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Restaurant staff are overworked and underpaid
Food & Drink

Restaurant staff are overworked and underpaid

Stress, infighting and employee retention are huge problems

What’s on the menu at Fonda Balam, a new sit-down Mexican restaurant from the team behind the summer’s hottest taco pop-up
Food & Drink

What’s on the menu at Fonda Balam, a new sit-down Mexican restaurant from the team behind the summer’s hottest taco pop-up

It's co-owned by chef Matty Matheson

How to make the melty mushroom quesadillas from Birria Balam chefs Julio Guajardo and Kate Chomyshyn
Food & Drink

How to make the melty mushroom quesadillas from Birria Balam chefs Julio Guajardo and Kate Chomyshyn

Grill up a mountain of meatless Mexican goodness

On the road with some of Toronto’s top chefs

On the road with some of Toronto’s top chefs

Here's where they go—and what they bring back

Quetzal is temporarily closed, and its opening chefs have left the restaurant

Quetzal is temporarily closed, and its opening chefs have left the restaurant

Co-owner Grant van Gameren says he will take over the direction of the restaurant, but there's no reopening date yet

Quetzal, the latest addition to Grant van Gameren’s empire, is an ambitious exploration of Mexico’s cuisine

Quetzal, the latest addition to Grant van Gameren’s empire, is an ambitious exploration of Mexico’s cuisine

Just don’t expect to find any tacos

What’s on the menu at Quetzal, a new Mexican restaurant with an eight-metre-long open fire pit

What’s on the menu at Quetzal, a new Mexican restaurant with an eight-metre-long open fire pit

It's from the El Rey team: Grant van Gameren, Kate Chomyshyn, Julio Guajardo and Owen Walker

What’s on the menu at Rosalinda, Toronto’s new vegan Mexican restaurant

What’s on the menu at Rosalinda, Toronto’s new vegan Mexican restaurant

A whole lotta plant-based dishes that aren't trying to be meat

Grant van Gameren and Max Rimaldi are opening a vegan Mexican restaurant
Food & Drink

Grant van Gameren and Max Rimaldi are opening a vegan Mexican restaurant

Rosalinda will open this spring in the Financial District

What was served at The Dinner Party, a 30-chef affair with three seven-course meals
Food & Drink

What was served at The Dinner Party, a 30-chef affair with three seven-course meals

Wait 'til you see the dishes

Quetzal, Grant van Gameren’s seventh restaurant, is opening in Little Italy

Quetzal, Grant van Gameren’s seventh restaurant, is opening in Little Italy

And everything on the menu will be cooked over a massive open fire

 

House of the Week

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto
Real Estate

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto

Big Stories

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate
Deep Dives

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos
Deep Dives

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023
Food & Drink

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023

This man’s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer
Deep Dives

This man’s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate
Real Estate

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex
Deep Dives

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah
City

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong
Deep Dives

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected
Life

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected

<em>Star</em> Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country&#8217;s largest newspaper
City

Star Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country’s largest newspaper

After my husband tried to kill me, I was forced to flee Kenya. Eight years later, I&#8217;m still fighting for justice
Memoir

After my husband tried to kill me, I was forced to flee Kenya. Eight years later, I’m still fighting for justice

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy
Culture

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy

Inside the Ontario years of Elon Musk, the world&#8217;s most absurd billionaire
Deep Dives

Inside the Ontario years of Elon Musk, the world’s most absurd billionaire

<em>Toronto Life</em>’s top longreads of 2022
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2022

&#8220;I spent five years in a white-power gang&#8221;: Inside the twisted world of Toronto&#8217;s white supremacist movement
Memoir

“I spent five years in a white-power gang”: Inside the twisted world of Toronto’s white supremacist movement

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it&#8217;s going&nbsp;up
City

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it’s going up

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice
Memoir

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022
City

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good
Culture

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings
City

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings

Cost of Living

This Etobicoke couple makes $157,000 a year. How do they spend&nbsp;it?
City

This Etobicoke couple makes $157,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This mortgage broker makes $240,000 a year. How does he spend it?
City

This mortgage broker makes $240,000 a year. How does he spend it?

These Dufferin Grove parents make $240,000 a year. How do they spend it?
City

These Dufferin Grove parents make $240,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This project manager makes $86,000 a year. How does she spend it?
City

This project manager makes $86,000 a year. How does she spend it?

House of the Week

House of the Week: $2.6 million for a Christie Pits classic sporting a twist on the bay and gable
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.6 million for a Christie Pits classic sporting a twist on the bay and gable

House of the Week: $3.9 million for a saltbox in the Blue Mountains with an off-grid bunkie
Real Estate

House of the Week: $3.9 million for a saltbox in the Blue Mountains with an off-grid bunkie

House of the Week: $1.5 million for a furnished Pape Village semi perfect for showing off art
Real Estate

House of the Week: $1.5 million for a furnished Pape Village semi perfect for showing off art

House of the Week: $2.3 million for a Riverdale detached with a kitchen fit for TV
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.3 million for a Riverdale detached with a kitchen fit for TV

House of the Week: $2.8 million for a Lawrence Park century home built by the man behind Casa Loma
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.8 million for a Lawrence Park century home built by the man behind Casa Loma

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