by Ann Ruppenstein
on May 17, 2013
by Ann Ruppenstein
on May 8, 2013
Each Saturday in April at the locavore grocery shop on Mount Pleasant Road featured a different course for customers to taste like sausage...(More)
by Eric Emin Wood
on April 15, 2013
Now...(More)
by Ann Ruppenstein
on May 1, 2013
With a background in medicine in Yugoslavia, Tatjana Ristic-Avramov moved to Canada and became a certified nutritional consultant.
In addition to offering a variety of vitamins, supplements, protein and sports nutrition, she opened Our Wellness at Yonge Street and Erskine Avenue to...(More)
In addition to offering a variety of vitamins, supplements, protein and sports nutrition, she opened Our Wellness at Yonge Street and Erskine Avenue to...(More)
by Ann Ruppenstein
on April 17, 2013
To satisfy her sweet tooth, Andrea Mut reaches for a butter tart or chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven. As the owner of Andrea’s Gerrard Street Bakery at Gerrard and Broadview, she doesn’t have to go far for a sweet fix.
“A lot of my recipes are family recipes that are...(More)
“A lot of my recipes are family recipes that are...(More)
by Eric Emin Wood
on March 15, 2013
The SmartCentres project at 70 Wicksteed Ave. is on hold.
At least for now.
After meeting with members of the Leaside Property Owners Association and Leaside Unite, the developer has agreed to defer its application to give the two sides more time to talk about the retail...(More)
At least for now.
After meeting with members of the Leaside Property Owners Association and Leaside Unite, the developer has agreed to defer its application to give the two sides more time to talk about the retail...(More)
by Ann Ruppenstein
on March 14, 2013
Coach House Shortbread Company’s owner Carl Stryg refers to his bakery and retail shop as his shortbread laboratory. Describing the treat he’s spent over 25 years perfecting, he quotes the words of a local food writer.
“I think Cynthia David said it best — crisp on the outside with...(More)
“I think Cynthia David said it best — crisp on the outside with...(More)
by Ann Ruppenstein
on March 14, 2013
Sarma Malins started her career as an apprentice at a well-known salon when she was forced to choose between cutting and colouring.
“It was so hard for me to decide,” she says. “I just realized it wasn’t the right road for me because I believe if you love doing hair, you love...(More)
“It was so hard for me to decide,” she says. “I just realized it wasn’t the right road for me because I believe if you love doing hair, you love...(More)
by Ann Ruppenstein
on March 13, 2013
Køge Vitamins founders Andrew Lenjosek and Alex Hyssen left their respective Wall and Bay Street jobs behind to start their own company.
“It was not an easy decision, I mean I had a nice salary down in New York. I loved New York,” says Ottawa native Lenjosek. “My...(More)
“It was not an easy decision, I mean I had a nice salary down in New York. I loved New York,” says Ottawa native Lenjosek. “My...(More)
by Ann Ruppenstein
on March 8, 2013
The movie The Mask had a hand in naming Trae Zammit’s cigar shop.
“I was toying with names and I was having a cigar, enjoying it and I was like, ‘man, this cigar is smokin’,’ he says. “That was coming from that Jim Carrey movie when everything was smokin’ and I just liked the...(More)
“I was toying with names and I was having a cigar, enjoying it and I was like, ‘man, this cigar is smokin’,’ he says. “That was coming from that Jim Carrey movie when everything was smokin’ and I just liked the...(More)
by Ann Ruppenstein
on March 8, 2013
At the end of eight-weeks of rock camp at Snider School of Music, the sessions culminate with a performance at Rockie Raccoons pub.
“When I gutted the basement, the main idea was to build a large music room to house the rock band,” Warren Snider says from the Yonge Street and Bowood...(More)
“When I gutted the basement, the main idea was to build a large music room to house the rock band,” Warren Snider says from the Yonge Street and Bowood...(More)
by Ann Ruppenstein
on March 5, 2013
Caroline Irving knew her future entailed opening an indoor trampoline park after a trip to Boston.
“My sister in law opened the first franchise Sky Zone in Boston and she’d been talking about it for years before she did it and I kept thinking what on earth are you talking about, an...(More)
“My sister in law opened the first franchise Sky Zone in Boston and she’d been talking about it for years before she did it and I kept thinking what on earth are you talking about, an...(More)
by Nicole Witkowski
on February 19, 2013
At long last, Leslieville can flaunt its funky personality to the rest of the city as local businesses have voted to form a BIA along Queen Street E. between Empire and Vancouver avenues.
Edward Jones partner Andrew Sherbin says after failed tries in the past, they succeeded this time...(More)
Edward Jones partner Andrew Sherbin says after failed tries in the past, they succeeded this time...(More)
by Ann Ruppenstein
on February 13, 2013
Although one of the best sellers at the newly opened Beach store Bello Bio is a meat alternative called Muscolo di grano, packages of the staple have been shipped as far as Afghanistan.
“A captain in the navy, his wife is stationed in Afghanistan right now and she loves this meat...(More)
“A captain in the navy, his wife is stationed in Afghanistan right now and she loves this meat...(More)
by Ann Ruppenstein
on February 13, 2013
After being featured in Air Canada’s En Route magazine, Dlish Cupcakes owner Verge Manuel was approached by visitors from Tel Aviv and Dubai about expanding the business.
“We got a lot of tourists that came in that had never tasted a cupcake before, they really liked the way that the...(More)
“We got a lot of tourists that came in that had never tasted a cupcake before, they really liked the way that the...(More)
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