I grew up “behind the tweed curtain” in Oak Bay, Victoria, which they like to say is “more English than England”. And it’s true… which is why my British parents loved it so!     Victoria is a place of tea rooms, lawn boiling, cricket and sailing. Plus it has its fair…

Today, I’m sharing one of my favourite stops in my day-to-day-life in the city: Harbord Bakery & Calandria. In operation since 1929, the Kosower Family took over the business in 1945 and the rest – as they say – is history! Serving the Harbord Village & Annex communities, this is the go-to spot for delicious challahs, cakes,…

Often blending geographically with The Annex, Seaton Village, and Little Italy, Koreatown is most well known as the area closely surrounding Bloor Street – roughly between Markham west to Montrose – housing many of the city’s Korean restaurants retailers. But it’s not quite as easy to trace Koreatown’s boundaries as it is for…