A blog devoted to all that is great about Etobicoke, Ontario
Posted in Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Free, Outdoors, Shopping on Feb 16th, 2012
For a long while there and after many years of complaining about the lack of long weekends after the Christmas break, we weren’t sure if we would ever get our much-needed holiday. And now that we have that holiday dedicated to spending time with the family we are looking for things to do in Etobicoke [...]
It seems as if there is a farmers’ market occurring every day in Etobicoke. If it happens to be Saturday, it’s the Etobicoke Civic Centre Farmers Market. And boy is it busy. The Etobicoke Civic Centre Farmers Market occurs every Saturday from 8am to 2pm running from early June to early November. What you’ll find [...]
When people think malls in the GTA typically one thinks of Yorkdale, Square One, and our very own Sherway Gardens. In that case, I consider Cloverdale Mall in Etobicoke these malls’ “little brother”. Cloverdale Mall is located at 250 The East Mall and has everything you could ask for in a mall. Personally, when I’m [...]
Posted in Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Free, Outdoors on Nov 30th, 2010
Ho Ho Ho! Santa Claus is coming to Etobicoke and he’s bringing an entire parade with him! The Etobicoke Lakeshore Christmas Santa Claus Parade is in its 21st year and it has been growing bigger ever year since 1991. If there’s one Christmas tradition I will never get tired of it’s the Etobicoke Lakeshore Christmas parade. Kids and adults [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Family Friendly, Food on Sep 24th, 2010
One of the great things kids look forward to are the various fairs and amusement parks that open their doors and rides each summer. Unfortunately, with the cold weather these parks shut their doors for another season. Fantasy Fair, however, is always open! Fantasy Fair is a year round indoor amusement park aimed at kids. [...]
Posted in Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Free, Outdoors, Restaurant, Shopping on Sep 10th, 2010
I’ve always thought of The Kingsway as a very classy section of Bloor Street. You’ll always find people strolling along, window shopping, and grabbing a bite to eat at one of the area’s great restaurants. Now multiply that by 100 and you have Taste of the Kingsway. Taste of the Kingsway is an annual event [...]
Posted in Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Free, Outdoors on Aug 10th, 2010
You don’t have to go to New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras. You can do it right here in Etobicoke! Inspired by the world-famous party, the 8th Annual Lakeshore Mardi Gras celebration takes place Thursday August 11th to Sunday August 14th in Colonel Samuel Smith Park and is becoming the must-do event in Etobicoke. Put on [...]
Posted in Food on Jul 13th, 2010
Everyone knows a take-out joint like this. A place where the decor is awful, the service is lousy, and yet the food is mmmm, so good. My place is Far East Chinese Food. Far East Chinese Food isn’t the fanciest of chinese take-out joints and good luck trying to get the attention of the sole [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Free, Outdoors, Restaurant on Jul 9th, 2010
The Fusion of Taste Festival is still in its infancy as far as festivals are concerned, but after five years you could hardly tell that this is the case. Running from 11am to 9pm on Saturday June 18th 2011, the Fusion of Taste Festival will undoubtedly improve on the staggering number of 30,000 people who [...]
Posted in Food, Learning, Restaurant on Jul 6th, 2010
Watching Hell’s Kitchen the other day I started thinking to myself, “I wish I was a master chef”. And then Gordon Ramsey started yelling and cursing and I thought “Forget that!”. And yet the feeling remains. I mean, I know how to cook (somewhat) but to be able to create exquisite dishes from scratch is [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Outdoors, Shopping on Jun 29th, 2010
If there is one staple event that Etobicoke can hang it’s hat on, it’s Toronto Ribfest. Don’t let the name fool you, this event is 100% Etobicoke-certified! It’s hard to believe that this popular event is only 12 years old based on the huge crowds that it attracts. Toronto Ribfest is said to attract over 100,000 [...]
Posted in Event, Family Friendly, Food, Outdoors on Jun 28th, 2010
One thing we have no shortage of in Etobicoke is farmers markets. The freshest of foods at a fraction of grocery store prices. The Stonegate Farmers’ Market opened last Tuesday and runs to October. On June 29th the market will host the Etobicoke Master Gardeners’ Advice Clinic where you can speak with horticultural experts that [...]
Like lobster? How about all-you-can-eat lobster? Well, we have just the thing for you. The Lakeshore Community Childcare Centre presents “Lobsterfest: The Crustacean Sensation Returns”. For $50 you can stuff yourself and help a worthy cause in the process. There will be a silent auction and the night includes dancing and a cash bar. But let’s [...]
Posted in Family Friendly, Food, Outdoors on May 21st, 2010
Drive by Tom’s Dairy Freeze on a warm summer night and you’ll see a lineup 10 or 20 people deep. It’s not because they’re trying to find a place they can sit with the family and take advantage of the air conditioning (truth be told you won’t be able to fit more than a couple [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Family Friendly, Food, Restaurant on May 14th, 2010
A long, long time ago Sherway Cinemas was considered one of the premier places to watch the latest movie. In the early days (1980s and 90s) most theatres were jammed into the corner of a mall and had tiny screens. Our Sherway Cinemas were different in that it was a dedicated theatre and had some [...]
Posted in Food, Restaurant, Self Care, Shopping on May 13th, 2010
Sherway Gardens is the crown jewel amongst many shopping experiences in Etobicoke. Considered an upscale mall, it contains over 240 stores occupying more than 500,000 square feet of retail space. And it’s about to get bigger! Sherway Gardens, located at Hwy. 427 and the QEW/Queensway, is a shopper’s mall. The layout is a figure eight [...]
