TO Restaurants: Tati Bistro

Tati is a great French bistro on Harbord Street.  The interior is very quaint, and they have the best patio I've been to yet in Toronto as well as sidewalk seating in the front when the weather allows.  The food and wine are always good, and I enjoy the warm European feel.  The service, though friendly, is very slow.  And, it can be a bit spendy.  When you're in the mood for French food, check it out - and call ahead to reserve the back patio if it is warm enough!  Check out my review on Yelp from the link on the lower, left-hand side of the screen.

Can-Con

I guess it shouldn't be surprising with the small audience base here in Canada that it could be difficult to fund many great TV or music productions, and that people would turn to the US or other countries for more selection.  I recently learned about can-con requirements for radio and TV stations - which basically means a certain percentage of the content they air must be Canadian.  I find the whole concept very interesting, and apparently other countries have similar requirements. In Canada, these requirements are set by the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).  Here is how it breaks down:

Driving in Toronto is Difficult

One-way changes direction

Downtown Toronto can be difficult to navigate while driving.  Here are a few things to be aware of.  First, Toronto is full of one-way streets and while this isn't novel for a big city, I've never seen a city full of so many one-way streets that change direction every block or so.  As soon as you get to an intersection in our neighborhood, you have to turn right or left because the street you are driving on changes to a one-way in the opposite direction - see the picture to the right.  I guess they do this so people can't overload the side streets with traffic.  Luckily, Google Maps is up-to-date with all of this information so your directions should be up-to-date.