On Friday, January 30, 2026, Little Italy’s Radici Project, located at 588 College St, Toronto, ON, will host a standout chef collaboration with Naagan, ranked No. 9 on Canada’s 100 Best New Restaurants 2025. Running from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, the immersive dining experience brings together Italian Japanese technique at Radici Project with Chef Zach Keeshig’s Indigenous culinary perspective from Naagan for a 10 course collaborative tasting menu, celebrating contrast, craftsmanship, and cultural storytelling through food. Tickets for this unique event will be priced at $200 (plus taxes & gratuity) and are available for purchase HERE.

Beverage pairings will be chosen on-site, with guests selecting between alcoholic or non-alcoholic options. Non-alcoholic options for the evening are designed by MICHELIN-trained beverage consultant Hugo Togni, co-founder of Toronto’s acclaimed Bar Pompette—ranked No. 1 on Canada’s 100 Best Bars 2025, No. 55 on The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025, and No. 7 on North America’s 50 Best Bars 2025—and founder of the beverage consulting company Mirabelle. Beverages are not included in the ticket price.
Guests will be welcomed with a non-alcoholic welcome drink during the reception from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm where they will have an opportunity to mingle with chefs Emiliano Del Frate and Zach Keeshig, alongside Hugo Togni.

The collaboration is rooted in a shared philosophy of cooking with intention, passion, and respect for craft. At Radici Project, Italian Japanese technique serves as a foundation for thoughtful, innovative storytelling, while Naagan approaches food as a reflection of land, community, and Indigenous tradition. Together, the chefs create an experience that honours culture, creativity, and the belief that meaningful cooking begins with care for both ingredients and the stories they carry.

With limited seating, this chef collaboration offers an intimate opportunity for guests to experience two celebrated culinary masters in one room for one night only. Reservations are required and can be made HERE.

About Radici Project
Radici is a contemporary Italian-Japanese restaurant located in Toronto’s Little Italy. Founded by husband-and-wife duo Chef Emiliano Del Frate and Kayo Ito, Radici offers Italian-Japanese cuisine through a seasonally evolving menu rooted in sustainable practices and the use of Canadian ingredients. The restaurant features a dual-concept layout, with a casual à la carte natural wine bar at the front and an intimate chef’s table experience at the back. With thoughtful sake and wine pairings and a serene, locally inspired space, Radici brings a new kind of storytelling to Toronto’s dining scene.

About Naagan
Naagan, meaning “dish” in Ojibwa, is an intimate 17 seat restaurant located in the heart of Owen Sound, Ontario. Rooted in Indigenous culture, Naagan is a space where food, art, and education come together to celebrate hyper local abundance and the natural beauty of the land. The menu is guided by close relationships with Mother Earth, featuring ingredients that are foraged, grown, or sourced from local farmers, fishers, and hunters, with non local ingredients replaced by regional flavours such as sweetgrass and sea buckthorn. Through its seasonally evolving tasting menus, Naagan is committed to elevating Aboriginal cuisine and placing it alongside the world’s most celebrated culinary traditions.

Netflix’s iconic talent competition series, Star Search, adds Grammy® Award nominated artist Jelly Roll, Golden Globe® nominated and Emmy® winning actor Sarah Michelle Gellar and television personality and NYT Best-Selling cookbook author Chrissy Teigen to make up its star-studded judging panel.

Star Search premieres live on January 20, 2026 hosted by Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominated actor Anthony Anderson.

Episodes will air live Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT and will include real-time voting to let the viewers help determine which contestants move forward. Viewers watching live can easily vote with their remote or by tapping the screen if watching in the Netflix mobile app.

The new and reimagined series draws on the rich legacy of Star Search, which helped launch the careers of global icons like Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler and many others. Off the air for 20 years, the show returns as a nostalgic yet fresh entry in the talent competition space – ready to captivate both longtime fans and a whole new generation.

