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Inside the new 33,000-square-foot Farm Boy at Front and Bathurst

Inside the new 33,000-square-foot Farm Boy at Front and Bathurst

Take a tour of Farm Boy's second store in the downtown core

“We’re a quiet army of disinfecters, spraying anything a customer might have touched”: What its like to be a grocery store worker right now

“We’re a quiet army of disinfecters, spraying anything a customer might have touched”: What its like to be a grocery store worker right now

“It wouldn’t be worth it, getting sick from a minimum-wage job like this”

Inside the new 6,000-square-foot location of Summerhill Market, just steps from Bathurst Station

Inside the new 6,000-square-foot location of Summerhill Market, just steps from Bathurst Station

It’s the independent grocer’s third store

Inside Longo's new fully licensed, 32,000-square-foot Liberty Village location where you can drink while you shop

Inside Longo’s new fully licensed, 32,000-square-foot Liberty Village location where you can drink while you shop

Now you can have a glass of wine while getting your groceries

Inside Pronto Eats, Longo's new cashless market in the Path

Inside Pronto Eats, Longo’s new cashless market in the Path

It's not your average Longo's location

Grocery game-changers: Toronto's new supermarkets are bigger and better than ever

Grocery game-changers: Toronto’s new supermarkets are bigger and better than ever

Inside Nations Experience, Seafood City and Farm Boy

Inside Toronto's first Farm Boy, Etobicoke's new 20,000-square-foot supermarket

Inside Toronto’s first Farm Boy, Etobicoke’s new 20,000-square-foot supermarket

It’s now open at Brown’s Line and Evans Avenue

Loblaw is buying Shoppers Drug Mart for $12.4 billion

Loblaw is buying Shoppers Drug Mart for $12.4 billion

Loblaw Companies announced this morning that it’s buying Shoppers Drug Mart, a high-stakes move that should help it compete with...

Loblaw profits fall 19 per cent

Despite making modest sales gains in its second quarter, Loblaw Cos. Ltd. saw its profits tumble by 19 per cent compared to the...

Five things we learned about Toronto’s huge food processing industry from the Globe’s recent feature

Five things we learned about Toronto’s huge food processing industry from the Globe’s recent feature

While it might seem as though much of the food you ingest comes from a million miles away, a lot more of it is processed in...

Loblaws: worth switching Kensington Market around for?

After years at 297 College St., the monks of the Zen Buddhist Temple are decamping to quieter (and presumably more...

Mario Batali predicts a Toronto location of Eataly within the next 10 years

In a recent interview with The Daily Meal, Mario Batali reignited simmering hopes that Eataly, the chain of grocery mega-emporia...

Introducing: Alimento, King West’s bright new Italian fine food shop and cheesemaker

Introducing: Alimento, King West’s bright new Italian fine food shop and cheesemaker

For over a year, the windows on the northwest corner of King and Brant have sported signs reading “Alimento Fine Food Emporium:...

Recipe to Riches reviewed: Episode 1, Luscious Lemon Pudding Cakes

Recipe to Riches reviewed: Episode 1, Luscious Lemon Pudding Cakes

Last night was the premiere of Recipe to Riches, the much-hyped new Food Network Canada show where each week, a trio of home cooks...

Could this be the location for a new upscale grocery store by Lynn Crawford?

Could this be the location for a new upscale grocery store by Lynn Crawford?

Rumours have been swirling among Riverside dwellers and foodies alike that Lynn Crawford is preparing to jump into the boutique...

New co-op grocery store coming to Parkdale later this year

The West End Food Co-op — the folks behind the popular Sorauren Farmers’ Market —have partnered up with the Parkdale...

Want to know how much salt and fat there is in your food? Tough luck, thanks to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Want to know how much salt and fat there is in your food? Tough luck, thanks to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

While Canadians decide who they want leading the country, the bureaucracy in Ottawa is largely spinning its wheels until the next...

The Foodist Market, a new organic grocer, takes over Pulp Kitchen’s space on Queen East

The Foodist Market, a new organic grocer, takes over Pulp Kitchen’s space on Queen East

The Foodist Market , a new small grocery shop in Leslieville, has only been open for a few days, so it’s no surprise that many...

Real Estate News

Loblaws planning to do something with that cool-looking building at Lake Shore and Bathurst

Near the foot of Bathurst Street, just a hop away from the Porter ferry docks, lies the old Loblaw’s warehouse, which was built...

Gourmet grocery store wants customers to buy shares, save business

Gourmet grocery store wants customers to buy shares, save business

It appears that the warm, fuzzy sentiments that usually come with supporting locavorism aren’t enough to ensure that...

Ban the bag: London MP wants Canada to be more like Toronto

Toronto introduced its five-cent bag fee more than a year ago, and people are still grumbling about it (most recently, Mel Lastman...

New York Times’s Mark Bittman comes to Canada, is baffled by milk in a bag

New York Times’s Mark Bittman comes to Canada, is baffled by milk in a bag

New York Times writer and all-round foodie hotshot Mark Bittman came to Canada to sell his book last week, and the good folks at...

Go now: Ossington’s Salt Wine Bar could soon be closed for licence infractions

Salt Wine Bar, a small, excellent new tapas place on Ossington Avenue, might not survive its first month in business, after a...

Man dances his way through the Dufferin Mall No Frills

There is nothing like having a moment alone in an aisle at the grocery store to sing or dance along to whatever Carly Simon hit is...

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

Big Stories

Trump's Loss, Toronto's Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north

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

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

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

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

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

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

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

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

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

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

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?

Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm

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

Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian

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

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield

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

The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation

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?

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

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

"I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial"

“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

Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025

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

The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own

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

Buy Canadian

Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches

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

“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers

“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

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative

These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you

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