The fact that over 50 per cent of the residents of Toronto are not from Canada, that is always a good thing, creatively, and for food especially. That is easily a city's biggest strength, and it is Toronto's unique strength.

When dealing with complex transportation issues, the best thing to do is pull up with a cold beer and let somebody else figure it out.

The way you make an omelet reveals your character.

I'm not looking to freak people out - eating rodents or bugs. I don't do that anymore.

Unlicensed hooch from a stranger in a parking lot. Good idea? Yes, of course it is.

My house is run, essentially, by an adopted, fully clawed cat with a mean nature.

Turning your nose up at a genuine and sincere gesture of hospitality is no way to travel or to make friends around the world.