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Introducing: Salad King, the Yonge and Dundas cheap eats stalwart reborn
It’s been 10 long months since its kitchen last sent out an order, but judging from the reaction over Salad King ’s soft...
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Q&A with Susur Lee: the chef discusses Lee Lounge’s new dishes, lower prices and new flavours
On Monday night, we found ourselves at the highly anticipated Valentine's Day opening of Lee Lounge , the new restaurant from...
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A first glimpse inside the renovated Canoe
Last December we reported that Canoe would be closing up shop for a million-dollar facelift. Unlike most construction projects in...
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Alternalicious: a roundup of this year’s Winterlicious rebels
Few subjects are as divisive among Toronto diners and industry people as the merits of Summer- and Winterlicious. While the...
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City News
Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I say no to philanthropic colleagues who invite me to $1,000-a-plate dinners?
Dear Urban Diplomat, I have several philanthropic colleagues who regularly invite me to attend their $1,000-plus-a-plate...
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Good Stuff Cheap: four standout dinner dates for penny pinchers
FOR A CINQ À SEPT Devoted locavores should head to Beast after work Wednesday through Friday, when former Jamie Kennedy chefs...
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The Best of Winterlicious 2011: Toronto Life’s 62 favourite restaurants
January is upon us, and for many hungry Torontonians, that means one thing: Winterlicious . The menus are less predictable than...
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Invasivores rejoice: Five edible species from our own backyard
Vegans, freegans, locavores: eco-conscious dining takes many forms. The New Year could herald an addition to that list with the...
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12 best bets for Winterlicious 2011: our chief critic goes through the menus so you don’t have to
Big-spending downtown Torontonians have taken in the past few years to whining about Winterlicious, but the two-week dining...
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Introducing: Sorrel, the new Yorkville spot from Prego’s former chef
Back in its halcyon days, Prego Della Piazza was chic even by Yorkville standards. So when landlords opted not to renew its...
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More Canadiana! The inside details on Canoe’s forthcoming make-over
Fourteen years after first opening, Canoe is closing its door to undertake a major renovation starting New Year’s Day. The...
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Introducing: E11even, MLSE’s attempt at fine dining
MLSE’s Maple Leaf Square follow-up to Real Sports Bar and Grill is E11even, an unpretentious spot also in Maple Leaf Square...
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Introducing: Calligaris, King Street East’s newest home decor shop
The place: Toronto’s largest selection of Calligaris merchandise is housed in a heritage building, originally built in 1907 for...
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When it comes to making restaurant reservations, is OpenTable a friend or foe?
From a customer’s perspective, OpenTable might seem like the perfect dovetailing of the Internet and dining: restaurant...
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Proposed law would make “tipping out” illegal at restaurants
The gravy train could be coming to an end at Toronto’s restaurants, as well as at city hall. Many restaurant owners are in the...
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Dineline wants to revolutionize how we eat out, but can it?
The premise behind the new bargain-hunting Web site Dineline.ca is an interesting one: rather than simply offering notifications...
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Empire state of mind: Chris Nuttall-Smith takes on Scott Conant’s Scarpetta
Celeb chef Scott Conant opened his third outpost of Scarpetta this summer. Too bad it looks, feels and tastes like a branch plant...
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Weekly Lunch Pick: the $22 Lunch Special at George
Bay Street bistros can be frantic at midday, but at George, a few streets over, noon hour is a tranquil experience, set in a room...
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Under $20: Thanksgiving place card holders that aren’t cheesy
Of all the Thanksgiving-themed entertaining paraphernalia kicking around this year, we actually like these pine cone place card...
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Culture
Spotted! Kirk from Gilmore Girls
A tipster tells us that Sean Gunn (better known as Kirk from Gilmore Girls ) dined at the Black Hoof last night. He was lined up...
Culture
Spotted! Clint Eastwood having dinner
One of our sources spotted Clint Eastwood dining at the Windsor Arms Hotel last night. His film, Hereafter, premiered in Toronto...
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Introducing: Stirling Room, the Distillery District’s first and only nightclub
There are no ghosts in one of the buildings at the old Gooderham and Worts Distillery, at least not according to entrepreneur...
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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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Introducing: O&B Canteen, Oliver and Bonacini’s restaurant in the eye of the TIFF storm
After eight years at suburban Auberge du Pommier, chef Jason Bangerter was called downtown to head up Luma and O&B Canteen at the...
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Canada Day Bar Cart: Summer sips
Make the most of this momentous occasion with these easy sippers, including wines, brews, spirits and low-alcohol bevs
Best New Restaurants
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These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
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Sex worker and
Anora
consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood
Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight
Deep Dives
Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal
As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down
Deep Dives
Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial
She’s fierce, shrewd and relentless. And she doesn’t just want to win—she wants to dismantle the prison system altogether
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
Deep Dives
Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
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
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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
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
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An all-Canadian wine festival is coming to Fort York
Elbows Up aims to make it easier (and cheaper) to buy Canadian-made bottles
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This Toronto Italian restaurant is launching a pasta tasting menu made with all-Canadian ingredients
It’s Amano Trattoria’s elbows-up moment
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A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs
How to reduce our reliance on American farmers? Rely on robot ones instead
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