It’s a seemingly sleepy Friday at the Italian Canadian Cultural Association’s home base on Agricola Street. The main ballroom is empty, save for some scattered tables and chairs, and most of the lights are out. It’s so quiet you’d swear the place was already abandoned for the long weekend, until a wave of laughter booms […]
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Living la dolce vita
Italian Weekend 2629 Agricola Street September 11-13, iccans.org If I’ve learned anything from Eat, Pray, Love—other than when you were planning a comeback, Julia Roberts, what were you thinking?—it’s that Italy is more than just a country to stamp in your passport or the breeding ground for the world’s best cuisine. It’s the kind of […]
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What’s on your plate, mate? Eating for World Cup
I will admit that when it comes to footy, without my Canadian Roots shirt (and no Irish or Estonian teams), I shift allegiances without much thought. Yesterday I was excited for Italy, in part because we were watching the game at the Italian Cultural Centre (an event I highly recommend). I love the crisp orange of the Dutch (it’s a colour that looks good on everyone, I think), and I’ll always cheer for the underdogs. That and my German side is rooting along with a Propeller Hefeweizen. But I need a better system. So I’m going to eat and
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Viva Italia! Spaghetti at the Italian Cultural Centre
I used to live right the edge of an Italian neighbourhood in Toronto, and it was the place to be during World Cup…unless you liked sleep. Even if you don’t have a drop of Italian blood, you’ll want to cheer along at the Italian Canadian Cultural Centre (2629 Agricola) this month—they’re showing the games in […]