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Introducing: Ryoji Ramen and Izakaya, the Little Italy outpost of the Okinawa-based chain
Little Italy’s Ryoji combines two of the city’s hottest food trends: ramen and izakayas. The popular Japanese chain, founded...
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Weekly Lunch Pick: a hearty plate of spaghetti all’Amatriciana at Strada 241
Strada 241, the new restaurant and espresso bar from Made to Order stars Michael and Guy Rubino, is a rustic Italian retreat among...
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Introducing: OddSeoul, the new Ossington Korean restaurant from the brothers behind Swish by Han
Hot on the heels of Rock Lobster’ s opening, brothers Leemo and Leeto Han have launched Ossington’s newest...
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Momofuku Fever: we review David Chang’s new four-in-one mega-restaurant
David Chang’s new complex on University Avenue—three restaurants and a bar—puts a Toronto spin on a New York phenomenon In...
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Introducing: Hapa Izakaya, the Little Italy outpost of Vancouver’s popular Japanese pub
Toronto’s gone gaga over all things boisterous and Japanese of late, so it’s no surprise that news of the impending arrival of...
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Top Chef Canada’s Ryan Gallagher to helm a revamped Reds
News of big changes at Reds Bistro and Wine Bar, SIR Corp’s signature Bay Street power restaurant: Michael Steh, who left a...
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See all the courses from the stunning collaboration between Colborne Lane and Chicago’s Grace
Last week we told you about the upcoming collaboration between Claudio Aprile and Curtis Duffy, a preview of the latter’s highly...
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Eastern Promises: hearty, meaty, carb-heavy Eastern European food is Toronto’s next big comfort cuisine
In the ’60s, Toronto had a bustling Eastern European food scene. Polish, Hungarian and German immigrants opened up humble cafés...
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Some of the tastes—and sights—at last weekend’s 1,000 Tastes of Toronto
Luminato’ s always-popular 1,000 Tastes of Toronto food festival returned to the Distillery over the weekend, heading back to...
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Introducing: The Chickery, the new roast chicken joint from David Adjey and Danny Farbman
The Chickery opened in early May, seeking to bring yet another lunch option to the hoards of creative-types working in and around...
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Pop-Up Madness: A look behind Toronto’s pop-ups, dinner series and roving restaurants
Rogue chefs are making some of the city’s most creative food in restaurants that are here today, gone tomorrow On a...
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Introducing: Hrvati Bar, Koreatown’s new Croatian watering hole (with a menu by Rodney Bowers)
Rodney Bowers is a busy man. In addition to launching his Little Italy meatball shop, Hey Meatball!, a couple weeks back, he’s...
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Introducing: The Drake Summer School Dining Hall, the first in the boutique hotel’s Dining Roadshow series
The Drake Hotel has never been afraid of a little shtick, and pop-up and quasi pop-up operations have long been a part 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...
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Introducing: Obikà, Brookfield Place’s long-awaited mozzarella bar
If Toronto’s growing number of fromageries, pizza joints and restaurant cheese caves is any indication, the residents of this...
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Obikà, the first Canadian outpost of the Italian mozzarella bar, to open downtown in May
Obikà Mozzarella Bar , a new Italian restaurant opening at Brookfield Place in mid-May, is aiming squarely at a downtown lunch...
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Wvrst, a new King West beer hall, to feature menu from “Southern Italy by way of Munich”
A couple weeks back, news broke that the space that once held Marc Thuet ’s Conviction (which closed last fall and was...
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Introducing: Guu Sakabar, the new Annex location of Vancouver’s wildly popular Izakaya chain
Despite rumours last week that the opening of Guu Sakabar (a.k.a. Guu 2) would be delayed due to the lack of a liquor...
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Romagna Mia to get a new look and a new name—and a goodbye feast
For almost 14 years, co-owner and chef Gabriele Paganelli has been turning out reliable northern Italian classics at his...
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Introducing: Briscola, Cinq 01’s rustic Italian successor
Briscola, the new rustic Italian restaurant from Ink Entertainment ’s Charles Khabouth and Amber ’s Toufik Sarwa , opened last...
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Cinq 01 closes, Italian eatery Briscola Trattoria to take its place next week
Nighttime entertainment vets Charles Khabouth of Ink Entertainment and Toufik Sarwa of Amber have announced a new collaboration...
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Toronto’s five best cafés
The city’s top spots for lingering over a latte and laptop 1. Rooster coffee house This out-of-the-way spot overlooking...
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Full Throttle: Chris Nuttall-Smith takes on Parts and Labour
The Parkdale it spot is a raucous hybrid of fine dining and indie cheek. It’s loud, stylish and double-dares you to eat fried...
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Weekly Lunch Pick: Marben’s Monday brunch
The revamped Wellington West hot spot nails that perfect brunch ratio of sweet to savoury—even on Monday The place: Marben’s...
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Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
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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
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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
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Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
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“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon
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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