It’s been said that music is food to the heart. Leaning against a lengthy bar in Toronto’s Nota Bene Restaurant, Alexander Neef readily sips on a glass of cool water. A welcome indulgence, after having walked through a bustling Queen West absorbed by an unbearable haze of heat. Neef is noticeably in his element, surrounded …
Isadore Sharp settles into a settee in the swanky Four Seasons Presentation Centre, looking the part in a power suit that hardly conceals his unassuming aura. Over the last 50 years, the Canadian-based hotelier has blazed a legendary trail, single-handedly innovating the hotel industry by stocking hotel rooms with shampoo bottles, soft toilet paper, thick …
In the dead of a winter’s night gripped by an icy breath, we hunker down by the fireplace, dreaming of heated days with good company and great wine. Yet it’s these dreaded conditions that help to sweeten our summer, when frigid hours of darkness provide an opportune time for winemakers to produce a favoured Canadian …
Photo Above: Greta Constantine design duo Kirk Pickersgill, left, and Stephen Wong, right. Commandeering a buzzing crowd at Toronto Fashion Week with their forward-thinking feminine silhouettes and signature jersey fabric, the boys of Greta Constantine are relentlessly good at turning the heads of well-heeled socialites and fashion critics. In a Dolce Vita Magazine interview, Kirk …
Gone are the days of butlers and boudoirs – modern luxury has just moved in. With a vast portfolio of residential and retail projects that span the globe with big-city attention, the Trump brand arguably continues to emote luxury in all its forms. The Trump Hotel Collection, which includes locations in Toronto and New York …
Scott Conant is standing in one of his restaurant kitchens, holding an empty espresso cup in one hand while deftly working a Lavazza Blue machine with the other. It doesn’t take very long for the strong, hot coffee to appear in a plentiful stream, the foam lapping the rim of his cup. He keeps it …
