Restaurants

Top Ten Restaurants 2009

James Chatto lists the places of proven and consistent quality that set Toronto’s dining standard

• Top Ten New Restaurants of 2009Restaurant Guide: Search 1000+ listings and reviews
• Restaurant Features: Delicious brunches, lunches and more
• Wine: What to drink, how to pair and our complete wine guide

Wine & Food

Hype Dreams

Ontario's 2007 reds are great, but the 2006 wines are the sleeper hit of the summer

• Search: 500 exclusive wine reviews
• More: Wine and food features

Blogs

Opening Soon

Toronto Life’s blog follows a young, Stadtländer-inspired chef as he works towards opening a new restaurant on the Ossington strip.

• 2/7: Union opens tomorrow, and I’ve lost my lucky stone
• 1/5: Almost
• 1/4: Raised and devoured
• 26/2: Bread is the thread

Nightlife

Toronto’s Most Authentic Mojitos

Using Hemingway’s favourite recipe as our guide, we see how T.O.’s rum- and-mint versions measure up

• Bars and Clubs Guide: Over 200 venues reviewed, the week’s top concerts, hot cocktails and more
• More: Movies and nightlife features

Favourite Features

50 Reasons to Love Toronto Right Now

• Urban Decoder: The latest questions—and the best ones from our archive
• Telling Tales: Gossip from around the city

Summerlicious

Best of Summerlicious

For the discerning diner, we’ve selected the best restaurants of the foodie festival

Today in Toronto: July 4, 2009

• Corso Italia Toronto Fiesta: The two-day festival includes performances by Brazen Angelz, Josephine Biundo, Dr. Draw, Daniel Panetta and others
• Femi Kuti and King Sunny Ade: Harbourfront Centre’s summer season heats up with a not-to-be-missed double bill of Nigerian masters
• Westben: Concerts at the Barn: This countryside festival presents a varied program in the purpose-built barn that serves as its intimate yet impressive performance space
• Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Tour: More than 250 avid cyclists pedal 730 kilometres from Niagara-on-the-Lake to the Quebec border in celebration of the new and expanded Waterfront Trail
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The Ossington Guide

We traipsed the avenue to find its latest eating and drinking destinations

Real Estate

Two Men and a Semi

A pair of 20-somethings show how good things come to those who wait

• Search: Over 80 neighbourhood listings
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Culture & Recreation

Bat Out of Hell

All eyes are on Rizwan “Boom Boom” Cheema. How a Pakistani refugee and former taxi driver became the talk of the cricket world

• Sports: Toronto FC’s not-so-secret weapon, Dwayne De Rosario
• More: Culture and recreation features

Shopping

Summer Stock

It’s hot, you’re hot. Afternoon excursions made easy with portable picnic gear and sportable styles

• Toronto’s Best Dressed: Who is it this week?
• Super Shopper: The city’s best loot
• Good Stuff Cheap Guide: Get more for less
• More: Shopping features