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Andrea Yu

Andrea Yu is a freelance journalist based in Toronto. She reports on a wide variety of topics including business, real estate, culture, design, health, food, drink and travel. Aside from Toronto Life, her writing has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Chatelaine and Cottage Life.

Latest from Andrea Yu

Surreal Estate: $4.7 million for a 27-acre Caledon complex with an outdoor pizza oven and shower

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Surreal Estate: $4.7 million for a 27-acre Caledon complex with an outdoor pizza oven and shower

What rural home would be complete without a snake-like staircase, a stone wine cellar and a loft crowned by wood beams?

House of the Week: This East York property nearly tripled its asking price in two years

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House of the Week: This East York property nearly tripled its asking price in two years

The 2,700-square-foot home comes with a wine rack suspended in mid-air, 20-foot vaulted ceilings and a basement with nanny-suite potential

“When I take public transit to see my family doctor, it’s a five-hour round trip”

“When I take public transit to see my family doctor, it’s a five-hour round trip”

Carley Churchill lives in downtown Toronto, but the closest physician that met her needs is in Port Perry, making every check-up a full-day affair

“I’m a family doctor in my mid-70s. If this replacement hadn’t worked out, I would have closed my practice”

“I’m a family doctor in my mid-70s. If this replacement hadn’t worked out, I would have closed my practice”

Before he retired, Peter Petrosoniak spent two years searching for a physician to take over his Lindsay practice

Kiss and Tell: "My Hinge date made me spend hours with his parents"

Kiss and Tell: “My Hinge date made me spend hours with his parents”

Kit, a 30-year-old tech marketing manager, was not impressed when he suggested they hook up in the back seat of his car

The Chase: How this renter scored a one-bedroom-plus-den in Scarborough

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The Chase: How this renter scored a one-bedroom-plus-den in Scarborough

After months of searching and getting narrowly outbid twice, Jasmine Boateng finally found her first solo apartment

Micro Weddings: Inside a garden party–inspired bash that cost $36,000

Micro Weddings: Inside a garden party–inspired bash that cost $36,000

The couple kept costs low by sourcing decor from Value Village

Cottage of the Week: $4.9 million for a shrine to pine in Georgian Bay with a loft accessed by ladder

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Cottage of the Week: $4.9 million for a shrine to pine in Georgian Bay with a loft accessed by ladder

The 16-acre island property also comes with a guest cottage, antlers everywhere, 20-foot ceilings and Lawren Harris–like landscapes

Surreal Estate: $6 million for a Rosedale Victorian with a bath fit for a temple

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Surreal Estate: $6 million for a Rosedale Victorian with a bath fit for a temple

What property off Sherbourne would be complete without a floating fireplace, a 14-foot butcher block, smart-home tech and a deck built around a tree?

Real Weddings: Inside a barn house bash in Prince Edward County

Real Weddings: Inside a barn house bash in Prince Edward County

Featuring fireworks, three live bands, the Raptors' stadium DJ and Rick Campanelli as the officiant

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a Lytton Park home with a cocktail lounge

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House of the Week: $5.5 million for a Lytton Park home with a cocktail lounge

The 5,200-square-foot property also comes with six bathrooms, automated everything, a ribbon staircase and a display for purses

Real Weddings: Inside an upbeat party at Steam Whistle Brewing

Real Weddings: Inside an upbeat party at Steam Whistle Brewing

Featuring a flash tattoo station and a drag performance by Tynomi Banks

House of the Week: $2.5 million for a Parkdale Victorian with a saltwater pool and an antique ensuite

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House of the Week: $2.5 million for a Parkdale Victorian with a saltwater pool and an antique ensuite

The 2,100-square-foot property also comes with a sunroom, heated floors, fancy iron fencing and a garage with garden-suite potential

The Chase: This condo dweller always wanted a house. When the market cooled, she pounced

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The Chase: This condo dweller always wanted a house. When the market cooled, she pounced

Alexis Levenson purchased her Corktown condo in 2016 with the goal of eventually upsizing. By 2022, her unit had almost doubled in value and the market was starting to slow. So she set a budget of $750,000 and began her search

House of the Week: $2.9 million for a North York home equipped with a suite of high-tech gadgets

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House of the Week: $2.9 million for a North York home equipped with a suite of high-tech gadgets

