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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

Quarantine Cuisine: Chef Romain Avril's croque monsieur for your stay-at-home weekend brunch

Quarantine Cuisine: Chef Romain Avril’s croque monsieur for your stay-at-home weekend brunch

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Quarantine Cuisine: How Patois chef Craig Wong makes his favourite pineapple fried rice

Quarantine Cuisine: How Patois chef Craig Wong makes his favourite pineapple fried rice

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Quarantine Cuisine: How True True Diner chef Suzanne Barr snazzes up a grilled cheese sandwich

Quarantine Cuisine: How True True Diner chef Suzanne Barr snazzes up a grilled cheese sandwich

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Toronto gyms offering livestream classes for house-bound fitness freaks

Toronto gyms offering livestream classes for house-bound fitness freaks

Here’s to enjoying a jolt of feel-good endorphins while the city’s on lockdown

Inside the kitchen of Alex Courts, the chef and owner of vegan bakery Sweet Hart Kitchen

Inside the kitchen of Alex Courts, the chef and owner of vegan bakery Sweet Hart Kitchen

A few of the things it’s stocked with: three kinds of kale, jackfruit, wedding cake and pea milk

Inside the new Canoe, which just got a top-to-bottom makeover for its 25th anniversary

Inside the new Canoe, which just got a top-to-bottom makeover for its 25th anniversary

Not that it needed it, of course

A Q&A with Xango's Claudio Aprile, TL Insider’s chef-in-residence for March

A Q&A with Xango’s Claudio Aprile, TL Insider’s chef-in-residence for March

See what he has in store for members this month

Snack Time: How chef Jeff Kang makes his favourite kimchi noodles

Snack Time: How chef Jeff Kang makes his favourite kimchi noodles

“It’s probably the healthiest thing that I eat”

Inside the kitchen of Ariel Coplan, co-owner of Grand Cru Deli and executive chef of The Green Wood

Inside the kitchen of Ariel Coplan, co-owner of Grand Cru Deli and executive chef of The Green Wood

A few of the things it's stocked with: Ting, Canadian conservas and a whole lotta bananas

A look at Enoteca Sociale’s birthday makeover and menu update

A look at Enoteca Sociale’s birthday makeover and menu update

Don’t worry, the spaghetti all’amatriciana is still there

A globe-spanning guide to Toronto's best international brunches

A globe-spanning guide to Toronto’s best international brunches

A baker’s dozen of brunch plates worth lining up for

What's on the menu at Somun Superstar, a new place on Kingston Road for Bosnian sandwiches on house-made bread

What’s on the menu at Somun Superstar, a new place on Kingston Road for Bosnian sandwiches on house-made bread

What bagels are to Montreal, somun is to Sarajevo

What's on the menu at the Green Wood, King West's new place for healthy bowls, brunch cocktails and beignets

What’s on the menu at the Green Wood, King West’s new place for healthy bowls, brunch cocktails and beignets

It’s the second location for the popular east-end fixture

What's on the menu at Le Phénix, a French pop-up restaurant from the Chantecler team

What’s on the menu at Le Phénix, a French pop-up restaurant from the Chantecler team

It’s only around until June

Après ski without the slopes: Where to fill up on hot cheese in Toronto

Après ski without the slopes: Where to fill up on hot cheese in Toronto

No skis required

What's on the menu at The Grand Elvis, Anthony Rose's ode to old-school American, on Dupont

What’s on the menu at The Grand Elvis, Anthony Rose’s ode to old-school American, on Dupont

It replaces Rose & Sons and Big Crow

A Q&A with Hexagon’s Jordan Wilkinson, TL Insider’s second chef-in-residence for January

A Q&A with Hexagon’s Jordan Wilkinson, TL Insider’s second chef-in-residence for January

See what he has in store for members this month

A Q&A with Hexagon’s Rafael Covarrubias, TL Insider’s chef-in-residence for January

A Q&A with Hexagon’s Rafael Covarrubias, TL Insider’s chef-in-residence for January

See what he has in store for members this month

Snack Time: How chef Anthony Rose makes his favourite salmon dip

Snack Time: How chef Anthony Rose makes his favourite salmon dip

“It’s salmon and cream cheese—what’s not to love?”

Inside the kitchen of Ivana Raca, the executive chef and co-owner of the pescetarian-Italian Ufficio

Inside the kitchen of Ivana Raca, the executive chef and co-owner of the pescetarian-Italian Ufficio

A few of the things it’s stocked with: brandy butter, kimchi, bourbon barrel–aged maple syrup and truffle everything

Inside the kitchen of JW Foster, the Fairmont Royal York’s executive chef

Inside the kitchen of JW Foster, the Fairmont Royal York’s executive chef

A few of the things it’s stocked with: honey, oysters, vegan gelato and pizza dough

The Chase: how one couple’s first-house budget went from $900K to $1.4M

Real Estate News

The Chase: how one couple’s first-house budget went from $900K to $1.4M

They ditched their plans for a lavish wedding to pump up their down payment

Inside the kitchen of Roshan Kanagarajah, half of the team behind Kitchen Guerrilla's hot sauces

Inside the kitchen of Roshan Kanagarajah, half of the team behind Kitchen Guerrilla’s hot sauces

Just a few of the things it's stocked with: Tim Tams, Korean tuna, foie gras and hot sauce, of course

Look inside the InterContinental Yorkville’s extravagant $2,500 hotel room, with CN Tower views and a marble double shower

Real Estate News

Look inside the InterContinental Yorkville’s extravagant $2,500 hotel room, with CN Tower views and a marble double shower

The decor nods to major Toronto landmarks

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