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Table 17: Gourmet Cuisine
Someone was generous enough to give me a gift card to Table 17. Table 17 is a relatively new restaurant in the Leslieville/Riverside area. The interior is irresistibly cozy – gray walls, one giant mirror and candles everywhere. Table 17 … Continue reading
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Heaven at Hank’s
Hank’s is one of my favourite spots to go for a coffee. They close at 4:oopm, so they serve breakfast, brunch and lunch. Coffee or snacks are other reasons to visit Hank’s. You can even rent the cozy venue after … Continue reading
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Invite her to The Royal Brunch
On Sunday, September 20th, Casa Loma will be holding a Royal Brunch buffet served in the Conservatory and Library area. Brunch also includes Castle admission! Great Date Idea: Stay the night at a nearby hotel and get on out to … Continue reading
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Tagged brunch, casa loma
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The get-to-know-you over art and coffee date
In general, filming a cafe is a pretty monotonous task- unless you’re talking about a cafe and art gallery in one! Welcome to the Art Square Café, located just outside of China town, near the University of Toronto. Continue reading
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Tagged Mary Ann Wilson, weekend
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Drama at the Lakeview Lunch
Rating : 
½ a Pride Flag
Well, diners, I can honestly say that my experiences thus far have been at least satisfactory… until now. Heading to the Lakeview Lunch, a gay-friendly and partially gay-staffed restaurant, I was anticipating a large, well-rounded breakfast like one I had enjoyed there before. Instead, on a busy Sunday morning, a large group of my friends and I were left at half-mast on all counts- food, service, and ambience- and the ordeal continued rolling downhill from there: drama, drama, drama.
The Dyke does the Village Rainbow
Rating: 
(¼ Flags)
Well folks you got to love old standbys and places that seem to have been there forever. The Village Rainbow has been that for me. It is a great place to stop by for beer and wings and a wonderful place grab a very large plate of poutine. They also have a great Eggs Benedict and an all day breakfast. However I thought I’d take myself down to the Rainbow for an official experience.
The Dyke Does Daybreak
Rating: 3/4 
Looking for a quick breakfast to fit into a busy day, my partner Kara and I headed down to Church and Carlton to Daybreak. With a proud rooster as their logo it seems supremely appropriate for Daybreak to be known as the great breakfast nook located across from Zippers. Once inside the homey, sunrise-coloured restaurant, we were ushered to a large pine table that gave the feeling we were tucking in for a meal in a big kitchen. Since I’ve already enjoyed their satisfying all-day-breakfasts, I set my sights on something different.
what’s in YOUR fridge/freezer/pantry?
Potential hot date coming up?
No idea what to make?
Contact me with what’s sitting around in your kitchen, and let me create you a menu. Gimme a little insight on what the date will be like, and how kitchen savvy you are.
Photo: ‘Stuffed Shells Insalata’, from my cookbook “Mission in the Kitchen” (take a peek!)
The Dyke Does The SpiegelTent’nTavern
A Belgium Spiegel Tent
By Kelly Wilk
Rating: 4/4 Flags 
To put this review into perspective I am a theatre student, a theatre lover, a musical lover and I have seen my fair share of shows in Toronto that have blown my mind. But as I entered The SpiegelTent’nTavern at The Harbourfront Centre, I felt like I had entered a time machine. The wooden cabaret tent (built in Belgium in the 1920s) with a velvet canopy ceiling and muted light through the stained glass windows must have had something to do with it! However it was not just the physical appearance of the theatre that made it a nostalgic experience.
“Um… I forgot to mention…”
You roll over and smile at “Jenn”. A great girl, friend of a friend; hung out with you and your crew the night before.
Not seemingly a one-nighter; Jenn is pretty great. This could go somewhere… Or it couldn’t, you think. But you know you didn’t want to mess up the ‘morning after’.
“Forgot to mention?” You repeat.
“I’ve a daughter.” She hesitates as you digest the information. “And she spends the week with her father… And she is due any minute for our weekend together.”
There’s no animosity (after all, you met her the night before), but instead, sheer panic.
“No problem,” you recover. “I love kids! We can make a great brunch together.”
Jenn smiles, thinks your a gem, and the doorbell rings.
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