Ask Torontonians for an example of Toronto food and you will have an array of different answers. One astute response may be that Toronto specializes in having everything and having it available at your doorstep. With many of our nabes named after the cultural contingent that has congregated along a specific street or in a particular area, the free admission "Taste of" events allow you to explore them among celebrations. Not only do they......

Photo by MonkeyfacedRatfink from Flickr. Toronto has been called a city of neighbourhoods: The Beach, Yorkville, Chinatown, Little Italy, Greektown, The Annex; all have their defining characteristics that make them appealing to locals as well as visitors. And when it comes down to it, most of these areas are well-defined by the intersection of two major streets. College Street is more often celebrated, but Little Italy has got nothing on Corso Italia. If you......

Unless you've been asleep for the last 24 hours you already know that Italy won the World Cup. Torontonians celebrate all over the city but the bulk of the partying centred on College St. and up on Corso Italia on St. Clair. Local shutterbugs have tons of photos check out Flickr feeds from Ren C, FTP Media, Lee Horrocks, The Big Durian. This one guy celebrates too much and drives a schoolbus into a......

1. La Paloma Gelateria (1357 St. Clair W., with locations in Woodbridge and at Vaughan Mills mall.) Those more inclined to artisanal gelato know the Corso Italia has the best scoop in town. It's traditional gelato, at a premium price: about $4.50 for a large cup. Thumbnail history: 'the window' - as it was long known on the Corso - was started by Sicilian immigrant friends Salvatore Giannone and Vincenzo Ciarlandini in 1967. Amusing anecdote:......

In the asphalt jungle, the satisfying taste of cottage country can be scarce, especially on glorious days like today when TOist screams for ice cream. But reluctant urbanites can get their fix of Sugar Shack Maple, Orange Pineapple or Death by Chocolate from Kawartha Dairy, the go-to scoop of Muskoka and Georgian Bay's weekend warriors. In the Annex, there’s Madeleines Cherry Pie & Ice Cream, and further south, it's at Sugarpants, a kitschy, girly Parkdale......