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Food & Drink
GALLERY: The Stop’s annual What’s on the Table fundraiser brought out Toronto’s top chefs—and their biggest fans
For philanthropists with a gourmet bent, What’s on the Table, the big annual fundraiser for The Stop, is kind of a big...
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Food & Drink
Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for October 1 to 7
Monday, October 1 Tuesday, October 2 Wednesday, October 3 Thursday, October 4 Friday, October 5 Saturday, October 6...
Culture
Top Chef Canada recap, episode 13: you win some, they lose some
Last night’s Top Chef Canada episode started in fine finale form, with the three remaining contestants —Carl...
Culture
Top Chef Canada exit interview, episode 12: put a ring on it
This season, we’re chatting with each week’s eliminated chef after they get the boot (or, rather, after their boot-getting...
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Culture
Top Chef Canada recap, episode 12: fashion victims
With only four chefs remaining in the competition, last night’s episode of Top Chef Canada started in style—with Carl...
Culture
Top Chef Canada recap, episode 11: Italian stallions and KD virginity
Last night’s episode of Top Chef Canada kicked off with a little sentimental reflection by the chefs at their digs—the condo...
Culture
Top Chef Canada recap, episode 10: I got soul, but...
Last week, we complained that the one-two punch of a vending machine quickfire followed by a camping challenge made it feel a bit...
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Culture
Top Chef Canada recap, episode 9: roughin’ it
Last night’s episode featured two guest judges ( Spencer Rice, a.k.a. Spenny, and Roger Mooking, a.k.a. MC Mystic ), one topless...
Culture
Top Chef Canada recap, episode 7: modernist warfare
We’ve often noted that the dishes on Top Chef Canada are a good deal simpler than the fare on the show’s...
Culture
Top Chef Canada recap, episode 6: double trouble
Six weeks into the competition, the gloves have finally come off. The judges are getting pickier, the challenges are getting...
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Culture
Top Chef Canada recap, episode 4: something offal
Last night’s episode of Top Chef Canada seemed perfectly calibrated to appeal to the foodie audience, from the chef skills...
Culture
Top Chef Canada recap, episode 3: the craving games
Last night’s episode of Top Chef Canada accomplished a couple of rare feats: it brought last season’s host Thea Andrews onto...
Culture
Top Chef Canada recap, episode 2: hokey doke
The original U.S. version of Top Chef tries to maintain a steely cool tone with the chefs run ragged and constantly at each...
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Culture
Top Chef Canada recap, episode 1: and we’re baaaaaack
Let’s face it: season one of Top Chef Canada wasn’t perfect. Some people complained that the cooking lacked...
Culture
The Toronto Top Chef Canada contestants go through the motions for us at a mock quickfire
Season two of Top Chef Canada premieres this Monday, and to celebrate, Food Network Canada held a mock quickfire challenge at...
Culture
Top Chef Canada season two contestants announced; here are your six Toronto chefs
With the sophomore season of Top Chef Canada set to premiere on March 12, Food Network Canada has finally introduced the 16 chefs...
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Deep Dives
Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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?
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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?
Deep Dives
Almost
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
Deep Dives
“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
Deep Dives
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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Food & Drink
“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
Food & Drink
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
Food & Drink
“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
Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative