Liza Agrba

Dec 20, 2024 | torontolife.com | Liza Agrba

Name: Bar ClamsContact: 802 Dundas St. W., barclams.ca, @barclamsbarclamsNeighbourhood: Trinity-BellwoodsPreviously: Fonda BalamOwners: Our House Hospitality CompanyChefs: Culinary director Coulson Armstrong and chef de cuisine Shu ZhangAccessibility: Not accessibleMatty Matheson’s newest kitchen is reflective of his East Coast roots and inspired by the Blue Goose, a diner his grandfather once owned in DeSable, PEI.

Dec 18, 2024 | canadianbusiness.com | Liza Agrba

I learned the value of an entrepreneurial spirit from a young age. I have vivid childhood memories of afternoons and sick days spent in the travel agency my mom started, napping on the little sofa while she built her business. Meanwhile my dad, an accountant, was a master at building relationships. On our weekly trips to the grocery store he would greet each vendor by name—the produce guy, the baker, the butcher—and always got the best deals on the strength of those relationships.

Oct 22, 2024 | torontolife.com | Liza Agrba

The sort-of secret: The new lunch menu at Affinity Fish, a Little Portugal fishmonger that sells mostly Great Lakes catches from Indigenous fisheriesYou may have heard of it if: You’ve popped in to buy some lake trout or spotted their sandwich board outsideBut you probably haven’t tried it because: It’s a 16-seat counter and they advertise only on InstagramAffinity Fish is no ordinary fishmonger.

Oct 10, 2024 | theglobeandmail.com | Liza Agrba

Open this photo in gallery:CEO David Yochlowitz of ABC Recycling is pictured at their yard in Burnaby, British Columbia on July 2, 2017.BEN NELMS/The Globe and MailPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountWestern Canada’s largest processor of scrap metal, ABC Recycling, has been around for 112 years.

Oct 8, 2024 | torontolife.com | Liza Agrba

Name: Pizzeria No. 900Contact: 1986 Queen St. E., no900.com, @no900pizza.onNeighbourhood: The BeachesOwners: Luke and Rya SauvéChefs: Fiodar Huminski and Mirko D’AgataAccessibility: Not fully accessible, six steps up to main level and washroomsOn a weekend trip to Montreal in 2022, Luke and Rya Sauvé visited Pizzeria No. 900, a chain with a couple dozen locations in Quebec and one in Lyon, France. “We loved everything about it, start to finish,” said Luke.