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  First Fridays Event Gives Toronto Entrepreneurs a Chance to Get Funded Toronto’s entrepreneurial community will take centre stage on Friday, May 2nd , during a special edition of the First Fridays business networking event. “Get Your Big Idea Funded,” will run from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Real Jerk, located at (College Street, with a live Zoom stream beginning at 8 p.m. The event promises to blend business inspiration with practical opportunities, bringing together innovative minds and potential investors under one roof. Drawing inspiration from shows like Shark Tank, the program gives selected entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a panel of investors. These decision-makers will determine if the pitches have the potential — and the spark — to warrant financial backing. The goal is not just exposure, but the real possibility of walking away with a commitment to funding that could take a business idea to the next level. Organizer Warren Salmon say this F...

For Caribbean Foodies Carnival Food Comes in 25 Flavours (and counting) Freedom Mas photo from Facebook By Stephen Weir  For the stripped down version of the 2021 Toronto Caribbean Carnival the timing is turning out be perfect.  Just as the Province begins relaxing the restrictions on dine-in restaurants, outdoor patios and purchasing take-out meals, The Festival Management Committee, has soft-launched a new Carnival food festival  -- Carnival Flavours -- that runs throughout the month of July. “ Earn points every time you order and you could win weekly Carnival Flavours prize packs!” explains the carnival's event website ( https://www.torontocarnival.ca/carnivalflavours ).  Carnival Flavours  is a brand new project for the 2021 Carnival and is dedicated to bringing the best in Caribbean food in  Toronto ,  Brampton  and  Whitby  to hungry Toronto Caribbean Carnival foodies.   Be it in a popular resto, or dinner on a patio or meals ...

New Free TV Channel Is Celebrating Caribbean Restaurant Week In Toronto By Stephen Weir One Caribbean TV's Mr. Toronto Damian Sogren at Real Jerk  I missed Samuel Jackson by a couple of days, but, I did get to sit on the very same bar stool he sat in when visiting the Real Jerk.  The popular Jamaican Food Emporium, was mum when I asked what he ate, what he drank and how much was his tip. They did tell me I also missed Drake and Rihanna by a couple years. I wasn’t at the Real Jerk looking for stars, I was there for the Jamaican food and to talk to Damian Sogren the host of One Caribbean TV’s first Toronto Caribbean Restaurant Week shorts. Their on-air Toronto foodie coverage runs from July 17 to July 27th.  One Caribbean Television is a new-to-cable television network about the Caribbean and its people.  Their food event celebrates the rich tradition of Caribbean cuisine found in Toronto as well as providing interesting programming for the...