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The Superior Restaurant that’s right by Dundas Square!
Tom, whom we met just last week (see the behind the scenes at the Superior Restaurant), took us around his restaurant, which is located right across from the Dundas Square and other excellent downtown Toronto venues. The Superior Restaurant is known for its excellent wine selection and its authentic regional ingredients, served up fresh. Continue reading
Posted in Ambiance, Business Casual, Casual, Dress Code, food, Price, restaurants, Smart Casual, Under $50 per couple, video
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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
Posted in A&E, Ambiance, brunch, Casual, Dress Code, food, Price, restaurants, Reviews, Smart Casual, Under $50 per couple, video
Tagged Mary Ann Wilson, weekend
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Getting lost in Yoga Meets Dance™
“The older I get, the more I want to do things that make me happy,” Kathryn Peterson, Registered Massage Therapist and Certified Yoga Meets Dance™ Instructor, told me over breakfast at the By the Way Café on Bloor. Kathryn was brimming with excitement about her new Yoga Meets Dance™ series. Engaging this desire that Kathryn expressed, the desire to “do things that make you happy”, is one of the best ways to indulge your healthy pleasures. It encourages a state of mind that makes you open to possibilities, and dance is one of many ways through which to explore this openness.
Kathryn looks at dance and movement not only as an expression of joy, but also as a healing tool and extension of her practice. Like many people her age, including myself, Kathryn fondly recalls a time in her life when she used to go to clubs and dance all night. Designed by Beth Rigby (www.yogameetsdance.com), Yoga Meets Dance™ is a fantastic, healthy way to reconnect with that kind of energizing experience. Kathryn completed her program training in Sedona, Arizona, where she learned to facilitate this combined yoga, movement, and meditation course that can be readily modified for anyone.
Posted in Ambiance, exercise, Health, Interactive, Price, Reviews, Under $50 per couple
Tagged Kelly Wilk, Mary Ann Wilson, writers
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The great bar pickup – thanks to the Fox and Fiddle!
Staff filmographer Tuna met up with Mary, a Fox and the Fiddle bartender, to ask some questions about picking up women at the bar… We think he’s a bit clueless when it comes to these things, so it’s a good thing Mary’s here to set him straight!
Posted in Advice, Ambiance, Dress Code, food, Loud, restaurants, Smart Casual, Under $50 per couple, video
Tagged Mary Ann Wilson, weekend
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Buy one CN Tower Admission package and get another one FREE!
Hey Torontonians, when was the last time you went to the CN Tower? For couples who are looking for a place to celebrate a late Valentine’s weekend, why not take it to the top of the world- literally! Through February 15-18, there’s a buy-one-get-one-free pass (see website for details) up the tower. For a light meal and refreshments, spend some time at Horizons Café, located at 1136 feet on the Look Out level. Continue reading
Posted in Ambiance, Business Casual, Dress Code, Interactive, international, Price, Quiet, Romantic, Smart Casual, Under $50 per couple
Tagged Mary Ann Wilson, weekend
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Selecting wine? How about some help from the LCBO!
Michael Fagan is a very well-respected wine expert and is one of the leading resources at the LCBO (www.LCBO.com). Here, he talks about selecting the best reds, whites, champagnes, and sweets for Valentine’s. This is Wine 101 for those who are looking to impress their special someone this year. There are three videos below!
Posted in food, gift ideas, Price, shopping, Under $50 per couple, video
Tagged Mary Ann Wilson, Valentine's Day 2008
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Patris Restaurant on the Danforth
Posted in Ambiance, Dress Code, food, Price, Quiet, restaurants, Reviews, Romantic, Smart Casual, Under $100 per couple
Tagged Amber Whitman, Mary Ann Wilson, Valentine's Day 2008, writers
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Dirty Dancing- A New Generation
By Amber Whitman
Who doesn’t remember the original romantic movie “Dirty Dancing” of 1987, featuring the sexy and acclaimed actor Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle, and the loveable Jennifer Grey as Frances “Baby” Houseman? Well, now you can see this movie-turned-musical, written and co-produced by Eleanor Bergstein, live onstage at The Royal Alexandria Theatre.
“Dirty Dancing” is a classic coming of age love story that begins when the adolescent Baby, a doctor’s daughter with lofty dreams, is forced to go on summer holiday with her parents. Bored one day, she wanders into a world of dance and new people, where she meets Johnny, a ruffian. Through as series of circumstances, they find themselves making an unlikely pairing as dance partners. However, against all odds they fall in love and face life’s challenges together. With popular favourites like “Hungry Eyes,” “I’ve had The Time of My Life,” and “Do you Love Me?” this summer-romance show is a surefire winner (emphasis on the fire)!
Free concert series by the Canadian Opera company
The Canadian Opera Company is holding their Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre from September 26, 2007 to June 18, 2008. The free concerts take place the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. and every Tuesday and Thursday at noon, with additional noon hour and early evening concerts throughout the schedule.
Posted in A&E, Ambiance, Business Casual, Dress Code, music, Price, Romantic, Smart Casual, Under $50 per couple
Tagged Mary Ann Wilson, Valentine's Day 2008
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Guilt-free morning-after
Okay, in all honesty, some morning-afters aren’t guilt-free. However, for the most part, a quick snuggle, joint shower, and then breakfast together is a great way to spend the first part of a Saturday morning.
So what’s this ‘guilt-free’ business?
After all those ‘Happy New Years’, ‘Merry Christmases’, and ‘Happy Hanukahs’, the only post-Auld Lang Syne thoughts you’ll be thinking will be about those extra ten pounds you packed on during the break.
Well, not really – but what is realistic is that an awful lot of people make the ol’ ‘be healthier’, ‘lose weight’, ‘work out more’ types of resolutions. And the easiest way to break these decrees of determination? Peer pressure. Especially a ‘peer’ who eats with you and encompasses your free time.
Last night, Bobby seemed like a great choice, and this morning, you smile as you wake up to the smell of breakfast cooking. As you make your way downstairs, he turns with a grin in front of the stove, frying up bacon and eggs, spreading thick slabs of butter on thickly sliced white bread, heaping sugar and cream into a cup of coffee, and heating up danishes in the oven. “I thought we’d munch on this and watch a couple of movies,” he says congenially.
Posted in Ambiance, food, Price, Recipes, Romantic, Under $50 per couple
Tagged Laurie Sadowski, Mary Ann Wilson, writers
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