If there are two things that kids love, it’s breakfast food and music. This combination can be tough to find, but not impossible. The Dominon on Queen is a former hotel at the corner of Queen and Sumach in the heart of Corktown. They offer brunch with live entertainment each Sunday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. This is not your typical greasy spoon. The menu is varied enough to please almost everyone and there is a great craft beer selection, but what really makes this venue stand apart is the live entertainment. There are
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As summer is in full swing, many would say the best way to experience it is to enjoy the flavours of it with Farmers’ Markets taking place throughout the city everyday. Every Farmers’ Market has its own characteristics and charm, which are influenced by its neighbourhood. That’s why it seemed obvious for the West End Food Co-op’s Sorauren Park Farmers’ Market to feature activities for kids every week. The majority of market-regulars are from the heavily kid-populated Roncesvalles neighbourhood. The market, which takes place on Mondays from 3-7 pm, has 30+ vendors offering organic, local, and sustainably
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Join Toronto Mom Now on its second KidClicks Photo Walk with family and child photographer Diana Nazareth. What’s a photo walk, you ask? It’s a fun, novel way to explore the city with your kids while learning how to take better photos of all the interesting things that cross your path. Photographer Diana Nazareth will serve as your guide and will provide you and your kid with a simple assignment that will get you started on your walk. As she strolls along with you, she’ll answer any specific questions you have about your camera and
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On opening night of the TD Jazz Fest, Janelle Monae brought the crowd to their knees (literally) with her belting voice reminiscent of the jazz greats and her signature full impact stage presence, which included a much anticipated tap dance solo, live painting and some fabulous choreography from her musicians. If you’re not familiar with Janelle Monae, you probably also don’t know the show opener, Romain GianArthur who collaborated with Janelle on her Grammy nominated EP Metropolis but this was his first Canadian show and well worth attending. His music, like Monae’s channels Prince and
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Toronto Mom Now recently sat in on a mommy and me yoga class with local birth doula and certified prenatal yoga instructor Jamie Kalynuik and discovered that babies love doing yoga with mom. While these are called mommy and me classes, they are open to any infant caregivers and promote bonding through loving touch (during the class Jamie cheerfully recommends “now reassure baby with a kiss”) as well as sight, sound and movement stimulation. Jamie founded Toronto Yoga Mamas to create a community where women can learn, nurture and connect with eachother through their birthing journeys
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Located in my favourite part of midtown Toronto, Mount Pleasant Village; Madison Beauty Studio is more than just another Toronto nail bar. The salon has recently reopened with new owners who have over 15 years of experience in the beauty and spa industry and their expertise has transformed Madison from a neighbourhood nail bar into an oasis of calm and wellness. Pamper Your Nails Madison has a great menu of manicure and pedicure options available while you relax in their lounger chairs and receive the pampering you deserve. All of their employees are certified aestheticians and
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On June 26th, 2012, Toronto Mom Now atteneded The 1st Annual Mount Pleasant Village BIA Restaurantacular to help shine a light on local restaurants and we discovered some other exciting events along the way. The best part of Restaurantacular was that every business involved prepared a special menu of $2, $4 and $6 items to encourage people to try new cuisine at restaurant after restaurant and create a social food setting for everyone to enjoy. After wandering up and down Mount Pleasant to check out the venues involved I have to say that Culinarium and
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Located in the heart of midtown Toronto at Mount Pleasant and Eglinton, Imbiss Restaurant is a little treasure loved by area residents and hungry high school students alike. Situated on the north side of Eglinton, just East of Mount Pleasant Imbiss’s narrow entrance may feel like a take out only spot but past the front of house kitchen is a seating area for dinning in. Imbiss has a breakfast, lunch and dinner menu and daily combo specials that make it easy to grab a meal for under $10. Their menu offers a diverse range of
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Toronto Mom Now is always on the lookout for the most efficient ways to save time and money and in our search for time saving strategies we sat down with Kathleen Kohut, one of Toronto’s stylists on the rise and owner of Kathleen’s Closet, to discuss cleaning up, clearing out and feeling fabulous on any budget. Kat shares how to restore Zen to your wardrobe and will motivate you to clean out the closets while finding a greater sense of ‘fabulousness’ and donating your old clothes to local charities and women’s shelters. With over
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Join TMN on its first KidClicks Photo Walk with family and child photographer Diana Nazareth. What’s a photo walk, you ask? It’s a fun, novel way to explore the city with your kids while learning how to take better photos of all the interesting things that cross your path. Photographer Diana Nazareth will serve as your guide and will provide you and your kid with a simple assignment that will get you started on your walk. As she strolls along with you, she’ll answer any specific questions you have about your camera and will make suggestions on how to take the best
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