Synopsis: Star Search is back! The talent is bigger, the stakes are higher, and the format is more interactive than ever. Each episode will spotlight the best up-and-coming performers across numerous categories – music, dance, variety, comedy, magic and juniors – as they compete head to head for their shot at stardom. With an arced competition structure and weekly eliminations with real-time global voting, the series builds dramatic momentum, making every live episode an unmissable event.

Production Company: Jesse Collins Entertainment (Rhythm + Flow, Primetime Emmys, Super Bowl Halftime Show, Beyonce Bowl, BET Awards, Hollywood Squares)

Executive Producers: Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, Madison Merritt, Elaine Metaxas, Taraji P. Henson and Steve Mosko

Showrunners: Jason Raff (America’s Got Talent, Clash of the Choirs) and David Friedman (Bring the Funny, The Four)

The premiere of the second season of CBC’s SAINT-PIERRE was held last night at the Paradise Theatre in Toronto, with Cast and Crew in attendance.

Each Monday, episodes of SAINT-PIERRE season two will be available to stream for free on CBC Gem starting at 9 a.m. ET, and air Monday nights at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) on CBC TV. The police procedural filmed its second season this past year on location in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, France, and St. John’s Newfoundland. It is produced by Hawco Productions for CBC and CBC Gem in association with global film and TV studio FIFTH SEASON, which handles global distribution.

Throughout its first season, SAINT-PIERRE was CBC’s #1 most-watched new series of the year and one of the top Canadian drama series nationwide.* The first season is currently available to stream for free on CBC Gem.

SAINT-PIERRE is the creation of Allan Hawco, Robina Lord-Stafford and Perry Chafe, with Hawco and Lord-Stafford as Showrunners. French star Josephine Jobert (Death in Paradise) and Canadian star Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle, Caught, Jack Ryan) lead the cast playing Arch and Fitz, with James Purefoy (Rome, Sex Education, The Following), Benz Antoine (Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin’), Erika Prevost (The Boys, Dare Me) and Jean-Michel Le Gal (Paris Paris, Accused) rounding out the stellar team.

SEASON 2 SYNOPSIS: As if by fate, two seasoned yet entirely different police officers – Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Inspector Donald Fitzpatrick (Fitz), and Parisian Deputy Chief Geneviève Archambault (Arch) – are forced together to solve exciting cases in the French islands of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. Initially at odds and suspicious of each other, Arch and Fitz soon discover that they are great at cracking the intriguing and often bizarre crimes that wash up on the islands’ beautiful North Atlantic shores.

Season Two opens with Arch and Fitz dealing with the fallout from Season One’s graveyard shootout, but they have little time to reflect before being thrown into an edge-of-your-seat twisted case. With a new friendship forged through their professional success and sharing of personal secrets, Arch and Fitz grow even closer. As they investigate a potential serial killer on the loose, and a host of new criminals and unique villainy with specific ties to their jurisdiction, Arch and Fitz will rely on each other and their formidable team to protect Saint-Pierre.

SAINT-PIERRE is executive produced by Janine Squires, Erin Sullivan, Robina Lord-Stafford, John Vatcher and Allan Hawco.

*Source: Numeris TV Meter, 1/6/2025 – 2/24/2025, CBC Total, Ind.2+, Mon 9p-10p, Total Canada, AMA(000), generated by Instar.

ROSEMEAD is opening this Friday in select theatres via Game Theory Films and we have release dates across Canada.

Synopsis:

Inspired by a harrowing true story, Lucy Liu transforms in a riveting, career-redefining performance as an ailing woman who takes drastic measures to protect her troubled teenage son.

ROSEMEAD can be seen in the following theatres this Friday, January 9, 2026:

Scotiabank Montreal Montreal, QC
Empress Walk Toronto, ON
Cineplex International Village Vancouver, BC
Landmark Kanata, ON
Landmark Country Hills (Calgary), AB

Universal Music Group (EURONEXT: UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, announced today a collaboration with NVIDIA to pioneer responsible AI for music discovery, creation, and engagement leveraging NVIDIA AI infrastructure and UMG’s industry-leading music catalog comprising millions of tracks covering every genre and era.

