Results tagged “pizza”

Says Charles DH Crosbie, who submitted the photo at right to our Flickr pool:

Yes, this is how the slice came: a used and soiled "Convenience Size" bottle of Vaseline moisturizer, as found in a Pizza Pizza, bagged slice of pizza; purchased in-store at 8:30PM (EST) 23 February 2008, Yonge St near Bloor St (Toronto, Canada).

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Last time we checked on 178 Bathurst Street, it was just beginning to relive its Bassmint-era techno days with Derrick May at Crosstown, now closed. Since then, things underneath the Queen Street West and Bathurst Street Pizza Pizza have come full circle. Until 1999, Christian "DJ Unabomber" Poulson operated Bassmint, a famous party spot and afterhours that still conjures memories of sleepless nights for...

Starting today and going until Sunday November 11 is the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair at The Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place. Tickets are $18, but $14 for seniors and youth (5-17) and free for kids under 5. It's a great place to take your kids to see horses and cows, and they can learn all about corporate sponsorship—I mean, agriculture!—with activities including the Toyota Dealers Royal Rodeo, the Toronto Star horse demonstrations, and the Pizza Nova Pizza Making Workshop! Presumably the Pizza Workshop happens after the Journey To Your Good Health! presentation on health and nutrition. But you'll have to let us know.

Will the province take over the TTC? Apparently such rumours are all the buzz in political backrooms. Which are kind of like political bathrooms, except that the backrooms have no toilets or sinks or indeed any serious practical use, which is why they feature so prominently in government. Torontoist's suggestion, from its own backroom: let Pizza Pizza take over the TTC. Then we would at least get Rip-Off Charity Pizza Days more often.

Photo by Hamish Grant.

With all that went down this week, we thought we thought we'd cheer everyone up by giving everyone a double dose of dogs.

The -ists this week had politics on the brain. And what goes better with politics? Partying-- that's two great tastes in one. Oh, and Kevin Federline...can't forget about Kevin Federline. That's three great tastes in one.

Only fifty years left for sea fish. Unless, of course, we do something wacky and start serious conservation efforts immediately. For those interested in eating ecologically responsible seafood, here is help.

Tie Domi, the long-time Leafs enforcer turned social butterfly, who was seen at the One X One gala and is rumoured to be dating Belinda Stronach, has just announced his retirement.

These little yellow notices have recently been sprouting up like mushrooms around the city. Under the Commercial Façade Improvement Program for BIAs, business owners in designated Business Improvement Areas can receive funding of up to $10,000 ($12,500 for corner lots) from the city to upgrade the front of their premises. In at least one case, the only visible change in the façade over 6 months has been the posting of the yellow sign. Other popular uses thus far include installing new signage for franchise operations. We're proud that our tax money is working hard to raise the profile of Pizza Nova in the community.

Usually there isn't much that happens on a sleepy stretch of Centre Street, just north of the city in Thornhill. It's a pretty typical suburban stretch between the Promenade Mall and, well, not much else. But this week it's been hopping!

The fridge is empty. The sink is overflowing with dirty dishes. The counter is encrusted with a layer of food grime. Adventuring into the kitchen is a frightening experience. It’s a miracle that the rodents and roaches aren’t in sight. When you’re busy and famished and uninterested in doing household chores and too lazy to go outside, ordering pizza is a wise decision.

If the dining options across from University of Toronto on College Street were a representation of the student body, U of T would be the most generic school in the country world universe. From Beverly to McCaul, the blandness ranges from Subway sandwichs to Pita Pit - which essentially tastes, costs and digests the same. For this reason, the two-week (and still going?) grand opening of the the Steak & Cheese Factory, Quick Pita and Maro's All-Italian Pizza was welcomed event.

Frank e-mailed us a much appreciated heads up about this odd little ad campaign for Pizza Pizza giftcards. Now, Torontoist has been on a couple of dates at Amato's (what can we say, we're a sucker for the old Humphrey Bogart movie posters that adorn the walls of the Queen West location), but we've never really associated Pizza Pizza's garish orange decor with romance. Plus, this hug is so fraught with emotion! It almost looks like a break-up hug, albeit one tempered with the bittersweet parting gift of a Pizza Pizza giftcard.

