Little Italy

Mob hits just aren't what they used to be. Ask Sylvester Zottola, the reputed Bonanno Family crime figure who was whacked in the Bronx in October of 2018 while waiting at a McDonald's drive-thru window. Come on, wise-guys, what are we supposed to make of this…

Targeted ads are the 2019 version of a poltergeist. They follow me everywhere, until I inevitably go mad. Are you seeing what Im seeing?! One such example is UZ Unframe the Beautys Lip Treatmentits five shades greeted me each time I opened Instagram, for week…

New restaurants in Toronto gave us places to eat with both indulgence and restraint...which is probably appropriate in time for the holidays. Whether you're looking for a vegan taco or the highest quality mozzarella and prosciutto, this month a new spot opene…

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Youll read the menu from front to back, then flip it over and start again, running your finger across the name of each dish, just to be sure. Youll do it one m…

The first words Jimmy ever spoke to me were, I heard you paint houses, said the man who is now known as The Irishman shortly before his death. The man was Frank Sheeran, and besides being an Irishman, he was also a bagman and hitman for the mob. Jimmy was…

The Irishman is full of ripped-from-the-headlines true crime tales, including one of most well-known suspected crimes of the 20th century: the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. But the film also depicts another infamous murder, that of Joseph “Crazy Joe” Gallo, w…

Hi all, Well, now that the season of Pannetone is upon us. I find myself once again facing a paradox that has always baffled me. I have often been told thing about Pannetone that, to me sound ludicrous. Things like "Pannetone is too complex to make on a sma…

Toronto's restaurant for Korean food made using French fine dining techniques is undergoing a metamorphosis. Doma in Little Italy is being transformed into Boonsik by owner/chef Paul Kim. An Instagram account indicates the restaurant will soon be serving Kor…

Directed by Martin Scorsese, The Irishman bears many thematic similarities to Goodfellas, and both films directly reference a real-life mobster known as Crazy Joe. Both Goodfellas and The Irishman are based on real stories about unreliable narrators. For Good…

Hi all, Well, now that the season of Pannetone is upon us. I find myself once again facing a paradox that has always baffled me. I have often been told thing about Pannetone that, to me sound ludicrous. Things like "Pannetone is too complex to make on a sma…