UMG is collaborating with NVIDIA to enrich and enhance the music experience of the billions of music consumers worldwide who enjoy the world’s most popular form of entertainment. NVIDIA and UMG will undertake collaborative research and development to promote shared objectives of advancing human music creation and rightsholder compensation.

The collaboration will explore new avenues to enrich music experiences by utilizing AI to elevate discovery, engagement and consumption beyond current constructs of search and personalization. Further, the companies will pursue new approaches to leverage AI in order to protect artists’ work and ensure proper attribution of music-based content.

● Revolutionizing Music Discovery: NVIDIA and UMG are extending the NVIDIA Music Flamingo model to transform how fans discover music. Music Flamingo sets a new standard in music intelligence by moving beyond surface-level recognition to deliver rich, human-like understanding of songs. Built on NVIDIA’s advanced Audio Flamingo architecture, the model processes full-length tracks—up to 15 minutes—with unprecedented precision, capturing harmony, structure, timbre, lyrics, and cultural context. It uses chain-of-thought reasoning to enable nuanced interpretation of musical elements, from chord progressions to emotional arcs. NVIDIA Music Flamingo outperforms leading models across 10+ benchmarks in music captioning, instrument recognition, and multilingual lyric transcription. By interpreting the deeper layers of each track, Music Flamingo enables listeners to explore music in ways that go far beyond traditional tags or genres, making discovery more personal and meaningful.

● Enhancing Fan Engagement: These technologies help unlock interactive experiences that allow artists to connect with audiences beyond conventional playlists or search. For artists, Music Flamingo opens new creative possibilities—providing tools to analyze, describe, and share their music with unprecedented depth. For fans, it powers richer discovery experiences, surfacing songs not just by genre or tempo, but by emotional narrative and cultural resonance, helping established artists reach fans in deeper, more interactive ways, while providing emerging artists with greater opportunities to be discovered by music lovers who are the most likely to become dedicated fans.

● Empowering Artists with Creation Tools: To ensure AI-driven music creation tools genuinely empower artists, NVIDIA and UMG will establish a dedicated artist incubator. This incubator brings together artists, songwriters, and producers to co-design and test new AI-powered tools, integrating them into real-world creative workflows. By prioritizing hands-on artist involvement, the incubator develops solutions that enhance originality and authenticity—serving as a direct antidote to generic, “AI slop” outputs, and placing artists at the center of responsible AI innovation.

Sir Lucian Grainge, UMG’s Chairman and CEO, said, “We’re excited to establish this ground-breaking strategic relationship which unites the world’s leading technology company with the world’s leading music company in a shared mission to harness revolutionary AI technology to dramatically advance the interests of the creative community and the role of music in global culture. We eagerly embrace the opportunities that AI presents, and the fact that NVIDIA is choosing to take a leadership position in the tech industry in their commitment to responsible AI principles is critically important. We look forward to working closely with NVIDIA to direct AI’s unprecedented transformational potential towards the service of artists and their fans as we work together to set new standards for innovation within the industry, while protecting and respecting copyright and human creativity.”

UMG’s Music & Advanced Machine Learning Lab (MAML) previously trained its models using NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure. The collaboration will employ both companies’ research capabilities, establishing creative laboratories that foster comprehensive input from artists, songwriters, music labels and publishers, in part by leveraging UMG’s world-class studio operations such as Abbey Road Studios in London and Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. In addition, UMG will use NVIDIA AI infrastructure in the development of responsibly trained AI-driven business and creative processes.

Throughout the collaboration, NVIDIA will work with UMG and its artists to obtain in-depth feedback on product development that will empower established artists to engage with their fans in deeper, more interactive ways, while also providing emerging artists with unprecedented opportunities to be discovered and connect with new audiences worldwide.

“We’re entering an era where a music catalog can be explored like an intelligent universe — conversational, contextual, and genuinely interactive”, said Richard Kerris, NVIDIA VP/GM of Media. “By extending NVIDIA’s Music Flamingo with UMG’s unmatched catalog and creative ecosystem, we’re going to change how fans discover, understand, and engage with music on a global scale. And we’ll do it the right way: responsibly, with safeguards that protect artists’ work, ensure attribution, and respect copyright.”

