IDS:Interior Design Show comes to Toronto on Jan 22-25

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The Interior Design Show will take over the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on January 22-25th, 2015. The 17th edition of Canada’s design fair celebrates leading brands, innovative speakers and rising local talents. Look for spotlights on Canadian-made products and small-batch designers, as well as Nichetto Studio’s never-before-seen exploration of urban dwellings and International Guest of Honour Wanda Jelmini’s Missoni retrospective.

The three-day event will showcase hot-topic design trends and the most innovative of international and Canadian design. An incubator of ideas, the shows hosts the most influential design minds of today, curates feature exhibitions and collaborations, and is a platform to launch never-before-seen products. IDS is not just a fair — it’s a total design experience.

On Friday Jan 23, the Azure Trade Talks present young German designer Sebastian Herkner – as well as Arkansas architect Marlon Blackwell and MissoniHome creative director Wanda Jelmini.

 

Connect with the right people, with the right products, in the hottest spaces!

Don’t miss the event at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this winter. Visit www.interiordesignshow.com for a full details and the event schedule.

 

The 31st Great Valentine Gala

The Great Valentine Gala, held every February in Toronto, is the CFPDP’s No. 1 fundraising event. It has raised over $25 million and has become a glittering showcase for the unheralded achievements of physically challenged Canadians everywhere. The Gala is taking place at the Westin Hotel. The elegant venue is looking over Lake Ontario; The Westin Harbour Castle Toronto Hotel can accommodate an intimate group, a gala dinner of 2,000, a plenary session for 3,000, and everything in between. There will be over 500 guests attending. Each ticket is $500 to attend and also all donations help a good cause. The event will begin with a wonderful reception at 6:00pm where guests will enjoy live music by singer, Matt Dusk. Guests will be drinking excellent beverages and will get the chance to mix and mingle with one another before the night begins. Following the exciting reception, everyone will take their seats and enjoy a fabulous dinner at 7:00pm. Starting promptly at 8:30pm the awards will be handed out and the winners at the gala will be invited to take group photos and say their acceptance speeches. And finally, after all the awards are handed out the real party will begin. Show Time will begin at 9:30pm as guests will enjoy more fantastic beverages, the best live music possible and great company!

Featured Performer:

This years special guest is Matt Dusk. He is one of Canada’s most beloved male vocalists, forging a career in music. The 31st Annual Great Valentine Gala have patrons attending such as The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Also, Honorary Chairs: Brian Porter, President & CEO, Scotiabank and, Ellis Jacob, President & CEO, Cineplex Entertainment

Website: http://www.cfpdp.com/

Barsa Restaurant

Taste of heaven in a Spanish inspired tapas, Barsa Restaurant  

Written By:Mercedes Lamoca

Come out with your friends and family and enjoy the new beautiful Restaurant called Barsa. It’s an amazing Spanish inspired tapas restaurant, located on Market Street directly beside the historic St. Lawrence Market. At Barsa we tried a wide range of all different kinds of foods from all over the world also tying in the vibrant Barcelona-inspired atmosphere.

 

Food

Executive Chef Michael G. Smith allows for the guests to taste, discover and share. The menu has a global feeling to reflect all of the diverse cultures in Toronto. The chef uses the finest local and global seasonal ingredients for his unique menu items.  Some of the top dishes that Chef Michael and his crew put together include the Sea Bream Ceviche with pecans, Tiger milk, avocado mousse and foie; and Sangria cakes with coconut tres leche, compressed fruit and mango sorbet.  We tried one of their special sangria drinks, they have  a variety and we recommend them both for winter and summer. Barsa’s philosophy of evolving modern small plates combine worldly flavors with International techniques to deliver a diverse menu guaranteed to satisfy any palate. Come try for yourself and be in “aww”

 

Atmosphere

The atmosphere is very interesting; the restaurant is the joining of the City and culture of Barcelona with Toronto. Nearly every aspect of the Barsa Taberna design has an inspiration, a story and is unique to only Barsa Taberna. We learned the lights were specially designed to reflect its Spanish heritage and light up the place perfectly.  All of the furniture was custom made and the designs on the floor were specially created for Barsa.  The lovely patterned floors were inspired by the mosaics’ that you will find throughout Spain, specifically in the Palace Al Cazar in Sevilla (Southern Spain). All of this while keeping the historic building and condition in place. The building itself is a heritage building that’s been carefully restored. The renovation  has kept most of its 1800s identity of Toronto, which not only creates for a beautiful parallelism with the Spanish influence but also hints at the history and identity of early Toronto.

 

Website:http://barsataberna.com/

Twitter: @BarsaTaberna

 

Barsa Taberna Events:

events@barsataberna.com

 

Address: 26 Market Street, Toronto, Canada