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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

What's on the menu at Brickworks Ciderhouse, the east end's new shrine to cider

What’s on the menu at Brickworks Ciderhouse, the east end’s new shrine to cider

How do ya like them apples?

Inside the kitchen of Eric Brass, the CEO of Tequila Tromba

Inside the kitchen of Eric Brass, the CEO of Tequila Tromba

A few of the things it's stocked with: bagels, blueberries, peanut butter and booze—so much booze.

What's on the menu at Pick 6ix, the new restaurant and bar where Drake has a personal washroom

What’s on the menu at Pick 6ix, the new restaurant and bar where Drake has a personal washroom

It's the Financial District's new place for sushi and sports

How a young professional couple live in under 400 square feet

Real Estate News

How a young professional couple live in under 400 square feet

Multifunction furniture and a minimalist lifestyle help a tiny suite feel spacious

Inside the kitchen of Amano and Union Chicken chef Michael Angeloni

Inside the kitchen of Amano and Union Chicken chef Michael Angeloni

A few of the things it's stocked with: Pasta, pierogies, instant noodles and lots of beer

What's on the menu at Rose and Sons, Anthony Rose's diner-turned-deli on Dupont

What’s on the menu at Rose and Sons, Anthony Rose’s diner-turned-deli on Dupont

Including matzoh ball soup, a Manischewitz spritz and black-and-white cookies

What's on the menu at Hot Bunzz, a Queen West counter dedicated to stuffed buns

What’s on the menu at Hot Bunzz, a Queen West counter dedicated to stuffed buns

No, not that Bunz

How a professional couple and a 60-pound dog live together in 400 square feet

Real Estate News

How a professional couple and a 60-pound dog live together in 400 square feet

A tiny condo is a tight squeeze for three

How a family raced to gut a Roncesvalles home before baby number two arrived

Real Estate News

How a family raced to gut a Roncesvalles home before baby number two arrived

They completed the entire reno in less than seven months

What's on the menu at Tuk Tuk Canteen, Roncesvalles' new Cambodian restaurant

What’s on the menu at Tuk Tuk Canteen, Roncesvalles’ new Cambodian restaurant

A whole lotta spicy and shrimpy things

Inside the kitchen of Prince Edward County winemaker Norman Hardie

Inside the kitchen of Prince Edward County winemaker Norman Hardie

A few of the things it's stocked with: Marmite, maple syrup, and a whole lotta meat

How a 27-year-old marketer lives in 500 square feet

Real Estate News

How a 27-year-old marketer lives in 500 square feet

A young professional transformed a bachelor apartment into a colourful—and functional—retreat

Inside the kitchen of Brandon Olsen and Sarah Keenlyside, the owners of La Banane and CXBO

Inside the kitchen of Brandon Olsen and Sarah Keenlyside, the owners of La Banane and CXBO

Just a few of the things it's stocked with: chocolate, foie gras, butter and a bowl of Dungeness crabs

How a 26-year-old account manager lives in 500 square feet

Real Estate News

How a 26-year-old account manager lives in 500 square feet

A neutral colour palate and some deft design choices make a tiny condo feel liveable

What's on the menu at Chubby's Jamaican Kitchen, Janet Zuccarini's new King West restaurant

What’s on the menu at Chubby’s Jamaican Kitchen, Janet Zuccarini’s new King West restaurant

From the owner of Gusto 101, Trattoria Nervosa and L.A.'s Felix, comes Chubby's

What's on the menu at Craft Beer Market, a 400-seat bar with 145 beers on tap

What’s on the menu at Craft Beer Market, a 400-seat bar with 145 beers on tap

It's the financial district's newest beer hall

What's on the menu at Amano, a sit-down Italian restaurant in the newly renovated Union Station

What’s on the menu at Amano, a sit-down Italian restaurant in the newly renovated Union Station

It's the first full-service spot to open in the transit hub

What's on the menu at Mythology, Parkdale's new vegan diner

What’s on the menu at Mythology, Parkdale’s new vegan diner

That sandwich to the left? Not meat.

Inside the kitchen of Sash Simpson, the executive chef of North 44

Inside the kitchen of Sash Simpson, the executive chef of North 44

Just a few of the things it's stocked with: frozen pierogies, instant noodles and crap ton of caviar

How a 27-year-old marketing manager and two cats live in under 400 square feet

Real Estate News

How a 27-year-old marketing manager and two cats live in under 400 square feet

A young professional crams her entire life—plus an Etsy business—into a super-tiny space

What's on the menu at Mad Crush, a new wine bar from the Queen and Beaver team

What’s on the menu at Mad Crush, a new wine bar from the Queen and Beaver team

There are five certified sommeliers on staff

What's on the menu at Roywoods, a new Jamaican spot on Ossington with a chef from Allwyn's Bakery

What’s on the menu at Roywoods, a new Jamaican spot on Ossington with a chef from Allwyn’s Bakery

Donald Simpson brings a taste of uptown to the west end

How a couple and their two dogs live in 550 square feet

Real Estate News

How a couple and their two dogs live in 550 square feet

They cut down their living expenses by embracing a tiny space

Inside the kitchen of Suzanne Barr, the Gladstone's chef-in-residence and owner of coming-soon Kid Chocolate

Inside the kitchen of Suzanne Barr, the Gladstone’s chef-in-residence and owner of coming-soon Kid Chocolate

A few of the things it's stocked with: mustard, rum, Halloween candy and placenta pills

Summer Camp Guide

Summer Camp Directory 2026

Summer Camp Directory 2026

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

Wines of the World

Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from Toronto Life’s Best Restaurants

Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from Toronto Life’s Best Restaurants

From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight

Big Stories

Charm Offensive: The cottage country mortgage broker who lost $101 million of his clients’ money

Charm Offensive: The cottage country mortgage broker who lost $101 million of his clients’ money

Sandy Sussman spent decades wooing the upper echelons of Toronto society, becoming their go-to investment guy. He took their money and made a huge bet on cottage country. When the market tanked, he lost it all. Then he did everything in his power to cover it up

The Monster Cottages vs. the Resistance: Inside the ruthless battle for the future of Muskoka

The Monster Cottages vs. the Resistance: Inside the ruthless battle for the future of Muskoka

From Gravenhurst to Port Cockburn, the uber rich and powerful are buying up shoreline for private island compounds and sprawling mega-resorts, radically changing the face of Muskoka and infuriating environmentalists, locals and long-time cottagers

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

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