As this collaboration sets new standards for innovation and responsibility in the music industry, artists and fans alike stand to benefit from the transformative potential of AI. NVIDIA and UMG are committed to shaping a future where technology and creativity unite to unlock new possibilities for artists and fans everywhere.

TIFF is announcing its annual Canada’s Top Ten list, celebrating the year’s most outstanding Canadian feature films and shorts. The 25th edition of Canada’s Top Ten, presented by MUBI, runs February 5–8, 2026 at the Lightbox. Audiences will have an opportunity to catch screenings of these films during the four-day showcase.

Among the 10 features in the 2025 selection is Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband), the winner of the Best Canadian Feature Film Award at TIFF ’25, at which director Zacharias Kunuk was also honoured with a Special Tribute Award. Two more highlights of this year’s Canada’s Top Ten, Chandler Levack’s second feature Mile End Kicks and Bretten Hannam’s third feature and Platform selection Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts), both made their World Premieres at TIFF ’25. This year’s lineup also features four debut feature-length films: Sophy Romvari’s Blue Heron, recipient of the Best Canadian Discovery Award at TIFF ’25 and the First Feature Award at the Locarno Film Festival; Eric K. Boulianne’s French-language comedy Follies; Kid Koala’s animated film Space Cadet; and Amalie Atkins’ Agatha’s Almanac, named Best Canadian Feature Documentary at Hot Docs 2025. Another standout, Tuner, marks the narrative debut of Daniel Roher, whose documentary Navalny won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2023.

Further highlights include Matt Johnson’s Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, recipient of the TIFF ’25 People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award; and The Things You Kill, Canada’s official Oscar submission for Best International Feature, from Iranian-Canadian director Alireza Khatami.

The short film lineup includes seven films that screened at this year’s Festival, including Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s The Girl Who Cried Pearls, which won the Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Short Film and was recently included on the Academy Awards shortlist in the category of Best Animated Short Film; Heather Young’s A Soft Touch, which earned an honourable mention from the jury; and Klee, a mashup of body horror and Prairie Gothic by director Gavin Baird. See the full list of short films below.

“This year’s Canada’s Top Ten films reflect the remarkable breadth of perspectives shaping contemporary Canadian cinema,” said Anita Lee, TIFF’s Chief Programming Officer. “Spanning globally minded stories and deeply personal visions, these films reveal the profound ways Canadian artists are interpreting the world around them. I’m especially inspired to see four first features in the lineup, an exciting testament to the bold new voices emerging across the country. I’d like to acknowledge all the Canadian programmers from coast to coast that participated in Top Ten.”

The opening ceremony for Canada’s Top Ten will take place on February 5 to celebrate this year’s selections, including a presentation of the second annual Charles Officer Legacy Award by TIFF: The Market and CBC. This award recognizes a Black Canadian director and/or writer whose body of work exemplifies the creative excellence, strong point of view, and community-mindedness of the award-winning late filmmaker. Last year’s winner was Montreal-based filmmaker Miryam Charles.

A selection of Canada’s Top Ten films will once again be featured in TIFF’s popular Donald Shebib Film Circuit. The programme provides access to 100+ Circuit locations in rural, remote, and under-served communities that otherwise would not have an opportunity to see these films, extending their theatrical life beyond their initial release.

TIFF Members have early access to tickets starting Thursday, January 15 at 12pm, and public tickets go on sale on Friday, January 16 at 12pm.

Canada’s Top Ten Feature Films

Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts) | dir. Bretten Hannam | English, Mi’kmaw, French

This is directed by acclaimed Two-Spirit, L’nu filmmaker Bretten Hannam, has been selected as part of TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten for 2025, celebrating the year’s outstanding Canadian feature films and shorts. 

The film will screen at TIFF Lightbox from February 5–8, 2026, ahead of its theatrical release on March 6, 2026 by VVS Films.

