CABBAGETOWN NEIGHBOURHOOD REVIEW: November 2020

November 26

This week’s image: early birds take to the Riverdale Park slopes on Sunday despite the fog, the heavy wet snow and a huge wet spot at the bottom.

CABBAGETOWN NEIGHBOURHOOD

REVIEW

FEATURED LOCAL ARTIST

Eric Morse

Eric has lived in Cabbagetown since 1986. His photographs have been featured in a local newspaper and with a variety of community groups. Some of his work can currently be seen (and purchased) at The Tilted Dog. Streetcars are one of his favourite subjects and he often gives them whimsical powers.

Just before COVID, Eric also shot an epic full-length video of the entire route of the Carlton 506 car, with soundtrack compiled by Cabbagetown jazz aficionado Stan Smrke. It can be viewed here.

Heavy Weather

A foul-weather encounter between streetcars is always tense, as neither can clearly see whether the other might be younger, or more heavily armed or even, fate forfend, off its trolley. February 2013

LOCAL NEWS

Neighbours Helping Neighbours

Six local associations have joined together with Dixon Hall in a Christmas fundraiser to address food insecurity in our neighbourhood. This problem is urgent and it’ll get worse over the winter. Dixon Hall has a long history helping to deliver food to seniors, unemployed people and other vulnerable families in Cabbagetown, Regent Park and St James Town. The campaign is called Neighbours Helping Neighbours. Click here to learn more and to find the link for your donation.

Sprucecourt School clothing drive and giveaway

The school is running a warm clothing drive for its families. Please consider donating warm, clean clothes - rain and winter coats and pants, sweaters, boots, hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, toasty warm socks and cozy pants. The drop-off bins are located at the Grades 7 & 8 entrance to the school (70 Spruce) between 8:30 and 9 am, November 26 and 27. If you need warm clothes, help yourself. The donations will be sorted and displayed at the Grades 7 & 8 entrance between Monday November 30 and Friday December 4, 3 to 4 pm. For more info, email the School Council.

Donate to our schools

Across Toronto, local communities donate extra funds to their schools to enrich their programs. This year, it’s a lot tougher - fundraisers have been cancelled because of COVID restrictions. You can help our schools by making an online gift. Visit the Toronto District School Board’s website School Cash Online and select your school - Lord Dufferin, Nelson Mandela, Rose Avenue, Sprucecourt and Winchester are all in our neighbourhood.

Ice rink in Cabbagetown

Trish Finkelstein is organizing people who want a skating rink this winter in the neighbourhood. She’s researched the idea with Parks Department and has a list of their requirements. She’s now recruiting more people to work on the rink throughout the season. It sounds like a fun project and she’s got it figured out. Email Trish if you’d like to join the group.

Pots and pans for little kids

Lindsay Matheson is collecting wooden spoons, spatulas, old pots and pans - it doesn’t matter if they’re banged up. She’ll use them in a mud kitchen for Kindergarten kids at Sprucecourt School. Email her and she’ll pick them up.

June Rowlands

Former Toronto mayor June Rowlands lived in Cabbagetown on Sumach Street and on Wellesley for many years. The Cabbagetown Preservation Association has recognized her contributions as the first woman to serve as Toronto’s mayor. She’s listed on the CPA’s website with many other distinguished people whose lives enriched the community and the city. Click here to read it.

Congrats Linda

Over the past few weeks, Linda Sims has collected used winter clothing for New Circles. The COVID regulations have shut down New Circles and Linda’s drive is now over. Her efforts and the community’s generosity have really paid big dividends. She gathered up 41 coats, 134 sweaters, shirts and tops, 52 pairs of boots and shoes, 78 hats, scarves, mitts, gloves and socks, 1 suit and 3 sports coats. Many thanks, Linda and many many thanks to each donor.

Flu shots

Check your local pharmacy for accurate updates. Supplies are arriving unannounced and the druggists are phoning clients to make appointments. Pharmasave (290 Shuter) still has supplies of the vaccine - call to check at (647) 352-2252. The main Rexall website shows that our local store (539 Parliament) is out of stock but local social media reports that they’ve just received some. According to the online map, our three neighbourhood Shoppers Drug Marts (467 Parliament, 565 Sherbourne and 593 Dundas E) do not have the vaccine.

Skating rinks

Riverdale Park East, Regent Park and Sherbourne Common will open on Saturday November 28 from 10 am to 10 pm daily. There’s a 25-person limit for the rinks. You can make a reservation and confirm that the rinks are open at the City’s website.

