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Inside the rise and fall of the Buca empire
Food & Drink

Inside the rise and fall of the Buca empire

For years, Buca was the place to go for glitzy, big-ticket nights out. How did the company wind up $35 million in debt?

Toronto’s best French restaurants

Toronto’s best French restaurants

Our list of favourites for tartare, duck confit and steak frites

The 100 best restaurants in Toronto

The 100 best restaurants in Toronto

After hundreds of meals over many months, these are our absolute favourite places to eat in the city right now

The best restaurants on Ossington right now

The best restaurants on Ossington right now

Our dining picks for the perennially hip north-south strip

Inside the private art collection of La Banane and CXBO Chocolates co-owner Sarah Keenlyside

Inside the private art collection of La Banane and CXBO Chocolates co-owner Sarah Keenlyside

No wall is left uncovered in her gorgeous Kensington Market loft

Inside the kitchen of Brandon Olsen and Sarah Keenlyside, the owners of La Banane and CXBO

Inside the kitchen of Brandon Olsen and Sarah Keenlyside, the owners of La Banane and CXBO

Just a few of the things it's stocked with: chocolate, foie gras, butter and a bowl of Dungeness crabs

15 of our highest-rated new restaurants of 2017

15 of our highest-rated new restaurants of 2017

Our favourite restaurants that opened this year, and what we thought of them

What went down at <em>Toronto Life’s</em> exclusive dinner at La Banane with Brandon Olsen and Norman Hardie
Food & Drink

What went down at Toronto Life’s exclusive dinner at La Banane with Brandon Olsen and Norman Hardie

It was an evening of rich French fare and wine. Lots of wine

What’s being served for <em>Toronto Life’</em>s one-night-only dinner at La Banane
Food & Drink

What’s being served for Toronto Life’s one-night-only dinner at La Banane

Get your tickets before they're gone

<em>Toronto Life</em> is hosting a series of epic dinners at the city’s best restaurants, and you’re invited
Food & Drink

Toronto Life is hosting a series of epic dinners at the city’s best restaurants, and you’re invited

You don't want to miss these one-night-only menus

Here’s what to order at Toronto’s 20 best new restaurants
Food & Drink

Here’s what to order at Toronto’s 20 best new restaurants

Toronto Life's food critic picks the most memorable dishes from 2017's best new restaurants.

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2017
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2017

Our restaurant critic searched high and low for the city's most essential new eateries. Here's our annual ranking of the year's top tables

15 new restaurants to check out in March

15 new restaurants to check out in March

Where to find ceviche, pancit, deep-dish pizza and the perfect omelette right now

What’s on the menu at La Banane, Brandon Olsen’s fancy, French-inspired restaurant on Ossington

What’s on the menu at La Banane, Brandon Olsen’s fancy, French-inspired restaurant on Ossington

Including something called a "Ziggy Stardust Disco Egg"

 

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&#8217;s descent into chaos
Deep Dives

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

These are Toronto&#8217;s best new restaurants in 2023
Food & Drink

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023

This man&#8217;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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