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Chef Roadtrip: Pop-Up Dinner at The Eddy, NYC

By Wendy Kam Marcy Chef Hosea Rosenberg, the winner of Top Chef Season 5 and owner of Blackbelly in Boulder, Colorado, is traveling to NYC to collaborate on a five-course tasting menu with The Eddy's...

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Fall Looks For Less

This is a sponsored post. By Wendy Kam Marcy I had a fantastic summer but I'm equally excited that fall has arrived. Maybe it's because Halloween (my favourite holiday!) is around the corner and the...

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3 Thanksgiving Recipes To Try + A Wine Pairing

By: Lisa NgIt's Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend!I'm super excited about it and I have ordered a smoked turkey online that's supposed to arrive here via FedEx today. So my turkey is coming...

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2016 Gourmet Food & Wine Expo Ticket Giveaway

By Wendy Kam Marcy Save the date because the BIGGEST Gourmet Food & Wine Expo is happening November 17-20 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Sip and savour your way through international...

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Lunch Date With My Aroma Kid + Contest

By Wendy Kam Marcy I first discovered Aroma in 2009 during a trip to Tel Aviv and instantly fell in love with their coffee. So you can only imagine how ecstatic I was when they opened one right beside...

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2016 One of a Kind Holiday Show Giveaway

By Wendy Kam Marcy OOAKS has been a holiday tradition for me for the past few years. I love meeting the artisans, hearing the inspirational stories behind their handmade goods and of course, getting my...

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Holiday Planning Do's and Don'ts

By Wendy Kam Marcy It’s holiday party planning season, and we can’t wait to break open the bubbly! Whether you are on the social committee and in charge of organizing your company's shindig or you are...

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Urban Eats: Luckee Restaurant

By Wendy Kam MarcyI’m really excited to share that Luckee, Susur Lee’s Asian tapas restaurant is now open weekdays from 12 to 2pm (except Mondays). This is a great addition for King West’s power lunch...

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Canada's All Ladies Craft Beer Festival

By Wendy Kam MarcyReal ladies drink real beer right? Roundup your girls and be a part of another sell-out wildly popular all-female event! The Society of Beer Drinking Ladies (SOBDL) is marking their...

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Ste. Anne's Spa Getaway

By Wendy Kam Marcy Flying off to a tropical resort or making the 3+ hours trek to cottage country isn't always an option. So next time you need a breather, Ste. Anne's Spa located in Grafton, is only a...

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Thank You from The Hip + Urban Girl's Guide!

2017 is definitely going to be a year full of changes! We were recently discussing whether we would redesign our site or branch out into different projects. We decided that after six fun and exciting...

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It's Time For Oktoberfest!

By Wendy Kam Marcy Can't get to Munich's famed festival? Well just head on down to Ontario Place and join 5,000 others dressed in dirndls and lederhosen to celebrate Bavarian heritage with food, beer,...

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Furniture For Your Condo

By Wendy Kam Marcy I posted this list in 2010 when I bought my first condo... now I'm on condo number three (and married with a rambunctious toddler)! Here's my list of 20 places (beyond Ikea!) that I...

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KROFT.CO

By Wendy Kam Marcy Furniture shoppers rejoice! A new shop has joined Designers Walk (Building 5 on 160 Pears Avenue, Suite 312). The sparkly new showroom boasts slow-designed handmade modern furniture...

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TIFF Festival Street

By Wendy Kam Marcy Roll out the red carpet because the TIFF Festival experience is heading outside for the 3rd year! On Opening Weekend, September 8 to 11, King Street West between Peter and University...

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Camp Tech Birthday Sale

By Wendy Kam Marcy Happy Birthday 4.0 Camp Tech!! To celebrate, 10 tickets for each workshop will be on sale for 50% off for ONE DAY ONLY (or until they disappear - whichever happens first). The fun...

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Fall Getaway Ideas!

By: Lisa NgLooking for a fun weekend getaway? I just updated this post with a few new fall getaway ideas that you can think about booking now - enjoy!Check out some of our past posts of places to go...

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Veg Food Fest 2016

By Wendy Kam Marcy Don't miss the largest vegetarian food festival in North America... it's happening at Harbourfront on September 9-11! Between delicious vegetarian & plant-based food, this event...

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Summer Fun On Ward's Island

By Wendy Kam Marcy I've been spending my weekends here and loving every minute of it! For those of us who don't have cottages, Ward's Island is your speediest summer getaway - just a 10 mins ferry ride...

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Philips SatinShave Prestige Review + Giveaway

This is a sponsored post. By Wendy Kam Marcy Electric shavers sound mighty convenient but they also make me nervous! The thought of buzzing blades across my skin is quite intimidating but so is the...

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HUG of the Month: Tara Wilkins

By Wendy Kam Marcy Tara and I met over 3 years ago when she introduced me to Camp Tech and we featured Founder, Avery Swartz on our blog. She was a volunteer transiting from fashion to the tech +...

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Luckee by Susur Lee

By Wendy Kam Marcy I'm deliciously excited that one of my favourite restaurants, Luckee is participating in Summerlicious for the first time this year! This is Susur Lee's third restaurant in Toronto...

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Delysées: Authentic French Bakery

By Natalia DziubaniwskyMacarons, cheesecakes, éclairs, oh my! I have a serious sweet tooth and a real admiration for the delicate artistry and delicious fine flavours of French pastries. I didn’t have...

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5 Recipes to Try This Summer

By: Lisa Ng1) Spaghetti Chicken CarbonaraThis is my go-to recipe whenever I have a serious pasta craving. Shredded rotisserie chicken is an easy shortcut for making this a fast weeknight recipe. I like...

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Lost & Found in Chinatown

By Natalia Dziubaniwsky Escape games are all the rage now. With news spreading by word of mouth, their popularity has quickly grown and an ever-growing number of companies have jumped on the bandwagon...

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