FRANKIE’S FAVOURITE EATERIES 

Small Town, Big City, or Island?

Are you a small town kinda person, a big-city kinda girl, or an island kinda guy?

Everyone is different.

As I mentioned last week, if you’ve been following along, I’m in Greece 🇬🇷 visiting my friend’s hometown of Nafpaktos. My days have been pretty simple: morning walks, swims in the ocean, beach clubs. and great dinners.

That’s about it.

Perfection.

Nafpaktos is about 2.5 hours from Athens on a great highway (about 4 hours if you take the old road) and it’s a gem. The town is built around the port (the Limani), with a beautiful castle sitting above it. So well lit up in the evenings. 

We had a great meal right on the port at Centro Porto one night. Everyone knows Greek food, so we went with all the great appetizers, a few entrées and at least a drink each.

10+ people. Less than €300.

You can order four sushi rolls and four drinks for that in Miami.

And THAT is the beauty of these gorgeous little towns. The food is great, authentic, and cheap.

But I’m actually more interested in telling you about the beach clubs.

I’ve always felt that the one thing Greeks do better than almost anyone is beach clubs. They take the Italian clubs and the French clubs and somehow just make them a little better.

There’s no sophisticated separation between lunch and the beach. You’re there to have a great time. Drink your freddo espresso. Get yourself a great seat. Listen to a DJ or some great music. Eat. Swim. Drink some more.

And let the day flow into the early evening.

Our favourite in town has always been Blue Lake.

It’s got a great balance. Incredible mountain views, sheltered from the wind and, of course…

The food. I know. Tell me about the food.

We went to Blue Lake four times on this trip and, every single time, I ordered the Horiatiki salad / basically a Greek salad without the lettuce.

Tomato. Onion. Cucumber. A hint of yellow pepper. Some green pepper. A huge chunk of feta. Crusty brown Greek bread.

This one I love is served on a plate lined with parchment paper, with a little sprig of dried oregano in the middle for you to pull apart and throw into the salad.

A light drizzle of olive oil.

A touch of balsamic.

Boom. 💥

Perfect. That’s it. That’s all. 

There are a few other great beach clubs we hit and a couple other great restaurants. one that took us down a trail to an old house that had everything done onsite, including the cocoretzy? Did I spell it right? Basically lungs, liver, and intestines wrapped and on a spit for hours. Yep, not for everyone but it's one of those things I'm into 🤦‍♀️.  If you need some recos for Naf, send me a note. I've got just the girl who Loves to talk about it, she also just turned 50. HBD ET 😍🫵

Okay, lamb chops were had often. Fish came straight out of the Limani, and souvlaki was abundant. 

But the truth is, my favourite things about Greek food are the Greek salad, the potatoes, and the tzatziki.

The protein can be anything. It’s always delicious.

So, if you’re looking for a cute little town and don’t want to hit another island, Nafpaktos should be on your list.

I’ve been to Kalamata and, of course, Costa Navarino on the other side, which you can drive to as well. But I love Naf.

It’s got that charm I really like.

Maybe it’s because we have friends here. And their 100 cousins.

And who’s kidding who?

I like being around people. Especially warm ones. Isn't that what they say, it's not where you go, it's who you're with that matters. 

So… is summer coming to an end?

NO. NO. NO.

Let’s extend this vibe until November.

Are you with me? 

TECH SPOTLIGHT

Reddit wants you to stop reading Reddit… and start listening to it

If you've ever watched a TikTok featuring a dramatic Reddit story being narrated over completely unrelated footage of someone playing a video game or making a cake, Reddit has noticed too — and now it wants in.

Reddit is beginning to test a new audio and video experience that will turn some of its popular text posts into content users can listen to or watch. Instead of sitting down to read a lengthy story about someone's disastrous wedding, nightmare roommate, or questionable family drama, you could simply press play and listen while you're walking, exercising, cleaning, or running errands.

The idea comes from a trend that's already hugely popular on platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels, where creators regularly turn viral Reddit posts into narrated videos. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has pointed out that people are essentially already consuming Reddit like a podcast — they're just doing it on other platforms.

With the new test, users will see the option to either “read” or “play” certain posts. The original text and comment sections aren't going anywhere, so Reddit isn't completely abandoning the format that made it famous. Instead, it's experimenting with giving users more ways to consume the same content.