Siblings Mise’l and Antle, close confidants as children, have drifted apart as adults. When a malevolent spirit begins tormenting them, the siblings are forced to reunite and journey into Sk+te’kmujue’katik (the Place of Ghosts), a primordial forest that exists outside of time, to confront their violent upbringing.

Agatha’s Almanac | dir. Amalie Atkins | English

Blue Heron | dir. Sophy Romvari | English, Hungarian

Follies | dir. Eric K. Boulianne | French

Mile End Kicks | dir. Chandler Levack | English

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie | dir. Matt Johnson | English

Space Cadet | dir. Kid Koala | no dialogue

The Things You Kill | dir. Alireza Khatami | Turkish

Tuner | dir. Daniel Roher | English

Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) | dir. Zacharias Kunuk | Inuktitut

Canada’s Top Ten Short Films

A Soft Touch | dir. Heather Young | 20 minutes | English

Ambush | dir. Yassmina Karajah | 21 minutes | Arabic

Jazz Infernal | dir. Will Niava | 16 minutes | French

Klee | dir. Gavin Baird | 20 minutes | English

La Mayordomía | dir. Martin Edralin | 23 minutes | Spanish

Lloyd Wong, Unfinished | dir. Lesley Loksi Chan | 29 minutes | English

Pidikwe (Rumble) | dir. Caroline Monnet | 10 minutes | no dialogue

Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts | dir. Shervin Kermani | 8 minutes | Spanish

ripe | dir. Solara Thanh Bình Đặng | 19 minutes | Vietnamese

The Girl Who Cried Pearls | dirs. Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski | 17 minutes | English, French

On February 5, TIFF: The Market will host a session focused on the Canadian screen sector. Charles Tremblay, Head of Market, and Geoff McNaughton, Vice President, Market Programming & Theatrical, will lead an in‑depth discussion, followed by a panel featuring Market Advisory Committee members, offering guidance to Canadian creators and companies on navigating next September’s launch of The Market. For registration details, please visit here.

Canada’s Top Ten is selected by TIFF programming in consultation with programmers from festivals across the country, including:

Atlantic International Film Festival

Calgary International Film Festival

Edmonton International Film Festival

Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal

Gimli International Film Festival

imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival

REGARD: Le Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay

Reel Canada

Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM)

Toronto Outdoor Picture Show

Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

Vancouver International Film Festival

Windsor International Film Festival

Valley of Mother of God Gin, one of Canada’s most acclaimed luxury spirits brands, has officially launched in Japan, marking a significant milestone in the brand’s global expansion. With Tokyo widely regarded as one of the world’s most influential cocktail capitals, where drinking culture and global trends are shaped, the gins have quickly gained recognition for their quality and craftsmanship.

The launch was celebrated through two dedicated events held at Craft Gin Bar Copain—one for bartenders on November 28 and another for consumers on November 29—where the gins are also available to enjoy now. Both events were organized and hosted by Jenya Malakhova, owner of Craft Gin Bar Copain and a member of The Gin Guild, whose leadership and industry relationships played a key role in the launch’s success and early listings.

Valley of Mother of God Gin is now available at select bars and retail locations throughout Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka, including the Tokyo American Club—one of the city’s most prestigious international private clubs. Additional locations include Antonic, Bar Quitar, Kairos Gin Bar, NonDa90 (Izakaya restaurant), KOKUtEERU (yakitori restaurant/bar), Bar Cielo, Bar Hinata, Oasis Bar, and The Bar Vieux Carre1, with more to follow. Select retail partners include Global Gin Gallery, Mixology Boutique, Musashiya, Ginlab Japan, and Nurihiko Liquor, with more adding soon.

Introduced to Japan by Heavenly Vines, a Tokyo-based importer specializing exclusively in Canadian wines and spirits, VMG’s launch reflects growing demand for premium, globally distinctive gin in one of the world’s most discerning cocktail markets.

“This is one of the most challenging markets in the world, given the sophistication of drinkers,” says Jamie Paquin, the owner of Heavenly Vines, “…and the initial reaction to Valley of Mother of God Gin has been outstanding, with an extremely high purchase rate. True excellence is recognized and rewarded here, so we’re proud to be making VMG available in Japan.”

