Holiday season is officially in full force at Union Station. On Friday, November 16, commuters rounded off the workweek with a sparkly celebration of all things festive by Swarovski.
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“Frilu” brings the downtown Toronto fine-dining experience to Thornhill in an unparalleled 10-course experience in its 28-seater space. Like many fine-dining restaurants, the ambiance is modern and minimalistic, yet has a casual ambiance that has an inviting warm hospitality. Just like the word’s Norweigian origin, “friluftsliv”, meaning one with nature, Frilu combines earthy elements from their leisurely atmosphere (complete with a mossy back wall), and their new fall tasting menu, called Harvest Moon: Changing Leaves.
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Eat to the Beat returns for the 23rd annual culinary gala, featuring 60 top female chefs while raising funds in support of breast cancer. The event conveys a powerful message and the strong support for women through the challenges.
The event took place at Roy Thompson Hall, sponsored by the Canadian Cancer Society GTA (CCS), filled with great food, drinks, and fun for this great cause as proceeds are directed to CCS programs and services to help support anyone living with breast cancer diagnosis. The program exists to ensure no one faces breast cancer alone, with programs connecting people with volunteers, information and help cope through the challenges.
Eat to the Beat has grown through the years, along with its support. Throughout the evening, while sampling specially prepared savoury and sweet dishes from chefs. Attendees will notice the favourite Corset Ladies, a group of supporters and survivors who design and wear beautiful, food-themed corsets, throughout the evening.
A new feature to this year was the “Up-and-Coming Chef Challenge”, presented by KitchenAid, featuring talented female chefs-in-training from five prestigious culinary schools in Ontario. The winner was Centennial College’s chef, Anna Choi, for her dish of kombu-cured salmon with ponzu caviar, spiced puffed rice, wasabi crème fraiche, yolk gel, pickled onion and parsley powder.
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There was no hushing of voices at the Bloor/Gladstone Library on Saturday, October 20.
The library filled with young professionals for “Hush Hush: Dewey Decimal to Digital,” an evening fundraiser thrown by the Toronto Public Library Foundation’s young professional group, New Collection.
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Yorkville’s distinguished comic-book-meets-sophistication restaurant elevates their state-of-the-art dining experience with additional menu items in their second year running. A guest’s experience at “Figures” is sparked with curiosity and adventure; upon entering the lobby of the speakeasy, one is greeted with a glass-encased room plastered with comics and iconic cartoons. Access to the restaurant beyond the hidden door becomes an act of discovery, as if one is revealed to the secret headquarters of a hero. The magic doesn’t end there, where the interior of the comfortable 2000 square foot restaurant is decorated like a gallery saluting to animated/movie classics, and superheroes to marvel at.
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