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Posted in Family Friendly, Learning, Shopping on Jan 27th, 2012
In today’s age of video games and touchpads it’s nice to know that a store like Mastermind Toys aims to expand a child’s knowledge through their own imagination and curiosity. Mastermind Toys, located at 4242 Dundas Street West in Etobicoke, carries a wide range of toys, games, and books for kids of all ages. In [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Free, Learning on Jan 5th, 2012
Admittedly, I get all warm and fuzzy when I become aware of organizations that help expand our creative minds through the arts. Locally, we have Arts Etobicoke which is considered one of Canada’s finest community art councils. Arts Etobicoke, whose gallery is located at 4893A Dundas Street West, began their work in 1973 with the main [...]
Posted in Restaurant on Nov 7th, 2011
In terms of popularity, there are certain cuisines that people gravitate to such as Japanese, Chinese, Italian, French, and so on. Anatolia Turkish Cuisine seeks to change that. Anatolia Turkish Cuisine, located at 5112 Dundas Street West in Etobicoke, entered the landscape in 1999 and has been consistently recommended in Toronto Life. It has also garnered [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Family Friendly, Restaurant on Oct 1st, 2011
Now I’m no twinkle-toes Flinstone but I do like to take in the odd game of bowling here and there. Unlike other activities even if you’re bad at it bowling is still fun and the people at Bowlerama are experts at making bowling a fun and memorable experience. Bowlerama hosts different types of bowling nights [...]
Posted in Exercise, Family Friendly, Free, Outdoors on Sep 12th, 2011
One thing we don’t do enough of in this age of the Internet and the 500 channel universe is to simply go out and take a walk in our beautiful little city. One area perfect for such an exercise, and one that most Etobicoke residents don’t even know about, is the Village of Murals. Toronto’s [...]
Posted in Restaurant on Feb 23rd, 2011
With the proliferation of sushi restaurants in Toronto you wouldn’t think that we’d be lucky enough here in Etobicoke to have some of the better sushi restaurants in Toronto. Fortunately, you’d be wrong as we have Toku Gawa. Toku Gawa is another great little sushi restaurant located in our little/great city. One thing that you’ll [...]
Posted in Restaurant on Jan 15th, 2011
Establishing yourself as a true restaurant gem without grabbing the customer’s attention with huge gaudy signs or neon lights can be a challenging endeavour. However, when you have been treating your customers to fantastic dishes, like they do at Ristorante Pinnochio, all you need is word of mouth and the restaurant will be filled with [...]
Posted in Restaurant on Aug 27th, 2010
Have you ever gone through one of those days where you’re craving a hamburger and you end up going to McDonald’s or Burger King only to regret it afterwards? Yeah, me too. In that case, get yourself to Dundas and Royal York and try out Magoo’s. The name “Magoo’s Gourmet Hamburgers and Ice Cream”, located [...]
Posted in Family Friendly, 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 Restaurant on May 11th, 2010
Opened in 1969, Apache Burgers is considered an institution in Etobicoke. I dare you to find a seat during the lunch time rush. Heck, weekends at 1am can also be a challenge some nights. Apache Burgers, located at 5236 Dundas Street West (at Six Points Plaza), was introduced to me by a neighbour about 20 [...]
