Soho House seduced us the minute it opened its doors last September during the Toronto International Film Festival with its sexy interiors, amazing food, and secret clubhouse feeling. Unlike other private venues and clubs, Soho House isn’t stuffy and is constantly switching up its programming and menus to keep things inspiring and fun. A membership here means always seeking new experiences, be it a thought-provoking literary salon to attend or a big, juicy burger to bite into. 

Burger? Did we say burger? Where do we sign?

Every Tuesday, Soho House Toronto’s second floor Pantry level (it is so cute, you guys) features food from two popular London restaurants, Chicken Shop and Dirty Burger. Both were created by Nick Jones and the Soho House team and will be implemented in Toronto by chef Nano Crespo.

Dirty Burger means a specially cooked beef patty wrapped in a glazed bun with cheese, shredded iceberg lettuce, tomato, pickles, and Dirty Burger’s mustard mayo. Chicken Shop means rotisserie chicken (using only free range organic chickens), marinated overnight and then steamed to lock in flavour. Sides include coleslaw, roasted corn, fries, and butter lettuce and avocado salad.

We. Are. Drooling. On Tuesdays—well, every day, really—Soho House Toronto is clearly the place to be…and eat.

Soho House offers a special discount for members under 27 years of age. Beyond being a Saturday night hotspot to bring your friends, the establishment is deeply invested in helping young members grow their careers with mentoring programs and special evening talks and lectures that range from screenplay writing to creating your personal brand. Intrigued? Thought so. See you there.

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The premise is simple: Bring together a variety of local artisans who create natural and beautiful eco-luxe items. With products that range from aromatherapy skin care to cashmere underthings to fashion to dockside entertaining, this special outdoor market will offer shoppers a lovely assortment of items that are perfect for your cottage on Lake Joe or romantic nights around the Algonquin campfire.

Here are some of the local vendors we can’t wait to meet:

Cambie Designs 

Camille Byrne makes gorgeous cozy throws with the rich and colourful textiles of Peruvian culture. Perfect for cat naps on the hammock or chilly nights under the stars.

live beautiful 

Best friends Laura Hart and Alison Nasmith create gorgeous sustainable jewellery that is classic yet modern. They take pride in using ethical and recycled materials.

Health Hut 

Owned by Hollistic Nutritionist Tara Miller, The Health Hut is Canada’s number one destination for non-toxic natural beauty and health products.

Province Apothecary  

Julie Clark makes gentle aromatherapy skin care and believes that we should never put anything on our skin that we wouldn’t eat. 

Sartoria 

Upcyled cashmere becomes the cutest and coziest undies for the great outdoors.

By Ropena

Whimsical accessories for weddings in the forest or magical outdoor garden parties.

Far and Wide Collective

Far & Wide Collective partners with artisans in post-conflict and emerging economies. From hand-woven Kenyan baskets to table linen from Sri Lanka: beautiful home decor, jewellery and fashion from around the world that gives back.

Thank you Aime for bringing together such a terrific variety of eco-luxe makers! 

Join us at this enchanting outdoor market!

When: Saturday, June 22nd: noon – 5pm
Where: Aime boutique outdoor patio: 198A Davenport Road (NE corner at Avenue Rd in Yorkville)
Theme: All things eco, sustainable, natural and luxe for easy summer living at the cottage or camp

Kumbaya, my friends. Kumbaya.

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Take a look at all the fun!

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In celebration of the summer solstice and the greatest hits of all time, Loving In The Name Of presents The Best (made up of the best musicians from the best local bands) recreating classic songs you know and love. DJ Shit La Merde plays hits all night long to make you dance; it’s his last set before he relocates to Vancouver so you can expect a good time.

Doors at 10pm. $10 before 11pm, $12 after.

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The Snapshot Project will create an organic picture of the city, and we can’t wait to see the pics. For a preview, visit their tumblr. The vernissage takes place from 6-9 pm at Citizen Vintage, 5330 Boul St Laurent. See you there!

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This month, they have tours of Kensington and the Dundas West/Ossington neighbourhood scheduled. On Sunday, June 23rd, the lunchtime Kensington Krawl will take you to six tastings around the market. You’ll try goodies and meet shopowners from a cheese shop, deli, butcher shop, spice shop, and more.

On June 29th, the Best of the West tour will sample offerings from Dundas West and the Ossington strip for $60. Don’t let the word sample fool you: They guarantee you’ll be full and satisfied by the end of both!