For now, the feature is being tested with select English-language posts on the Reddit iOS and Android apps, and the company says it's still figuring out whether the format feels natural enough to expand more broadly.

Reddit has experimented with TikTok-style video features before, but this approach feels slightly different: rather than trying to turn Reddit into TikTok, it's taking something TikTok users already love — Reddit stories — and bringing them back home.

So soon, you may not even need to stare at your phone to fall down a Reddit rabbit hole. Now the rabbit hole can follow you around. 🎧📱🐇

Check it out!

REAL ESTATE SPOTLIGHT

Who doesn't love the Jardin du Luxembourg area in Paris. The 6th is so posh. 

Check it out!

This Toronto neighborhood is quiet and near the airport. This one needs a 300k discount and a pool and it's a beauty. 

Check it out!

This is a wow! Ummm I think you will ask for the negatives? There aren't many, well, one could be it’s facing other homes and the other one could be ummmm the price 🤦‍♀️? 110mil- boomshakala! Miami has gone nuts 

Check it out!

WORD OF THE WEEK

Lackadaisical

What It Means

Something or someone described as lackadaisical is lacking in interest, enthusiasm, or zest.

FRANKIE’S SONG OF THE WEEK

We can dance if we want to? We can leave our friends behind... 

I8MPS.COM

OTHER POSH THINGS

Hervé Di Rosa Brings His Colourful World to Cannes

If you’re in Cannes this summer, tear yourself away from the beach for an hour because La Malmaison has had a serious injection of colour.

Right on the Croisette, the recently renovated art centre is hosting Mirages du monde, les peintures d’Hervé Di Rosa, a colourful, playful and slightly bonkers journey through more than 40 years of work by one of France’s most distinctive contemporary artists.

Born in Sète in 1959, Hervé Di Rosa burst onto the French art scene in the early 1980s as a founder of Figuration Libre. At a time when contemporary art could feel rather serious, Di Rosa went in the opposite direction. His paintings were bold, funny and packed with comic-book characters, monsters, robots, graffiti and very bright colours.

And that spirit is everywhere at La Malmaison.

But what makes this exhibition particularly interesting is how much travel has influenced his work.

In 1993, Di Rosa began his Autour du monde project, travelling the world and working with local artists and craftspeople. Rather than simply visiting a country and painting what he saw, he learned traditional techniques and then used them to recreate his own wonderfully strange Di Rosa universe.

In Ghana, he worked with local sign painters, bringing his characters to life in the bold style of hand-painted African signs. In Vietnam, he discovered the delicate art of mother-of-pearl. In Miami, he worked with the Haitian community and explored the techniques used to make traditional Haitian Vodou flags.

His artistic adventures also took him to Israel, Benin, Ethiopia, South Africa, Mexico and Cameroon, amongst many other places.
The result is almost like travelling around the world with him. From one room to another, you see the same quirky Di Rosa characters constantly changing as they encounter different cultures, materials and traditions.
That's really the joy of this exhibition. Di Rosa doesn’t seem particularly interested in the rules of what is — or isn’t — considered “serious” art. Comic books meet folk art, graffiti meets traditional craftsmanship, and popular culture happily finds its way onto museum walls.

Painting is at the heart of the exhibition, but sculptures, drawings, ceramics, and tapestries also make it feel lively and surprisingly accessible. You certainly don’t need an art-history degree to enjoy it — in fact, that’s rather the point.

And the setting couldn’t be better. La Malmaison sits directly on the Croisette, so after travelling through Di Rosa’s colourful imaginary world, you can step straight back out into Cannes’ own world of palm trees, beach clubs and people-watching.

Mirages du monde, les peintures d’Hervé Di Rosa📍 La Malmaison, 47 boulevard de la Croisette, Cannes📅 Until 8 November 2026

Paris Popcorn verdict: Colourful, quirky and wonderfully easy to enjoy — the perfect little culture break from the Cannes sunshine.

By: Nirit Sumeruk Abbou

100 WEEKS OF POSITIVE MESSAGES

Frankie did 100 days of positive messages 3 years ago. He wanted to center them around mental health and positivity. We will post them each week for 100 weeks.

“If you can go through life with a bit of that mentality, the world would be a much gentler place.

Behind each person who was rude to you, who did something a little odd or perhaps made a downright big mistake is a story.

You will love your kids, that is human nature, but the way you treat other peoples children speaks volumes about who you are.

Hope you have a lovely Sunday in the best city in the world. Spring has sprung in Toronto and the city is abuzz.

