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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 the Scandinavian-inspired Canadian headquarters of pharma giant Novo Nordisk

Inside the Scandinavian-inspired Canadian headquarters of pharma giant Novo Nordisk

A suburban office with some Danish flair

What's on the menu at Maison Selby, O&B's new French restaurant inside a 136-year-old heritage house

What’s on the menu at Maison Selby, O&B’s new French restaurant inside a 136-year-old heritage house

Including all the French hits

Inside the kitchen of Tsujiri pastry chef Tomo Rikuta

Inside the kitchen of Tsujiri pastry chef Tomo Rikuta

Just a few of the things it's stocked with: tapioca pearls, white Japanese curry and matcha bean paste

See inside a $6,000-per-night hotel room at the Ex

Real Estate News

See inside a $6,000-per-night hotel room at the Ex

A look inside the fanciest suite at Hotel X

See inside the swankiest hotel suite in the building that used to be Jilly's strip club

Real Estate News

See inside the swankiest hotel suite in the building that used to be Jilly’s strip club

Act out your Pretty Woman fantasies in a lavish room with a racy past

A look inside Bisha Hotel’s opulent Bisha Suite

Real Estate News

A look inside Bisha Hotel’s opulent Bisha Suite

Lenny Kravitz’s design company created this 1970s-inspired boudoir

An omnivore's take on Toronto's best vegan pizzas

An omnivore’s take on Toronto’s best vegan pizzas

It's far from sad, cheeseless flatbread

Ever wonder what an $8,500-a-night hotel room looks like?

Real Estate News

Ever wonder what an $8,500-a-night hotel room looks like?

See inside the St. Regis’s John Jacob Astor suite

See inside Bloor Street's newest luxury hotel suite

Real Estate News

See inside Bloor Street’s newest luxury hotel suite

The Kimpton Saint George's Presidential Suite mixes high-end finishes with vintage accoutrements

Inside the kitchen of Felicia De Rose, chef de cuisine for Planta Burger and the Chase Fish and Oyster

Inside the kitchen of Felicia De Rose, chef de cuisine for Planta Burger and the Chase Fish and Oyster

Just a few of the things it's stocked with: homemade pesto, Kraft Singles, corn dogs and weed gummies

What's on the menu at Goa Indian Farm Kitchen, Hemant Bhagwani's new restaurant at Bayview Village

What’s on the menu at Goa Indian Farm Kitchen, Hemant Bhagwani’s new restaurant at Bayview Village

After a two-year break, Bhagwani is back

Why Ufficio's stuffed trout is an essential Toronto dish

Why Ufficio’s stuffed trout is an essential Toronto dish

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

What's on the menu at Grand Cru Deli, a new wine bar in the Entertainment District

What’s on the menu at Grand Cru Deli, a new wine bar in the Entertainment District

Including muffulettas for-two and caviar service

Inside the colourful Liberty Village offices of Koho

Inside the colourful Liberty Village offices of Koho

The personal finance start-up has turned an ex-industrial space into a candy-coloured tech playground

Inside the kitchen of Malcolm Campbell, Auberge du Pommier's chef de cuisine

Inside the kitchen of Malcolm Campbell, Auberge du Pommier’s chef de cuisine

A few of the things it's stocked with: sourdough starter, homemade jam and a whole lotta proteins

What's on the menu at Green Tea, Chinatown's new place for Hangzhou-style dishes

What’s on the menu at Green Tea, Chinatown’s new place for Hangzhou-style dishes

It's part of the new crop of mainland Chinese chains that have set their expansion sights on the Canadian market

Why La Limonada's Trini doubles are an essential Toronto dish

Why La Limonada’s Trini doubles are an essential Toronto dish

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

Inside Unboxed Market, Toronto's new waste-free grocery store

Inside Unboxed Market, Toronto’s new waste-free grocery store

There's fresh produce, a butcher counter and a hot bar—just don't expect to find any single-use plastics

What's on the menu at Hutaoli, Markham's Chinese version of Hard Rock Cafe

What’s on the menu at Hutaoli, Markham’s Chinese version of Hard Rock Cafe

Including durian pizza

Inside the kitchen of Matthew Ravenscroft, the head chef of plant-based Mexican restaurant Rosalinda

Inside the kitchen of Matthew Ravenscroft, the head chef of plant-based Mexican restaurant Rosalinda

A few of the things it's stocked with: Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, fancy butter, coffee and mezcal

11 extraordinary family-style feasts to fill up on this Family Day

11 extraordinary family-style feasts to fill up on this Family Day

Start your own tradition of not doing dishes

What's on the menu at Brodflour, a new bakery in Liberty Village that mills its own flours

What’s on the menu at Brodflour, a new bakery in Liberty Village that mills its own flours

Including fancy toast

Inside the kitchen of Ed Bozzo, co-owner and head baker of Mimico's SanRemo Bakery

Inside the kitchen of Ed Bozzo, co-owner and head baker of Mimico’s SanRemo Bakery

Just a few of the things it's stocked with: Miss Vickie's chips, cheese, avocados and doughnuts

What's on the menu at Away Kitchen and Café, a new plant-based pizza parlour on Queen West

What’s on the menu at Away Kitchen and Café, a new plant-based pizza parlour on Queen West

It's Awai's more-casual sister spot

Best New Restaurants

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025

This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in

Big Stories

Save Me From My Screen: How smartphone addiction is ruining our lives

Save Me From My Screen: How smartphone addiction is ruining our lives

Despite the do-not-disturb settings, time-spent reminders and ritual purging of apps, we’re still hopelessly obsessed with our devices. Dispatches from the digital minimalist movement

The $4-Million Girlfriend Experience: The thief, the cam girl and their whirlwind fraudulent romance

The $4-Million Girlfriend Experience: The thief, the cam girl and their whirlwind fraudulent romance

Stephanie Sahler was a cam girl. Ralph Puglisi was a man willing to pay anything for her doting attention. It was the perfect arrangement—until she realized that every penny he sent her was stolen

Dr. Ozempic: Inside the medical discovery that revolutionized weight loss

Dr. Ozempic: Inside the medical discovery that revolutionized weight loss

I was just a baby scientist when I discovered the hormone that made Ozempic possible. I had no idea how life-changing—and world-changing—that breakthrough would be

A behind-the-curtain look at the insatiable political ambitions of Doug Ford

A behind-the-curtain look at the insatiable political ambitions of Doug Ford

Is Ontario’s pugnacious premier charting a course for Ottawa? He definitely isn’t not considering a run for prime minister. A long, hard look at the populist’s playbook

Sex worker and Anora consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood

Sex worker and Anora consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood

Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight

Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal

Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal

As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down

Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial

Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial

She’s fierce, shrewd and relentless. And she doesn’t just want to win—she wants to dismantle the prison system altogether

Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber

Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber

To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals

Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche

Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche

If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto

Trump's Loss, Toronto's Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north

Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north

They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain

The Magic Lab: How chemist and computer scientist Alán Aspuru-Guzik brought self-driving laboratories from Harvard to Toronto

The Magic Lab: How chemist and computer scientist Alán Aspuru-Guzik brought self-driving laboratories from Harvard to Toronto

Aspuru-Guzik and his multinational team of mad scientists are combining chemistry, robotics and AI to fight climate change, streamline organ transplants and supercharge the scientific method. How did their lab end up at the University of Toronto? In a word: Trump

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition

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For Sale: 1445 Islington Avenue

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