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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.

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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

What's on the menu at Lobby, a new cocktail and tapas bar on Queen West

What’s on the menu at Lobby, a new cocktail and tapas bar on Queen West

It has a real statement ceiling

Inside Sweat and Tonic, a new boutique fitness club with a cocktail lounge and a meditation pod

Inside Sweat and Tonic, a new boutique fitness club with a cocktail lounge and a meditation pod

There's also massage therapy and facials

What's on the menu at Babel, O&B's new Mediterranean restaurant in the Bridle Path

What’s on the menu at Babel, O&B’s new Mediterranean restaurant in the Bridle Path

There are 22 countries represented on the menu

What's on the menu at Gordy Smiles, Anthony Rose's new Mexican restaurant on Ossington

What’s on the menu at Gordy Smiles, Anthony Rose’s new Mexican restaurant on Ossington

It's not a taco joint, though

Inside New Circadia, a nap-friendly felt cave at U of T

Inside New Circadia, a nap-friendly felt cave at U of T

Featuring over 6000 yards of felt and funky pillows

What's on the menu at Lapinou, a contemporary King West bistro serving French fare with Canadian flair

What’s on the menu at Lapinou, a contemporary King West bistro serving French fare with Canadian flair

The food might be French, but the ingredients are hyper-local

What's on the menu at Avelo, a new place for fancy plant-based tasting menus

What’s on the menu at Avelo, a new place for fancy plant-based tasting menus

There are three-, five- and eight-course meals

What's on the menu at Blondies Ossington, the bright-pink pizza chain's newest location

What’s on the menu at Blondies Ossington, the bright-pink pizza chain’s newest location

It's the only one of their shops to sell slices

Inside the kitchen of chef John Sinopoli, co-owner of Ascari King West, Gare de L'est and Hi-Lo Bar

Inside the kitchen of chef John Sinopoli, co-owner of Ascari King West, Gare de L’est and Hi-Lo Bar

A few of the things it's stocked with: house-cured meat, canned sardines, cinnamon buns and amari

What's on the menu at Lov, the first Toronto location of Montreal's popular plant-based restaurant

What’s on the menu at Lov, the first Toronto location of Montreal’s popular plant-based restaurant

Healthy(ish) vegan takes on comfort food, and more

Inside the kitchen of Hanif Harji, the CEO of hospitality brand Iconink

Just a few of the the things it's stocked with: hot sauce, Champagne and homemade samosas

Where chef Devan Rajkumar eats Guyanese food in Scarborough

Where chef Devan Rajkumar eats Guyanese food in Scarborough

The TV personality on where to find the best black pudding, pepper shrimp and bangamary

Inside Shopify's new nine-floor office with plenty of craft beer and a rooftop terrace

Inside Shopify’s new nine-floor office with plenty of craft beer and a rooftop terrace

Oh, and a wall full of dog portraits

What's on the menu at Pétros 82, the new Greek restaurant and lounge inside Hotel X

What’s on the menu at Pétros 82, the new Greek restaurant and lounge inside Hotel X

Including phyllo-baked feta and house-made baklava ice cream

Mead is having a moment. Here are eight Ontario-born bottles and cans to try this fall

Mead is having a moment. Here are eight Ontario-born bottles and cans to try this fall

The fermented honey beverage is the latest next-big-thing in craft booze

Why Antler's mushroom omelette is an essential Toronto dish

Why Antler’s mushroom omelette is an essential Toronto dish

Chef Meaghan Foster on what she loves so much about Michael Hunter's egg dish

What's on the menu at Smoke Bar and Kitchen, an unconventional barbecue joint on Queen West

What’s on the menu at Smoke Bar and Kitchen, an unconventional barbecue joint on Queen West

Cauliflower steak, smoked watermelon and gochujang ribs

What's on the menu at Chen Chen's Hot Chicken, a spicy new spot for fried bird and sweet tea at Stackt Market

What’s on the menu at Chen Chen’s Hot Chicken, a spicy new spot for fried bird and sweet tea at Stackt Market

Spice heads are really going to like this place

Inside the InterContinental hotel's newly renovated, $5,000-per-night Presidential Suite

Real Estate News

Inside the InterContinental hotel’s newly renovated, $5,000-per-night Presidential Suite

It has hosted actual presidents

Inside the kitchen of Lauren Mozer, founder and CEO of luxury catering company Elle Cuisine

Inside the kitchen of Lauren Mozer, founder and CEO of luxury catering company Elle Cuisine

Just a few of the things it's stocked with: cucumber kimchi, homemade kombucha and quail eggs

What's on the menu at Reign, the Fairmont Royal York Hotel's new restaurant, bar and bakery

What’s on the menu at Reign, the Fairmont Royal York Hotel’s new restaurant, bar and bakery

Including this fancy fish-bowl cocktail

What's on the menu at Clockwork, the Fairmont Royal York's new champagne and cocktail lounge

What’s on the menu at Clockwork, the Fairmont Royal York’s new champagne and cocktail lounge

The hotel got a makeover for its 90th birthday

Inside Chantecler Boucherie, the Parkdale restaurant's next-door butcher shop

Inside Chantecler Boucherie, the Parkdale restaurant’s next-door butcher shop

Hello? Is it meat you're looking for?

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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For Sale: 99 Lake Promenade

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For Sale: 171 Durant Ave

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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

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For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive

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