My Toronto Includes Jennifer Hollett
Jennifer Hollett, Storyteller
Revisiting the old hood at Degrassi and Queen
What is your most favourite place in the city?
Degrassi Street
What is it that you like about this location?
The Kids, Junior High, High, and The Next Generation. This area inspired the ultimate afterschool special, and I believe the best teen tv series of all time. Diverse, charming, and friendly, Toronto’s Degrassi Street deserves the hype.
Where is the best place to eat in the city?
King’s Cafe on Augusta. I love the food here so much that I could cry in joy. Order Soy Drumsticks as an appetizer, and the Kung Po Soy Chicken with rice for a main entree to taste why King’s tagline is “Perfect Vegetarian Food”.
What do you like about living in Toronto?
The world squeezed into one city.
What do you hate about living in Toronto?
Everyone’s too busy to fully enjoy what Toronto has to offer.
Where would I find you on a lazy Sunday afternoon in the city?
Blogerati approved brunch, catching up with friends.
Who is your favourite Local Celebrity?
Stephen Lewis
Car, Bike or Transit?
TTC
Favorite personal story or commentary on the city
One of my favourite Toronto memories is performing in the 2005 V-Day production of The Vagina Monologues. I was part of an amazing cast of vibrant and passionate women from the city, speaking about everything vagina! I played a Southern woman of colour in “The Little Coochie Snorcher That Could”. The show sold out and proceeds from the performance went to to Julliette’s Place, a shelter in Toronto for abused women and their children, as well as aid for women in Iraq.
My Toronto includes everyone.
