Category Archives: Romantic

Free Date night at Milestone’s Restaurant!

This offer applies ONLY for every group of two.  Get in to your closest Milestones restaurants in Toronto (and GTA) this Wednesday April 29th from 4pm to close and order any appetizer, entree or both to get your date’s meal … Continue reading

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Sweet, Sweet Place Antosha

I had the pleasure of sitting down for a coffee and a slice of cake with Anton Yakobov, a proud owner of Antosha Bakery and Café. Known well among almost all Russian Torontonians with sweet teeth, this modest little café … Continue reading

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Face it, He’s Just Not That Into You

The silent rejection – We’ve all experienced it. You go out on a first date with a person you’re into, think things are going great, and then s/he ceases to call ever again. You can’t explain it and you are … Continue reading

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Royal Treatment

Everyone loves being spoiled, so why not win over your significant other’s affections by catering to him or her for a night? Turning your living room into a spa and treating your date to massage oil and bubble bath not … Continue reading

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Winterlicious is extended until the 28th!

Winterlicious has been extended for another two weeks until February 28th, 2009! Due to this overwhelmingly positive response, the City of Toronto is officially extending the prix-fixe program by two weeks. Select restaurants have chosen to opt-in to the extension … Continue reading

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Winterlicious 2009 – reservations open January 15th!

Hey Torontonians!  Get ready to start booking Winterlicious 2009 with reservations starting on January 15th!  Winterlicious opens at select Toronto restaurants from January 30th to February 12 (just before Valentine’s Day, is that deliberate?). Last year, we published some tips … Continue reading

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Madeleines Cherry Pie And Ice Cream Shop – Have A Sweet Valentine’s Day

As Valentine’s Day is soon to arrive, all genius of one’s imagination should be driven in one direction – thinking of the most romantic experience to have with a loved one. A great spot to have an amazing dreamy date … Continue reading

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Skating and Hot Chocolate

Sometimes the best idea is the oldest, most cliché idea. I find myself quite often enjoying an activity that has been around for many years, so it has been tested with time. An excellent example is skating. Skating is an … Continue reading

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Fun, Games, and Romance on New Year’s

Celebrate the New Year right with your date by planning a fun-filled evening at home chock-full of events to keep you entertained ’til midnight. Play irresistible board games like Scrabble, Jenga, or Cranium, bake decadent desserts such as cookies or … Continue reading

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“See the Difference You Can Make”: Earth Hour 2008

by Mary Ann Wilson

What’s more romantic than a candlelit evening? A candlelit evening inspired by a shared environmental conscience, that’s what.

Last year, millions of Australians participated in the first annual Earth Hour to raise awareness about, and to actively combat, climate change caused by global warming (if you still think that global warming “isn’t real,” better pull your head out of the increasingly hot sand real quick, and hope that right-wing of yours can fly you and your descendants to another planet). This year, at 8 p.m. next Saturday, March 29, 2008, millions of people worldwide will accept the Earth Hour “challenge.”

I put the word “challenge” in quotation marks (twice, even) because the concept could not be simpler or easier: shut off your lights for one hour. That’s it. Such a small gesture can be all it takes to really get you thinking about your personal environmental impact and responsibility, but Earth Hour is far from a gesture alone. According to its website (www.earthhour.org), “[i]f the greenhouse reduction achieved in the Sydney CBD during Earth Hour [2007] was sustained for a year, it would be equivalent to taking 48,616 cars off the road for a year.” Small effort, big results. Continue reading

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