Jim Lynch

Jim died peacefully on Friday, November 20 at 68 years of age. He owned and operated Jim’s Super Foto (now called Rapid Photo, 434 Parliament) for nearly forty years until his retirement in 2015. He was a fixture in Cabbagetown’s business community - a good friend, a capable businessman and an astute observer of the passing scene along the street. Our sympathies go to Rose and to his daughters Jessica and Olivia. Funeral details are online here. Donations to the Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre (422 Parliament) in his name are welcome.

Cabbagetown Regent Park Museum Historical Tidbit

Image: Willie “the clown” Jackson, Sept. 9, 1952 Globe & Mail

By Sally Gibson

Willie Jackson grew up in Cabbagetown during the 1930s and 40s. He fell into a life of crime which introduced him to Toronto’s dashing robber and media star, Edwin Alonso Boyd. Both were serving time in the Don Jail. Willie was apparently a prankster, nicknamed “the clown,” but the Don Jail was not conducive to trickery unless it involved escape.

Twice Jackson joined Boyd in escaping from the jail. On November 4, 1951 they sawed through the bars of a window with a hacksaw hidden in Lennie Jackson’s prosthetic wooden foot. Their getaway driver, Steve Suchan. failed to show up because he was entertaining his girlfriend and forgot the rendezvous outside the jail.

On September 8, 1952, all four gang members were once again reunited in the Don Jail. This time authorities confiscated Lennie’s wooden foot and the gang was locked-up in the empty Death Row section of the jail. Again they sawed through the bars of a hallway window, dropped down on a wall, waited while the guard below passed on his rounds, dropped down to the ground, and ran (in Lennie’s case, hobbled away without his wooden foot) into the nearby Don Ravines. A huge manhunt spread out across the local landscape. They were discovered and captured on September 16 in an old barn near Yonge and Sheppard.

This time they went to trial. Boyd was sentenced to eight life sentences. Cabbagetown’s own Willie Jackson got 30 years. And both were paroled in 1966. Suchan and Lennie Jackson were found guilty for the murder of two policemen and were hanged on December 16, not far from Death Row.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Apartment for rent

Hilary Browning at Sage Real Estate (538 Parliament) has a special offer on behalf of a special client.

Exclusive opportunity to rent the top floor of a Cabbagetown mansion. Loads of character and light in this 2 bedroom suite with a west-facing balcony overlooking downtown. Enjoy living in the heart of the neighbourhood and steps from Riverdale Park. Available January 1st for $2,000/mo. Please email Hilary for more information.

Kittens

Lisa on Sword Street has three of these really cute little guys looking for a home. If you’re interested, email her.

COMING EVENTS

CPA annual meeting

The Cabbagetown Preservation Association is having a Zoom event for its annual meeting - 7 pm, Thursday November 26. Invitations are being distributed by email. Those not on the email list can contact the CPA here. Three awards will be given to members of the community.

Weesageechak Begins to Dance 33

Native Earth Performing Arts (Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas E) is bringing back its annual development festival featuring new dance, theatrical and multi-disciplinary works by Indigenous creators. It’s online and free. Over the next five days from November 25, there’s a jam-packed schedule with different live performances every day. These are then available online until December 6. Click here to see the daily programs and artists’ profiles.

Regent Park Film Festival

An incredible selection of programming featuring lots of Toronto’s local talent along with industry panels and talkbacks with our directors. The Festival is “Toronto’s longest running free community film festival”. And this year, you can enjoy it from the comfort of your own home. It’s online and it’s free. It runs over three days from Thursday November 26 to Sunday November 29. It’s a big event - check out the daily offerings in the program here. And scroll through the Festival’s Facebook page for lots of tempting bits about each part of the program.

Waterfront Toronto virtual town hall

Join the town hall meeting online, Tuesday December 1 at 7 pm. You’ll hear updates about the projects that are underway and the plans for the future - about social housing, climate leadership and economic growth. Use Eventrite to get the ZOOM link and the meeting password.

Children’s Book Bank

Even though the store (350 Berkeley at Gerrard) is closed for COVID lockdown, it’s still giving away books to kids who want them. On December 2 and December 9 from noon to 5 pm, the Walk-Up Window will be open. Kids can tell the staff person about the books they want and they’ll be delivered to the window.

