TORONTO Meetup

[showbiz00ditc]

apparently it's against the law to cook a burger less than medium-well. who knew?

Because the meat isn't top grade or something

[superbeveridge]

yeah thats true. most good burger places will still do a nice bloody burger though if you ask nicely.

[zimmerman]

Is that actually a law? Or just something restaurants do to protect themselves? Because certain places cook your burger medium rare (Harbord Room, Allen's).

Burgers aren't meant to be cooked well done imho. Neither are steaks. It's hard for me to take a place like Burger Bar in Kensington seriously when they are overcooking all their meat.

[superbeveridge]

its a health code thing i think. the meat needs to be cooked to a certain temperature.

[Hocus Pocus]

The rule is basically that if you buy industry grade ground beef, you have to cook to it's medium or higher. However, if you grind your own beef, you can do what you want.

[NESK]

that is the rule, yes.

[goat]

its fuckin Doctober.

not a Phillies fan, but mannnn go Roy go!

[Guest LiveStock]

anyone selling some CP training boots 42-43 lmk

[shopace]

i can't stand dufflet cakes. i find they taste like mcains. got to All the Best Fine Foods for a cake. I used to work there and the cakes are fantastic.

Personally I've never tried it as I dont like the sweets, but my wife loves dufflet.

Have to try some of those burger joints mentioned though.

Anybody know if Nomad thanksgiving sale is still on, and whats actually on sale?

[goat]

that sale is advertised as done, but chances are they still have some marked down items

i think you'd have to go in and see for yourself tbh

cheap plug - buy my car! still for sale :(

[playdisonlyatnight]

still gotta check out dufflet. can anyone recommend a particular location?

[Stylish Pilot]

Anyone going to Band of Horses at the House on Thursday night??

[shopace]

still gotta check out dufflet. can anyone recommend a particular location?

Queen west is where I go for the office brownies.

[elitistgarbage]

i just went around toronto and compiled a list of good stores. anyone mind telling me if i missed anything?

johnathon + olivia

nomad

upc

sydney's

serpentine

uncle otis

ruins

jacflash

klaxon howl

delphic

carte blanche

lileo

carbon

next door

robber (mostly womens?)

tnt blu

denim

over the rainbow

showroom (ugh)

shoes

get outside shoes

goodfoot

hypebeastier shit

lavish and squalor

adrift

livestock/deadstock? (dunno what they call it)

ransom (the one next to nomad that's not goodfoot right?)

c-apsule

overpriced

holt renfrew

boomer

gotstyle

womens only

r.a.d.

119corbo

the narwhal

[TransparentCranium]

you should add the heading overpriced to the whole list

[sean_]

hasn't goodfoot not existed for a while?

last time i went in some guy was trying to sell polo button ups for like 40 bucks and shit, with all that snapback/old school sports shit too. it was lame i thought it was gonna be a bar. he was not amused when my friend asked him if it was a bar.

[superbeveridge]

it is a bar now. the clothing in the window is just a front. there was an article on blogto about it. http://www.blogto.com/bars/goodnight-bar-toronto. kind an odd format. don't know too many people who will go to a bar where they have to make a reservation. i am sure it will get some hype for a while but i'd imagine people will just not be bothered and wander down to whatever else is open.

on the note of nomad, isn't this the dude that worked/works there?

http://www.selectism.com/news/2010/10/20/lanvin-burnout-sweater/

[sean_]

yeah i was talking to some buds at nomad after we had been in the store in front and they said that the bar was all about 15 dollar manhattans and shit.

not my scene

[superbeveridge]

i like a nice mixed drink every now and then but nothing beats a $3 bottle of 50.

[NESK]

serpentine

id rather be force-fed fecal matter than hand over a single penny to the asshats who operate this store.

[goat]

add Harry Rosen to "overpriced" as well

hypebeast store is called "livestock"

and Ransom / Stussy is above Nomad

Other streetwear stores:

The Vault out in Vaughn

iD (beaches area)

Stolen Riches

Cartel

there's also Get Outside

and probably some in this list that i missed

http://niketalk.yuku.com/topic/88014/t/Official-TORONTO-Outlet-Store-Report-Thread.html

[Hocus Pocus]

Stolen Riches closed down I think.

[goat]

already?

man, that was quick

i think you're right though

sidenote - i did google street view to see the store to see if there's anything in the window or something

really fucking helpful

[superbeveridge]

Stolen Riches closed down I think.

yup they are closed. according to sydney of sydneys they are opening a ben sherman store there. maybe my store can finally get rid of the brand. i hate the stuff but the boss likes it.

[NESK]

where do you work at? i used to ben sherman'd the fuck out. i still wear some it on occasion. i still covet fred perry gear like its religous artifacts, but sherman doesnt do it for me anymore.

[superbeveridge]

i'm a manager at motoretta on college. we still sell some ben sherman but i think it has become a little too deushy (sp?). we still rock a lot of fred perry though (our parent company distributes them as well as many other brands. i just want to get some new brands into the store so if i can get rid of ben sherman i have room for something different. not sure what though yet.

look out for the new oliver spencer store opening in the next couple weeks. right between Ruins and the Fred Perry store.

on that note, i have like 30 fred perry polo's i want to get rid of if anyone is interested. most are sized large, some xl. $30 bucks a piece. i'll start a sales thread tonight.

[lintmunro]

Real stoked on that Oliver Spencer store, I got an OS jacket last year at J+O's warehouse sale on a massive discount (like 70%) and it's one of the nicest cut and fitting jackets I own.

[goat]

is J+O gonna do another warehouse sale any time soon?

speaking of which - i never did wear my S2A jacket i got from there.....

[zimmerman]

Does J&O still carry Geller? As far as I can tell, they didn't order anything this Fall.

[NESK]

i think i unfairly equate oliver spencer with eyeglasses because i read american psycho too many times and the brand just registers as oliver peoples.