The tours are small (12-14 people), so you’re sure to make some new foodie friends (if you’re good at talking with your mouth full). For more information, visit Savour Toronto on Facebook.

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STEP 1: Take a loose or oversized t-shirt and lay it out on your floor or table.

STEP 2: Cut about an inch around the existing neck of the t-shirt to widen the neckline.

STEP 3: Cut about an inch around the existing arm holes to create wide tank straps.

STEP 4: Start by cutting in a straight line right up the middle of the t-shirt and about an inch on either side to create two long pieces that can be tied in front. Continue to cut along the sides (at the hips) and around the back for an even, cropped length.

STEP 5: Throw on the top, tie it up (you may want to clip the ends of the ties depending on length of original t-shirt) and off you go for some summer fun!

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The AVOCADO!!

This powerhouse ingredient not only tastes delicious, but it’s nutrient dense and full of health benefits!

• Promotes cardiovascular health
• Stacked with “anti-inflammatory” properties including:
  · Antioxidants; vitamin C and vitamin E
  · Good fats; omega-3
  · Used in various forms of arthritis treatment as a mainstay in patients’ diets.
• Promotes optimal absorption of carotenoids (fat-soluble phyto-nutrients that naturally occur in plants)
• Regulates blood sugar levels, due to its low sugar, low carb and high fiber makeup
• Anti-cancer benefits!

Avocados are also quite versatile. Use them for baking (adds moisture), in smoothies, salsa or any recipe that could benefit from that lovely, nutritious and rich texture.

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New VJ on the block Chloe Wilde paired an I Dream of Jeannie ponytail and metallic dress with these gorgeous gilded nails.

Sharlene Chiu, pictured second from the left with her fellow MTV hosts, paired a patterned tshirt dress with multicoloured detailing on a white base.

Nicole Holness, pictured on the right with SHOWTOWN co-host Sheena, paired sparkly nude nails with an eye-catching white suit. 

Sparks Salon is located at 1004 King St. West. Follow them on Twitter and Instagram with @sparksonking. If you like fun nail art, you’ll love sparksonking.com!

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My friend and I just looked at each other and kept walking as this dude screamed, indignant that we wouldn’t physically stop and listen to his earphones. We grinned and laughed a bit. Then, when I realized that he was still yelling at us when we were almost a block away, I thought, “Shit, I hope he doesn’t have a gun.”

Afterward, my friend and I began discussing why situations such as this are even possible. It has been my experience that gender and sex are understood and constructed in public spaces to reduce any visibility of women and queer folks, while maintaining a visibility of men and the show of masculinity.

Many males roam the streets at any time of day or night feeling a sense of entitlement to that space and the bodies within it. If a woman were to act in this same way, she’d be “setting herself up for harassment,” because her body, as female, is not entitled to such space or such ownership – and to make it appear as entitled (or appear at all) is to expect backlash. The same goes for “readably” queer folks, who would meet a similar fate of harassment and perhaps even assault. Queer folks are highly invisibilized in public space, save for certain areas of the city where they have both created their own community and have been siphoned off by a culture of heteronormativity.

I am reminded of the actual physical constructions of male and female bodies. Males are sold the ideal of mass muscles, lots of gym time, protein shakes and powders in order to achieve maximum physical muscle mass and fitness. Women are sold yoga to slim down, diets to shed unwanted fat and are generally discouraged from mass muscle building and therefore physically taking up space with their bodies, or having any physical strength to perhaps fight, fight back or defend.

The fact that I instantaneously felt threatened because a dude on Bloor in Toronto couldn’t get over his pride, or his entitlement toward me and my female friend, signals the sad state of our public domains and how they relate to gender and sexuality. Street harassment is something I have faced my entire life and, as both a woman and a queer woman, have had a complicated relationship with. I have enrolled in self-defense classes, carried pocket knives and pepper spray with me, trained to competitively box and avoided areas of the city and times of night all together to “reduce” my “risk” of experiencing street harassment. But of course, this risk reduction is merely an imaginative trope that believes in an ideal world, in which women and queer folks are not harassed, followed home or assault in public spaces.

How do we remedy this, friends? I’m not sure yet. Perhaps constructing spaces wherein we are safe, and safe to explore the world and ourselves are important places of departure for our journey in creating a world free of street harassment. Questioning why our reality is what it is, and where it is what it is, is a pretty damn good place to start.

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