By now, most everyone in the city knows of the single most unfortunate event in Toronto this year: On Boxing Day, while shopping, 15-year-old Jane Creba was killed by errant gunfire. Six other innocent bystanders were also wounded.

As the TTC's Pizza Pizza campaign ends, they turn the page to Pizzazz. I once was told by a reliable source that TTC Chair Howard Moscoe said they don't have a process for reviewing ideas submitted by the public. This explains why it's nearly impossible to get the TTC on board for amazing ideas like the subway buttons and the Metropass Affinity Program.

Restaurants: un-Super Model Pizza

Halifax has Pizza Corners, and Toronto has Pole Corners. This is a photo of the north pole (not North Pole) looking across the street at the south poles (there are three useless poles, with the original poley now becoming a street sign). Say what you will about the city of Toronto, but they don't "pole" any punches when it comes to street maintenance. Of course, with all these random poles, they could just be "pole-ing" our legs. But, seriously, whatever function these poles serve, we're positive some Yonge and St Clair residents will find them downright "ap-pole-ing"! Pole.

Any given chunk of pizza pie might have all the makings for a good pizza experience. Any given chunk might also have the potential to soothe your pizza soul on a rainy Friday. And let's face facts - any given chunk of pizza is the most popular given chunk. Papa Ceo’s is not just any chunk. Located near U of T and the Annex, Ceo’s is probably most famous for their saucily named chunks of pizza; like, for instance, the Madonna. But getting down to the fundamentals – cheese, sauce, crust - Papa Ceo’s has few equals. For starters, P. Ceo has the best crusts in Toronto. Sweet and chewy, it’s as if they get the dough imported from a freaking pastry shoppe!

Back on the pizza tip, Torontoist scopes out College Street's best slice at....

Hello, my little trans-fattys. Want to know another good pizza place within city limits?

The most obvious way avoid trans fats contained in pizza dough is to go with a dough-less pizza. Since the most obvious solution isn't always the most practical, one might try reducing the amount of trans-fatty dough with...

last weekend of this theatre marathon:

If David Miller hosted a talk show, this week's theme would be "20-minute Make-Overs." Except instead of people who watch television all afternoon, the participants would be Toronto's parks. Miller is urging Torontonians to "join their neighbours for the citywide clean-up, which will take place on Friday, April 22 (Earth Day)." Various clean-up bags are available at Beer Stores, Pizza Pizzas and Parks and Recs Community Centres.

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All these Mixtapes and you barely even know me! So here I've cut-and-paste my Blogger Profile for you.

According to a recent study, there's a primal human response that attracts humans to pizza. Professor Sundaram Gunasekaran, a cheese expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, reports that the melting, stretching and overall oozing of the cheese on pizza triggers these urges. There’s even a name for this field of study: cheese rheology. Former immigration minister Judy "Hopes and Dreams" Sgro now appears to be among the population who cannot resist these cravings. In the most recent allegations against the embattled Liberal, a Toronto pizza man named Harjit Singh is claiming that he traded pizza with Sgro for political favours. Mr Singh, who has been in Canada for three years now operating a credit card scam and restaurant, says Sgro agreed to grant him asylum in return for pizza pies during the election last June. Sgro immediately denied accusations against her, though she would have a difficult time rebuking the results of the aforementioned pizza study.

Yesterday, our PM with the same initials admits he needs to focus more on specific issues for the upcoming year. In contrast, Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman admits nothing.

Get ready to be outraged and outpunned: According to the Toronto-based Canadian Restaurant and Foodservice Association, we're all getting bilked, er, we meant "milked" by greedy dairy providers – check out the "cowculator" to see exactly how much. Naturally, Pizza Pizza is leading the restaurants' charge since it is, afterall, one of the largest consumers of mozzarella in the country.