Westvleteren 12 has been making some news in Canada over the past few days. This ultra-rare Trappist ale (actually made by Trappist monks in a monastery in Vleteren Belgium), is hardly available outside Belgium.

Based on ratings on various beer sites, it is one of the best beers in...

The Red Carpet is buzzing. Flashbulbs popping, interviewers shouting questions, fans waving signs and asking for autographs; it feels like early September at TIFF. Except this is late fall, and the people walking into the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema aren't Hollywood Starlets and Studs, but ordinary people from the community....

I get emails from public relations companies all the time. Generally for medium to large breweries announcing a new product or event, but there are exceptions to that.

The other day I got a message about a bar opening in Toronto. It doesn't really matter what bar it is,...