January 2006 Contents
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The Year That Was
In the Line of Fire
By Alexandra Shimo
Retro Man
By Gerald Hannon
COLUMNS
Better Shop Around
By catering to condo dwellers, Jack Rabba has built a 32-store empire. But can Rabba Fine Foods compete as the grocery wars heat up?
By Geraldine Sherman
The Populist
The Star's Richard Ouzounian breaks all the rules: he declares his love for mega-musicals and trashes the latest indie hits. But his passionate approach has made him the most powerful theatre critic in town
By Alec Scott
THIS CITY
The irresistible audacity of Measha Brueggergosman • Pirated movies and the thriving DVD black market • Urban guerrillas are tarting up Toronto
CITY SURVIVOR
24 hours with Much VJ Hannah Sung
By Gillian Grace
Super Shopper By Nancy Won
On the Block
Mount Pleasantville By Olivia Stren
Dining
The indefatigable Georges Gurnon By James Chatto
Food
Caviar dreamsBy Sasha Chapman
Drink
Argentine wines By Christine Sismondo
Restaurants
Doku 15, the new hot spot in the cool Cosmopolitan Hotel • The shameful secret behind Dufflet’s almond meringue torte • Quest for the best ravioli • Bar crawl: The newest reincarnation of Boa • Plus, our star-rated reviews
THIS MONTH
Raoul Bhaneja plays all 17 parts in Hamlet this month • Wedding shows to suit the most finicky fiancées • First-class tenor Michael Schade on Mozart librettos, the Leafs and lemon grass soup • The repulsive attraction of Katyuska Doleatto’s photography
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