Paul Sun-Hyung Lee – the star of CBC television’s hit series Kim’s Convenience Peter Kerr March 13, 2017 12587 Through perseverance and hard work, Ins Choi’s play Kim’s Convenience became a Toronto and then national box office success. The highly successful CBC television adaptation has given Paul Sun-Hyung Lee a well-d...
Polysleep – A Montreal-based company poised to revolutionize the mattress business Peter Kerr March 1, 2017 9013 Polysleep A “Made in Canada” design and manufacturing process beats the competition on quality and convenience “We had an idea about how to make improvements in the foam mattress market, from the mattress ...
Colin Hunter and JUNO Award winner Joe Sealy have a solid schedule of jazz shows in Montreal Peter Kerr February 21, 2017 4821 Colin Hunter and JUNO Award winner Joe Sealy I recently had the pleasure of sharing a brunch with two other singers and a JUNO Award winning jazz composer and pianist. Colin Hunter is a crooner in the style of...
Nicola Cavendish returns to Centaur Theatre in Bakersfield Mist Peter Kerr February 15, 2017 3218 Centaur’s Roy Surette and star Nicola Cavendish bring yet another winning production to Montreal audiences Nicola Cavendish is back on the Centaur stage to co-star in the theatre’s production of Bakersfield Mi...
Le Germain Hotel – urban chic in the heart to Toronto’s Theatre District Peter Kerr February 3, 2017 4914 Le Germain Toronto at 30 Mercer Street, in the heart of Toronto’s theatre district, is one of seven boutique hotels in the Germain Hotel Group. The company is now a third generation business, and ranked as one ...
Salute to Vienna – a happy tradition on New Year’s Day Peter Kerr December 23, 2016 3319 Salute to Vienna - 2017 One of my favourite traditions for New Year’s Day is the annual Salute to Vienna concert at Place des Arts. It’s at the very civilized time of 2:30pm, and the concert in is an occasio...
McCord Museum puts its Notman Collection on display Peter Kerr December 21, 2016 6684 The McCord Museum on Sherbrooke Street is the home for the massive Notman photographic collection, which includes 1.3 million images, including 200,000 glass negative plates. Ever since receiving the Notman Pho...
Lesley Chesterman – brings the “two solitudes” together over food and wine Peter Kerr December 16, 2016 7708 Lesley Chesterman – Montreal’s fluently bilingual restaurant critic brings the “two solitudes” together over food and wine A trained chef with years of kitchen experience in Montreal and Paris, restaurant crit...
Regent Seven Seas Mariner – understated elegance and refined service Peter Kerr November 11, 2016 8169 During her last visit of the fall season to Montreal, Kelly Flynn of CruiseShipCenters and Beverley Vickers of Regent invited us to visit the Regent Seven Seas Mariner for a tour and lunch aboard this five star...
Medici television brings world-famous symphony orchestras to your home TV Peter Kerr November 4, 2016 2725 High definition television and the accompanying surround-sound systems have transformed home televisions into home theatres have revolutionized sports and event broadcasting. It has also done the same for class...
