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Inside the kitchen of Moeen Abuzaid, chef-owner of Arbequina
Stocked with specialty olive oils, homemade shatta chili sauce and spices galore
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Learn how to make chef Suzanne Barr’s autumn-ready hummus
At True True Diner on King East, chef Suzanne Barr created a restaurant that was deeply personal. Not only did the menu reflect...
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Mother’s Day Guide: 10 ways to treat your mom to a memorable day out
Your mom loves you, so she’ll no doubt coo over a standard Mother’s Day bouquet. However, you can really show the depth of...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2012: a shiny red pasta machine for Mario Batali wannabes
A pasta maker will give your favourite foodie the chance to airily declare, “I stopped buying pasta because homemade tastes so...
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Holiday Gift Ideas: 21 quirky kitchen products for cooks, bakers and cocktail makers
For amateur chefs, cooking enthusiasts and the moms and dads who make the myriad meals that feed their families, the kitchen is...
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The Weekender: Sail-in Cinema, Planet IndigenUS and six other events on our to-do list
1. CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION The Ex kicks off Friday without long-time partner Ontario Place (it was shuttered back in...
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Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for July 2 to July 8
Monday, July 2 Tuesday, July 3 Wednesday, July 4 Thursday, July 5 Friday, July 6 Saturday, July 7 Sunday, July 8 Farmers’...
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Summerlicious 2012: our food editor picks the top 10 offerings from this year’s Licious list
Ten years in, Toronto’s loved (and loathed) bacchanalia of affordable dining is larger than ever, with 181 restaurants offering...
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The Thing: the classic British Aga cooker boldly goes digital
Good food comes at a price. For dedicated kitchen design geeks, that price is $18,000, which is what it costs to own Aga’s...
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Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for March 12 to 18
Monday, March 12 Tuesday, March 13 Wednesday, March 14 Thursday, March 15 Friday, March 16 Saturday, March 17 Sunday, March 18
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Attention food science nerds: new study explains why Asian food tastes so different from Western food
We don’t pretend to fully understand all the technical details, but the latest issue of Scientific Reports (a division of...
Culture
Recipe to Riches: the final pitch
Today is the last day of voting for season one of the President’s Choice product development spectacular Recipe to Riches. The...
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Weekend Reading List: top stories from our sister sites, from roller skaters to deep-fried taters
Every weekend we round up the highlights from the other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. Check them out, after the...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: 19 fantastic finds for the at-home butcher, baker and boozer
Everyone needs to eat, but some people have more refined palates than others. For the wine snobs and fine diners in your...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: 32 great gifts under $30
Little treats are perfect for host and hostess gifts and stocking stuffers, so we’ve picked some presents under $30 to help with...
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Weekend Reading List: top stories from our sister sites, from bookshops to protest flops
Every weekend we round up the highlights from the other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. Check them out, after the...
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Weekend Reading List: top stories from our sister sites, from Steve Jobs’ fashion to Jesus Christ’s passion
Every weekend we round up the highlights from the other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. Check them out, after the...
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The List: Ten things celebrity chef and author Laura Calder can’t live without
My favourite read I love the personal pieces at the back of The Spectator . Essays are my favourite form of writing because...
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DIY Barbecue Guide: a goof-proof brick chicken recipe
Barbecuing a whole chicken has never been for the faint of heart: different parts of the bird cook at different speeds, and...
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The Weekender: Jane’s Walk, Toronto Comic Arts Festival and six other can’t-miss events
1. JANE’S WALK ( ) 2. KARDINAL OFFISHALL ( ) Kardi’s made some headway south of the border, signing with Akon ’s Konvict...
Culture
Top Chef Canada recap, episode 3: Aykroyd’s verboten vodka
Was it just us, or was the level of cooking on last night’s episode of Top Chef Canada miles ahead of the safe, bland fare from...
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What’s For Dinner? co-host Ken Kostick dies at 57
Chef and television personality Ken Kostick passed away in Toronto on Thursday following complications from acute...
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All-night foodie raves are the latest street food trend unlikely to appear in Toronto
It’s no secret that when it comes to street food, Torontonians are a little behind the curve. So when a new curbside craze...
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The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
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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
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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
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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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“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
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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