Wintersong

Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre (509 Parliament) presents WINTERSONG – dances for a sacred season. It’s an evening of virtual dances old and new. The program features two World Premiere short dance films, an inside peek at what it's like dancing with CCDT's company during a global pandemic, iconic repertoire highlights and a whole lot more! This heart-warming holiday event is live-streaming to viewers around the globe December 12. Make your evening extra special with the Dinner & Dancing upgrade, adding gourmet pizza kits delivered to your home by local caterer Gusto 54! Go online for more information and to purchase tickets.

IN THE MEDIA

The Regent Park Film Festival

CBC News interviewed Angela Britto, the executive director of the Regent Park Film Festival. They discussed her role there and the impact of the COVID pandemic on the Festival. Click here to read it. (Photo: Ramya Jegatheesan)

Drug overdoses in Cabbagetown

Jane Stevenson wrote a Toronto Sun story about five deaths that are linked to poisonous opiates distributed in the Cabbagetown area. The latest one involved an 18-year old man in St James Town last Thursday morning. Police are warning users to be careful about their sources and not to inject drugs alone. Click he re for her story.

BUSINESS NEWS

Watch for it

On Friday, the BIA will launch its Deck The Holidays campaign. Four storefront windows are being decorated by imaginative designers - #419, 495, 527 and 557 Parliament.

COVID regulations for retail stores

There’s a business directory on the Cabbagetown BIA website with the details listed beside each store’s info.

Shop Online with Kendall & Co

Do your Holiday shopping 24/7 on Kendall’s website. Browse under “Holiday” at the top main menu or use the search bar to find what you are looking for. Learn about their made-in-Canada furniture, reupholstery service, fair trade area rugs, vinyl floor mats, custom drapery and wallpaper. More goodies will be added to their website in the coming days and new arrivals are en route. Curbside pick-ups Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 5 pm. Worldwide delivery and free local delivery in Cabbagetown. The team at Kendall & Co is here to help and find creative solutions. They are pretty great at being creative as their Christmas shop window demonstrates year after year. Check back on their website, Facebook @kendallandcodesign and Instagram @kendallandcoca regularly. Call (416) 363-9914 or email with your inquiries. 514 Parliament.

Distillery’s Toronto Winter Village

Check out the Winter Village Holiday Gift Guide. The Distillery’s stores are offering curbside sales and this guide is a handy catalogue of their specials.

Toronto Star Readers’ Choice Awards

Last week, we listed NOW Magazine’s Readers Choice awards. The Toronto Star did a separate contest among its readers and four local businesses did very well. House on Parliament (454 Parliament) came in first as Toronto’s best pub. Poa Studios (546 Parliament) is the runner-up in three different categories - indie women’s clothing, spa and mani/pedi. Two chains with local stores won in their categories - TD Canada Trust (493 Parliament) for best bank and Pet Valu (240 Carlton) for best pet stores. Congrats to all, especially House on parliament, Pet Valu and Poa who each won big awards in both contests.

RESTAURANT NEWS

Joe Warmington reviews The Irv

Joe Warmington at the Toronto Sun gets very impatient about the COVID lockdowns and the government’s handling of the COVID crisis. He interviewed Regan Irvine, The Irv’s owner, about his experiences running The Irv (195 Carlton) and about its personal ties to his father and his community. There’s a short video with the story. Click here to see the Toronto Sun’s story. (Photo: Eric Morse)

Takeout Tuesday from the Cabbagetown BIA

Rick Matthews at the Cabbagetown BIA (238 Carlton) has been writing short introductions to Cabbagetown’s many small takeout restaurants on the BIA Facebook page.

On Tuesday November 10 - “We’re highlighting Gushi, a local favourite known for its delicious Japanese street food. In a word: YUM. On the menu this week? To start, homemade vegan curry made with caramelized onion, fried bell peppers, edamame & red radish. Simply delicious. Next up, their famous ‘Original Gushi Chicken Meal’ with their famous karaage (fried) chicken, spicy mayo, sesame soy, edamame, Hachimi pepper & a side of red ginger. Served with a base of purple rice which is a cross between black and white rice that is oh so tasty. To finish things off? A slice of green tea cheesecake. Because you’ve always got to have dessert, right?! Run, don’t walk to support this local hotspot!” Gushi Japanese Street Food, 296 Gerrard at Parliament.

Bottled cocktails from Super Bargain

Toronto Life’s featured take-out cocktails and included Super Bargain (441 Parliament). Each kit has four drinks - negroni, margarita and paper plane choices. Click here to learn more.

