Toronto doctor Gino Bucchino will be representing Italian ex-pats in the Italian parliament after winning a tight election. He'll be representing all of North America. West side cheesemaker Mario Pelosi makes damn good ricotta. Actually he makes the world's best ricotta, and that's not just Torontoist being proud of fellow Torontonians. Judges at the World Cheese Championship gave the nod to Mr. Pelosi of International Cheese Co. He led the Canadian delegation to a third......

World traveller and star of Lonely Planet/Pilot Guides for about seven years, Ian Wright will be bringing tales of his adventures to Toronto again this year. If you have ever had the good fortune of backpacking to some foreign land (Whitby doesn’t count) then you probably have a few good stories to tell about your trip. Now, imagine that trip lasting seven years and covering pretty much the whole Globe. These are the stories you......