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Food & Drink
Where chef Eric Wood eats in the burbs
His favourite restaurants in Whitby and Pickering (and what he orders at each one)
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Food & Drink
Where O&B’s Miheer Shete eats Indian food in the burbs
His favourite restaurants in Mississauga (and what he orders at each one)
How Canoe celebrated its 20th anniversary
The restaurant welcomed back past chefs and front-of-house staff to work with the current crew for a one-night-only tasting menu
Food & Drink
Where DaiLo’s Nick Liu eats in the burbs
His favourite restaurants in Markham and Richmond Hill (and what he orders at each one)
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Food & Drink
Introducing: Drake BBQ, a simplified Southern meat-a-thon on Queen West
Just in time for the cold weather, the Drake Hotel has opened a barbecue pop-up shop in its old Scoops and Tees space. “In...
City
Justin Bieber nail polish and seven other unusual celebrity endorsements
We thought it was weird (to say the least) when news came out over the weekend that Justin Bieber is collaborating with OPI on a...
Food & Drink
A preview of The Drake’s pop-up barbecue and DIY sushi
While news of the Drake Hotel’s barbecue pop-up shop has been circulating around the city, the hotel’s restaurant has...
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Food & Drink
Mark those calendars: KFC’s Double Down coming to Canada in 11 days
Few sandwiches have received as much attention as the Double Down , KFC ’s grease-fest that features bacon and cheese squeezed...
Food & Drink
Jamie Kennedy brings his signature fries to the Air Canada Centre
Right on the heels of chef Tyler Florence bringing his grapes to the Rogers Centre, Jamie Kennedy is bringing his potatoes to the...
Food & Drink
Ritz-Carlton announces its locally focused anchor restaurant
Since news broke that the opening of the Ritz-Carlton had to be pushed back to January due to flooding , the chain has been...
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Food & Drink
Beet versus meat: five things we learned about eating habits from Jonathan Safran Foer and Anthony Bourdain
This week’s debate on what we should be putting in our mouths comes from two extremes of the discussion: Jonathan Safran...
Food & Drink
Drake Hotel to open barbecue pop-up shop
Screw autumn. And long live summer barbecues. That’s the attitude of the Drake Hotel, which is in the process of transforming...
Real Estate
The Bell Lightbox is also a giant money box
The numbers are in. Not surprisingly, credit card spending was up in the Entertainment District, while Yorkville saw a slight...
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Food & Drink
Introducing: Fabbrica. Take a tour of Mark McEwan’s new Italian restaurant
“Would you like to try a pizza?” asks chef Mark McEwan as he stands in front of the wood-burning oven at his newest...
Culture
The Great Nuit Blanche Scavenger Hunt: spot these 30 items
Let’s face it, the annual all-nighter art fest isn’t for everyone—whether it's the chilly weather, crowds or corporate...
Food & Drink
Mark McEwan’s new restaurant, Fabbrica, will finally open on Friday
Two little reminders: one, Shops at Don Mills still exists, and two, Mark McEwan will be opening his casual Italian...
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There’s still a chance to be yelled at by Gordon Ramsay when he comes to T.O.
The city’s celebrity chefs converged at the George Brown cooking school yesterday at a media launch for Chef’s Challenge...
Food & Drink
Apparently, National Vodka Day is October 4 (not every day)
We were surprised to learn that National Vodka Day occurs every year on October 4 (and not every weekday at 5 p.m. as previously...
Culture
Christopher Plummer will try to fake interest during Sound of Music reunion on Oprah
Despite the widely known fact that Christopher Plummer referred to The Sound of Music as “The Sound of Mucus” and “S&M,”...
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Joys of summer: hanging out with chef Tyler Florence at the Jays game
The summer may be over, but we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to watch a Jays game with chef Tyler Florence in the coveted 400...
Food & Drink
RIP: Arthur Carman (1925-2010), the legendary restaurateur of Alexander Street
Arthur Carman, the renowned proprietor of Carman’s Dining Club, near Maple Leaf Gardens, passed away at his home Tuesday. He was...
City
Justin Bieber’s total screen time on CSI: 3 minutes, 25 seconds
Remember those teaser clips of Justin Bieber’s appearance on the season premiere of CSI ? Well, those are pretty much all the...
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Food & Drink
Food memes: Sad Keanu edition
At TIFF this year, we were perplexed as to why some photographers were so hell-bent on getting a photo of Keanu Reeves...
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Toronto restaurants have the second- and third-classiest washrooms in Canada, outdone by Burnaby
The results are in for the first annual Canada’s Best Restroom Award , and they’re disappointing: Burnaby's Cactus Club Café...
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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 actor, bartender and financial planner makes $264,000 a year. How does she spend it?
“I’ve spent almost $5,000 on my dog this year”
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”
House of the Week
Real Estate
House of the Week: $4.3 million for a quirky detached near Yonge and Eglinton that was won in a lottery
The 4,000-square-foot property comes with an elevator, two laundry rooms, a three-tier backyard and four bedrooms
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
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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?