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What’s on the menu at El Rey Mezcal Bar, Grant van Gameren’s new Kensington kitchen
It's another Mexican spot for the market
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What’s on the menu at Macho Radio Bar, a new Tex-Mex joint with arcade games and a giant patio
Also: frozen margaritas, cocktails by the pitcher and cornbread French toast made with Pop Rocks
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This new dessert bar does Froot Loop paletas, Dole Whip floats and vegan soft serve
Mexican ice cream parlours are hot, hot, hot
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Kensington Market gets a taco-free Mexican spot
Torteria San Cosme is all about sandwiches
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Review: As the city approaches peak taco, Campechano stands out from the crowd
Read on to see why we gave this casual Mexican spot a three-star review
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Introducing: Campechano, King West’s new gluten-free taquería
Where corn is king
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Playa Cabana’s Dave Sidhu is opening Cafetería in Dufferin Grove
This time, it's a Mexican diner
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Review: El Catrin brings Mexican-for-the-masses to the Distillery District
El Catrin Destileria ★½ 18 Tank House Ln., 416-203-2121 Chef Olivier Le Calvez moved from Mexico City to Toronto to oversee...
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Introducing: Fonda Lola, a new Queen West cantina that serves kombucha on tap
Name: Fonda Lola Neighbourhood: Queen West Contact Info: 942 Queen St. W., @FondaLola Owners: Ernesto Rodriguez, Howard Dubrowsky...
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Introducing: Olé Olé, a new King East resto-lounge with an impressive social conscience
Name: Olé Olé Contact Info: 169 King St. E., 416-363-9000, oleoletoronto.com Neighbourhood: King East Chef: Rodrigo Aguilar The...
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Must-Try: Playa Cabana Hacienda’s sweet play on the fries-curds-gravy equation
At Playa Cabana Hacienda, the newest outpost of Dave Sidhu’ s trendy taco chain, playful fusion dishes round out a menu of...
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Introducing: Xola, a new spot for tacos, taquitos and tamales in the Beach
Name: Xola Neighbourhood: The Beach Contact Info: 2222A Queen St. E. Owner/Chef: Mali Fernandez, the former chef and co-owner of...
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Recipe: spicy ceviche tostadas from Agave y Aguacate chef Francisco Alejandri
PREP TIME: 20 minutes REFRIGERATION TIME: 30 minutes COOK TIME: 8 minutes Serves 12 CEVICHE 13 limes 1 lb fresh fillets lean white...
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Mexican pop-up Fonda Lola gets a permanent home on Queen West
The recipe for the modern Mexican eatery has never been simpler: tacos + pop-up = permanent digs. Fonda Lola, which popped up this...
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Introducing: El Catrin, the Distillery District’s new Mexican restaurant
Name: El Catrin Destileria Neighbourhood: Distillery District Contact info: 18 Tank House...
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Introducing: Playa Cabana Hacienda, the third location of the trendy taqueria
Name: Playa Cabana Hacienda Neighbourhood: The Annex Contact Info: 14 Dupont St., 647-352-6030, www.playacabana.ca/...
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Parkdale taqueria Grand Electric is now doing takeout
Grand Electric fans can scarf their pork tinga tacos and squid hoagies without enduring the hours-long waits and blaring ‘90s...
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Beloved taco spot Agave y Aguacate is back in Baldwin Village
Mexican-born chef Francisco Alejandri opened a Kensington Market taco stand in 2011, ahead of the current craze. With only a...
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Critic: How tequila-fuelled taquerias like Playa Cabana became the city’s buzziest places to eat—and party
Playa Cabana is on the ground floor of a slim Dupont semi just off Davenport, a convenient pit stop after a wardrobe binge in...
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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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Seven food trends at 2013’s Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association show
Each year, we head over to the annual Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association show to get a look at the big new food...
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Review: Playa Cabana Cantina, the Junction’s raucous new taco bar
Proof that the Junction is the next hot neighbourhood: it now has the city’s best tacos. Playa Cabana, the crammed Annex...
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Introducing: Playa Cabana Cantina, the Junction’s kitschy new taco bar
Dave Sidhu’ s Playa Cabana Cantina, which opened late last month in the Junction, is Toronto’s latest taco-and-tequila...
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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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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