A new sibling in the Mitzi’s family—Mitzi’s on College—will open at 890 College Street in early July. With Mitzi’s already 13 years old, and its spinoff, Mitzi’s Sister, recently turned six, Leslie Gaynor felt it was time to grow her family of restaurants. The College location is bigger than the Sorauren spot, with seating for 30 on the patio and 35 inside.
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Elementary students declare The Drake best restaurant on Queen West
A Parkdale Puma, Femisha, presents an award onstage at The Gladstone (Photo by Davida Aronovitch)
The intrepid Parkdale Pumas—public schoolers turned restaurant critics for the performance art project Eat the Street—have delivered their final verdict on 12 of Queen Street’s trendiest spots. The two-month dinner series was curated by Mammalian Diving Reflex and culminated at the awards ceremony at The Gladstone on Monday. Honours were given out in such amusingly guileless (if unorthodox) categories as “nicest waitress on Queen Street West,” “best-smelling washroom” and “best magnetic letters.”
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Toronto’s hidden brunch gems
School's blueberry pancakes (Photo by Renee Suen)
Some brunch spots may be worth a long wait, but lining up can be the least desirable activity for a weekend morning. We’ve put together a list of alternatives for those who’d rather get served than queue up. Our picks, organized by neighbourhood, after the jump.
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Guess who’s coming to dinner: Queen West restaurants are under siege by child critics
Parkdale kids are to eat their way along Queen West (Photo by Ramon Abasolo)
Continuing its “performance art that doesn’t suck” mandate, activist group Mammalian Diving Reflex is teaming up again with the students at Parkdale Public School. The last time, it was for haircuts; this time, it’s to eat their way down Queen Street in the name of art. For the campaign, appropriately called Parkdale Public School vs. Queen Street West Part 2, the “Pumas” (the name given to the school’s teams) are pitted against selected Queen West restaurants. The kids will eat, then write up show-no-mercy reviews to be posted on the event’s blog.
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