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Food & Drink
Introducing: Cool Hand Luc, King West’s new ice cream parlour
King Street West has seen a lot of action this month, with the revamp of Brassaii’s menu, the closing of M:brgr, the opening of...
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Introducing: WVRST, King West’s new sausage and beer hall
More and more, it seems as though Clubland is outgrowing its old epicentre at the Richmond and John area and oozing west along...
Food & Drink
Brassaii gears up for summer with a revamped patio, a new menu—and a new chef
The makeover of King West has been going on for over a decade now, and members of the old guard (relatively speaking) are trying...
City News
King State of Mind: When did the once-cool King West strip descend into a mess of stretch Hummers, drunken bachelorettes and last-call brawls?
Scenes from a never-ending party “Let’s get drunk and fuck! Let’s get drunk and fuck!” I’m at Cobra, a King West club in...
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Introducing: 416 Snack Bar, Queen West’s newest spot for cosmopolitan late-night grub
With the recent arrival of such hot spots as The Hideout , Tattoo Rock Parlour and Barchef , the Queen and Bathurst area has seen...
Style
Ten artists first-time buyers should invest in now
For this edition of Design Scout, we toured the recent 2010 Art Toronto fair with Anya Shor and Manny Neubaucher, otherwise known...
Culture
Spotted! Uma Thurman orders off-menu Mexican at private Brassaii dinner with Jason Reitman
Brassaii chef Bruce Woods served up honey-mustard-glazed salmon, goat cheese–stuffed chicken and champagne risotto for the cast...
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Culture
Today at TIFF: Good Neighbours, The Debt, Edward Norton interviews Bruce Springsteen and more
Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties and screenings. • 6 p.m. Edward Norton interviews Bruce Springsteen at Bell Lightbox...
Culture
Today at TIFF: Black Swan, Miral, the Reel Canadian TIFF Party and more
Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties and screenings. • 6 p.m. Incendies North American premiere at Bell Lightbox • 6...
Culture
Today at TIFF: Roger Ebert Twitter showdown, Hello! party, Vanity Fair party, OneXOne fundraiser
Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties and screenings. • 12:00 p.m. George Christy Luncheon at Avenue Bar and Print Room...
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Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Olivia Newton-John at Brassaii to celebrate Score: A Hockey Musical
Brassaii and Mongrel Media kept their pre-gala cocktail party for Score: A Hockey Musical under wraps until the last possible...
Culture
Greased lightly: fries are the ones Olivia Newton-John wants at Brassaii
Words cannot express how relieved we were to see nary a hint of hockey hair at Brassaii’s party for Score: A Hockey Musical last...
Food & Drink
Just Opened: Marben trades in the onyx for oh-so-popular reclaimed wood
Splendido did it , then Centro , then Brassaii, and now Marben. Sure, they’ve all been renovated, but more...
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Madeline’s massive make-over: name changes, construction and the return of Susur Lee
Don’t panic at the sight of shuttered windows at Madeline’s. The place closed on April 10 but will re-emerge in early June as...
Food & Drink
Just opened: Malena, by the restaurateurs who brought L’Unità to Yorkville
Yorkville’s own little Little Italy—that block of Avenue Road where Sotto Sotto and L’Unità have stood these past few...
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With a $500,000 renovation and new chef, Centro wants to be “taken seriously”
“Centro has always been good, but people have never come here for a gastronomical experience,” says owner Armando Mano as he...
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Buy a piece of Marben: the Wellington hot spot is closing for renos and auctioning off its furniture
Looks like the city’s restaurants are doing some major spring cleaning, with Brassaii , Centro and now Marben undergoing...
Food & Drink
Brassaii’s relaunch comes with new design, new menus and new chef
This week marked the long-awaited reopening of King West institution Brassaii , and judging from the extensive menu redesign, the...
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Just opened: Buca
The brains behind Brassaii , Jacobs and Co. and soon-to-be-opened The Saint are adding yet another restaurant to their...
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Follow the Tweeter: More Toronto chefs, bars and restaurants hop on the Twitter wagon
Chefs and restaurateurs across the city are heading into the Twitterverse in a big way. Since our last roundup of Toronto foodie...
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Toronto’s most authentic mojitos
Torontonians are willing to slap the label “mojito” on just about any rum-based beverage containing mint. Cubans tell a...
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RIP, recession-struck restaurants
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Go west: The Saint brings some King Street style to the Ossington strip
For the past two years, trendspotters’ eyes have been fixed on the Ossington Avenue strip. And now the ’hood is getting a...
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Recessionary gratuities: Is 2009 the year of lousy tips?
What to tip at recession time? This is the latest question in the never-ending gratuity debate; and since the market went...
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Summer Camp Guide
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Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
Wines of the World
Food & Drink
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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!”
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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
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This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
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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
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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
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