Christmas cake and cookies

Mark has just received his supply of his popular Christmas cookies and cakes. Get yours now because they disappear fast. St Jamestown Steak & Chops (516 Parliament)

Congrats to the House on Parliament

The HoP (454 Parliament) has won a second big award as the city’s best pub. This time from the Toronto Star’s Readers Choice. Congrats again to Tania, Beau and the staff for a well deserved prize. During the COVID closures, the HoP has takeout service and limited local deliveries from noon to 9 pm daily - click here for info.

F’Amelia’s meals for home

Take the stress out of cooking with F’Amelia’s daily takeout specials. $45 for 2, $85 for 4. And order up one of F’Amelia’s wines for a complete treat. For more info and to place your order, call (416) 323-0666 or order online.

Cranberries’ daily takeout menu

Every day, Cranberries (601 Parliament) offers new specials for take-outs along with its regular menu. Call (416) 925-6330 and check it out online.

Pies from The Tilted Dog

Order your Christmas pies now - tourtiere, turkey and mushroom savoury pies and sweet fruit pies are all in the oven. Open Tuesday to Friday from 3 to 8 pm and weekends from 1 to 8 pm. (416) 961-9425). 424 Parliament.

Gift cards at Dominion

Buy a $100 e-gift card at Dominion (500 Queen E) and get another $50 bonus card for yourself. Offer good until December 1.

Cyril’s soups

Cyril will be offering his soups on his “by-request” system until January. He’s got a list of available recipes - 72 different varieties. Choose those that you want and tell him whether you plan to freeze them. Tell him your specific target date. He’ll schedule his deliveries and let you know when to expect him. For your minimum order - two large ($12 vegetarian and $15 meat option/each) or three small ($9 vegetarian and $12 meat option/each). Order as soon as possible and certainly by the end of November. Email him for the list of soups and for your orders.

CONTACT INFO

A comprehensive listing of our local food services is now available in our new Cabbagetown Directory.

The list includes bakeries, coffee shops, delis, restaurants and pubs. Each entry gives the name, address, phone number and a link to a Facebook page or website.

Click here to find your favourite.

November 19

This week’s image: Public skating rinks in our local parks will open on November 28 from 9 am to 10 pm daily - Riverdale Park East, Regent Park and Sherbourne Common. (Photo: Friends of Regent Park).

CABBAGETOWN NEIGHBOURHOOD

REVIEW

FEATURED LOCAL ARTIST

Eric Morse

Just before COVID, Eric also shot an epic full-length video of the entire route of the Carlton 506 car, with soundtrack compiled by Cabbagetown jazz aficionado Stan Smrke. It can be viewed here.

Swerve

The true urban streetcar hunts by night as by day. Its prey has clearly just had a narrow escape. 18” X 11”, December 2016.

LOCAL NEWS

Blair’s Run success

The final numbers have been tabulated. The Run gathered up $27,465 despite COVID restrictions. That’s more than $1,000 higher than 2019. 65% of the people covered the classic 2 km route and a third did their own freestyle routes. The top three fundraisers were under 16 years old. The best three teams were Wellesley (Susan Freeborn, captain), Winchester (Megan Takeda-Tully, captain) and the Amelia Airhearts (Rachel Hepburn Craig, captain). The funds go to the new merger between the Cabbagetown Youth Centre and the Toronto Kiwanis Boys & Girls Club. Big congrats to everyone!

Dance photos

Eric Morse photographed the Kirov Ballet and the Red Army Chorus when they toured through Toronto in the late 1980s. His photos are looking for a safe home. He wants to donate them to one of our dance company’s archives. He also can arrange to pass along programs and other memorabilia from these tours. Email him.

Flu shots

Check your local pharmacy for accurate updates. Supplies are arriving unannounced and the druggists are phoning clients to make appointments. Pharmasave (290 Shuter) has supplies of the vaccine - call to check at (647) 352-2252. The online maps shows that Rexall (539 Parliament) and our three neighbourhood Shoppers Drug Marts (467 Parliament, 565 Sherbourne and 593 Dundas E) do not have the vaccine.

15th annual fundraiser for Nepal

Lynne Brennan and Elizabeth Wickwire are organizing an online fundraiser to support Nagarik Aawaz. This group works with youth and women leaders in Nepal and supports community rebuilding after a prolonged civil war. This year’s fundraiser is an online sale with curbside pickups from Lynne’s Cabbagetown home. Select from fair trade crafts and artisan creations from around the world - Christmas stocking stuffers, scarves, jewellery, household decorations, kids stuff, bags and paper goods. The sale continues until Saturday November 21. You can, as well, join a Zoom event - conversations with Kathmandu - describing Nagarik Aawaz on Saturday at 12 pm. Go to the website to see all the details.

