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Tim Hortons prices go up—but coffee is spared
The usual breakfast and lunch fare at Timmies will now set customers back an extra five to 20 cents to account for increased...
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Ever wonder why Tim Hortons coffee tastes like that? A behind-the-scenes tour of their roasting plant
We’re under no illusions that most Dish readers would rate Tim Hortons coffee up there with what one might expect from, say, a...
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Seven of Toronto’s top tea blends, from fermented Yellow Dragon to Oh Canada Maple
Slamming back an espresso may get the caffeine coursing, but tea is a drink for all senses. A roundup of the most...
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Is drinking coffee simply too taxing? There’s an inhaler for that
After marvelling (and despairing a little) at breathable chocolate and bacon inhalers, only the latter of which turned out to be...
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With its new blonde roast, Starbucks ups the ante in its simmering coffee war with Tim Hortons
Like us, you’ve probably pondered Starbucks’ complete and total domination by asking, rhetorically, “What’ll they serve...
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Taste testing the new Tim Hortons espresso drinks with Bulldog Coffee’s Stuart Ross
Monday marked the arrival of the new line of Tim Hortons “premium espresso”–based drinks we told you about a couple weeks...
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Flavour of the Month: eight core-warming winter cocktails
The city’s best bar hands are dreaming up boozy cocktails to take the edge off our mid-February malaise Hot Buttered Rum The...
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The skinny on Diet Pepsi’s newer, slimmer can
Recently, we reported on a new back-to-basics approach by Pepsi, which announced the release of Pepsi Throwback, an old-school...
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Introducing: The Abbott, yet another coffee shop in Parkdale
“Coffee shop opens in west end”—it’s a story we’ve been able to write not once, not twice, not three times , not four...
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Finally, Tim Hortons gets debit terminals
We’re pretty sure this is all the fault of latte-sipping downtown elites . First Starbucks announced that it was going to take...
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Introducing: Thor Espresso Bar, which has “the coolest espresso machine on the planet”
There’s more to making good espresso than having really cool gadgets. That’s why Patrick Tu —who opened Thor Espresso Bar on...
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Toronto’s Top Teas: a mini-guide to the city’s 12 most beautiful, fragrant and tasty infusions
Photograph by Daniel Neuhaus; prop styling by Sarah Magwood; food styling by Tanya Santos; Slamming back an espresso may get the...
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Dasani water for $3.50 and other fashion week economics
Let's not be coy—fashion week is a sponsorship extravaganza. Just look at the full title of the event—LG Fashion Week, Beauty...
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Toronto’s 13 new cafés: board games, Bohème and a resurrected waffle house
These days, the arrival of a new indie café on Queen West or in Leslieville is about as novel as a Gap opening in a mall, which...
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Twilight-themed energy drinks thankfully banned in Canada
When it comes to following the vampire diet, local Twilight fans are being deprived. Canada Customs is holding up a proverbial...
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Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
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The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
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The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
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Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
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Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
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Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
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Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
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Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
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The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
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Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
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“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
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Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
Deep Dives
The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
Deep Dives
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
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The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
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These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions
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“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business
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Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand