L’Avenue

L’Avenue

Wake up with a Willy Wonka–world style brunch experience surrounded by disco balls, graffiti-covered walls, and fluorescent globe lighting, but you can’t make reservations on busy weekends or holidays when it’s all brunch all the time, so prepare to wait. Traditional omelettes and waffles are 

aKin – for Fodor’s Toronto

aKin – for Fodor’s Toronto

Celeb chefs Alvin Leung and Eric Chong of Master Chef Canada fame channel their childhood memories to bring an unparalleled 10-course tasting menu that fuses Asian flavors with traditional European techniques, in the most abstract and beautiful manner. Past molecular creations have included a crystalline 

Miku x Littlejohn Farm – Fine Japanese dining meets Little House On the Prairie

Miku x Littlejohn Farm – Fine Japanese dining meets Little House On the Prairie

It had been years since I’ve been back to PEC, and I knew a lot had changed since my last visit, so when I was invited to dinner at Littlejohn Farm for a collaborative dinner with Miku, Toronto’s aburi sushi destination, it only made sense 

Dad Raves are So HOT Right Now

Dad Raves are So HOT Right Now

Dad raves are the hot new rave trend at the rave clubs right now when you go raving. Did you know?

JournoPortfolio is Live!

JournoPortfolio is Live!

Wow, it’s been a while! I guess my negligence is partly due to the fact that I’ve migrated my writing portfolio to JournoPortfolio, which is an excellent solution for creating and archiving your work as a journalist! I wish that kind of turnkey solution existed 

Massive Attack – One FM Essential Mix – 1994!!

Massive Attack – One FM Essential Mix – 1994!!

I worked on a project last month that gave a taste of Massive Attack origins.  I think I know where they were looking for inspiration now.  Wow.  “Welcome to tonight’s Essential Mix on One FM. And now for something a little different, we head down 

James Franco and Drag Queen Art Star Kalup Linzy ‘Turn It Up’ on Dance-y Debut – Spinner

James Franco and Drag Queen Art Star Kalup Linzy ‘Turn It Up’ on Dance-y Debut – Spinner

James Franco is a man of many trades, his latest being dance music maven alongside unlikely collaborator Kalup Linzy, a video artist drag queen R&B singer. Together, they’ve released ‘Turn It Up.’

Drug Policy Abuse: A teenager’s plea about drugs

Drug Policy Abuse: A teenager’s plea about drugs

Did you know that according to UNICEF pot is more accessible to Canadian teens and more popular than cigarettes? Why is one legal and not the other? Does your politician have a drug policy abuse problem? You can help. Drug policy abuse is the intentional 

Banned from BuzzFeed: 10 Ways To Spot An Asian From Asia VS An American-Born Asian

Banned from BuzzFeed: 10 Ways To Spot An Asian From Asia VS An American-Born Asian

10 Ways To Spot An Asian From Asia VS An American-Born Asian Asians can be from Asia. Asians can also be from America or any other Western country that their families emigrated to several generations ago. Besides an accent, can you tell the difference? #thereisadifference #westernasianposted 

Garden City Movement – Move On

Garden City Movement – Move On

Israeli direction! Mmmm. Directed by well-known Israeli actor and rapper/musician Michael Moshonov and Lael Utnik, the video’s stunning cinematography captures a beautifully directed love story between two emotionally drawn, young females.  Romantic scenes of the girls on the beach at dusk fit perfectly against the song’s warm electronic and trip-hop melodies