Winter clothing drive

As announced last week, Linda Sims is collecting used winter clothing for New Circles. Her efforts have been paying off - generous people are dropping off their extra stuff. New Circles is a non-profit agency that supports immigrants, refugees and people in need. Email Linda to arrange a pickup.

Distillery’s Toronto Winter Village

The Distillery’s new Winter Village highlights its retailers and restaurants. The annual Christmas Market was cancelled because of COVID restrictions. The new event has stirred some controversy among local Distillery residents. Some feel that it hardly matches the “essential services” definitions being promoted by the City’s public health announcements. Distillery officials claim that there’ll be careful security to keep the crowds within safe limits and sanitizers, medical grade cleaning and signage. Now until March 31, 11 am to 8 pm from Sunday to Wednesday and 10 am to 9 pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Click here for more info.

CPA annual awards

The Cabbagetown Preservation Association gives awards to community members for their contributions over the past year. The Peggy Kurtin Award goes to 333 Wellesley Street E and an honourable mention to 402 Wellesley Street E - both for excellence in restoration. 338 Berkeley Street won the 2020 Streetscape in Bloom award for its fine front garden.

Thanks Helen

Helen Coltrinari is resigning from the Cabbagetown Preservation Association’s Board at its annual meeting in late November. She’s had a big impact on several CPA landmark events. Since 1997, her Streetscapes in Bloom award has saluted outstanding gardeners in our neighbourhood and since 2007, the Association has organized her biennal garden tour. She’ll continue as the committee chair for the garden tour. Her newest project was the 2020 Planting Sharing Day. Beyond these contributions, she’s been a cheery and effective member of the CPA Board, including terms as the CPA Board Chair. Thanks, Helen. (Photo: Nick Kozak, Toronto Star)

Lookin’ good

Gina and Paul Dineen recently joined the virtual audience for an episode of Battle of the Blades. They had a great time doing it. Stay tuned. They’ll be back again at 8 pm next Thursday November 26 to add lots of Cabbagetown flair to the finale. CBC and CBC Gem. Fiona and her Mom Carolyn love this program. They saw the flag and grabbed this picture. (Photo: Fiona Langton)

COMING EVENTS

Weesageechak Begins to Dance 33

Native Earth Performing Arts (Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas E) is bringing back its annual development festival featuring new dance, theatrical and multi-disciplinary works by Indigenous creators. It’s online and free, from November 25 to December 6. It’s a jam-packed schedule with different performances every day. Click here to see the daily programs and artists’ profiles.

Opening the schoolhouse to all

A series of Zoom talks about trends in education toward equity and opportunity for everyone presented by the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation. The next one - Are we moving closer to gender equity in education - happens at 7 pm on Tuesday November 24. The final talks happen in January. The speakers include academics, community leaders and teachers who have enhanced our understanding of education in Canada. Free. Click here to register.

CPA annual meeting

Regent Park Film Festival

Waterfront Toronto virtual town hall

Join the town hall meeting online. Tuesday December 1 at 7 pm. You’ll hear updates about the projects that are underway and the plans for the future - about social housing, climate leadership and economic growth. Use Eventrite to get the Zoom link and the meeting password.

IN THE MEDIA

The Regent Park Film Festival

This CBC News' report about the Festival highlights its local talent. It’s all online this year and it’s free. It’s a good overview of a very full program - click here to read the story. (Image: Regent Park Film Festival)

BUSINESS NEWS

NOW Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards

Readers from across the city have nominated and then voted for their favourites. This is a big deal for everyone nominated and for the category winners. Our neighbourhoods are well represented in the winner’s circles in the 2020 NOW Magazine awards.

Congrats to Kristyn Wong Tam who was voted the best City councillor.

House on Parliament (454 Parliament) is Toronto’s best pub.

El Catrin (18 Tank House Lane, Distillery) won the best patio award and was second for the best Mexican restaurant award.

Soma (32 Tankhouse Lane, Distillery) won first place for its chocolates.

The Daniels Corporation was voted the best condo developer in Toronto and Streetcar earned the second spot.

Gotstyle (21 Trinity, Distillery) is the 2020 winner of the best indie men’s clothing store.

