May 2010
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Prices subject to change...
image via yours truly*
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MUSIC: What I am liking right now...
VIRIDIAN TORCH by Toronto based musician Lily Frost. Inspired by the vast Canadian wilderness - It’s earthy, moody + lush. Not the music I usually go for but I must admit that me likes this record! Thanks for the intro!
LILY FROST
Lily Frost Myspace
images via lily frost*
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FOOD: Ramen Noodle Chocolate Bars?
YES. It’s true and it is available HERE!
image via komforte chocolates*
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AFRICA: If you buy Ivory you are the problem...
I am unbelievably saddened to be reading that Elephant poaching is reaching crisis levels yet once again. The June issue of Conde Nast Traveler has a heartbreaking piece on the resurgence of the bloodshed in Africa. Fueling the demand is China’s insane hunger for Ivory.
What boggles my mind is what do the Chinese think is gonna happen when the Elephant population totally disappears? Where...
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BRASILIA: Wallpaper Mag* 50 years/50 buildings
April 21, 1960 marked the day that Brazil’s capital moved from Rio de Janeiro (the previous capital since 1763) to the ultimate “planned” city of Brasilia, located in the centre of the country. Initially seen as a concrete jungle where the car is king, Brasilia is blessed with rows upon rows of buildings that were/are regarded by many as ugly monstrosities celebrating...
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AIRLINES: cheesy livery of the day...
I love “special” theme liveries on jet airplanes, just because these days most airline liveries are boring as ass…
Swiss Air Lines is starting a new service between Zurich and San Francisco and to mark the occasion they have painted one of their Airbus A340’s in a strange livery that is just so…ugly? so ugly it’s nice? I ain’t sure yet…
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TORONTO: You like Steel Bands?
then get thee to Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre this weekend y’all for a Bajan Celebration! My question is: will there be flying fish? yummmmm ;)
BARBADOS ON THE WATER
image via harbourfront centre*
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DUBAI: Dynamic Tower: A Fully Rotating Building
The little speck of sand known as Dubai is hogging all the architecture spotlight lately, and this will continue thanks the show-off and kind of “gimmicky” DYNAMIC TOWER, designed by architect David Fisher. In this building each individual floor can “rotate” on its own (it takes 90 minutes to full circle, or 6 metres per minute to break it down). It is also the...
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FOOD: Lobster Rolls from a Cart!
Geesh - another summer time delicacy that Torontonians are missing out on. Damn City Hall - where are Toronto’s cool carts? Anyhow - Ed’s Lobster Bar in New York City is now serving lobster rolls from their “Lobster Street Cart”. Go early as they may run out and I know they will run out! Located in Manhattan’s Financial District at 225 Vesey Street.
ED’S...
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LITERATURE: The book I am reading right now....
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BIOGRAPHY: Who is the "real bohemian"?
Generally speaking, I’m not one that likes to talk about myself (I know - weird eh?) and I don’t exactly feel like coming up with some hyped up, wannabe hip, faux biography, HOWEVER I do realize + fully appreciate that if I do expect people to read my little blog here, I have to give up something. Who wants to read a “face-less” blog right?
Well, my name is Tom, I am a...
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GOODS: Where can I get this? Sake infused shave...
anyone? anyone?
from Japan that has apparently won some Men’s Grooming Awards however looking at the KYOKU website, it seems only Ottawa has a retailer. bummer…
images via kyoku*
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Hotel Boca Chica
in Acapulco, Mexico is making a serious play for the heart of the design obsessed traveller. Personally for me Acapulco has always made me think of a warn out, dated and tacky 60’s era tourist trap complete with those cheesy cliff divers, HOWEVER the very chic Mexican hotelier Grupo Habita (reponsible for Deseo, Basico in Playa del Carmen and Habita in Mexico City) are experts at rounding...
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Mjolk
is a recently opened shop, located in the Junction (Toronto’s next IT hood), is very niche and very expensive. I currently cannot afford to shop here, but this is where all my Danish/Japanese design fantasies come true, if only for a fleeting instant, with the owner’s carefully curated selection of Scandinavian and Japanese furniture, objects and too cool knick knacks. It’s all...
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NEW YORK CITY: Gelato on a stick - I want now!
Just in time for the hot weather, here is a sinful goodie for all of us gelato-lovers (guilty as charged!). Located conveniently near NYC’s Washington Square Park, POPBAR makes their gelato, sorbetto and yogurt in-house and dips them in chocolate! OMFG my mouth is watering as we speak… I am so over that coconut chocolate!
images via wallpaper*
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FOOD: Worst Drink in America
brought to us by Men’s Health = this peanut butter + choco concoction “a smoothie - right” boasts a total of 2010 calories and 153 grams of sugar - OUCH! (just for comparison its the same as eating 38 chewy Chips Ahoy or 68 strips of bacon. Who creates these drinks anyways?
For more gross-out action here are the 20 WORST DRINKS IN AMERICA
image via Men’s Health*
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TORONTO: Doors Open
is here again! This popular event is taking place this weekend - May 29 and 30. Its the kind of event where you MUST plan your itinerary as we are talking 150 buildings that open to the public once a year for 1 weekend only.
For a list of participating buildings and other info check out DOORS OPEN TORONTO
images of city hall via azerbehi.com* + national ballet school via dc onl*
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PARIS: Nomiya is an "installation" restaurant
sure to delight design geeks worldwide. Seating but 12 guests at a time and only operating for a limited time - getting a reservation could prove a challenge though…
NOMIYA
check out the view!
images via superfuture*
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AIRLINES: Lufthansa A380 takes off on June 11...
to Jo’burg, Tokyo and Beijing from their Frankfurt base.
a nifty overview can be found at the LUFTHANSA website. (FLASH WARNING!!!!)
