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Food & Drink
A special Coke for Passover, the biology of bacon’s appeal, the perfect pad Thai
• It’s not just breakfast tradition that attracts humans to bacon; there is a biological reason for its allure (and...
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Food & Drink
A pierogi debate dies, Inniskillin’s Italian glory, bacon cocktails
• The media coverage of the alleged rat infestations in Chinatown has to do with a lot more than health concerns, argues...
Food & Drink
Sushi on Bloor shut down, lax meat import rules, advice for recession-weary restaurants
• Long-standing speculation about the quality of the fare at Sushi on Bloor has been officially validated: Toronto Public Health...
More poisoned dogs, Comfort Zone’s $11-million lawsuit, maple syrup everywhere
• It’s a trying time for Toronto’s dogs. First there were the toxic wieners in High Park; then pooches were zapped by stray...
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Dispelling sugar myths, organics stay afloat, a new alcohol-cancer link
• A New York Times blog attempts to debunk food myths related to sugar, which is increasingly being viewed as a health...
Food & Drink
Praising peameal, Canadian wines go abroad, Marché Movenpick rises again
• The recession is hitting gimmicky joints hard, but “Insatiable” columnist Sasha Chapman sees few consequences for...
Food & Drink
Obama Café’s competition, a trip to Carrot City, trimming the restaurant bill
• Talk of gratuities is in the air. Reminding us of the supposed origin of the acronym “TIPS” (the grammatically dubious...
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Food & Drink
Maple Leaf’s make-over, McDonald’s mini-burger, Canada’s best food blog
• Easy on the booze, boys. A study has found that men who consume 14 drinks a week or more are 20 per cent more likely than...
Food & Drink
Taxing chocolate, banning bottled water, reinstating trans fats
• Researchers at Brock University looked at the age of candy bars in eight major retail stores, and the findings weren't good:...
Food & Drink
Guy Fieri tells all, Gordon Ramsay is re-imagined, David Lee wants kids to cook
• Splendido – Nota Bene chef David Lee regales us with childhood cooking stories and urges parents to show their kids around...
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Toronto sewage is farm-bound, meat is stolen, Hillary Duff is pro-lunch
• Spurred by research supported by the American College of Chest Physicians regarding the health benefits of soup, chef Bonnie...
Food & Drink
Fake food inspectors, some gifts for Toronto, a solution to insane restaurant queues
• On the eve of Hogtown’s 175th birthday , Star urban affairs columnist Christopher Hume has a few gift suggestions for the...
Food & Drink
Parkdale’s new festival, Beerbistro’s free meal giveaway, Starbucks’ breakfast deals
• Consumers are willing to pay much more for ethically produced meat, but who really knows what the label means? Here, a look at...
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Suburban food festivals, the Ritz bites the dust, Ottawa chefs come to Toronto
• David Rocco and Jamie Oliver taught us the importance of nutritious meals for kids, but obsessing over their diets could in...
Mark McEwan predicts that Torontonians will “get” his North York version of Dean & Deluca
We’ve been hearing about McEwan—Mark McEwan’s proposed gourmet grocery store—for what seems like eons now. News about it...
Food & Drink
David Adjey’s diet, the history of mall food, Toronto farmers’ markets
• Shopping mall dining is meant to be fast and easy—but some of it is interesting, too. Here, the stories behind gyros, Orange...
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More listeria headaches at Maple Leaf, countdown to cuvée, the perfect pancake
• Another shipment of Advil to the PR department of Maple Leaf Foods, please. The company has had to recall hundreds of cases of...
Food & Drink
Canada’s top chef announced, Whole Foods beats the odds, food bank use increases in Toronto
• City hall is considering an Urban Food Production policy that will allow Torontonians to sell veggies they’ve grown at...
Food & Drink
A dole of his own: Mystic Muffin offers its own stimulus package
We didn’t think it was possible, but Mystic Muffin just got a little quirkier. Now, in addition to doling out his famed apple...
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Missing restaurateur, Obama’s new brew, a Winterlicious countermeasure
• Police are searching for George Koutroubis, co-owner of Restaurant Makeover -ed Six Steps Restaurant and Lounge , who was last...
Gordon Ramsay’s unfavourable reviews, eating on $50 a week, coffee addictions justified
• Perhaps we shouldn’t be so anxious for Gordon Ramsay to open his new Toronto spot: the critics are bashing the foul-mouthed...
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Ultra unveils its new(ish) image
When Ultra Supper Club announced that it was relaunching under the name Ultra, it was hard to believe that much would change at...
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Sexy Valentine’s menu, the end of business lunch etiquette, burgers become recession-proof
Valentine’s Day is usually a godsend for florists, chocolatiers and restaurants across the city. But not this year. [ Globe and...
Ultra Supper Club unveils its make-over tonight—new name, new menu, new design
Recession menus and food giveaways are quickly becoming the norm for Toronto restaurants. It is in the midst of such bad-times...
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The Private and Independent School Directory Fall 2024
Browse through Canada’s top independent and private schools to find the right fit for your child
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Deep Dives
Turf War: Old money versus new money at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
For 148 years, the country’s oldest tennis club was an ivy-covered bastion of civility with a roster of like-minded, blue-blooded members. Then chaos erupted
Deep Dives
The Cult of Wellness: Othership, Nutbar and the expensive, obsessive quest for a perfect life
A growing cohort of Torontonians are swapping the coke-fuelled, booze-soaked club scene for cold plunges, sobriety and superfood smoothies. Here’s what it takes (and costs) to foster the ideal body and mind
Deep Dives
Michelin Men: Inside the making of LSL, Toronto’s wildly ambitious new fine-dining powerhouse
The $680-a-head uptown restaurant everyone’s talking about has three giant egos in the kitchen and one very rich benefactor calling the shots. If they don’t self-destruct, they may well produce something spectacular
Deep Dives
Inside Toronto’s explosion of bad dogs and worse owners
Boisterous, barky, humpy, mean: they’re everywhere and no one’s happy. Dispatches from the canine wars
Deep Dives
The Battle for Leslieville: Gentrification, opioids and murder in the city’s most divided neighbourhood
Last summer, when a stray bullet killed a young mother near the South Riverdale supervised consumption site, it sparked a vicious fight between area residents. One year later, tensions are high, neither side will back down and the overdose crisis rages on
Deep Dives
Scatterbrain: Inside the explosion of adult ADHD
Five years ago, hardly anyone was talking about adult ADHD. Now it’s all over social media, and self-diagnosis is rampant. How a complex neurological condition became the new superpower
Deep Dives
Who Earns What: The stories behind Toronto’s top salaries
From Olivia Chow to Galen Weston Jr. to Drake, here’s everything we could find on what the city’s biggest names are bringing home
Deep Dives
How the abuses of a small-town family doctor tore his community apart
Wameed Ateyah was the answer to Schomberg’s prayers: a family physician who took walk-ins, made house calls, gave to local charities. Then his dark secret was revealed
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2024
This year’s winners include a tiny perfect snack bar, a Japanese listening lounge and a high-flying steakhouse. What they all have in common is a fanatical commitment to excellence
Deep Dives
How Carley Fortune is reinventing the romance novel
In just two years, she’s published two runaway bestsellers, sold film rights to Prince Harry and Meghan, finished a third book—which hits shelves this month—and is well into her fourth. Here, she talks anti-romance snobbery, what makes a good sex scene and how sudden fame has changed her life
Deep Dives
The professor, the caregiver and the missing $30 million
Before he died, William Waters transferred his fortune to his wife’s caregiver. His lawyers say she coerced him. She says they were having an affair. The untold story of a scandalous estate battle
Deep Dives
The perilous lives of Canada’s international students
They come here for the promise of a good education and a better future. Then they discover the target on their backs
Deep Dives
My Psychotic Break: The postpartum nightmare no one talks about
After the birth of my first child, I split with reality. I had terrifying hallucinations, received messages from the spirit world and spent so much on New Age paraphernalia that I had to sell my house. A memoir on finding my way back to reality
Deep Dives
The Great Pretenders: How two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception
Karima Manji wanted it all for her twin daughters, Amira and Nadya. And she found a way to help them get it: financial aid earmarked for Indigenous kids. The fact that they weren’t remotely Indigenous wasn’t going to stop her
Cost of Living
City
This Wychwood couple makes $123,800 a year. How do they spend it?
“Ontario was too expensive, so we’re having our wedding in Mexico”
City
This Distillery District couple makes $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?
“I like fancy brunch and he likes dives—but all of it is expensive”
City
This registered dietitian makes $106,000 a year. How does she spend it?
“I spent more than $4,000 on my cats last year”
City
This insurance analyst makes $62,000 a year. How does she spend it?
“Groceries are so expensive that I rely more on takeout”
House of the Week
Real Estate
House of the Week: $3.1 million for an Edwardian duplex in Little Portugal sitting on a massive commercial lot
The 3,800-square-foot property comes with Moroccan tiles, a meditation room, a backyard workshop and a tire swing
Real Estate
House of the Week: $3.7 million for a whimsical custom-built home backing onto an Etobicoke ravine
The 3,800-square-foot property comes with a sauna, a hot tub, cave-like walls and nature all over
Real Estate
House of the Week: $4.2 million for a new build by the Humber with a fireplace in a closet
The 3,900-square-foot property also comes with an elevator, a powder room with a swoosh sink and a playful blue laundry room
Real Estate
Surreal Estate: $6 million for a Rosedale Victorian with a bath fit for a temple
What property off Sherbourne would be complete without a floating fireplace, a 14-foot butcher block, smart-home tech and a deck built around a tree?
Real Estate
House of the Week: $5.5 million for a Lytton Park home with a cocktail lounge
The 5,200-square-foot property also comes with six bathrooms, automated everything, a ribbon staircase and a display for purses