North Toronto Post - January 2012

Food (Truck) Fight

If you think chip trucks are the height of mobile cuisine in the GTA, think again. Thanks to Zane Caplansky’s “mobile deli” and Tamara Jensen and Adam Hynam-Smith’s gourmet taco truck, the...

Sun TV vs. David Suzuki

Local media attack environmental groups

David Suzuki

The Fox and the vittles

New play set in Chinese restaurant showcases Toronto actor’s versatility

Martha Worboy

Breakfast for dessert

Rose Reisman

Children of the Hoof

Grand Electric shines, while Grant van Gameren adds his magic to Enoteca Sociale

by Jon Sufrin

T.O.'s Best Gnocchi

Scott Conant, of Scarpetta Restaurant, samples the city’s top gnocchi.

by Charlotte Herrold

Faceoff: Chapman vs Hume

Should the city sell the naming rights for Toronto’s landmarks to corporate sponsors?

2011 - Gone but not forgotten

Last year, we lost some wonderful local residents whose contributions to T.O. are immeasurable

The fourth annual Allan Awards for theatrical pugnacity and invention

Stunning solo shows lead the way as Christopher Plummer and Sandra Shamas continue to amaze

Allan Gould

Raw emotional honesty and musicality characterize incredible new album

Toronto-based musician Kathleen Edwards, of her new album Voyageur

Ron Johnson

The Great Breslini’s 2012 comedy diet

2012 Comedy Diet

Mark Breslin

Walk like an Egyptian

Our trusty scribe lights up a hookah, samples some ‘basturma’ and gets the scoop on the Arab Spring

Ben Kaplan

Toronto’s first heart-shaped park officially opens

After a handful of delays and setbacks, Heart Park was recently completed.

Michelle Ervin

Local homeowner makes one last bid to keep tree house

Local homeowner makes one last bid to keep tree house

Michelle Ervin

Strong opposition to plans for old CHUM site

Height and shadowing concerns loom large south of St. Clair

Michelle Ervin

Eye of the needle

If you had Canada’s top acupuncture practitioner Dr. Joseph Wong, founder of the Toronto Pain & Stress Clinic, cornered for 10 minutes, what would you ask him?

Brianne Hogan

North Toronto media heirs make historic gift

Families donate $30 mil to Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Michelle Ervin

Court date for alleged illegal night club pushed back

A hearing that was to deal with alleged bylaw infractions at Mint Bar on Eglinton Avenue East has been adjourned to Feb. 29

Michelle Ervin

The City's Best Chinese Food

Our insider’s guide to Far East eats, featuring dim sum for dummies, North Toronto’s delivery champion and Joanne Kates’ top five dishes.

Will budget cuts push kids to crime?

The infusion of civic energy into the proposed city budget for 2012 has been astonishing. I feel good about a city where so many people care about and have strong opinions about our shared lives,...

John Sewell

Holy Cow!

The Burger’s Priest — set to open a new uptown location near Lawrence this month — is notorious for its devilishly decadent burgers. Now the city’s hot dogs are following suit, with totally...

by Charlotte Herrold

Spandex ballet

To help you fulfill all those New Year’s resolutions, Jeanne Beker suits up in the GTA’s top Lycra and luon and offers her picks for looking chic while you sweat.