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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

Inside Altea Active, Liberty Village's 89,000-square-foot fitness mecca for the hard-core athlete

Inside Altea Active, Liberty Village’s 89,000-square-foot fitness mecca for the hard-core athlete

With an Olympic Village–worthy recovery space to soothe sore muscles

"I'm hand-picking each vendor. There will be no A-list chefs here": A Q&A with Suresh Doss about bringing Smorgasburg to Toronto

“I’m hand-picking each vendor. There will be no A-list chefs here”: A Q&A with Suresh Doss about bringing Smorgasburg to Toronto

The new weekly food fest kicks off July 23 on the waterfront

What's on the menu at Roses Cocina, the new-wave Tex-Mex kitchen inside Hotel X

What’s on the menu at Roses Cocina, the new-wave Tex-Mex kitchen inside Hotel X

Think wagyu fajitas with unbeatable waterfront views

What's on the menu at Bar Chica, a new kitchen on King West for Toronto-style tapas

What’s on the menu at Bar Chica, a new kitchen on King West for Toronto-style tapas

It's in the old Bar Buca space

What’s on the menu at Beast Pizza, Scott Vivian’s new pizzeria serving meaty pies and whole-animal feasts

What’s on the menu at Beast Pizza, Scott Vivian’s new pizzeria serving meaty pies and whole-animal feasts

Also: what are quite easily the city's coolest takeout boxes

What's on the menu at Casa Madera, the swanky new Mexican-Mediterranean restaurant inside 1 Hotel Toronto

What’s on the menu at Casa Madera, the swanky new Mexican-Mediterranean restaurant inside 1 Hotel Toronto

It's Mexican. It's Mediterranean. It's Mexiterranean!

Inside the new and improved Park Hyatt, with decor inspired by the Group of Seven

Inside the new and improved Park Hyatt, with decor inspired by the Group of Seven

The property recently reopened after the largest facelift in its 85-year lifespan

How to make chef Miriam Echeverria's syrup-drizzled candied pumpkin

How to make chef Miriam Echeverria’s syrup-drizzled candied pumpkin

Miriam Echeverria has cooked Italian at L’Unita and French at Greta Solomon’s, but for her friends and family, she loves to go...

How to make Barberian Steak House chef Jesse Vallins’ exceptionally cheesy chard with vermouth

How to make Barberian Steak House chef Jesse Vallins’ exceptionally cheesy chard with vermouth

Proving everything's better with a bit of booze

How to make Taverne Bernhardt's chef Zachary Kolomeir's juicy, herb-slathered heritage turkey

How to make Taverne Bernhardt’s chef Zachary Kolomeir’s juicy, herb-slathered heritage turkey

It's a crowd-pleasing culinary school staple

Inside Russell's Butcher and Deli, a new spot on Roncesvalles for Ontario-farmed meat, fun pantry finds and really good sandwiches

Inside Russell’s Butcher and Deli, a new spot on Roncesvalles for Ontario-farmed meat, fun pantry finds and really good sandwiches

It's from the people behind neighbouring Alimentari

How to make chef Billy Alexander's venison with blueberry-sweetgrass sauce and roasted sweet potatoes

How to make chef Billy Alexander’s venison with blueberry-sweetgrass sauce and roasted sweet potatoes

Consider it a new beast for your autumnal feast

How to make Bar Reyna owner Nicki Laborie's savoury tomato tart

How to make Bar Reyna owner Nicki Laborie’s savoury tomato tart

It's the perfect way to segue from summer into fall

A first look inside 1 Hotel, the Thompson's verdant replacement

A first look inside 1 Hotel, the Thompson’s verdant replacement

There are more than 3,300 plants strewn across the property

How to make the melty mushroom quesadillas from Birria Balam chefs Julio Guajardo and Kate Chomyshyn

How to make the melty mushroom quesadillas from Birria Balam chefs Julio Guajardo and Kate Chomyshyn

Grill up a mountain of meatless Mexican goodness

How to make Alma chef Anna Chen's grill-ready steak with shrimp-buttered corn

How to make Alma chef Anna Chen’s grill-ready steak with shrimp-buttered corn

Think of it as a lo-fi summer spin on surf and turf

How to make Tinuno's sweet and spicy grilled pork skewers

How to make Tinuno’s sweet and spicy grilled pork skewers

This one's for all the dipping-sauce lovers out there

How to make Crosley's chef Joachim Hayward's grilled sea bream with crispy shallots

How to make Crosley’s chef Joachim Hayward’s grilled sea bream with crispy shallots

It's paired with grilled asparagus and a deceptively simple sauce Grenobloise

Inside St. Regis Hotel's sky-high new luxury spa

Inside St. Regis Hotel’s sky-high new luxury spa

Each guest is treated to a personal spa butler

How to make Beach Hill Smokehouse's Texas-style smoked chicken—without a smoker

How to make Beach Hill Smokehouse’s Texas-style smoked chicken—without a smoker

All you need is a grill and some wood chips

Let someone else do the meal planning: Toronto caterers doing ready-to-heat home delivery

Let someone else do the meal planning: Toronto caterers doing ready-to-heat home delivery

Because we're over cooking, but not home-cooked meals

A breakdown of Toronto-based grocery delivery services

A breakdown of Toronto-based grocery delivery services

How to get everything from local produce to freshly baked croissants delivered to your doorstep

Quarantine Cuisine: How to make Momofuku Kojin's Loco Moco Smash Burger at home

Quarantine Cuisine: How to make Momofuku Kojin’s Loco Moco Smash Burger at home

It's a saucy, multi-napkin ode to one of Hawaii's signature dishes—surfboard sold separately

What's on the menu at Matty's Patty's Burger Club, chef Matty Matheson's new takeout-only spot for smash burgers

What’s on the menu at Matty’s Patty’s Burger Club, chef Matty Matheson’s new takeout-only spot for smash burgers

It's right across the street from Trinity Bellwoods park

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