Chris Hadfield Canadian Astronaut And Author. When one is presented with the rare opportunity to pick the brain of retired NASA commander Chris Hadfield, one must be diligent in RSVPing to the correct press conference — i.e., not the kids’ one. But my panic when I find myself sitting among a hundred or so little …
Tennis has a new golden boy, and he knows how to make a racket. Dolce caught up with Andy Murray, the Brit who smashed the Rio Olympics, before his next grand slam. Andy Murray is relaxed. Even after a nine-hour flight from London to Beijing, when he has to do a photo shoot the afternoon …
Perseverance has always been a guiding principle in the life of Manny Khoshbin. The real estate mogul from California invites Dolce Magazine to his home to talk about the cars he loves and the family he cherishes, and how taking risks got him to where he is today. Behind all remarkable success stories stands a …
We step inside the high-fashion, fast-driving world of architectural designer Ferris Rafauli to discover what it takes to bring up super homes — and rapper Drake’s VIP hideout — that are nothing short of spectacular. Ferris Rafauli’s work may be big and bold, fast and fearless, but there’s more to his mega-mansions for the rich …
The colourful president of Cineplex Media, Salah Bachir, peels back the layers on the beautiful little things in a life full of star-studded galas, activism and art. Of all the countless black-tie events and elegant high-society galas Salah Bachir has attended over his life it was his 60th birthday that he deems his favourite. “Best …
With a memoir on the way, a shot at producing the Canadian Screen Awards and directing three films for the Stratford Festival, director Barry Avrich reflects on a life in the foreground. Two-thousand-sixteen, in a lot of ways, is going to be one hell of a year for Barry Avrich. This is what he tells …
One of the GTA’s premier automotive families looks to the future after a storied past. Nostalgia falls over the glass-walled boardroom of the Porsche Centre Oakville dealership, as Basil, Tony and Paul Policaro reminisce about the long days and late nights they invested in building their automotive empire. Paul speaks up as he recalls a …
Mohamad Fakih has raised one of the country’s finest Middle Eastern restaurant chains and he’s using it to create a better Canada. Here, the Lebanese-Canadian entrepreneur shares his story and why even the sky won’t limit him. It’s not every day that one steps out to pick up some baklava and ends up buying the …
Toronto philanthropists Phillip and Peggy DeZwirek sit down with Dolce Magazine to talk about the fun side of giving back. Phillip and Peggy DeZwirek are chatting animatedly in their bright kitchen when I first enter their home, a penthouse suite overlooking ritzy Yorkville in the dense heat of a July afternoon. The comely pair is …
Since retiring from politics, Paul Martin has made it his mission to improve indigenous communities across Canada. We connect with the former prime minister to discuss bettering education for Aboriginal students The first time Paul Martin began to grasp the problems faced by aboriginal Canadians, he was working as a deckhand on a tugboat on …
