Winners and Losers: Toronto’s new deal

Olivia Chow and Doug Ford’s new collab—which will throw billions of provincial dollars at Toronto’s financial woes—has been cause for both celebration and despair

Food & Drink

What’s on the menu at Bar Goa, Hemant Bhagwani’s new tasting-menu restaurant

Including an elevated take on chaat and chicken masala tacos

Food & Drink

Twelve of Toronto’s festive holiday food-and-drink events, ranked

Including kitschy cocktails, brunch buffets and fancy fondue dinners

Shopping

The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide

The year’s best gift options, from bargain steals to the splurgiest splurges

Culture

What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this December

Including a Broadway musical about Broadway musicals, an epic production by a Toronto cookie baron and a comedy duo’s playful joust

City

Multimedia artist Justin Broadbent and The Prisoner Wine Co create art series dedicated to Toronto-based artists defying the norm

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The Prisoner Wine Co.

Plus, take a look at Broadbent’s showcase at Five Brock, in partnership with The Prisoner Wine Company

Culture

“I’d like to move back to Toronto—if the city stops pricing out its artists”: A Q&A with musical polymath Jeremy Dutcher

Ahead of his December 9 show at Massey Hall, Dutcher talks about his latest album, being two-spirit and writing music in both English and Wolastoqey

Food & Drink

Elevate life’s moments: Three ways to host and celebrate Italian style

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Peroni Nastro Azzurro

Master at-home holiday hosting with Peroni Nastro Azzurro.

Real Estate

Rental of the Week: $4,900 for a former bicycle repair shop in Leslieville with a beer tap out back

The 950-square-foot unit also comes with two bedrooms, an old brick bar and a rooftop garden accessed by a spiral staircase

City

How design, creative technology and education intersect at The Creative School

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The Creative School

From robot performances to experimental 3-D printing, TMU professor Jonathon Anderson is pushing the boundaries of the interdisciplinary curriculum

Style

Inside a dreamy cottagecore one-bedroom in Cabbagetown

In Lauren Park’s enchanting apartment, English country cottage charm meets Victorian salon sophistication

Shopping

A stylish experiential coffee boutique is now open at Union Station

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Nespresso

Explore Nespresso’s newest shop in downtown Toronto

Food & Drink

What’s on the menu at Mhel, Bloorcourt’s new spot for Japanese-Korean small plates and sake

Mhel means anchovy

Shopping

29 holiday gifts ideas that will score points with everyone on your list

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Scotiabank Scene+

Take the stress out of the holidays (and off your wallet). Shop with Scene+ partners and find the perfect present for everyone on your list, while racking up rewards for yourself

Food & Drink

Inside Soul Chocolate’s new east-end factory and café

Read on to see how chocolate chips are born

City

An enchanting must-visit holiday hideaway in Yorkville

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Park Hyatt Toronto

This limited-time-only festive pop-up guarantees yuletide memories that will last a lifetime

City

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbour’s drone won’t leave me alone

He’s been flying it around my property day and night. Is it ethical to sabotage his toy in the name of privacy?

Shopping

Yorkville Village is the perfect one-stop holiday destination for everyone on your list

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Yorkville Village

Veer off the city sidewalks and into holiday style with a fun and effortless day of boutique shopping. Find unique gifts for your loved ones—even the ones who have everything

Real Estate

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a technicolour Georgian in Moore Park surrounded by gardens

At 3,800 square feet, the property comes with a basement sauna, a loft lit by skylight and a backyard with a grotto-style pool

Shopping

Level up your gifting game with top picks for Super Mario fans

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Nintendo

Game on! Find the ideal Nintendo Switch game for everyone on your list

City

“To be honest, I didn’t know who Drake was”: The conductor of the TSO on their recent collab with Toronto’s biggest hype man

Gustavo Gimeno dishes on how the top-secret project came together, playing himself on camera and whether Drake can hold a candle to Verdi

Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Jeudr3di, maybe the coolest supper club in Toronto right now

One end-of-summer dinner started with a very interesting amuse bouche

Life

How Jordan Miller, the lead singer of The Beaches, spends a day off in Toronto

Including band practice, two rounds of Jamaican patties and late-night karaoke

Style

Real Weddings: Inside a backyard wedding attended by Sarah Nurse, Marie-Philip Poulin and Natalie Spooner

Featuring custom-made Adidas runners, personalized champagne bottles and the who’s who of women’s hockey

Food & Drink

What’s on the menu at 915 Dupont, a Japanese-inspired listening lounge, restaurant, cocktail bar and café

Including boozy milk-based drinks

City

This Upper Beaches writer makes $80,000 a year. How does he spend it?