Crafted in Ontario by co-founders and life partners Malcolm Roberts and Shelly Perry, Valley of Mother of God Gin has gained international recognition for its innovation and unique Canadian essence. The Canadian Wild Juniper Dry Gin is celebrated for its elegant, versatile botanical profile, earning it a coveted Gold Medal in the Super Premium category at the 2023 Global Spirits Masters UK competition, while their Maplewood Smoked Gin—a world’s first— was awarded a coveted Master Medal in the Ultra-Premium category. This uniquely Canadian style of Gin appeals to the whisky, bourbon, and gin enthusiasts alike.

“While we continue to build momentum at home, we’re very intentional about where we launch internationally, focusing first on cities that help shape global spirit culture. Tokyo is the key starting point for us,” says Malcom Roberts, co-founder of Foxglove Spirits, which owns Valley of Mother of God Gin. “New York follows our next priority with a launch planned for spring 2026 in a market with enormous reach and media influence. Abu Dhabi plays a different but important role as a smaller but highly refined luxury market in the Gulf. At the same time, we’re continuing to expand retail distribution across Canada, with a strategy centered on being listed on the menus of the country’s top bars and restaurants, allowing on-trade credibility to drive broader consumer awareness and retail growth.”

In Canada, Valley of Mother of God is the leading domestic luxury gin brand at the LCBO, one of the world’s largest and most competitive spirits retailers, with availability in more than 260 stores nationwide. Internationally, the brand is currently available in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, with New York slated for launch in spring 2026 as part of its continued global expansion.

About Valley of Mother of God Gin

Valley of Mother of God Gin is an award-winning Ontario-made spirit known for its smooth, well-balanced profile. Crafted by life and founding partners Shelly and Malcolm, and perfected with the guidance of a Master Distiller from London, England, the gin captures the abundance of Canada in a glass. It is distilled with a mix of Canadian and international botanicals grown at their Foxglove farm, and it offers clear notes of Ottawa Valley and Tuscan juniper, McIntosh apple, black walnut, and more botanicals for a layered and smooth finish. It works well in classic cocktails like a gin and tonic or Negroni, and stands out for its consistent quality and modern, thoughtful approach to gin-making.

About Heavenly Vines

Heavenly Vines is a specialty wine shop based in Tokyo that focuses exclusively on Canadian wines. Founded to bring Canada’s best bottles to the Japanese market, the store offers curated selections from across the country, from Niagara and Prince Edward County to British Columbia and Quebec. The shop aims to introduce keen drinkers in Japan to Canada’s diverse wine regions and artisanal producers, pairing a commitment to quality with a passion for sharing Canada’s wines and spirits abroad.

About Craft Gin Bar Copain Tokyo

Bar Copain is a speakeasy craft gin bar offering more than 800 gins from around the world. Jenya, the bar owner and a Gin Guild member, is passionate about gins across the world, which reflects in the bar’s collection. The team helps guests discover what craft gin is and find a style they enjoy, with a selection of about 13 tonic options for custom gin and tonics. The bar also hosts monthly events featuring distillers from Japan and abroad, giving visitors a chance to learn more and try new releases.

As the new year begins, so does a new season of fresh content across Canada’s most-watched lifestyle brands, Flavour Network and Home Network, and factual brand, The HISTORY® Channel. More than 50 new and returning series will reach audiences this winter, including the Emmy® nominated Searching for Italy and fan-favourite The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals on Flavour Network; Canada’s #1 specialty entertainment series*, The Curse of Oak Island, and new series History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames on The HISTORY® Channel; plus hit international acquisitions The Block and Love It or List It UK on Home Network. All series will be available to stream on STACKTV.

