In the wake of TIFF celebritymania, it's hard to imagine any Torontonian giving a Big Name the cold shoulder. But The New York Daily News reports that chef Guy Rubino of Rain threatened to kick Nelly Furtado and her entourage out of the elite pan-Asian fusion restaurant after her manager got uppity in the kitchen. "She made a reservation for ten guests," explained Rubino at the Bon Appétit magazine awards dinner on Monday. "She......

While trolling Craigslist, we came across an intriguing apartment listing. Does your heart belong to the Annex -- home to sushiterias, frat houses, and highbrow cultural elite like Margaret Atwood and Adrienne Clarkson? Move to the neighbourhood, and you too could be closer to a Giller Prize win. And in the heart of this stylish mecca, we found this beautiful apartment. It's a ground-floor palace in an old heritage building, with two bedrooms, hardwood......

The smoke has cleared at Sassafraz, and this morning the extent of the damage was gut-wrenchingly clear. The entire top floor was obliterated, much of the roof is gone, and from what we saw on site this morning, the lower floors that sustained the least damage are also a write-off. Least visibly damaged is the atrium bar area (see photos), though large parts of the glass atrium are gone and water and smoke damage......

Sometimes it's just great seeing good theatre. The Catering Queen revolves around a catering underling, Melanie, who is working at an annual Christmas party. It becomes Gosford Parkesque as you learn about the characters and relationships that are developing in the kitchen... as well as their thoughts on the outside guests. Torontoist thoroughly enjoyed this one. The writing was spot on, really capturing what goes on "downstairs." There were some points though, where implicit......