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Chefs from A-OK and Buca teamed up to create an ultra-trendy Korean mash-up at l’Ouvrier
Fusion used to be a dirty word in culinary circles, shorthand for chintzy, ill-conceived dishes that subbed gimmickry for...
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Review: Oddseoul, the Korean hipster dive from the brothers behind Swish
Oddseoul ★½ 90 Ossington Ave. From Leeto and Leemo Han, the brothers behind Swish by Han in the Financial District, comes this...
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Review: Yakitori Bar and Seoul Food, Baldwin Street’s two-in-one Korean restaurant
Yakitori Bar and Seoul Food ★½ 1 Baldwin St., 647-748-0083 yakitoribar.ca Restaurateur Sang Kim helped bring clubby Asian food...
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Korean fried chicken pop-up Dubon is coming to Baldwin Village in early April
A new pop-up restaurant called Dubon Chicken is taking over Elle M’a Dit on April 8, 9 and 10 to serve its take on the latest...
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Must-Try: the Bulgogi Torta from A-OK Foods, a Mexican-Korean spin on a fast food classic
The fundamental insight behind the addictive Bulgogi Torta from A-OK Foods: few sandwiches are as satisfying as a...
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Recipe: Pork buns from Swish by Han, a down-and-dirty Korean take on the trendy snack
PREP TIME: 15 minutes | COOK TIME: 10 minutes REFRIGERATION TIME: overnight Serves 4 to 6 SPICY PORK 1½ cups gochujang 2- to...
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The Weekender: Super Bowl XLVII Party, Tristan und Isolde and five other items on our to-do list
1. KUUMBA Harbourfront kicks off Black History Month with the 17th edition of its annual Kuumba festival (“kuumba” means...
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Trend we Love: Philly cheese steak, spotted in low- and middlebrow incarnations
Those who’ve grown weary of sanctimonious locavorism will welcome the sudden ubiquity of the Philly cheese steak on Toronto...
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Introducing: OddSeoul, the new Ossington Korean restaurant from the brothers behind Swish by Han
Hot on the heels of Rock Lobster’ s opening, brothers Leemo and Leeto Han have launched Ossington’s newest...
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Introducing: Yakitori Bar and Seoul Food Co., a pair of new restaurants on the corner of Baldwin and McCaul
After Baldwin Palace Restaurant closed, the space it vacated was originally meant to be a new Wild Wings franchise—but when the...
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Introducing: A-OK Foods, a new ramen and snack bar from the owners of Yours Truly
Earlier this year, Yours Truly shifted to an all-tasting-menu format, eliminating the popular bar snacks that had helped build the...
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Sang Kim is opening a pair of new restaurants on Baldwin: Yakitori Bar and Seoul Food
Close watchers of Baldwin Village have no doubt noticed the butcher paper in the windows at 1 Baldwin Street. Coming soon to the...
Culture
Recipe to Riches reviewed, episode 4: Triple “S” Korean Meatballs
This week on Recipe to Riches, things got a touch gritty. For the first time this season, the show’s usual rapid-fire montage of...
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Best of the City 2012: four of Toronto’s top takes on Asian street food
Yours Truly 229 Ossington Ave., 416-533-2243 Inari Traditional Japanese inari pouches are dead simple: thin fried tofu wrapped...
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Introducing: Urraca Resto Lounge, a new Korean tapas joint at Yonge and Finch
Urraca is Spanish for magpie, which is why first-time restaurateurs Sung Yeo and David Shin thought it would be a fitting name for...
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The Cult of Pastor Song: a religious sex scandal in Toronto’s Korean community
The sex scandal consuming Toronto’s Korean community began when six international students said they were repeatedly gang-raped...
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Swish by Han to open Ossington outpost
Back in January, Swish by Han’ s Leeto Han posted a set of New Year’s resolutions on the restaurant’s blog promising a...
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It’s all over folks: T.G.I. Friday’s starts serving Korean tacos
The trend that started out in the food trucks of California and spread like hot gochujang to Toronto restaurants like...
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Introducing: Banh Mi Boys, Queen West’s shiny new Vietnamese sub counter
When Banh Mi Boys opened—from early December to mid-January—it was an overnight sensation. Cheap and delicious Asian street...
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Gochujang: the new sriracha?
In a long, searching post on The Awl (it opens with a little Proust, naturally), Ben Choi examines the “Korean go-to, all-in-one...
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Weekly Lunch Pick: a pair of Asian snacks at Banh Mi Boys
After days of holiday excess, cheap, hearty and delicious food is just what’s called for. Banh Mi Boys, opened by brothers and...
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Attention food science nerds: new study explains why Asian food tastes so different from Western food
We don’t pretend to fully understand all the technical details, but the latest issue of Scientific Reports (a division of...
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Toronto’s top five Korean restaurants
If your idea of Korean cuisine is the bi bim bap listed at the bottom of your local sushi joint’s menu, then these restaurants...
Culture
Top Chef Canada recap, episode 4: ethnic stuff white people like
First off, a confession: focusing on Top Chef Canada last night, as the ground-shaking results from the election poured in, was a...
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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
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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
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
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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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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
City News
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
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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