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What’s on the takeout menu at Collective Arts’ new Trinity Bellwoods brewery and kitchen
The Hamilton brewery has landed in Toronto with takeout beer, and food by Jonathan Poon
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What’s on the menu at Nice Nice, Parkdale’s new wine-and-burger bar from the people behind Paris Paris and Extra Burger
Well, there’s wine. And burgers.
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What’s on the menu at Favorites, a new Thai BBQ spot from the owners of Khao San Road and Paris Paris
It's hidden behind a Sam James Coffee Bar
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Why the broken rice from this Vietnamese restaurant at Jane and Finch is one of Toronto’s essential dishes
We're asking some of the city’s top food folks about their favourite T.O. meals.
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What’s on the menu at Paris Paris, a new all-day wine bar from the Superpoint people
Rosé all day (and other stuff, too)
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Superpoint just opened a takeout pizza joint in Parkdale
The new sister spot is all about slices, salads and subs
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These are the best dishes of the year, according to Toronto’s top chefs and restaurateurs
Jen Agg, Rob Gentile, Patrick Kriss and more of the city's top chefs, dish on their favourite meals of the year
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How Chantecler and Bar Begonia ditched trendiness and became 2016’s hippest hangouts
A year-end salute to the two trend-bucking restaurants that aim for something timeless
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What’s on the menu at Superpoint, Jonathan Poon’s new pizza and pasta bar
It's Bar Fancy's new "Italian-ish" sister spot
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Toronto’s top 10 late-night snacks, and where to find them
Ten places in Toronto to eat really great, really late
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Jonathan Poon leaves Chantecler
But that doesn't mean the Parkdale restaurant is closing
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Review: Bar Fancy, Jonathan Poon’s new snack bar on Queen West, is an easy win
Bar Fancy ★★ 1070 Queen St. W., 416-546-1416 With Chantecler, Jonathan Poon proved he could make an ambitious restaurant work...
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Introducing: Bar Fancy, Chantecler chef Jonathan Poon’s new Queen West snack bar
Name: Bar Fancy Contact Info: 1070 Queen St. W., 416-546-1416, @BarFancyTO Neighbourhood: West Queen West Owners/chefs:...
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Chantecler’s Jonathan Poon: “Toronto can’t sustain fine dining restaurants.”
—Controversial words from Jonathan Poon, the chef and co-owner of Parkdale restaurant Chantecler, as quoted in a recent profile...
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Mind Your Manners: 10 things you do at restaurants that chefs and owners can’t stand
When a restaurant fails on any level, everyone hears about it on social media, or Yelp, or from the latest disgruntled food...
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More details on Chantecler chef Jonathan Poon’s new Queen West restaurant
Last week, we broke the news that Chantecler chef and co-owner Jonathan Poon was the restaurateur behind the mysterious golden...
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Chantecler’s Jonathan Poon is probably opening a new restaurant on Queen West
For a couple months now, we’ve been keeping an eye on the Twitter account for Bar Fancy, a new restaurant scheduled to open on...
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Recipe: the ultimate autumnal side dish from Chantecler’s Jonathan Poon
PREP TIME: 1 hour COOK TIME: 1 hour 15 minutes Serves 6 ONIONS 3 large Spanish onions 3 bay leaves RICE FILLING 1 ¼ cups dry...
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The Dish Power Rankings: the Jack Bauer edition
Toronto Life’s roundup of the restaurants with the biggest buzz, the longest lineups and the toughest tables to snag. Bar Isabel...
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Slideshow: Claudio Aprile hosts a farewell dinner for Colborne Lane with six of his top alumni
Claudio Aprile closed Colborne Lane in February with little notice in order to focus on his growing stable of Origin...
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Trend We Love/Hate: ever-longer tasting menus
Engaged in a never-ending game of friendly one-upmanship, the city’s chefs started launching ever-more elaborate tasting menus...
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The Dish Power Rankings: Terroir-ism edition
Toronto Life’s roundup of the restaurants with the biggest buzz, the longest lineups and the toughest tables to snag. The...
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Claudio Aprile is convening Colborne Lane’s top alumni for one final dinner
Claudio Aprile, who announced the closure of Colborne Lane last month, is hosting a valedictory celebration for the molecularly...
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GALLERY: Chantecler launches its new tasting menu
Chantecler announced in December that it was dropping its à-la-carte menu and expanding its popular lettuce wrap Sundays to rest...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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?
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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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“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
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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
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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