Flavour Network
The holidays may be over, but the cooking continues this January on Flavour Network. Worst Cooks in America returns for a staggering Season 30, where a new batch of bad cooks battle to win $25,000, beginning Sunday, January 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. My Kitchen Rules premieres Wednesday, January 7, at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT, with teams of competitive home chefs facing off for a grand prize of $100,000. Academy Award-nominee Stanley Tucci travels across Italy in Searching For Italy, discovering the secrets and delights of the country’s regional cuisines, starting Thursday, January 8, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Gordon Ramsay returns to Flavour Network with the all-new series Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service. Premiering Saturday, January 10, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Ramsay trades his signature chef knives for a state-of-the-art surveillance vehicle and cutting-edge spyware, using the help of a secret source on the inside to uncover the major issues facing each restaurant. Then, Season 9 of The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals premieres on Monday, January 19, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, where a fresh batch of pastry chefs from across the UK showcase their skills in creating exquisite patisserie delights.

Home Network
Coming to Home Network this month for international hits is the Season 1 reboot of the classic British series Cash in the Attic. Viewers can tune in on Monday, January 5, at 9/9:30 p.m. ET/PT to see a team of specialized appraisers dig through attics and discover what’s been collecting dust. Next in the lineup is Season 18 of the popular Australian series, The Block Australia, featuring five couples who build new homes from the ground up, premiering Wednesday, January 7, at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT. Interior Design Masters returns for Season 6 on Thursday, January 8, at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m PT, where designers tackle a new challenge each week, crisscrossing Britain to transform the interiors of luxury apartments, hotels, shops, cafés, luxury holiday lodges, and bars.

Taking place in an emporium deep in the British countryside, The Bidding Room brings together five expert dealers who compete to outbid each other for antiques, heirlooms, and other extraordinary items brought in by the public, beginning Saturday, January 10, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Love it or List it travels across the pond, expanding the hit franchise with the debut of Love It or List It UK. Premiering its Season 10 on Sunday, January 11, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, the iconic series puts fed-up homeowners to the ultimate test: fix the home they’re in—or list it and move on.

The HISTORY® Channel
The HISTORY® Channel resolves to uncover the truth this new year. Fan favourite, The Curse of Oak Island, continues Season 13 with new episodes on Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Viewers will see Rick and Marty Lagina and their team return to the island as they continue their plan to solve the 230-year-old treasure mystery. This fall’s Top 20 specialty entertainment series**, The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd returns with new episodes Friday, January 9, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, taking viewers on a mind-blowing ride to reveal history’s strange-but-true stories, brought to life through dynamic recreations, compelling graphics, arresting archival footage, and fun, witty expert commentary.

Actor Ving Rhames stars in the brand-new series History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames, premiering Sunday, February 1, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The series reveals the strange truths behind the world’s most prolific and powerful killers – from criminals and tyrants to natural disasters and deadly weapons – uncovering the unlikely chain of events that can turn an ordinary day into one of history’s deadliest.

Flavour Network, Home Network and The HISTORY® Channel can be streamed exclusively on STACKTV, available on Amazon Prime Video Channels, Bell Fibe TV app, Fubo, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite Streaming. The network is also available through all major TV distributors, including: Shaw, Shaw Direct, Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Telus, Cogeco, Eastlink and SaskTel.

Source:
*Source: Numeris PPM Data, Total Canada. FL’25 STD (9/1/2025 to 12/21/2025) – confirmed until 12/14/2025, A25-54, Mo-Su 2a-2a, AMA(000), CDN SPECIALTY COM ENG.
**Source: Numeris PPM Data, Total Canada. FL’25 STD (9/1/2025 to 12/21/2025) – confirmed until 12/14/2025, A25-54, Mo-Su 2a-2a, AMA(000), min 3+ airings, CDN SPECIALTY COM ENG excluding sports.

This January, Toronto’s iconic barbecue restaurant, The Carbon Bar, is celebrating its 12-year anniversary by rolling prices all the way back to 2014, with a limited-time 12-Year Anniversary Throwback Menu featuring nostalgic favourites, greatest-hits cocktails, and unapologetically old-school pricing. They’re turning back the clock to 2014!!

To mark the milestone, Sous Chef Taylor Wells has curated a playful lineup of $12 anniversary dinner specials, highlighting the most beloved dishes and drinks from The Carbon Bar over the past 12 years.

