Winter Sessions
Winter Sessions // House Concert
HOC x Artery
FEB 21 630-9PM $12
A Night of Women Singer Songwriters // Power babes, ballads and soulful live music
Featuring one of Toronto's breakout Artist of 2017... Jordan Alexander
Underground Restaurant
House of Commons is a hidden experience where cultivated cuisine is the gateway to salacious soirees. Contact us for your next event at bookings {at} mabelgrey.ca.
Winter Sessions // House Concert
HOC x Artery
FEB 21 630-9PM $12
A Night of Women Singer Songwriters // Power babes, ballads and soulful live music
Featuring one of Toronto's breakout Artist of 2017... Jordan Alexander
HOC BRUNCH w/ Chef-In-Residence Lewis Robinson
FEB 18 | 10am-3PM
Acoustic Set by house band F. Scott and the Nighthawks (3pm)
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Valentines, Pal-entines, Friends and Solo-hearts...
You are all welcome to the HOC Communal tables.
Presenting COMMON LOVE: a Feb 14th Dinner
by our February Chef-in-Residence [ Lewis Robinson ]
LEWIS ROBINSON is a Michelin trained cook hailing from Daniel and Madison Park in NYC, more recently Canoe and OMAW in Toronto. Luck us, getting him this month before he heads off to CORE Restaurant opening in Leslieville Spring 2018.
Click through for Menu highlights, HOC bar will be pairing wine, beer and cocktails
Firepit out back, polar vortex permitting
LARGE GROUPS WELCOME!
New Year's Eve: Artist Drop In! - Records, Acoustic Jam, Guest DJ's, Living Room Dance Floor, Midnight Pho Bar, Cocktails, Cozy Fire Out Back ... all the fun things!
Nighthawks Performing Acoustic Sessions 10-11pm
Cash Bar featuring Mulled Pineapple Rum and Hot Wine, Whiskey and Beer
MIDNIGHT PHO BAR! (beef and veg options) and other snack bar treats!
Artist? Been to HOC before? Bubbly on us at midnight!
We're feeling all the feels this 2017 year with our Artery.is collab and all the new friends its brought to the hoc fam! Come celebrate NEW FRIENDS this NEW YEAR xohoc
Sunday Brunch // WINTER SMØRGÅSBORD
A Nordic-Inspired Share Table - Perfect for December Gatherings
$45 // 11AM-3PM
Highnotes and Highballs
OPERA, canapes and cocktails presented by renown baritone Jeffery Carl + Allison Arends [ accompanied by Italian Pianist Adolfo De Santis ]
Details to follow, in cahoots with Artery.is
$45
SECRET ROOFTOP SHOW // BBQ // WHISKEY BAR
2 Rock Bands + BBQ on our secret rooftop
Cozy up to HOC's fire pit, grab a whiskey cocktail and Bundle up!
Bring a blanket and join in this beautiful, rowdy outdoor autumn gathering of local great live music, tasty BBQ and whiskey bar!
Swing by for a rowdy rooftop show by F.Scott and the Nighthawks
Grab a garden stool, hit the HOC brunch bar for late breakfast tequila? and join the outdoor brunch crowd for some lazy Sunday tunes in the last of the summer sun!
Sunday Brunch BRUNCH = HOC BRUNCH + rowdy musical guests F.Scott and the Nighthawks
11-4pm [ $40 ]
40 seats
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Music sets at 1pm & 230pm
HOC BAR open for Mimosas, HOC Cesars and breakfast Tequila
House Concert : Leading Lady Lyricists
Local musicians, secret garden rooftop, great way to wind down your workday!
HOC Bar open for cocktails, wine and local beer. Snack Bar open for intermission.
$10 in ca-hoots with artery.is
Brunch is Back!
HOC Brunch on the rooftop patio.
Reservations recommended.
$45 MENU details coming soon!
Sunset Sessions // 7-9:30PM
in ca-hoots with Artery.is
Drop in afterwork for a drink, snack and a little live show.
Local musicians (Jordana Alexander, Sarah Fazakerly) play the sundown
HOC Bar open, rooftop ready!
PASSWORD REQUIRED $15 (rain or shine)
house concert - rooftop live music at sunset
JUNE 23 // 730PM in cahoots with with ARTERY.IS $12
A celebration of the sun going down, one rooftop at a time. All summer long.
Super talented, authentic, world-wise performances.
All proceeds to the performers.
Performance this week from: Jacques and the Valdanes ( BLUNTRY + WESTERN) Kalyna Rakel (JAZZ // FOLK // BLUES)
ROOFTOP CONCERT - live music at sunset
JUNE 21 // 8-930PM $12
in cahoots with
FEATURING: O'Pears
Kicking off a celebration of the sun going down, one rooftop at a time. All summer long.
All proceeds to the performers.
Sunset Session in cahoots with artery.is
Local Toronto Musicians AHI and MOEL on our rooftop at sunset
Because Summer!
Chill with HOC's Wine/ Cheese and Cider Bar... listen to these gorgeous live tunes on a Tuesday in June. $10
A Dinner Salon : 'Praise of Shadows'
Inviting all free range intellects, introspective artists...
