May 25, 2013

Archive of: Biz News + North Toronto

Local moms take a fresh approach to baking

Local moms take a fresh approach to baking

One thing about Caroline Davis: she’s not nuts. The mom and baker co-owns new nut-free bakery Two Moms Baked Goods

It’s a dog-meet-dog world on St. Clair

It’s a dog-meet-dog world on St. Clair

Jesse Sternberg is in the dog house. After selling a start-up company to Research in Motion, the entrepreneur wanted to go into business doing something he loved.

A new type of bottle service at iconic Midtown spot

A new type of bottle service at iconic Midtown spot

While Cheaters Tavern has been gone for some time, bottle service will soon be available at the spot that once housed the iconic strip club. A temporary LCBO location is set to open there in...

Traditional trattoria launches high-tech wine pad

Traditional trattoria launches high-tech wine pad

Vito Marinuzzi is trying to take 7numbers paperless, moving menus onto painted chalkboards -- and moving wine and cocktail lists onto iPads. "We're pretty old school in the way we do things and...

Landmark French children’s shop arrives in North Toronto

Landmark French children’s shop arrives in North Toronto

Sharon Wong first learned about French children’s clothing store Château de Sable when she was on a trip in Asia with her newborn.

Plenty of passion in North Toronto

Plenty of passion in North Toronto

Yonge Street, where Toronto’s east meets west, is perhaps the perfect place for Aki Sushi. After all, the latest Deer Park addition offers a combination of traditional Japanese sushi with more...

North Toronto gets retro active

North Toronto gets retro active

For Manuel Rozakis, finding a good plain burger joint in Toronto today is difficult.

Classic candies a sweet surprise on Mount Pleasant

Classic candies a sweet surprise on Mount Pleasant

Not only does Stella Kim sell vintage jeans, but vintage runs in her genes as well. Kim recently opened high-end consignment shop Haute Classics (with co-owner Jina Han) but says her love of...

The ‘new sushi’ hits the neighbourhood

The ‘new sushi’ hits the neighbourhood

Sushi Moto is not your mom’s sushi place. “The concept we designed was about modernization of the sushi genre,” says David Kim, the mixologist at the sake and wine bar. The place has an...

All that glitters is gold in North Toronto

All that glitters is gold in North Toronto

Remembering the address of Studio1098 shouldn’t be hard; the new jewellery store is located at 1098 Yonge St. “We really liked that the location was in a neighbourhood,” says Tamara Kronis, a...