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Caroline Aksich

Caroline Aksich, a National Magazine Award recipient, is an ex-Montrealer who writes about Toronto’s ever-evolving food scene, real estate and culture for Toronto Life, Fodor’s, Designlines, Canadian Business, Glory Media and Post City. Her work ranges from features on octopus-hunting in the Adriatic to celebrity profiles.

Latest from Caroline Aksich

Toronto restaurants share their most hilarious online reviews

Toronto restaurants share their most hilarious online reviews

"It's hard to tell which door to go into"

Inside the kitchen of restaurateur and Top Chef Canada judge Janet Zuccarini

Inside the kitchen of restaurateur and Top Chef Canada judge Janet Zuccarini

A few of the things it's stocked with: San Marzano tomato sauce, olive oil, grappa and lots of bacon

Why Omai's chirashizushi is one of Toronto's most essential dishes

Why Omai’s chirashizushi is one of Toronto’s most essential dishes

We're asking some of the city’s top food folks about their favourite T.O. meals

What's on the menu at Petty Cash, Steve Gonzalez's new restaurant and bar in King West

What’s on the menu at Petty Cash, Steve Gonzalez’s new restaurant and bar in King West

Including a burger, "faux gras," and seven-layer dip

How a 38-year-old journalist and yoga instructor lives in 500 square feet

Real Estate News

How a 38-year-old journalist and yoga instructor lives in 500 square feet

Lively decor brightens up a tiny condo

What's on the menu at Koi Koi, Kensington Market's new sake bar

What’s on the menu at Koi Koi, Kensington Market’s new sake bar

Including katsu sandos, chicken wings and lots of sake, of course

The Chase: This family had to rethink their $250,000 budget for a vacation home in Haliburton County

Real Estate News

The Chase: This family had to rethink their $250,000 budget for a vacation home in Haliburton County

They figured it would be more affordable than Muskoka, but soon learned the area’s real estate market is anything but laid back

What's on the menu at Parcheggio, O&B's new Italian restaurant in North York

What’s on the menu at Parcheggio, O&B’s new Italian restaurant in North York

It replaces Origin North in Bayview Village

What's on the menu at M'Eat, Leslieville's new restaurant that's also a butcher shop

What’s on the menu at M’Eat, Leslieville’s new restaurant that’s also a butcher shop

Buy some m'eat! Go for a m'eal! Take your m'om!

What's on the menu at Away Kitchen and Cafe, Awai Restaurant's (also) vegan sibling in Little Italy

What’s on the menu at Away Kitchen and Cafe, Awai Restaurant’s (also) vegan sibling in Little Italy

Including house-made bagels, empanadas and dairy-free gelato

Why Canoe's wild rabbit cannelloni is one of Toronto's most essential dishes

Why Canoe’s wild rabbit cannelloni is one of Toronto’s most essential dishes

We're asking some of the city’s top food folks about their favourite T.O. meals

What's on the menu at Gogo Chicken Pot, an all-you-can-eat hotpot restaurant in Richmond Hill

What’s on the menu at Gogo Chicken Pot, an all-you-can-eat hotpot restaurant in Richmond Hill

Just in case this summer isn't hot enough for you

Everything there is to eat and drink at Union Station's outdoor food hall and beer garden

Everything there is to eat and drink at Union Station’s outdoor food hall and beer garden

Chorizo burgers, fried chicken, frozen bananas, beer and more

How a 25-year-old consultant lives in under 400 square feet

Real Estate News

How a 25-year-old consultant lives in under 400 square feet

A flexible attitude toward bedroom space helps a young professional squeeze his life into a tiny condo

What's on the menu at Madrina, the Distillery's new tapas restaurant

What’s on the menu at Madrina, the Distillery’s new tapas restaurant

For all of your patatas bravas, conservas and jamon needs

Inside the kitchen of Rose Reisman, award-winning entrepreneur, caterer, author and nutritionist

Inside the kitchen of Rose Reisman, award-winning entrepreneur, caterer, author and nutritionist

A few of the things it's stocked with: fruit, veggies, grains and a whole lotta nuts

What's on the menu at Fabbrica's new grab-and-go location in the PATH

What’s on the menu at Fabbrica’s new grab-and-go location in the PATH

Eating underground has never been better

What's on the menu at Hendriks, the Eaton Centre's new steak house

What’s on the menu at Hendriks, the Eaton Centre’s new steak house

Just look for the humongous clock

Inside the kitchen of David Neinstein, the pitmaster and co-owner of Barque BBQ

Inside the kitchen of David Neinstein, the pitmaster and co-owner of Barque BBQ

A few of the things it's stocked with: salt, moonshine and a whole lotta meat

What's on the menu at SoSo Food Club, a new Chinese restaurant and cocktail bar in Little Portugal

What’s on the menu at SoSo Food Club, a new Chinese restaurant and cocktail bar in Little Portugal

"My mom doesn’t get it—she thinks we should have called it SoSo Happy"

Here's what went down at the second-annual Toronto Doughnut Festival presented by Dufferin Mall and Toronto Life

Here’s what went down at the second-annual Toronto Doughnut Festival presented by Dufferin Mall and Toronto Life

Five-hundred doughnut lovers showed up on Sunday for one sweet event

What's on the menu at Kojin, Momofuku's new Toronto restaurant

What’s on the menu at Kojin, Momofuku’s new Toronto restaurant

It's the replacement for Daisho and Shoto

What's on the menu at Chica's Chicken, the Junction's new kitchen for Nashville hot chicken

What’s on the menu at Chica’s Chicken, the Junction’s new kitchen for Nashville hot chicken

Chicken, chicken and more chicken

What's on the menu at My Roti Place, a new build-your-own roti restaurant on Queen West

What’s on the menu at My Roti Place, a new build-your-own roti restaurant on Queen West

Including roti, obviously, but lots of other Indian favourites, too

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

Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it

Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it

When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent

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!”

Just Listed

For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent

For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent

As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design

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