Pearsonlicious: Savour more, spend less with prix-fixe meals at Toronto Pearson International Airport – on until Nov 30, 2024

posted Monday, November 18, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Hospitality (Food & Beverage), Travel

Pearsonlicious, a take on Toronto’s Summerlicious and Winterlicious events, is a unique culinary journey that features curated prix fixe three-course menus, priced between $30-40, crafted by some of Toronto’s most talented chefs, including Susur Lee (Lee Kitchen), Lynn Crawford (The Hearth), Massimo Capra (Boccone), and Roger Mooking (Twist). For the entire month of November, Pearsonlicious promises a premium dining experience at […]

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Leap – a queer memoir about love, wonder, belonging, and the journey to set yourself free

posted Tuesday, November 12, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

In a small Texas town, Brent comes out to his parents, and on that night his place in the world cracks wide open. Unmoored from his family but unwilling to give up on his dream, Brent enters the Peace Corps with the incredible task of navigating an unfamiliar land, a new language, and a new identity […]

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Del Monte ready-to-eat seasoned bean salads are perfect for a side dish, salad topping, or quick protein boost

posted Saturday, November 9, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Hospitality (Food & Beverage)

Making an economical and healthy choice has never been easier than with the new seasoned legume salads from Del Monte. With 5 to 7 grams of protein per 1/2 cup, being an excellent source of fiber, and available in three unique and delicious flavors, the new seasoned legume salads from Del Monte open without a can […]

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Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America’s Bohemian Music Capital

posted Sunday, November 3, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

Talkin’ Greenwich Village is the definitive history of the heyday of the revolutionary music scene that formed within this small enclave of New York City. Although Greenwich Village encompasses less than a square mile in downtown New York, rarely has such a concise area nurtured so many innovative artists and genres. Over the course of […]

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Bedsit land: The strange worlds of Soft Cell – a tell all tale of sex, sleaze, and squalor

posted Saturday, November 2, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

Bedsit land: The strange worlds of Soft Cell charts the bonkers journey of Soft Cell via 60+ interviews, from North West seaside weirdness through radical art school, the 80s New York underground, Soho sleaze, avant-garde goth madness, and more! Soft Cell are not your average pop band. Marc Almond and Dave Ball may be best […]

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Chill Out – Celebrating Pride Under The Cuban Sun – January 2025

posted Friday, November 1, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Travel

Air Canada Vacations has announced the return of its annual week-long LGBTQ+ Chill Out Event, taking place at the Gran Muthu Rainbow Cayo Guillermo in Cuba, with departures from both Montreal and Toronto. The week-long Pride celebration includes Drag Queens, DJs, epic parties, and all-inclusive amenities at the LGBTQ2+-Friendly resort. The event will offer a […]

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Celebrate Halloween and Day of The Dead at W Toronto with a signature Michelin meal and crafted cocktails – Oct 31 and Nov 1, 2024

posted Tuesday, October 29, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Hospitality (Food & Beverage)

On October 31st and November 1st, W Toronto hosts a one-of-a-kind collaboration to celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), featuring acclaimed Chefs and renowned mixologists. Michelin Star Chef Rafael Covarrubias, who was named a ‘One to Watch’ and finalist in the 2019 San Pellegrino Young Chef Competition, partners with W Toronto’s Executive […]

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The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts – the untold story of Oscar Wilde and his family, that’s filled with secrets, loss, and love

posted Friday, October 25, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts, by bestselling author Louis Bayard, brings Oscar Wilde’s wife Constance and two sons out from the shadows of history and creates a vivid and poignant story of secrets, loss, and love. In September of 1892, Oscar Wilde and his family have retreated to the idyllic Norfolk countryside for […]

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Roman Year – André Aciman’s (Call Me by Your Name) personal memoir recounts his youthful days spent living in Rome

posted Tuesday, October 22, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

In Roman Year, André Aciman (Call Me by Your Name) captures the period of his adolescence that began when he and his family first set foot in Rome, after being expelled from Egypt. It’s a deeply romantic memoir of his time in the ancient city while on the cusp of adulthood. Though Aciman’s family had […]

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City of Toronto launches the Access Plan for Two-Spirit, Trans and Non-Binary Youth

posted Friday, October 18, 2024

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Community, Sex & Sexuality

The City of Toronto presented its first coordinated initiative to improve health and social outcomes for gender-diverse youth in Toronto to the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Advisory Committee. The Access Plan for Two-Spirit, Trans and Non-Binary Youth aims to reduce barriers to City services and programs for gender-diverse youth aged 12 to […]

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