Q&A

“Everyone loves bat flips now”: A Q&A with Blue Jays legend José Bautista

The slugger dishes on being inducted into the Level of Excellence, coming to terms with being a villain and how Toronto would be the perfect city if it were closer to the equator

“Our ability to picnic freely has been constrained by draconian rules”: This Toronto business owner is calling on the city to declare Picnic Day a new municipal holiday

It would commemorate when park-drinking became legal in Toronto

“The tasting sessions can drag on for a few months”: A Q&A with the bubble tea experts behind Chatime’s drink menu

We paid a visit to their research and development lab in Markham

“In Mexico we offer an al pastor pizza”: A Q&A with Pizza Pizza CEO Paul Goddard about global expansion and the new mosquito-repelling pies

The Canadian chain recently opened their first international location in Guadalajara

“This idea that we’re living in divisive times is overstated”: A Q&A with Olivia Chow, the new mayor of Toronto

Fresh off her decisive election win, Chow discusses Doug Ford’s best qualities, celebrating Jack Layton, and convincing the provincial and federal governments to pony up billions

“There’s nothing more powerful than singing ‘I love you’ with family and friends”: A Q&A with beloved children’s musicians Sharon and Bram

On the eve of their 45th anniversary, the "Skinnamarink" legends talk about Toronto’s greatest music venue, their upcoming concert film and performing for overly excited children

“We’re cranking out 60,000 pizzas a month”: Piano Piano chef Victor Barry on his plans for worldwide frozen pizza domination

Barry is now the proud owner of General Assembly’s line of frozen pies

“It’s not that difficult to make things accessible”: A Q&A with the owners of a Toronto restaurant that caters to neurodivergent people

Sarang Kitchen in Dovercourt Village serves up Korean fried chicken—and inclusivity

“Toronto is most characterized by the diversity of our pizzas”: A Q&A with the York University historian who ate 712 slices of pizza for his PhD thesis

Alex Hughes talks big chains versus mom-and-pops and why pineapple is the ultimate Toronto topping

“If you’re a developer eyeing the Greenbelt, just know the federal government has the power to intervene”: A Q&A with environment minister Steven Guilbeault

The minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada discusses being a thorn in Doug Ford's side, his plan to protect Rouge National Urban Park and the time he scaled the CN Tower to protest climate injustice

“As a young man, there were times when I loved this city and times when I hated it”: A Q&A with hometown boy Kiefer Sutherland

With his new Toronto-shot series set to premiere, the veteran actor dishes on doing stunts at 56, his love affair with Bloor Street, taking on Doug Ford and what it means to be a nepo baby

“The first time I put on that X-wing helmet, I started crying”: A Q&A with The Mandalorian star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

The veteran actor from East York dishes on his starfighter technique, receiving a Governor General's Award and where to get a sci-fi cocktail in Toronto

“I don’t even know how many dinosaurs I’ve discovered—more than a dozen”: A Q&A with ROM paleontologist David Evans

As a new T. Rex exhibit roars into town, ROM paleontologist David Evans dishes on the carnivore's undying appeal, fossil smugglers and whether dinosaurs ever lived in Toronto

“We’re addressing two problems at once: food waste and the rising cost of food”: A Q&A with the founder of Odd Bunch, a new subscription service for imperfect produce

The online grocer offers misshapen produce at a discount

“It’s not as easy as putting two things together”: A Q&A with the Toronto chef who created McDonald’s new Chicken Big Mac

It hits menus March 7