Who, what and where is Xtra Best 2010?
XTRA BEST / We asked & you answered. Some of the results were surprising.
Xtra staff / Toronto / Monday, September 13, 2010
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PECKER UP
(Best male bartender/server)
Dave at Woody’s
Runners up: Francis at Woody’s, Shane MacKinnon


CLAM BAKE
(Best female bartender/server)
Patricia at Buddies
Runners up: Sandy De Almeida at the Gladstone, Tania at Voglie


HER ROYAL HIGHNESS
(Best drag-queen performer)
Miss Conception
Runners up: Donnarama, Sofonda Cox


HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
(Best drag-king performer)
Clint Lyckher
Runners up: Flare, Deb Pearce


HOT MESS
(Messiest drag performance)
Donnarama
Runners up: Lena Over, Fay Slift


CILF – Celebrity I’d like to fuck
(Hottest gay celebrity)
Ricky Martin
Runners up: Neil Patrick Harris, Anderson Cooper


CILF – Celebrity I’d like to fuck
(Hottest lesbian celebrity)
Ellen DeGeneres
Runners up: Portia de Rossi, Chely Wright


CLOSET HANGER
(Best closeted celebrity)
Tom Cruise
Runners up: Anderson Cooper, Queen Latifah


SILLY HOMO
(Best comedic queer)
Ellen DeGeneres
Runners up: Wanda Sykes, Trevor Boris


SING OUT
(Best queer musician)
Rufus Wainwright
Runners up: kd lang, Lucas Silveira (the Cliks)


OUT WRITE
(Best queer author)
Zoe Whittall
Runners up: Sky Gilbert, Anna Camilleri


QUEER EYE
(Best queer artist)
Will Munro
Runners up: Tanja Tiziana, John Webster


BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN
(Mouthiest queer activist)
Keith Cole
Runners up: Chelsey Lichtman, Brad Fraser


YEA!
(Best Toronto politician)
George Smitherman
Runners up: David Miller, Olivia Chow


NAY!
(Best WORST Toronto politician)
Rob Ford
Runners up: Kyle Rae, David Miller


BEND OVER AND COUGH
(Best healthcare practitioner)
Masina Wright
Runners up: Sherbourne Health Centre, Paul Hasson


PEARLY WHITES
(Best dentist)
Kevin Russelo
Runners up: Sharon Ross, Martin Sterling


LEGAL LEGEND
(Best lawyer)
Michael Battista
Runners up: Harvey L Hamburg, El-Farouk Khaki


HOME HUNTER
(Best real estate agent)
Jackie O’Keefe
Runners up: Scott Garnett, Tenny Manook


PET WHISPERER
(Best veterinarian)
Blue Cross Animal Hospital
Runners up: The Animal Clinic, Ted Morris


CHEAP DRINKS
(Best place to drink on a budget)
Woody’s
Runners up: Sneaky Dee’s, Hen House


BITCH ABOUT THE BOSS
(Best after-work watering hole)
Woody’s
Runners up: Churchmouse & Firkin, O’Grady’s


OUTDOOR ORAL
(Best patio)
O’Grady’s
Runners up: Fuzion, Churchmouse & Firkin


PUB GRUB
(Best pub)
Churchmouse & Firkin
Runners up: O’Grady’s, Hair of the Dog


MORNING AFTER
(Best brunch)
Cora’s
Runners up: Zelda’s, Village Rainbow


WOOING YOUR LOVAH
(Best restaurant for a romantic dinner)
Hair of the Dog
Runners up: Fuzion, Keg Mansion


HUNGRY HUNGRY HERBIVORE
(Best vegetarian restaurant)
Fresh
Runners up: Fressen, Urban Herbivore


HIDDEN GEM
(Best restaurant no one knows about)
Cocina Lucero
Runners up: The River Restaurant, Cranberries


BEHIND BARS
(Best bar no one knows about)
Elevate
Runners up: Spirits, Embassy


CAFFEINE KICK
(Best indie coffee shop)
Bulldog
Runners up: Jet Fuel, Ideal Coffee


CAFFEINE QUICK
(Best chain coffee shop)
Starbucks
Runners up: Tim Hortons, Timothy’s


