world-record for the men’s 100m relay with Usain Bolt, there was much to celebrate at the Jamaica’s 50th year of independence and we give them much congratulations on having such grand gala and throwing a whirlwind of Jamaica 50 celebrations this year. Great job to Sandra Whiting and the rest of the committee!

See also, our Jamaica Rhythms post where Sandra Whiting tells us about the Jamaica 50 Celebration Committee.

For more information visit http://jamaica50.ca/the-gala/


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Diner en Blanc Toronto 2012

The highly-anticipated Diner en Blanc secret dinner party came to Toronto for the first time on Aug 9, 2012. It originated in Paris over 20 years ago and now assembles nearly 15,000 people every year in various sites of prestige including the Pont des Arts, the Effel Tower site, the Louvre Pyramid, the Trocadéro Esplanade, Place Vendôme, Château de Versailles, the Esplanade de Notre-Dame, the Esplanade des Invalides, the periphery of the Place de l’Étoile, the Champs-Élysées, Place de la Concorde and last year: The Carousel du Louvre.

Despite the rain and gloominess above, the 1,400 guests in white elegance came together to a secret location.  We would be told that only at 6:00pm, and not any earlier, we would be notified of the standby location, and to arrive there at 6:30 since the actual event venue would be a 10 minute walk.  At 6:30pm, the highly-efficient organizers of Diner En Blanc Toronto notified us by email and phone of the real event location.  The stand-by location turned out to be the Thompson Hotel and we were pleasantly surprised to get the calls and emails, in fact, earlier than scheduled, that the actual event venue would be at Fort York, which was indeed a lovely outdoor space that was quite perfect for this special occasion.

It was interesting to be told that media must wear white from head to toe otherwise we wouldn’t be permitted entry.  Some major media outlets disregarded those rules but I suppose they can get away with that!

The evening started with some rain and we watched guests arrived by the busload (900 by coach and 500 by foot) in a sea of white with umbrellas, white folding chairs, tables, tablecloths, centerpieces, and glassware.  Guests organized themselves into their designated sections while being sereneded by performances by Against the Grain Opera Company.  White helium balloons were distributed and after everyone was settled and seated, guests waved their white napkins in the air to signal the beginning of the dinner festivities.  We enjoyed seeing the beautiful home-made centerpieces some people brought.

At about 9:30pm guests lit their sparklers to kick off the dancing part of the night with DJ Vinny Gruvhunter.  To make things even better the rain let up mid-dinner and helped to raise the excitement for the dancing. It was a such a beautiful photogenic scene!  At the end of the night guests packed up their belongings and collectively cleaned up and left the way they came.

Photo Credit: Diner en Blanc Toronto – The Mint Agency

It’s no easy feat to be able to organize a large-scale elegant, sophisticated pop-up dining experience.  Diner en Blanc turned out to be one of the best and unique events we’ve been to!  Everyone was having such a great time and the celebratory vibe was contagious.  Diner en Blanc should definitely be continued in Toronto next year!  If you get the chance to attend, you should

For more information please visit
http://toronto.dinerenblanc.info

Photo Credit: Diner en Blanc Toronto – The Mint Agency

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“Jezebel” by Kestin Cornwall at Goodfellas Gallery

  • August 7, 2012
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Kestin Cornwall’s “Jezebel” is a varied collection of original mixed media paintings and screen prints with influences from American Street Art, Asian, Egyptian and Sri Lankan culture. The exhibition also showcases local model Tania Z.

The collection will be on display from August 2nd to August 23rd at the Goodfellas Gallery at 1266 Queen West.

ABOUT KESTIN CORNWALL
Over the past ten years Kestin Cornwall has been featured in countless group shows and projects such as the Tribute To John Michel Basquiat show at Revival in 2004 and the T.O.P Tour Life Styles Edition in 2006 at Montreal based Yves Laroche Gallery. More recently he’s shown at Lee’s Gallery in Los Angeles, Toronto’s INDEXG Gallery and SMASH located in Toronto. However, this exhibition will be the first time his work will be displayed on such a grand scale with large, small and medium sized work available.

ABOUT GOODFELLAS GALLERY

Goodfellas is a commercially driven gallery focused on giving Toronto’s urban living a facelift.

The owners took what was formally known as “Ushers Groceries” and converted the space into the pinnacle for exhibiting commercial and collector’s art in the Parkdale area. Already dealing in high end real estate and commercial design, they felt it was time to open a space that focused entirely on rejuvenating art in commercial spaces and joining some of the other inspiring local businesses in bringing awareness to the potential of the neighborhood.

For more information visit:

kestincornwall.com
twitter.com/wearekestin
goodfellasgallery.com

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