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Quick & Easy Oscar-Worthy Snacks

The Oscars are one of the biggest events on TV. And much like the Superbowl, these major TV events inspire people to have at-home viewing parties, which means food is involved – so I’m in! Typical Superbowl food is messy, saucy,  and “manly” – nachos, wings, pizza, pulled pork etc. The Oscars, however, call for […]

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Q & A with The Rural Alberta Advantage

If you haven’t heard of The Rural Alberta Advantage, you’ve gots to. Hotter than the scorching Toronto weather, they are setting the Canadian indie music scene ablaze.  The perfect balance of driving drums and soulful lyrics, the RAA can get you dancing and swaying. After breaking out with their impressive debut “Hometowns” in 2009, they were […]

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Pavylyn Boutique – It’s like shopping in a celebrity closet!

Celebrity Fashion has always been an obsession of mine. UsWeekly, Flare, Fashion, and InStyle mags are littered around my condo and overflowing from my Zinio on my ipad! OBSESSION ALERT! Thankfully in comes Pavlyn Boutique a wonderful celebrity inspired online shop for Canadian fashion girls to get all the Hollywood looks they want! Anna and Maria, the lovely […]

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Hello, Summerlicious 2012! @LiciousTO

  It’s here – The bi-annual food event that gives us all a reason to go out for dinner excessively within a 2 week time frame, and of course eat delicious food at amazing restaurants in the city! Plus, Summerlicious is always extra-great because we all love patios. This year marks the 10th annual Summerlicious festival, where over 150 […]

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Q&A with Dean, Yerxa of 1 Girl 5 Gays on Toronto Pride

Less than two minutes into an episode of MTV Canada’s 1 Girl 5 Gays, the cast has already discussed their penis size and masturbating to rape and, um, Canada’s Wonderland. Considerably tame topics in comparison to previous episodes which have covered everything from glory holes and HIV to the taste of semen. With its uncensored, […]

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Q&A with Matthew De Zoete and his new album Colour Film

We all know that summer music is “Fun” (a la ‘We are Young’) and all, but there are just times you want to swoon and close your eyes to a ballad that pulls on the heartstrings. Matthew De Zoete delivers just that and more with his new album “Colour Film”. For listeners of CBC radio, […]

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Eating Clean with Smartfoods

One of my goals in recent years has been to eat smarter. Smarter, meaning clean and conscious despite forever counting calories and calculating fat grams. We over analyze and obsess over diets, turn food into an enemy and friend, eat too much and too little, crave it and then avoid it. With such paradoxes, I’m […]

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Meet Vivi @vivimaria

New writer alert! Please join me in welcoming the ever so lovely Vivi (@vivimaria) to the urbanebloc.com team. Over the last little while we’ve had some changes with the content, and with the addition of some stellar ladies, we’ll be covering off FITNESS and RELATIONSHIPS, unchartered territory for the blog. SO excited to keep sharing […]

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A True Taste of Central Italy: LA CASCINA (@LaCascinaTO)

You can get a delicious plate of homemade pasta all over the city. But, there’s one place in Toronto that brings you to the countryside of Italy with just a forkful of pasta (and other tasty eats). La Cascina is the closest you’ll get to Italian dining without a $1,000 plane ticket and 8-hour flight.

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Fave Friday – @sarmarinelli

TGIF! So in true Friday fashion – here are my faves for this week…

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Q&A with Pure and Simple’s Kristen Ma

  Kristen Ma is a seasoned world traveler, a dynamic beauty guru, and passionate business woman. Slated to take over the natural spa market in Toronto (and possibly North America), I had the opportunity to perch on a tall stool with her at the Pure + Simple Yonge + Eglinton location to help uncover the […]