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Tiffany Leigh

Tiffany Leigh is an award-winning freelance journalist with degrees in business communications and education. She has a culinary background, is a recipient of the Clay Triplette James Beard Foundation scholarship award and has worked in restaurants such as Langdon Hall. In addition to Toronto Life, her pieces have been read in publications such as Forbes, Vogue, Eater, Dwell, Elle, Business Insider, Playboy, Food & Wine and Bon Appétit.

Latest from Tiffany Leigh

Pitmaster Andrew Golden breaks down a platter from Golden Horseshoe Barbecue

Pitmaster Andrew Golden breaks down a platter from Golden Horseshoe Barbecue

A taste of Texas has landed in Seaton Village

Where Drake Devonshire chef Amanda Ray eats in Prince Edward County

Where Drake Devonshire chef Amanda Ray eats in Prince Edward County

Her favourite spots for breakfast sandwiches, Italian food and beer

Where chef Michael Hunter eats in and around Weston

Where chef Michael Hunter eats in and around Weston

His favourite spots for pizza, lasagna and tacos

Where the sommelier of the Postmark Hotel eats and drinks in Newmarket

Where the sommelier of the Postmark Hotel eats and drinks in Newmarket

Riley Krieger-Mercer takes us to his favourite spots for ramen, tacos and wine

Where culinary power couple Katherine and Randy Feltis eat in Barrie

Where culinary power couple Katherine and Randy Feltis eat in Barrie

The couple’s favourite spots for bistro classics, fresh seafood and pizza

Where Queens Harbour chef Robert Balint eats in Mississauga

Where Queens Harbour chef Robert Balint eats in Mississauga

His favourite spots for tacos, ramen and pizza

Where chef Romain Avril eats in St. Clair West Village

Where chef Romain Avril eats in St. Clair West Village

His favourite spots for shawarma, pho and tacos

Toronto restaurants serving delicious and auspicious Lunar New Year menus

Toronto restaurants serving delicious and auspicious Lunar New Year menus

How will you ring in the Year of the Horse?

A barbecue pop-up with a cult following is getting a permanent home in Scarborough

A barbecue pop-up with a cult following is getting a permanent home in Scarborough

Crosstown Craft BBQ is bringing its Texas-style smoked meats to the Golden Mile

Where Black and Blue Steakhouse chef Morgan Bellis eats in Dovercourt Village

Where Black and Blue Steakhouse chef Morgan Bellis eats in Dovercourt Village

His favourite spots for ice cream, sandwiches and all things peanut butter

Where chef Imrun Texeira eats in Oakville

Where chef Imrun Texeira eats in Oakville

His favourite spots for Peruvian dishes, pizza and pastries

A Michelin-starred chef is taking over the kitchen of a top Toronto restaurant

A Michelin-starred chef is taking over the kitchen of a top Toronto restaurant

Rafa Covarrubias is making the move from Hexagon to 20 Victoria

Where the Drake Hotel's executive chef eats in Leslieville and Riverside

Where the Drake Hotel’s executive chef eats in Leslieville and Riverside

Daniel Hyam’s favourite spots for Cantonese cuisine, Thai food and apple fritters

Where the Chicken Cartel's Donnie Gomes eats in Mississauga

Where the Chicken Cartel’s Donnie Gomes eats in Mississauga

His favourite spots for Portuguese, Indian and Pakistani food

Where Ficoa owner Patricia Toro eats Italian food in Woodbridge and Kleinburg

Where Ficoa owner Patricia Toro eats Italian food in Woodbridge and Kleinburg

Her favourite places for antipasti, focaccia panini and tagliatelle

Toronto's newest barbecue joint is already drawing crowds

Toronto’s newest barbecue joint is already drawing crowds

Golden Horseshoe Barbecue went from a pop-up to a restaurant in less than two years

Where chef Philip Haddad eats tacos, pizza and cheeseburgers

Where chef Philip Haddad eats tacos, pizza and cheeseburgers

The chef and owner of Emmer took us for a tour of his favourite spots in Bloordale and the Junction Triangle

Where chef Clay Smith eats in Hamilton and Dundas

Where chef Clay Smith eats in Hamilton and Dundas

His favourite spots for seafood, birria and cocktails

Where chef Nizar El Ali eats in Mississauga

Where chef Nizar El Ali eats in Mississauga

The East Tea Can chef takes us on a tour of his favourite spots for shawarma, mutabak and sushi

Where Jerome Robinson, the Heartbreak Chef, eats in Parkdale

Where Jerome Robinson, the Heartbreak Chef, eats in Parkdale

His favourite spots for doubles, burgers and espresso martinis

A father-son team is turning out must-try Egyptian stuffed pastry in a Mississauga plaza

A father-son team is turning out must-try Egyptian stuffed pastry in a Mississauga plaza

Adel's Fatatre specializes in feteer, flaky pastry stuffed with sweet and savoury ingredients

Where chef Aaron Chen eats in Markham and Richmond Hill

Where chef Aaron Chen eats in Markham and Richmond Hill

His favourite spots for salt-and-pepper popcorn chicken, bún riêu and almond croissants

Where chef Eric Chong eats Cantonese fried noodles, chicken shawarma and Wagyu beef tacos in Oakville

Where chef Eric Chong eats Cantonese fried noodles, chicken shawarma and Wagyu beef tacos in Oakville

A tour of his favourite restaurants in the lakeside suburb

Where chef Matthew Simpson goes for sandwiches, breakfast pierogies and wood-fired pizza in Whitby

Where chef Matthew Simpson goes for sandwiches, breakfast pierogies and wood-fired pizza in Whitby

He took us for a tour of his favourite spots to eat in the Durham region town

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

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For Sale: 112 Mildenhall Rd

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