Menu highlights include:

-$12 for six fresh-shucked oysters
-$12 snacks, including KFC (Korean Fried Cauliflower – a dish that has been a menu staple since day one, handed down from chef to chef) and shishito peppers (2014’s hottest food trend)
-$12 anniversary cocktails, such as the Black Mamba Margarita (a timeless favourite that has graced the menu since the beginning), Pit-Fired Old Fashioned, Smoking Manhattan, and Tokyo Breeze
-$12 whisky pours, featuring Pike Creek Double Barrel, Gooderham & Worts, and J.P. Wiser’s 10-Year
-$12 desserts, every single one, because birthdays deserve cake, pie and whatever your sweet tooth is hunting for.

In addition, groups of 12 or more will also be welcomed with a complimentary glass of Prosecco.

Toronto is a BBQ-loving city and THE CARBON BAR is a big part of the reason why!
Reserve now.

The start of the year calls for something special. Miku Toronto at Waterpark Place, 10 Bay St welcomes January with its Winter Kaiseki Menu, available from January 2 to January 31 during dinner service. Curated by Chef de Cuisine Michael Acero, the 7-course tasting menu highlights dishes such as A5 Japanese Wagyu Striploin, and a signature sushi course featuring Foie Gras Oshi Sushi and Ikura Uni Mini Don. The experience concludes with a bright Yuzu Parfait crafted by MICHELIN-starred Executive Pastry Chef Aiko Uchigoshi. Priced at $175 per guest, with an optional Premium Wine and Sake Pairing available for $55, the Winter Kaiseki offers an elegant way to begin the year. Tickets can be purchased HERE.

Winter Kaiseki Menu I $175
Premium Wine and Sake Pairing I $55

Amuse
Wagyu tartare
Santome Prosecco

Aburi Sashimi
Akami, Atlantic salmon, Hokkaido scallop,
Madai, Hamachi
Ippakusuisei Tokubetsu Honjozo

Hassun
King oyster mushroom tempura, buttermilk dashi
Boquerones, shiso salsa verde, rye
Scallop piccata, fried capers, yuzu zest
Charles Baker “B Side” Riesling

Fish
Roasted black cod
Tororo kombu velouté, charred negi, kabu
Château Maligny Chablis

Sushi
Foie gras oshi sushi
Wagyu salmon oshi bite
Konbujime hirame
Sawara
Ikura uni mini don
Kuheiji “Human” Junmai Daiginjo sake

Japanese Wagyu
A5 Wagyu striploin
Shogun maitake mushroom, onion purée, mushroom jus
Vietti Barbera d’Asti

Dessert

Yuzu parfait

Yuzu ice cream, yuzu cream, mascarpone cream,

chocolate cookie crumble, candied yuzu

Designed as a thoughtfully paced progression, the Winter Kaiseki begins with refined starters such as Wagyu Tartare and an assortment of Aburi sashimi, followed by a composed Hassun course featuring King Oyster Mushroom Tempura, Boquerones, and Scallop Piccata. Guests then move through roasted black cod and a series of sushi and main courses before finishing with a citrus forward dessert that balances freshness and indulgence.

Available for a limited time throughout January, Miku Toronto’s Winter Kaiseki Menu offers an immersive dining experience that celebrates seasonality, precision, and craftsmanship. Reservations are recommended and can be made HERE.

About Miku Toronto
Located in Toronto’s Harbourfront at Bay and Queen’s Quay, Miku Toronto is ABURI Restaurants’ first East Coast location, offering a contemporary, upscale dining experience in over 7,000 square feet of space, complete with a raw bar, sushi bar, and spacious patio. Known globally for its signature ABURI Sushi & Cuisine, Miku blends traditional Japanese techniques with innovative flavour profiles, led by Head Chef Michael Acero. The menu features ABURI sushi, unique land-based dishes, and Japanese and European-inspired desserts crafted in-house by the pastry team. Miku’s extensive beverage program includes signature cocktails, curated wines, and an impressive sake list, with staff ready to recommend pairings for a seamless and unforgettable dining experience.