NICE PACKAGE
(Best underwear brand)
Calvin Klein
Runners up: Ginch Gonch, aussieBum


LABEL WHORE
(Best designer label)
Prada
Runners up: Diesel, Gucci


PIMP MY CRIB
(Best furniture and home accessories store)
IKEA
Runners up: Urban Barn, Structube


KICK UP YOUR HEELS
(Best shoe store)
Aldo
Runners up: Get Outside, Town Shoes


GEEK OUT ON TECH TOYS
(Best store for your tech needs)
Apple Store
Runners up: Best Buy, Future Shop


HOLISTIC HAVEN
(Best health-food store)
Noah’s
Runners up: Big Carrot, Ottway


POKE, PROD AND PEEL
(Best day spa)
Elmwood Spa
Runners up: Body Blitz, Southern Comfort


SHEAR TALENT
(Best place to get your hair styled)
Ho’s
Runners up: House of Lords, Coupe Bizarre


GET BENT
(Best yoga studio)
Downward Dog
Runners up: Moksha Yoga, Bikram Yoga


PUMP IT HARD
(Best gym)
GoodLife Fitness
Runners up: YMCA, Extreme Fitness


WELL HUNG
(Best local art gallery)
Art Gallery of Ontario
Runners up: O’Connor Gallery, Paul Petro


FRONT AND CENTRE
(Best place to see a live performance)
Buddies in Bad Times
Runners up: The Phoenix, Lee’s Palace


MIXER
(Best queer-friendly bar)
The Beaver
Runners up: Goodhandy’s, Gladstone


THE NEW SCENE
(Best NEW queer party)
Sodom
Runners up: Yes Yes Y’all, Business Woman’s Special


BOY MEETS BOY
(Best gay bar)
Woody’s
Runners up: Buddies in Bad Times, Black Eagle


GIRL MEETS GIRL
(Best lesbian bar)
Slack’s
Runners up: Hen House, The Beaver


DRAGLICIOUS
(Best drag bar)
Crews and Tangos
Runners up: George’s Play, Woody’s


HEAVY BEATS
(Best nightclub)
fly
Runners up: Buddies in Bad Times, Goodhandy’s


HEAVY HITTER
(Best DJ)
DJ Shane Percy
Runners up: Dwayne Minard, Craig Dominic


HANDHELD FUN
(Best mobile app)
Grindr
Runners up: Facebook, Angry Birds


FIRED UP
(Best radio host)
Deb Pearce
Runners up: Chris Howson, Shaun Proulx


WHATCHA WATCHIN'?
(Best TV show)
True Blood
Runners up: Glee, Modern Family


TOP DOG
(Best blog)
Torontoist
Runners up: She Does the City, Perez Hilton


#1.COM
(Best website)
xtra.ca
Runners up: Facebook, Google


DIRTY GETAWAY
(Best destination for a sex weekend)
Montreal
Runners up: Niagara Falls, New York


ROMANTIC RETREAT
(Best romantic destination)
Montreal
Runners up: Paris, Niagara on the Lake


HOMO HOSPITALITY
(Best queer-friendly getaway)
Montreal
Runners up: New York, Puerto Vallarta


MILE-HIGH CLUB
(Sexiest flight attendants)
Porter
Runners up: Air Canada, WestJet


DILDOS AND VIBRATORS AND PORN.... OH MY
(Best sex shop)
Priape
Runners up: Come As You Are, Good for Her


SLIP AND SLIDE
(Best lube brand)
WET
Runners up: KY, Gun Oil


RUB-A-DUB-DUB...
(Best bathhouse)
Steamworks
Runners up: Spa Excess, St Marc Spa


OUT IN THE OPEN
(Best place to have public sex)
Queen’s Park
Runners up: Riverdale Park, Cherry Beach


QUICK TRICK
(Best place to pick up)
Woody’s
Runners up: Goodhandy’s, squirt.org


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Reader Comments


 
Best Getaways........
Montreal is so 2002. Now it's dirty, tired and skanky. You people need to travel more.
ron, Vancouver Bc
09/15/10 3:56 AM EST
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Yawn
Does it get any more boring then this? Toronto needs to, get out of Toronto more..
Bill Talbot, Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario
10/02/10 8:54 PM EST
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