Archive for January 2008

Cocktails, Cigars and Crème Brulée at Café Moroc

Jan 25th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Featured, Food & Drink

Niya Bajaj
Webitor’s Note: Café Moroc is a participant in this year’s Winterlicious, a culinary festival held each winter.  This year, 130 Toronto area restaurants are participating, with a variety of different cuisines, reflecting the vast cultures of the city.  Menus are prix fixe, and run $15 or $20 for lunch and $25 or $35 for [...]



Dry Skin in the Winter? MOISTURIZE!

Jan 8th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Beauty

Helen Shumilin 

Naturally, most of us take optimum care of our skin in the summer to showcase it on the beach or to compliment a mini skirt. Skin looks its best when it is moisturized, healthy and supple. So if we practice good skin care in warmer seasons, why is it at the end of our [...]



Staying Warm, Yet Stylish

Jan 8th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Fashion

Lydia Kil
It may be winter, but don’t let the frost get in the way of being your most stylish self. Challenge the weather and maximize your chic with some fashion trends of the season: 



The Goodness of Gadgets

Jan 8th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Technology

 Hima Batavia
It’s the New Year, and you know what that means – its time to get organized and laced with the hottest gadgets. The dream of being the woman, who can do it all, is not so far off, with a Blackberry in one hand, Bluetooth headset in one ear, and an iPod in your [...]



Littleoutrage’s Outrageously Elegant Ceramic Jewellery

Jan 8th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Fashion

Cynthia Cheng 

Art has been part of Littleoutrage designer, Nicole Little’s life since she was small.  She took art classes in university, and began to give herself projects alongside academics.  Littleoutrage jewellery consists of necklaces and these hand-made pieces are colourful, unique and very affordable.  Currently, her pieces are available at etsy.com.
  



Healthy Eating Isn’t a Struggle, Part One

Jan 8th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Food & Drink, Health

Sarah Roberts 
Making healthy meal choices while at work may be hard, with time constraints, alarm clocks, not having time to go to the supermarket, or plenty of other excuses. Sometimes that’s exactly what it comes down to: Excuses. If you or I are working a full time job and have the weekends and evenings off, [...]



Mezza Notte: Casual Elegance and Great Dining

Jan 8th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Food & Drink

Sinye Tang 
After a summer of gorging ourselves on the seafood and pasta delicacies found in Boston’s famous North End, we thought that we would never have the chance to do italian right again.  Our fears were dispelled after the first bite into our penne al salmone ($13.95) at Mezza Notte. The marriage of smoked salmon, [...]



Investing in Emerging Markets: Yes or No?

Jan 8th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Business, Featured

Cynthia Cheng 
Many people are talking about investing in emerging markets, countries that are not yet, but soon to be come mature.  If we look at these as human beings, they’d be like teenagers, or perhaps 20-somethings.  But why do we want to invest in emerging markets?  Why not stay safe and invest in the so-called [...]



Start off 2008 UNSTRESSED!

Jan 8th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Health

Lisa McDonald
Welcome 2008!  As we’ve now passed the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year” & by wonderful, I mean STRESSFULL, we can now move onto to bigger & better things (other than the fruit cake Aunt Martha gave you, which is now buried in the bottom of your deep freezer).  January is always the true [...]