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No man is an island. Montreal, however, is, which means that one of the great, gentlemanly summer pastimes – going fishing – is within reach. Beginners and expert anglers alike will find something to satisfy them, all within about an hour of town. Lac Saint-Louis Distance from McGill: 30 km … Read More
Fishing within Toronto’s city limits may sound like a crocodiles-in-the-New-York-sewers kind of myth, but truth is, the GTA’s 50-odd waterways are positively, uh, swimming with fish. And get this: The Ministry of Natural Resources stocks more than 1.5 million fish every year, mostly within the Lake Ontario watershed. Open Waters … Read More
Toronto’s “Sharper Chef” series is written by food and drink aficionados, and features prominent chefs, brewers, vintners and distillers who are willing to share some of their finest (and oftentimes secret) recipes. DailyXY blogger and Toronto culinary luminary Chris McDonald knows small plates: His restaurant, Cava, is a tapas mecca. … Read More
Vancouverites, it’s been said, eat more sushi than the Japanese. But in a town that has more sushi joints than Starbucks, where do you start your quest for the perfect roll? With our guide to Vancouver’s finest sushi spots, of course. Tojo’s Hidekazu Tojo, who brought sushi to Vancouver in … Read More
The collision of an old fish market, a graffiti crew and an art gallery has resulted in an unlikely Montreal business: Sing Sing, the city’s first and only all-in-one bar-art gallery-seafood restaurant. The latest venture by artists’ group the Kops Crew, Sing Sing’s restaurant/bar is attached to Waldman’s fish market, … Read More
