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Fairmont Royal York
Food & Drink
Over-the-top cocktails are sweeping the city
Garnishes include cotton candy, dry-ice clouds and blazing pyrotechnics. Here, the Library Bar’s director of mixology explains the method to the madness
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Life
Real Weddings: Inside an intimate ceremony at the Fairmont Royal York
The bride wore a fusion dress, with desi-inspired beading and lace
Food & Drink
Kitschy cocktail bars, wine-sampling salons, outdoor beer gardens and other places to have holiday fun all month long
Get into the spirit(s)
Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at the Library Bar, the Royal York’s newly renovated cocktail lounge
Including the legendary Birdbath Martini, and more
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Food & Drink
Inside the kitchen of JW Foster, the Fairmont Royal York’s executive chef
A few of the things it’s stocked with: honey, oysters, vegan gelato and pizza dough
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What’s on the menu at Reign, the Fairmont Royal York Hotel’s new restaurant, bar and bakery
Including this fancy fish-bowl cocktail
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What’s on the menu at Clockwork, the Fairmont Royal York’s new champagne and cocktail lounge
The hotel got a makeover for its 90th birthday
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Life
A look inside the Royal York’s new, extra-luxurious “hotel within a hotel”
A new look for a few floors inside a classic Toronto hotel
Things To Do
Bottomless bubbles at Piano Piano, a luxe staycation at Hotel X and 10 other things to do in Toronto on New Year’s Eve
Everything worth doing in Toronto to ring in 2019
Style
15 of the top hotels in Toronto, ranked
Plan your next in-town escape with our guide to the city's artsy, polished, wildly excessive accommodations
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Food & Drink
Eight local products made with GTA-sourced ingredients
Once-neglected crops are being harvested in the name of jam, butter, beer and even ink
Style
Slideshow: the big winners of the inaugural Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards
Canada's fledgling fashion industry was fêted this weekend at the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards, the inaugural awards ceremony...
City News
UPDATED: The Royal York does not admit horses, not even semi-famous ones
Even though we’ll be cheering for the Toronto Argonauts in Sunday’s Grey Cup, we half-hoped Calgary Stampeders fans would...
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Food & Drink
Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for November 19 to November 25
Tuesday November 20 Wednesday November 21 Thursday November 22 Friday November 23 Saturday November 24 Sunday November 25...
City News
Party Pages: local philanthropists don their dandiest cowboy duds for the Wellspring Henderson Hoedown
Should all Toronto’s ritzy charity galas require guests to wear goofy outfits? Probably not, but last Thursday’s Wellspring...
Food & Drink
Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for April 2 to April 8
Monday, April 2 Tuesday, April 3 Wednesday, April 4 Thursday, April 5 Friday, April 6 Saturday, April 7 Sunday, April 8
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We dropped by the Great Toronto Tartare-off to discover a meatetarian frenzy
Last night, Grapes for Humanity corralled some of the city’s top culinary talent under one roof (that of the Fairmont Royal York...
Food & Drink
Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for March 26 to April 1
Catch A Matter of Taste , which follows 10 years in the life of Paul Liebrandt, at the Revue Cinema on Thursday Monday, March 26...
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Forgot to make a Valentine’s Day reservation? Here are 10 restaurants that still have space
Hoping to take your sweetheart to Splendido, Scarpetta or Auberge du Pommier for Valentine’s Day? Well sorry, it’s too...
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Food & Drink
Eight no-fuss options for a Thanksgiving meal
While the moms (and dads) of Toronto can cook a fine turkey, plenty of chefs have also plumbed the bird’s mysterious...
Food & Drink
Toronto Taste 2011: We get the latest news from top chefs and restaurateurs from Woodlot, Buca, Nota Bene, O&B and many more
Two thousand of Toronto’s food lovers and makers gathered at the ROM on Sunday for the 21st edition of Toronto Taste . The...
Shopping
The Find: a sturdy, high-end umbrella we’d never lose or throw away
Cheap, wasteful umbrellas are a dime a dozen in Toronto, and we can’t count how many times we’ve hastily purchased a $10...
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Private School Guide
The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
Big Stories
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
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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Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
Food & Drink
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
Food & Drink
Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand