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Jean Grant

Jean Grant has been a freelance writer since 2015, covering a range of lifestyle topics like shopping, interiors, wellness and culture for publications like Maclean’s and Toronto Life. She also enjoys working with brands to develop custom content, and shares personal essays through her Substack newsletter, Nobody is Thinking About You.

Latest from Jean Grant

Upscale Belgian brand Sarah Pacini is coming to Bayview Village

Toronto is soon to join the exclusive list of North American cities—including Los Angeles, New York and Montreal—that host...

Six things to do in Toronto on the weekend of March 28–30

Six things to do in Toronto on the weekend of March 28–30

In this edition of The Weekender, a festival of beer, a new Leslieville market and four more things to do in Toronto this...

Toronto could get a cat café (but possibly without food, and only six cats)

Toronto could get a cat café (but possibly without food, and only six cats)

Toronto's cat-loving community can (cautiously) rejoice. A woman named Jen Morozowich, who works in marketing but fosters cats in...

Uniqlo may be opening a huge flagship at Yorkdale

Uniqlo may be opening a huge flagship at Yorkdale

Fans of Japanese retailer Uniqlo might not have to wait much longer for the brand's classic, bright-hued apparel to land in...

Public shaming on Twitter: the answer to restaurant no-shows?

Public shaming on Twitter: the answer to restaurant no-shows?

For a restauranteur, it must be frustrating when reservations don't show. For places that aren't blessed with lineups out the door...

The 8 best new shopping destinations for style-conscious Toronto guys

The 8 best new shopping destinations for style-conscious Toronto guys

Ten years ago, Canadian guys didn’t have a wealth of options when it came to clothing—which may be why so many of them seemed...

QUOTED: Mackage designer Eran Elfassy on why Toronto Fashion Week isn't up to snuff

QUOTED: Mackage designer Eran Elfassy on why Toronto Fashion Week isn’t up to snuff

— Eran Elfassy, one half of the design duo behind luxury outerwear label Mackage, when asked by the Star to name one thing that...

Broken Social Scene founder Kevin Drew now has his own body butter

Though we had to confirm that this wasn't, in fact, one big joke, it looks like local indie rocker Kevin Drew actually does have...

Indie e-retailer Etsy is popping up at Indigo

Indie e-retailer Etsy is popping up at Indigo

Etsy, the website dedicated to peddling handcrafted and vintage wares, is aligning itself with powerful book retailer Indigo...

The Find: our top 10 picks from the spring 2014 One of a Kind Show

The Find: our top 10 picks from the spring 2014 One of a Kind Show

The One of a Kind Show, a twice-a-year tribute to local designers and artisans, peddles an amazing variety of unique...

Yorkdale is going to spend millions on a new surveillance system that will (potentially) deter criminals

Yorkdale is going to spend millions on a new surveillance system that will (potentially) deter criminals

Yorkdale, like every other mall in the world (presumably), wants to deter criminal activity. After gun violence at the mall last...

Street Style Trend Report: 9 ways to wear black, white and red, from the crowd at Toronto Fashion Week

Street Style Trend Report: 9 ways to wear black, white and red, from the crowd at Toronto Fashion Week

The city's fashionable elite have long welcomed the stark contrast of a black-and-white ensemble. Last year, the trend showed up...

Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of March 21–23

Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of March 21–23

In this edition of The Weekender, a midnight market, a vintage clothing fair and three more things to do in Toronto this...

Target is opening a massive flagship store near the Toronto waterfront

Target is opening a massive flagship store near the Toronto waterfront

Target's dismal financial performance in Canada certainly doesn't seem to have affected the retail giant's north-of-the-border...

Slideshow: browse the lookbook for Topshop's sporty-chic collaboration with Adidas

Slideshow: browse the lookbook for Topshop’s sporty-chic collaboration with Adidas

We've been pining for more Topshop collaborations ever since Mary Katrantzou's psychedelic floral collection two years ago. with...

Pop-Up Pick: Style Democracy sells chic designer clothes at huge discounts (up to 80 per cent off)

Pop-Up Pick: Style Democracy sells chic designer clothes at huge discounts (up to 80 per cent off)

Toronto’s retail pop-up scene is gaining momentum, with new shopping opportunities emerging (and then disappearing) all the...

Toronto Fashion Week: Line Knitwear brings bold pinks and fuzzy angora to the Fall 2014 runway

Toronto Fashion Week: Line Knitwear brings bold pinks and fuzzy angora to the Fall 2014 runway

Toronto Fashion Week runs from March 17-21, in a large—and stylishly appointed—tent at David Pecaut Square. We’re posting...

Toronto Fashion Week: Beaufille presents hypnotic prints and backwards baseball caps for Fall 2014

Toronto Fashion Week: Beaufille presents hypnotic prints and backwards baseball caps for Fall 2014

Toronto Fashion Week runs from March 17-21, in a large—and stylishly appointed—tent at David Pecaut Square. We’re posting...

Toronto Fashion Week: Instagram accounts to follow for behind-the-scenes access to the week's top shows

Toronto Fashion Week: Instagram accounts to follow for behind-the-scenes access to the week’s top shows

Toronto Fashion Week kicks off today with runway shows from local designer labels like Beaufille and Line Knitwear. For those who...

Street Style: chic bundled-up looks from the industry crew at The Shows

Street Style: chic bundled-up looks from the industry crew at The Shows

Effortless style is difficult to achieve any time of year, but never more so than in the midst of a blizzard. On the second day of...

Honest Ed's vintage signs are going for hundreds on eBay

Honest Ed’s vintage signs are going for hundreds on eBay

For those who missed out on bagging 50-cent signage during Honest Ed's sale on Monday (or those who waited in vain in the enormous...

Queen Video is closing its College location after a decade (and selling off 30,000 rentals)

Queen Video is closing its College location after a decade (and selling off 30,000 rentals)

In a heartwarming note on its storefront window, Queen Video announced the closure of its College location earlier this...

Slideshow: admire Lady Mary’s eveningwear, and other Downton costumes on display at the Spadina Museum

Slideshow: admire Lady Mary’s eveningwear, and other Downton costumes on display at the Spadina Museum

The historic manor-turned-museum Spadina House is currently hosting an exhibition featuring over 20 iconic outfits worn on the...

The Shopping Channel goes chic, with the help of designer label Pink Tartan

The Shopping Channel goes chic, with the help of designer label Pink Tartan

The Shopping Channel, with its phone-in selection of Joan Rivers t-shirts and rhinestone baubles, tends to appeal to the...

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

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!”

Young and Retired: Meet the super-savers quitting work decades before the average Canadian

Young and Retired: Meet the super-savers quitting work decades before the average Canadian

In the age of doomspending, these ultra-driven Torontonians give up their weekends, work multiple jobs and never, ever eat out. The upside: they’ll retire long before the rest of us

Just Listed

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

For Sale: 112 Mildenhall Rd

For Sale: 112 Mildenhall Rd

A rare opportunity to own a custom-built masterpiece in the heart of Lawrence Park beautifully designed by Gray Smith and Arca Design for the most discerning buyer