Richard Silver

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Toronto Real Estate: Riverdale: It’s all about the food and shopping.

Thirty years ago, I began my realtor career at an office on the Danforth . In those days it was the newest up-and-coming area, and my first few years were spent cutting my teeth in prime Riverdale  and Leslieville , although we called it Cabbagetown  Two at the time — a tribute to the number of Victorian houses found south of Gerrard. The housing closer to the Danforth tends to be mostly Edwardian in design but the homes are larger and on...Continue Reading...

The Perfect Turkey Recipe! Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!!!

You know that I love my food, like to cook but am always looking for the easy way, as time is of the essence...well....our favourite Cabbagetown Butcher, Mark Michelin at the St. Jamestown Steak & Chops, has an almost flawless Turkey Recipe, almost a Turnkey Turkey Recipe. I tried it last year and it is almost too simple to believe and produces an amazing result. So here it is! (more...)Continue Reading...

Real Estate: What is Included in the HST?

It seems almost daily that I am reminded how little we know about the upcoming Harmonized Sales Tax. There is so much confusion in the Public's mind about what is to be taxed and what is not to be. The biggest misconception that I hear because of my business is that there seems to be a concern out there that resale housing draws HST. It does not. HST is only on New Constuction. However, HST is payable on any of the...Continue Reading...

Lifestyle and Technology: People are talking about you!!

Last Summer a group of us techno-weenies were in San Francisco for a Conference and wanted to go out for a great dinner. After some discussion we decided on Chinese food and rather than walking aimlessly through Chinatown, we decided to YELP  the restaurant. For those of you who have not YELPED before...Yelp  is a website that is a repository of peer reviews, mashed with GPS . It uses the GPS to find you, allows you to search under numerous categories for...Continue Reading...

TRAVEL: Antarctica, Part 2

Part 2 of our photos from the trip: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWuAqksfWPU[/youtube] Here are the photos of our trip to Antarctica, a 20 day cruise on HollandAmerica from Chile to Brazil. (more...)Continue Reading...

Artichokes: My Favourite Vegetable

 In my last years of University, I spent a Summer in Santa Cruz, California. Just South of there is a town called Castroville, California and it is the home of the big ARTICHOKE and the Artichoke Festival!!! It was there and then that I tried my first fresh Artichoke and I have been enamoured with the vegetable ever since. We eat them fresh as often as we can because they are very high in anti-oxidents, low in fat (except for the...Continue Reading...

Toronto: Cabbagetown Farmer’s Market

Tuesday is my favourite day during the warmer weather. The Cabbagetown Farmer's Market happens from 3-7 pm in the Riverdale Park and is organized by the Friends of Riverdale Farm. For information and updates about what is available, when and who comes, check out this link. Elizabeth Harris is the Managing Director and has done a marvelous job of making the market a Community Event and a great place to shop! Check out some of my Flickr photos or better...Continue Reading...

A Great Cause and A Great Event: The Children’s Breakfast Programs

Back in 2006, Carolyn Griffis of Re/Max Hallmark Realty identified a problem of nutrition in a Public Schools. Over the past three years she has worked tirelessly to enlist volunteers, donors and sponsors to this very important cause, feeding school children to maximize their engagement in class.  REALTORS from many different Companies have adopted Schools (our Company has adopted two), the Toronto Real Estate Board has become a sponsor, and recently the staff at TREB have adopted a School, as well. There is...Continue Reading...

Susan’s Most Amazing Rib Recipe

There are times when this blog must deal with really important issues and this is one of them: FOOD!! My friend Susan, a great cook, but also a dynamite Business woman ( those are not divergent in one person, however, I digress)...is known far and wide for her Award Winning Rib Recipe. I have made it a couple of times at home, though it seems daunting at first, the most difficult part is getting all the spices together for the rub...Continue Reading...