The Toronto Traveler

The Fox and Fiddle is a pub located right in the heart of downtown Toronto, next to the main campus of the University of Toronto.  For this reason, you’ll see a lot of students in there socializing and that gives the overall atmosphere of the place one of local Toronto.  If you want to experience Toronto as the city’s residents do, then this is most definitely one of the places that you want to visit.
Basic Details
Location: 280 Bloor Street West
Contact Information: E-mail (info@bloorfox.com) and Phone (416-966-4369)
Highlights
- There are an amazing 22 different varieties of beer on tap at the …read more

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One of the excellent things about living in the City of Toronto (and visiting it, for that matter) is the fact that the cultural diversity lends itself quite easily to choice in cuisine.
The fact of the matter is that when you eat in Toronto, you have a choice of different authentic cuisine types not available in many other cities and one of those types is Indian food.  While there are many excellent Indian restaurants in Toronto, one that definitely stands out is Siddhartha.
Basic Information
Siddhartha is located in two places in the city: Coxwell/Gerard and King/Bathurst.  Both of these locations …read more

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Pancakes are most definitely wonderful things.  Whenever I have a bit of extra time in the morning I love making them just because getting the chance to sit down and devour them is so amazing.
Whether you take your pancakes plain or with syrup and butter however, you can start the day off right with a Free Pancake Breakfast courtesy of the City of Toronto!
Starting at 8:30 in the morning on May 26th, the City of Toronto will be holding the 19th Annual Pancake Breakfast.  It started off as an event to promote the use of environmentally friendly means to …read more

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Don’t let the casual look on the face of my friend to the left fool you; the Plaza Flamingo establishment is one of the hottest tickets in downtown Toronto.  It’s not exactly a nightclub, a dance hall or a restaurant, but it has elements of all three. 
Rather than forcing you to walk from place to place in order to get the full entertainment that you want your evening to have, the Plaza Flamingo provides it all.  Here’s just a small overview of the different things that you can do and have done when you dine at the Plaza …read more

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Monsoon is a Japanese restaurant located in Toronto.  However, their menu is a little bit different as it combines the great Oriental cuisine that we’ve all come to know and love with North American influences in order to create a final taste sensation that is wholly unique.
Location
Monsoon is located at 100 Simcoe Street, which places it very close to the intersection of Adelaide Street West and University Avenue (MAP).  It is also just southwest of the Osgoode Subway Station located on the University line at Queen Street West and University Avenue.  If you’re traveling there by subway, simply get off …read more

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If you’ve ever visited a large city before, one thing that you’re probably aware of is the fact that if you’re in a rush, then grabbing a quick bite to eat is not difficult with all of the fast food restaurants around.  While Toronto does have more than enough fast food restaurants for people to choose from (especially in the downtown area near many of the major tourist attractions), if you are looking for something quickly, there is an option aside from fast food that turns out to be cheaper and quite often faster as well.

Hot Dog Stands and Meal …read more

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Toronto is a city with appeal to many different groups and while there are many family orientated events that dominate the daytime activities within the city, Toronto also has a bustling nightlife that many single visitors to the city get to enjoy.  Toronto is not really known for its nightlife festivities, so many people are actually pleasantly surprised when they get to the city and see that there are many places they can go to party.  Not all of these places are created equal however and the Mink Nightclub is definitely one of the better ones in the city.
 
You’ll meet …read more

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Shopping in a lot of places in Toronto is much more than just buying things; it is a community experience.  One of the best community experiences you are likely to get anywhere in North America is in the Scarborough Town Centre.  This is a collection of buildings that include government offices at all three levels of government (city, province, country), residential areas and of course the shopping centre that the name usually is referring to.
You can get a lot at Scarborough Town Centre.  Not only are there the larger department stores available for people looking to browse for general items, …read more

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Anyone interested in drinking some whiskey?
Part of the upside to Toronto being such a multi-cultural city is that quite frequently it will have cultural events that will draw people from all over the world.
While it might be a bit of a stretch to call Whiskey Live 2007 a completely cultural event, there are definitely cultural elements to it when you consider that the best made whiskeys in the world all tend to come from similar geographical areas.
Of course, most people don’t really come for the culture, but rather to taste some great whiskey!  And that’s exactly what you get to …read more

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