Today in Toronto attend an Underground Chef Cartel battle will take place at Bay and Wellesley - yes this is a real thing. Read all about the trio of gastro warriors here. Gilmore Girls fanatics can giggle at Gilmore GirlProv, improv comedy themed around the banter-ific show at Comedy Bar.

Progress, Toronto's newest theatre festival, continues, including a panel discussion on experimental dance at Doris McCarthy Gallery in Scarborough with Brendan Fernandes, taisha paggett, Jacob Korczynski, Seika Boye, and Erin Silver. Read our preview of Progress here. For more events, click on over to our events section.

• Comedy: Gilmore GirlProv (Comedy Bar)
• Food: Underground Chef Cartel Battle Ep. 1 (Teppan Kenta)
• Dance: Panel Discussion: Contemporary Experimental Dance (Doris McCarthy Gallery)
• Theatre: This is the Worst (Bad Dog)
• Performance: Progress (February 4-15)

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Photo: taisha paggett & Yann Novak, video still (detail), A Composite Field, 2014 via Doris McCarthy on Facebook