Afrim Pristine

Toronto’s first family of cheese

The Pristine family own the iconic Cheese Boutique, and they have big plans for the near future

Cheese Boutique’s food truck is hosting Toronto’s top chefs for parking lot pop-ups

If you park it, they will come

What notable Torontonians are watching, reading and listening to this fall

Pop culture recommendations from Aurora James, Cheryl Hickey, Afrim Pristine, Dani Reiss, Richard Florida and more

Quarantine Cuisine: How Cheese Boutique owner Afrim Pristine makes his not-too-saucy stromboli

Follow along at home

Toronto chefs and restaurateurs on what they hope to see more (or less) of in 2020

“I would love for people to stop thinking Instagram is the be all and end all”

Toronto’s top chefs reveal their go-to neighbourhood restaurants and all-time favourite dishes

Spoiler alert: Edulis is pretty popular

You bid $9,000 in a charity auction for a star-studded private dinner at your house. Here’s what you’re getting

The splurge benefitted Project Sunshine, which works to enrich the lives of children undergoing medical treatment in hospitals and care centres worldwide

How to get great wine delivered to your door (and a year of Toronto Life for free, too)

Because nothing goes better with a top-notch bottle than a really great read

Inside the kitchen of Sash Simpson, the executive chef of North 44

Just a few of the things it's stocked with: frozen pierogies, instant noodles and crap ton of caviar

What was served at The Dinner Party, a 30-chef affair with three seven-course meals

Wait 'til you see the dishes

Inside the kitchen of Charlie’s Burgers founder Franco Stalteri

A few of the things it's stocked with: foie gras, gelato and a whole bunch of bubbly

Inside the kitchen of One’s pastry chef and chef de cuisine

A few things their kitchen is stocked with: champagne, homemade Jamaican patties and a ham pillow

Say cheese: Toronto heavyweights Afrim Pristine and Mark McEwan are teaming up

Praise cheeses!

Inside the kitchen of chef and restaurateur Grant van Gameren

A few of the things it's stocked with: meat, canned fish and lots of mescal

Inside the kitchen of the Tempered Room’s pastry chef Bertrand Alépée

A few of the things it's stocked with: cheese, candy, coconut bacon and a bunch of butter