POA Studio (546 Parliament) came in with three second place honours - best manicure/pedicure, best spa and best indie women’s clothing store.

Soulpepper (50 Tankhouse Lane, Distillery) ranked second as the best theatre company.

The Regent Park Film Festival was second in the small indie film festival category.

Among our chain stores, Pet Valu (240 Carlton) won first place as best pet store and No Frills (449 Parliament) was second in best gocery category.

Three restaurant groups have winners - Terroni (22 Sackville) winner for the best Italian restaurant, Sukhothai second place for the best Thai restaurant and Tabule (494 Front E) winner in the best Middle Eastern restaurant category.

RESTAURANT NEWS

Welcome Noushe

Noushe is a catering and event business based on Persian-inspired traditional recipes blended with a modern twist. Clint and Iman have operated it for the past five years. Now they’ve branched out into a storefront operation. Catering and private dining have been a big part of their success so far. Both are affected by COVID regulations.

Go online to see their Noushe Market. Their food line offers baked goods, sauces and dips, meal-sized packages that serve four and pantry goods. . Vacuum packing lets you refrigerate their meals for up to two weeks. Both plant based and meat options are available. Customers are asked for 48 hour notice on orders for Friday pickups. 200 Carlton.

Takeout Tuesday

Rick Matthews at the Cabbagetown BIA (238 Carlton) has been writing short introductions to Cabbagetown’s many small takeout restaurants on the BIA Facebook page. These intros will be featured here whenever he posts a new one. They’re a great guide to takeouts that make your dinners at home successful.

The deli at St James Town Steak & Chops (516 Parliament). “…A local favourite has reopened their deli. As of today, St. James Town Steak and Chops is once again serving their stuffed-to-the-max sandwiches! Made for one, but big enough to feed two, they’re made to order and oh so delicious. @eatsteaknchops also got a great selection of soups, wraps, salads and pre-made meals.”

Congrats to the House on Parliament

The HoP (454 Parliament) has won a big award from NOW Magazine’s Readers Choice - the city’s best pub. Congrats to Tania, Beau and the staff for a well deserved prize. They’ve said on facebook, “Thank YOU so much! We are blown away by the kindness and support YOU have shown us! So much gratitude every day for all the little things. Please continue to show all your community businesses some love this holiday season.”

F’Amelia’s meals for home

Take the stress out of cooking with F’Amelia’s daily takeout specials. $45 for 2, $85 for 4. Sunday’s special - amitriciana, arugula salad and focaccia. Monday - chicken parmigiana on Padano cream tagliatelle and arugula salad. Tuesday - mushroom risotto, arugula salad and focaccia. Wednesday - Pasta al Forno, arugula salad and focaccia. Thursday - Chicken parmigiana on Padano Cream Tagliatelle and arugula salad. Friday - spaghetti and meatball, arugula salad and focaccia. Saturday - Northern Italian beef stew, arugula salad and focaccia. Fritto Misto can be added to Saturday orders. And order up one of F’Amelia’s wines for a complete treat. Call (416) 323-0666 or order online.

Cranberries’ daily takeout menu

Every day, Cranberries (601 Parliament) offers new specials for take-outs along with its regular menu. You can decide on chicken breast (Sunday), chicken parmesan or wings and fries (Monday) or cheeseburger, fish tacos or blackened salmon (Tuesday), Black Angus steak or chicken souvlaki (Wednesday), Kashmiri chicken curry or roast pork dinner (Thursday), chicken pot pie, steak and shrimp or fish ’n chips (Friday), four choices - roast pork dinner, BBQ ribs and wings or seafood fusilli or chicken pot pie (Saturday). Call (416) 925-6330 and check it out online.

Takeout and delivery from The Tilted Dog

Sean and Tiffany are using Skip the Dishes and Door Dash for their home delivery services. Each one has the menu online. Open Tuesday to Friday from 3 to 8 pm and weekends from 1 to 8 pm. You can also look up the menu online and call them yourself to arrange to pick up your takeout orders - (416) 961-9425). 424 Parliament.

The Irv

The patio is still open and fully heated. You can enjoy your meals at home through Uber as well. Try out the Buffalo mac ’n cheese. 195 Carlton.

Stout Irish Pub

Order Louis Cifer’s beer and Door Dash will get it to you in five minutes. Erin says that she’s getting this service without fees for two months. And get some of her yummy food specials while you’re at it. 221 Carlton