At a recent charity event, I bid on a set of cookbooks which included one called Fat Rice, featuring the cuisine of Macau (Fat Rice is also the name of a Chicago restaurant featuring food from the area). As my grandmother was from Macau, I was extremely intrigued by the very existence of the book […]
I rarely cook rice at home. I haven’t even used my rice cooker since November 2014! And I’m of Chinese descent. As a child, I ate rice nearly daily – always at dinner as I ate western-style breakfasts (eggs and toast or cereal. Sometimes, a very unique version of oatmeal my grandmother made consisting of […]
Last week, it was announced that the Bloor and Bathurst eyesore, Honest Ed’s and its surrounding “Mirvish Village” are up for sale. I’ve had about a week to think about it, and have gone back and forth as to whether this is a good thing. And I’m still a bit undecided. But one thing that […]
I attended two different store openings yesterday. The first was the Banana Republic store at Yorkdale, which had been undergoing renovations for the past few months. The new store, which is over 13,000 square feet, is designed with a completely new concept, giving shoppers a very different shopping experience. Created with a “central boulevard” lined […]
Lesley M.M. Blume, a columnist at the Huffington Post was in Toronto on April 7 to participate in a panel discussion for her book, Let’s Bring Back. The event was hosted by The Society Toronto and held in the White Space at The Bay Queen Street. The after work cocktail event featured nostalgic, Mad Men era drinks […]
