Snappy Answers runs every Saturday afternoon. Send your questions, be they tough or trivial, to snappyanswers@torontoist.com. At work the other day a co-worker stated he was off to Club Wicked. Can you tell me how they get away with "sex" in that club? I understand he stated it was because it is registered as a "private club" but would like to know more. I'm sure one of your "roving reporters" would love to take this......

Photo by Greg Clow from Flickr. Yesterday, Torontoist got to go check out what's brewing with the Ontario Craft Brewers at the absolutely gorgeous LCBO that's been built into the old Summerhill-North Toronto CPR station. (Seriously. Go check it out. It's beautiful.) If you haven't heard of the OCB, it's an association of 29 small Ontario breweries dedicated to the craft of beer-making and to providing an alternative to the rather bland Molson-Labatt monopoly......

All summer long, Toronto has been jam-packed with countless cultural festivities, and as the last weekend of the summer begins to dawn on us—with students gearing up for school and vacations coming to an unfortunate end—why not end the summer with some Ukrainian style? This year, what was formerly known as the Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival is being renamed the Toronto Ukrainian Festival and will take place at Harbourfront Centre. From August 31......

This weekend is going to be a scorcher. Lured by the siren song of the ice cream truck, it will be hard to resist that choc-vanilla twist cone, or Rocket Pop. Then there’s always the convenience store on the corner for a Strawberry Shortcake or Freezie. Of course, after too many of these sweet treats, your bikini or swimming trunks have a snugger fit than you were hoping for while strutting your stuff on the......

Among book collectors, zines are what's known as ephemera -- written matter meant to circulate and serve a purpose, but not to last. They tend to wind up in recycling bins instead of libraries, and so there's a danger that the entire history of zine-making over the last two or three decades could simply vanish. A few avid collectors have formed the Toronto Zine Library -- collected hundreds of zines, and organized them by......

Lately we've been hearing a lot about the seal hunt here in Toronto. Despite the fact that we're about as far removed, both geographically and culturally, from the ice floes as we can possible to be without leaving the country, the hunt and its busty celebrity detractors are splattered all over the pages of Now Magazine and Metro, among others. And that's okay - it's good to have an opinon about a very Canadian issue,......

If you stand very quietly in the Don Valley this weekend, somewhere around Todmorden Mills and the Brickworks, you might see them - tiny little women bent at the waist and wearing black. Trowels in hand, these mostly Greek and Slovenian women patiently search the valley floor for the first dandelion shoots of the season. When they spot their prizes they scoop them out in one silent, efficient gesture and are gone, vanished into the......

TOist contributor Jill Murray has directed our attention to a tasty fundraiser for Medecins Sans Frontieres (aka Doctors Without Borders). And They Cook, Too is a handily spiral-bound collection of recipes by bloggers all over the internet, including a few by Jill herself (personally, we can't wait to try her Peanut Butter Pancakes). Here's the table of contents, which should get your mouth watering, as well as introducing you to a whole slew of nifty......

March is moving out like a lamb and Toronto is up for a double shot of groovy spring feelings this week with the re-mounting of Hair, the Tribal Love Rock musical and the return of strawberries. It's the time of the season for these plump, glossy red berries to be making their appearance at fruit stands all over the city. Pair them with a creamy honeyed yogurt cheese straight from the Age of Aquarius and......

There are days, right? Days when it's supposed to be spring outside, but it's still cold and dreary. And you have to do your taxes, or write exams, or pull out all of your heavy furniture and clean the year's worth of dust that's piled up against the wall. This is the cure for those early spring blahs - it's comforting enough for a howling gale, and green enough to remind you of the warm......

This is for the hungry, strike-affected college students of Toronto. The title might be a bit dramatic, but if you're a student - or just eat like one - this recipe could save you from being the subject of a "Oh my god! My friend knows a guy who got scurvy! Honest to god, SCURVY!" story. This is faster than going to the dining hall, easy enough to do on no sleep (or if you're,......

At right: Aussie hands can't keep off Canadian tarts. We're lucky enough to be on hiatus in Australia this month, but that doesn't mean we aren't working as hard as ever to better our country's image around the globe. Our most successful attempt to do so undoubtedly occurred this weekend, when we baked a batch of our favourite Canadian treat for our lovely Australian hosts. They were even more appreciated than the gold medal garnered......

It's rare to see a wasted mango - especially when they're not in season. Isn't it? Here's one way to NOT waste a good mango: Mango Chicken Mango 4 chicken breasts 3/4 cup wine vinegar, divided into 1/2 cup and 1/4 cup 1 teaspoon thyme 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons ground ginger (we make without, just so you know) 1 clove garlic, minced 2 tablespoons chopped onion 4 mangoes, best......

If the GTA supply of challa bread is completely depleted by the weekend, you can blame this website: Today we unveil our famous challa french toast recipe! When discussing matters of flavour, it can and must be argued that challa bread was made for French toast. This is fact. Non-negotiable. It should be noted, though, challa french toast does not always fly when observing religious holidays: [Challa] is often referred to as 'egg bread' since......

Not sure which is more bizarre, the stuff we write or the stuff you read. Here are the most-viewed entries of the year. 1. Stripping 101a: Introduction to Vagina in Face Maneuver 2. Homelessness: Protests and Da Ali G 3. Toronto's Own James Dean 4. Really Real Toronto 5. Operation Boo a Success: Ashlee Drunks Out at McD's 6. Ryan Carriere 7. Death of a Ninja 8. Recipes: Baked Brie 9. Dose Behind Spray-Paint Scandal......

Torontoist was a little overwhelmed at the prospect of Christmas shopping this year, until we realized that we are never quite as loved as when we bear baked goods. The greatest thing about this pumpkin loaf recipe, which comes from the best-thumbed cookbook in our kitchen, the Foster's Market Cookbook, is that it makes two loaves at once, so you don't have to feel guilty about keeping one for yourself. Plus it takes about an......

Who knew the traditional Mexican hat known as the sombrero is also the model for an easy-to-make and delicious holiday dessert? The sombrero - which, by the way, has meaning beyond the headwear aspects - lends structure to this tasty after-dinner treat. Check this out: - 12 doughnuts, the kind with the holes in the middle (no cruellers) - Tub of ice cream, any flavour - Chocolate syrup, "target="new">sombrero cocktail, sprinkles, other like toppings 1.......

Say, hypothetically, you were given $25 a week to buy popcorn and beer. Finding beer is relatively easy, as it's only sold in bars, the Beer Store and LCBO. But popcorn? Besides the free sample-friendly p-corn chain Kernals, and over-priced, canola-oil heavy theatre popcorn, where does one find good popcorn on such a budget? As with most low-end delicacies, the tastiest and most inexpensive dishes can be made right in your own home. Allow Torontoist......

Brie is widely regarded as the Queen of Cheese, and it makes one Queen of a holiday appetizer! Gooey, chewy, creamy and dreamy, Baked Brie is a holiday tradition that works for all religious denominations. Try easy-to-make recipe at your next holiday gathering, and you'll be the queen of your social circle. Note: Tailor to your own tastes. - 1 kg wheel of brie - 1 package of Crescent Roll - 1/2 cup brown sugar......