The never-lived-in 2,400-square-foot property also comes with energy-efficient materials, a finished basement and a jumbo side yard

Micro Weddings: Inside an intimate backyard wedding that cost $4,530

Micro Weddings: Inside an intimate backyard wedding that cost $4,530

The biggest splurge was the venue: two nights in a Little Portugal Airbnb for $1,140

Before and After: How a $1-million reno turned this cramped Roncesvalles semi into a contemporary gem

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Before and After: How a $1-million reno turned this cramped Roncesvalles semi into a contemporary gem

Goodbye, clutter, dingy corners and ’90s decor. Hello, hidden storage, skylit ceilings, tiled walls and maple floors

The Chase: Seeking a turnkey townhouse, this couple set their sights on pre-construction homes in Durham

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The Chase: Seeking a turnkey townhouse, this couple set their sights on pre-construction homes in Durham

“If I’d known buying a home in the GTA would be this easy, I would have done it earlier”

Inside a maximalist Hamilton bungalow with hand-painted murals

Inside a maximalist Hamilton bungalow with hand-painted murals

Featuring disco balls, whimsical furnishings and retro flair

Surreal Estate: $4 million for a Broadview North standout with a 30,000-litre tropical aquarium

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Surreal Estate: $4 million for a Broadview North standout with a 30,000-litre tropical aquarium

What house by the Don would be complete without a glass elevator, a bar with a glass roof and a 40-foot chandelier?

House of the Week: $1.3 million for an Orangeville century home steps from a conservation area

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House of the Week: $1.3 million for an Orangeville century home steps from a conservation area

The 2,000-square-foot property comes with arches all over, an original staircase, shiplap ceilings and a backyard big enough for a wedding

The Chase: This couple thought they'd be renters for life. Then the market shifted in their favour

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The Chase: This couple thought they’d be renters for life. Then the market shifted in their favour

For six years, Dylan and Matt had been happily renting a two-bedroom apartment in Little Italy. They weren’t looking to buy, but when interest rate hikes put an end to bidding wars, they seized the opportunity

House of the Week: $2.8 million for an Upper Beaches home inspired by Greece and California

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House of the Week: $2.8 million for an Upper Beaches home inspired by Greece and California

The 2,000-square-foot property comes with a 14-foot-tall mahogany front door, heated porcelain floors, camouflaged cupboards and a fenced-in backyard

This King West sales consultant makes $90,000 a year. How does he spend it?

This King West sales consultant makes $90,000 a year. How does he spend it?

“I saved for a year to live in the Well”

Summer Camp Guide

Summer Camp Directory 2026

Summer Camp Directory 2026

Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages

Best New Restaurants

Toronto Life ’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8

Toronto Life’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8

General admission tickets are now on sale for Toronto’s biggest culinary night, featuring top chefs, restaurants and drinks

Big Stories

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026

This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar

Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team

Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team

After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype

Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with SNL rookie Veronika Slowikowska

Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with SNL rookie Veronika Slowikowska

Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of Saturday Night Live in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it

Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer

Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer

The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line

The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?

The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?

We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout

My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press

My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press

My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell

Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin

Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin

Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe

Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?

Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?

Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees

City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?

City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?

Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution

This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI

This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI

It’s hard out here for a 20-something

The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market

The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market

Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises

Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI

Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI

Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him

Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world

Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world

Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better

293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband

293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband

When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him

The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone

The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone

The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks

Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes

Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes

If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”

Young and Retired: Meet the super-savers quitting work decades before the average Canadian

Young and Retired: Meet the super-savers quitting work decades before the average Canadian

In the age of doomspending, these ultra-driven Torontonians give up their weekends, work multiple jobs and never, ever eat out. The upside: they’ll retire long before the rest of us

Just Listed

For Sale: 171 Durant Ave

For Sale: 171 Durant Ave

This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot

For Sale: 50 First Avenue

For Sale: 50 First Avenue

A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark

For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive

For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive

A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living

For Sale: 75 Queen Street

For Sale: 75 Queen Street

Guelph is having a moment

For Sale: 112 Mildenhall Rd

For Sale: 112 Mildenhall Rd

A rare opportunity to own a custom-built masterpiece in the heart of Lawrence Park beautifully designed by Gray Smith and Arca Design for the most discerning buyer