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Jessica Huras

Jessica Huras is a freelance writer and editor with over a decade of experience creating food, travel and lifestyle content. She’s a content editor for the LCBO’s Food & Drink magazine, and her work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, Chatelaine, Toronto Life and Elle Canada, among other publications.

Latest from Jessica Huras

Five Toronto takes on schnitzel, the comfort food classic

Five Toronto takes on schnitzel, the comfort food classic

Including one with house-made brown-butter plum sauce, one with beef tripe and one with roasted lion’s mane mushrooms

What’s on the menu at Arianna, a lavish Italian restaurant and lounge above Harbour 60

What’s on the menu at Arianna, a lavish Italian restaurant and lounge above Harbour 60

Including lasagna for two and sky-high pistachio gelato

What’s on the menu at Harbour 60, the new-and-improved revamp of the luxe steakhouse

What’s on the menu at Harbour 60, the new-and-improved revamp of the luxe steakhouse

Even the plates are trimmed in 24-karat gold

Inside the kitchen of Marvin Palomo, executive chef and partner at Vela

Inside the kitchen of Marvin Palomo, executive chef and partner at Vela

Stocked with frozen dim sum, a truffle shaver and a bucket of calamansi

Inside the kitchen of Seb Yacoubian, chef and co-owner of Taline

Inside the kitchen of Seb Yacoubian, chef and co-owner of Taline

Including Armenian cured beef, pistachio paste and three kinds of popcorn

What's on the menu at the Lost Land, a new farm-to-table restaurant in the Financial District

What’s on the menu at the Lost Land, a new farm-to-table restaurant in the Financial District

Including an over-the-top cocktail served in a smoking treasure chest

Inside the kitchen of Moeen Abuzaid, chef-owner of Arbequina

Inside the kitchen of Moeen Abuzaid, chef-owner of Arbequina

Stocked with specialty olive oils, homemade shatta chili sauce and spices galore

What's on the menu at Animl, an extravagant new steakhouse

What’s on the menu at Animl, an extravagant new steakhouse

Yes, that’s a disco bull

What's on the menu at Stefano's, a vegan diner from the owner of Gia

What’s on the menu at Stefano’s, a vegan diner from the owner of Gia

Including plant-based brie, mozzarella sticks and steak frites

What's on the menu at Aisle3, a Vietnamese snack and cocktail bar

What’s on the menu at Aisle3, a Vietnamese snack and cocktail bar

Including deep-fried shrimp toast and a pho-infused old fashioned

What's on the menu at Aloette Bay, the French diner's new fast-casual location in a food hall

What’s on the menu at Aloette Bay, the French diner’s new fast-casual location in a food hall

It’s the newest addition to CIBC Square’s Table Fare and Social

Inside the kitchen of Eden Grinshpan, host of Top Chef Canada

Inside the kitchen of Eden Grinshpan, host of Top Chef Canada

Stocked with soup croutons, Fudgsicles and tons of tahini

What's on the menu at Jade, Yorkville's fancy new spot for French-Asian fusion

What’s on the menu at Jade, Yorkville’s fancy new spot for French-Asian fusion

Including char siu–style duck and a gochujang-spiced margarita

What's on the menu at Biff's Bistro, the second coming of O&B's long-running French restaurant

What’s on the menu at Biff’s Bistro, the second coming of O&B’s long-running French restaurant

Including some returning favourites and recipes resurrected from Biff’s beginnings

Inside the kitchen of Andres Jaramillo, chef de cuisine at Abrielle

Inside the kitchen of Andres Jaramillo, chef de cuisine at Abrielle

Stocked with traditional Colombian liquor, frozen octopus and four tubs of ice cream

What’s on the menu at Open Aera's glamorous 4,500-square-foot rooftop patio

What’s on the menu at Open Aera’s glamorous 4,500-square-foot rooftop patio

It’s on the 39th floor of the Well

What’s on the menu at Lyla, a sleek new Mediterranean restaurant on Queen West

What’s on the menu at Lyla, a sleek new Mediterranean restaurant on Queen West

Including black truffle tortellini and a fresh fish counter

What’s on the menu at Elijah’s Automatic Flame Broiled, a fast-casual concept from the founder of the Burger’s Priest

What’s on the menu at Elijah’s Automatic Flame Broiled, a fast-casual concept from the founder of the Burger’s Priest

Including soft-serve milkshakes and beef-fat fries

What’s on the menu at the Berczy Tavern, a piano bar and bistro from the team behind Amano Trattoria

What’s on the menu at the Berczy Tavern, a piano bar and bistro from the team behind Amano Trattoria

Including whole grilled octopus, a stacked strawberry cake and a gochujang-spiked margarita

Tropical cocktails are taking Toronto by storm

Tropical cocktails are taking Toronto by storm

Recipe ideas, bar recommendations and canned favourites to quench your hot-weather tiki cravings

Inside the kitchen of Yannick Bigourdan, owner of Lucie and the Carbon Bar

Inside the kitchen of Yannick Bigourdan, owner of Lucie and the Carbon Bar

Featuring a fancy mustard collection, canned wine and century-old glassware

What's on the menu at Wolfie, the Commoner Bar Room’s cocktail-forward revamp

What’s on the menu at Wolfie, the Commoner Bar Room’s cocktail-forward revamp

Including a Big Mac–style burger and a New Orleans–inspired espresso martini

Inside the kitchen of Ali Khan Lalani, the owner of General Assembly Pizza

Inside the kitchen of Ali Khan Lalani, the owner of General Assembly Pizza

Stocked with Mr. Noodles, homemade samosas and, of course, a killer pizza oven

What's on the menu at La Plume, a new French restaurant and speakeasy inside the Well

What’s on the menu at La Plume, a new French restaurant and speakeasy inside the Well

Including five types of tartare and five different steak frites

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

Just Listed

For Sale: 35 Yorkdale Crescent

For Sale: 35 Yorkdale Crescent

Purchase for less than $325.00 per square foot, not including exterior landscaping and swimming pool

For Sale: 99 Lake Promenade

For Sale: 99 Lake Promenade

This classic Hamptons-style home by Chatsworth Fine Homes offers an exciting opportunity to customize a new dream home and build instant value - without the long wait of new construction

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