Travel Blog JAUNTED also has a report and images from the first “media only” flight.
I still haven’t warmed to this giant airplane I must say. It’s kinda ugly but amazing all the same.
images via Lufthansa German Airlines*
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AIRLINES: Virgin America is coming to T.O.
I recently had the opportunity to test drive the newest (and coolest) player in the North American airline scene during my recent trip to California. These days flying on a plane feels pretty much like travelling on a greyhound bus in the sky so kudos to Virgin America for shaking things up. How? Well their staff are friendly and efficient and obviously love their jobs (rare in the biz) and the...
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Pantone Hotel
Bruxelles/Brussel is not exactly the most colourful city in the world (actually its about 99% gray) but the recently opened PANTONE HOTEL hopes to shake up the somewhat stuffy rep of the capital of the E.U.
Checkin out the rates for this weekend - 109 euros per night. Not too shabby for a new hotel.
Not too much info out there yet so anyone with any experiences/reviews let me know!
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SINGAPORE: SANDS SKY PARK. Now this looks...
set to open in Singapore, the MARINA BAY SANDS SKY PARK is a large cantilevered event + entertainment space designed by part time Canuck Moshe Safdie that boasts an observation deck, pool, lounges, restaurants and a garden with over 250 types of trees and 650 types of plants. This looks totally unreal and is a must visit in my books. I sure will when I hit the Lion City later this year!
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FOOD: Chocolate Spice + Maple Glazed Bacon Donuts
from San Francisco’s DYNAMO DONUTS were the best Donuts I ever had. They have been rated as one of America’s best donuts (by numerous media outlets) and I have to say that with all their killer flavour combos that I agree. Sorry Tim Horton’s but you suck.
image 1 via yours truly* image 2 via beerandnosh*
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Palihouse Holloway
is where I stayed on my last trip to L.A. - check out the size of that kitchen! Not that I used it or anything, the PALIHOUSE HOLLOWAY is the current It-GIRL of hotels in the city of Angels. This is one of those “condo-hotels” where the space was geared and designed for condo living, and guests that perhaps want their own L.A. Pad. The services are slim yes, as in no fitness, no...
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My Los Angeles "Mulholland Drive" moment
So my first morning in L.A. went to local diner institution NORM’S for breaky. The food is greasy sure but its one of the few places open at 6am (damn jet-lag). Anyways at that time the only clientele are old folks who come early for the steak+eggs and some socializing.
This cute old couple (probably in their 90s) comes and sits right next to us even though the place is not busy. They...
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DSM (Dead Sexy Magazine)
was a magazine that I co-founded last year and during that time acted as the so called “Editor in Chief”. It was cool as our focus was on Toronto and all the sexy people and interesting things that populate this city. We had a small but talented team of photographers, writers and assistants that took the ride with us. If I get a chance I will intro some of them to you…
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HOTELS: Hotel Porn is 1 of my favourite kinds of...
and MAY is the month where TRAVEL + LEISURE and Conde Nast TRAVELLER come out with their annual HOTEL Issues. CNTrav has their infamous “HOT” List and T+L fires back with their “IT” List. Geez. So many hotels, so little time….
Which one has myself the most hot and bothered? tough call, but I think UXUA CASA in the remote beach fishing village of Trancoso, Brasil...
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AIRPORTS: someone please explain to me....
why such a vital + important “GLOBAL” alpha-city like Los Angeles has such a shitty airport? really. come on. anyone?
I really do like the Theme Building however (pictured above) its cool and retro and houses the ENCOUNTER Restaurant.
The rest? Well maybe LAX should be razed. Just burn it down and start fresh will ya?
image via yours truly*
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FOOD: IN-N-OUT BURGER. Finally. Tried. It. Worth...
NO
(don’t hate please) :)
IN-N-OUT BURGER
photo via yours truly*
for the record: I ordered the “animal style” cheeseburger, regular fries and drink at their Hollywood outlet. IT WAS NUTZ busy!
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RETAIL: checked out the new BANG & OLUFSEN store...
and gotta say pretty disappointed with the boring ass design of the larger space. The GIANT HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM in the picture sure is sweet though…
OH and thanks to the sales-dude for playing the audio so loud that I think I acquired some permanent brain damage…
B & O Toronto
image via bizbash*
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FOOD: Poutine goes global?
The GLOBE ran a story today about how Quebec’s “official” dish is making a splash over in the good old U S of A! Well they do love their junk food.
In any case as far as I am concerned Poutine is a dish only to be enjoyed at 3am on Ste Catherine Street while shit faced drunk in a dive filled with passed out clubbers, hookers and pimps. Seriously you can keep your $20 duck fat...
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TORONTO: Our first public toilet
OH JOY. Toronto celebrates it’s FIRST user pay toilet at the corner of Queens Quay West and Rees Street in the Harbourfront. Self cleaning, ONLY 25 cents and across from where I live, I might just send all my visitors to use it so I don’t have to clean my own toilet everytime. ;)
BLOG TO has a look HERE!
photo by Derek Flack via BlogTO*
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INTRODUCTION: Nowhere, nothing and nodody is...
So let’s just get on with it shall we?
image via Gourmet Mag*