Our disenchanted academic, Jeanette Herrle co-hosts this engaging topic over a HOC feast at the Long Table. Inspired by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's novel we'll be looking at the aesthetic, philosophy and psychology of SHADOWS!
Deep thought, Heady Talk, Questionable Company
HOC x RUNNING RED LIGHTS
presents ... KITCHEN DANCE PARTY !!!!!
Scarlett and RUNNING RED LIGHTS belt out the biggest Dance Hits from INDIE / ROCK / POP / HIP HOP 70's, 80's & 90's!!!
Breakfast for Dinner // A Drop in For Friends, Artists and Others..
Pay What You Want // 5-9PM // Come by for a beer or Chef Alex Molitz has a gorgeous Post-Brunch Ontario Lamb Roast on the go... and we'll save you some French Toast? Ya?
RSVP Required
MOTHER's DAY BRUNCH w/ Chef Alex Molitz (Farmhouse Tavern, Oceana)
$45 Brunch Card featuring Ontario Spring Lamb and HOC's Cake Table :)
1AM-5PM
pic jose picayo
NINA TAYLOR is back some extended weekend feels with YOGA BRUNCH
SUN May 7th
11am: 1hr Vinyasa Yoga 1
12:15PM: Organic HOC Brunch Table
NINA TAYLOR combines her passion for Essential Oils, Music and Vinyasa Yoga to create deeply satisfying, soul-strengthening flows that'll align you with your essence so that you can step into the coming with clarity and grace. All levels welcome.
House of Commons sets the big table for a luxy, feel good organic spread. Fresh Presse Coffee, Breakfast Cake, Mimosas... menu goes up Wed May 3rd...
Vegan Options Avail // 12 spots for Yoga ($10) // 18 spots for Brunch ($45)
CHEF ALEX MOLITZ [Oceana, VI. Farmhouse Tavern]
in our 2nd DINNER [party] SERIES
MAY 5 // 7PM
A Dinner Featuring MeadowSweet FARMS + Karlo Estates Winery
back from his Virgin Island Adventures, Alex hosts one of is favourite Ontario Farms in his first dinner back in TORONTO
YOGA BRUNCH w/ Clare Esler
Slooooow down for a nice long stretch with an hour of guided meditation and HATHA Yoga in the Art Room. Clare Esler has a gentle, sloooow practice that unwinds and unfurls your busy city-life body on deep essential level. Guided to the present moment at all times, this hour resets your nervous system and leaves you feeling at peace for the coming week.
HOC provides the perfect pairing: An Organic Brunch at the big table to fill up all that stretched out space with luxy, beautiful food! Fresh Presse Coffee, Breakfast Cake, Mimosas... and more. Menu up closer to the date
Yoga $10 / HOC Organic Brunch $45
A DINNER [ party ] SERIES
Exploring the Evolution + Diversity of "Canadian" Cuisine
CHEF: Ian Penny
C0-HOST: Sarah Evans (HOC) + Jesse Hirsh (jessehirsh.ca, cbc)
HOC CONCERT SERIES // FRI APR 28
in cahoots with Artery.is
PRESENTS Jacques and the Valdanes LIVE in concert
7-9pm
Defined as 'Bluntry & Western', this group of rukus-makers and old-school Toronto talent, lists Allman Brothers Band, Billy Joe Shaver, Waylon Jennings and Black Sabbath as their influences. A night of guitar, twangs and raw lyrical prowess is a spring show to bring you out of hibernation!
Tix $10
Cash Bar, Snack Bar
PASSWORD REQUIRED
HOC CONCERT SERIES // THU APR 27
in cahoots with Artery.is
PRESENTS luXury bob LIVE in concert
7-9pm
luXury bob, a Toronto 5 piece legend featuring the fun, pop-caberet style collaboration of Donna Kerbel and John McMullin!
Tix $10
Cash Bar, Snack Bar
PASSWORD REQUIRED
House Concert w/ Toronto musical duo guests OH!
in cahoots with artery.is
Perfect little date night or drop-in!
8-9:30PM
Ollie plays the classical guitar. Helen plays the vocal strings. Hailing from Toronto and playing and writing together their whole life, these two firecrackers bring an interesting mix of acoustic sounds with a hint of Spanish and Portuguese flavour.
An Adventure Through The Mind 'THE YEARS BEFORE' A Listening Party
Mr. A The Martian ... rapper, storyteller, poet... swings in with his latest album for an intimate listen. Peppered with story, performance and skits - this young hip hop artist has a brave new medium for unfolding the story of his inner life. In cahoots with artery.is
$10 at the DOOR, cash bar
Must RSVP for directions
HOC presents a House Concert Series!
Nothing says winter like a cozy little kitchen party.
Running Red Lights are in the Art Room Feb 16 7-10PM for some beautiful, Fleetwood Mac meets Sylvia Path-esque LIVE showcase.
PASSWORD REQUIRED. CLICK Through for RSVP.
Valentine Fondue! Chef Ian Penny hits all the v-day notes... cheese, chocolate... and oysters!
Share the love with a table full of friends or you&yours... melty, melty goodness at hoc!