“Almost every meal I eat is takeout. I’m not sure buying groceries saves much money these days”

Real Estate

Surreal Estate: $3.3 million for Neil Young’s childhood home, a classic red-brick in Moore Park

What former pad of a rock legend would be complete without a kitchen made for TV, an 1,100-square-foot basement, two walk-in closets and a deck with a secret hot tub?

Shopping

Fifteen amazing Black Friday deals for home goods enthusiasts

Including a hydroponic indoor garden, a super-soft alpaca throw and stackable Staub cookware

Real Estate

House of the Week: $4 million for a steel-framed detached in Trinity Bellwoods with 36-foot ceilings

The 2,300-square-foot property also comes with automatic skylights, reclaimed barn doors, a screening room in the basement and a verdant backyard

Food & Drink

Inside the kitchen of Michael Hunter, the chef and co-owner of Antler

Stocked with swan prosciutto, wild boar and black walnut liqueur

Food & Drink

What’s on the menu at the Rosebud, a new wine bar in Corktown

It’s from the team behind Mira Mira Diner

Deep Dives

The wildest stories from the legendary 888 Dupont art squat

The rent was dirt cheap, the rules were nonexistent and the parties were legendary. Now, with demolition underway, former tenants share their favourite memories of the city’s most storied artists’ space

Food & Drink

Where chef Dwight Smith eats Jamaican patties, smoked meat sandwiches and Cantonese chow mein in Scarborough

The Scarborough-raised chef took us for a gastronomic tour of his old stomping grounds

Real Estate

Laneway Suite of the Week: How two neighbours at Main and Gerrard built a row of new rentals

This unit comes with two storeys, a designer kitchen and a view of the park

Food & Drink

Inside the kitchen of Davide Ciavattella, the executive chef at Don Alfonso 1890

Including a frozen rabbit, tomatoes from Mount Vesuvius and a 30-year-old balsamic

Food & Drink

What’s on the menu at Sadelle’s at Kith, Canada’s first location of the New York–based brunch spot

Including towers of bagels and lox as well as soft serve–topped Belgian waffles

TL Insider

TL Insiders get a taste of Saint Martin

Including cocktails, a Caribbean-inspired dinner and a chance to win a vacation for two

Inside <em>Toronto Life</em>’s Most Influential party, with Olivia Chow, Geoffrey Hinton, Cameron Bailey and more

City

Inside Toronto Life’s Most Influential party, with Olivia Chow, Geoffrey Hinton, Cameron Bailey and more

Carley Fortune, David Schwartz and Bonnie Lysyk were also among the attendees of the exclusive bash at Canopy by Hilton Toronto Yorkville

Food & Drink

What’s on the menu at Overpressure Club, a new Japanese-inspired cocktail bar in Bloorcourt

It’s the sister izakaya to Project Gigglewater

City

Editor’s Letter: The challenge of calculating clout

Our annual search for the year’s most influential Torontonian is always a heated debate. This year, three contenders were neck and neck for the top spot

Real Estate

Laneway Suite of the Week: A two-storey, two-bedroom modern bunker in the Beaches

The 750-square-foot home comes with heated floors, heaps of marble, a Juliet balcony and clever storage all over

Deep Dives

Toronto’s 25 Rising Stars of 2023

Our inaugural list of the up-and-comers shaping our city and the world

Deep Dives

Why Geoffrey Hinton is sounding the alarm about AI

He spent half a century developing artificial intelligence. Now, he worries that his life’s work could spell the end of humanity. Inside his mission to warn the world