Hope you enjoy it”

TRIVIA

Category: Space Facts!

🧠A Weekly Dose of Psychology You Didn’t Know You Needed 🧠

Hi everyone! I’m Maya, I hold an Honours Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science and Psychology (basically, I can analyze both a crime scene and your overly complicated coffee order). I’m also a Master of Arts candidate in Counselling Psychology, which means I spend a lot of time thinking about how the human brain works, and why it sometimes does the exact opposite of what we want it to do.

Psych Fact #54: Knowing the ending of a true crime story can actually change how obvious the clues seem.

If you’re a true crime fan, you’ve probably watched a documentary and thought, “How did nobody realize something was wrong? The signs were RIGHT THERE.”

Well... psychology might have an explanation.

It’s called hindsight bias, and it happens when knowing how something turned out makes the outcome seem far more predictable than it actually was at the time.

Once we know who committed a crime, our brains naturally start reorganizing the information around that conclusion. A strange comment suddenly seems suspicious. An unusual behaviour becomes a “red flag.” A detail that probably seemed meaningless at the time now feels like an obvious clue.

The problem is that investigators, witnesses, and family members living through the situation didn’t have the one piece of information that we do: the ending.

It’s one of the reasons true crime can make us feel like surprisingly talented detectives from the comfort of our couches. We’re solving the case with a pretty significant advantage.

So the next time you’re yelling, “COME ON, IT WAS SO OBVIOUS!” at your television, give them a little credit.

Your brain already read the last page.

“UNTUCKED” GOLF TOURNAMENT 2026

We have few foursomes left at the "untucked" golf tournament this year. If you would like more details or a spot check out the website @ www.untuckedgolf.com 

CHRIS’ CORNER

Always Saty Until the End

Late in the second half on Wednesday night at BMO Field the situation looked dire for our beloved Toronto FC against Charlotte.

The score was 3-1 for the visitors, the Reds were playing with 10 men after a red card was awarded to Walter Zimmerman in the 56th minute for a late tackle that the referee deemed to be stopping an outright path to goal for the attacking player.

On first glance, it appeared as there were still two TFC defenders with the potential to stop the Charlotte forward. Replays showed it was a 50-50 call, and the referee made his judgement – his interpretation was not a clear and obvious error.

Overall, the referee was poor on the evening and inconsistent with how he awarded free kicks and the red card. Charlotte definitely were the beneficiaries of this situation.

Despite all of that, Toronto FC never stopped fighting. So, around the 70-minute mark, when masses of people started to leave well before the end of the match, I fought the urge to join them. When the thought entered my mind, I told myself, “wait just a little longer, if TFC nab a goal, this will get very interesting.”

Not long afterwards my patience was rewarded. Daniel Salloi slotted home a deft touch after a quality pass from the right wing by Theo Corbeanu. That was in minute 76. There was still time to get another.

The excitement in the stadium – at least with those who remained – started to grow. Several people who had left their seats stopped the exodus and began watching from common areas around the pitch. There was a growing feeling in all of us that this determined group of men playing a man down would be able to at least tie the match.

Indeed, they did in the 90-minute as a looping half-cross, half-shot by newcomer Niklas Dorsch fooled the Charlotte keeper and improbably ended up in the corner of the net. Salloi had jumped to head the ball, but just missed, which likely helped confuse the keeper as he was expecting the flick from the header.

The stadium erupted, if the Reds held on for the draw and the single point, it would feel like a win. During the 10-plus minutes of added time, both teams went for the win, and each had opportunities to get the winning goal, but the match would eventually end 3-3. Those who were still in attendance gave a hearty and well-earned applause for the effort of the home side.

It was a wonderful feeling to know that by deciding to follow my heart and stay until the end, we saw a solid comeback against the odds.

As my daughter and I left the stadium, I told her, “I know what I’m going to write about for this week’s Chris’ Corner column – never leave too early because you’ll miss exciting games like this one.”

By Chris Occhiuzzi

For more articles, and podcasts, visit: www.patreon.com/therealchrisoshow

UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS TORONTO

WEATHER THIS WEEK

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Cardio slims the body, food and weights decide what shape the body will be.”

• I like this quote for someone who is starting to think about their body. 

NEED A TENT?

If you're looking for a wedding tent or corporate party tent this summer or fall. Make sure to follow up with my little brother and www.thetentrenters.com ask for David. 

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