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Editor’s Letter (April 2012): The App of My Eye
The last couple of years have been fantastic for Toronto diners. The city has experienced an explosion of hole-in-the-wall...
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Food & Drink
Council decides Woodlot can have its (tiny) patio, but Campagnolo and others have more work to do
The Valentine’s Day meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council has come and gone, but the patio massacre we were...
Food & Drink
Best Bars: A brief history of hooch in Toronto, from 1837 to the present day
By Denise Balkissoon, Ariel Brewster, Andrew D'Cruz, Matthew Hague, Malcolm Johnston, Emily Landau, Jason McBride, Alexandra...
Food & Drink
Introducing: Lucid, Moses McIntee’s molecularly inclined cocktail bar and restaurant on Queen West
Sure, it might seem a tad inauspicious being the following act to the absurdly short-lived Bohemiam Gastropub and its similarly...
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Food & Drink
Queen West’s Brooklynn is all boarded up—because it’s expanding
Dish readers gazing out the windows of their westbound 501 streetcar might have noticed the recent boards covering the entrance to...
Food & Drink
War on fun update: patio applications for Campagnolo, Woodlot and more up for Valentine’s Day rejection
Summer—a.k.a. patio season—is still months away, but that isn’t stopping the Toronto and East York Community Council from...
City News
Where to Buy Now: Brockton Village, because Lansdowne’s shedding its grungy skin—without becoming generic
Like Wallace-Emerson next door, Brockton Village is quickly becoming a destination for both urban tastemakers and young families...
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Shopping
Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap 2012: how to decorate your home for less
By Andrew D’Cruz, Matthew Hague, Rachel Heinrichs, Emily Landau, David Lawrason, Jason McBride, Mark Pupo, Peter Saltsman and...
City News
Reason to Love Toronto: because our geeks are gaming gods
Video gamers are often maligned as dweebs with vitamin D deficiencies and a dearth of flesh-and-blood friends, but that probably...
Food & Drink
Taking a cue from developers, Parts and Labour goes to the OMB to plead their patio case
Two weeks ago, Jesse Girard and Richard Lambert, the pair behind Parkdale’s Parts and Labour, went before the Ontario Municipal...
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Food & Drink
International chain Piola to bring pizza, rotating art exhibits to Queen West’s Bohemian Embassy
Queen West’s Bohemian Embassy condo will soon be home to the first Canadian location of Piola, a chain of eat-in pizza...
Food & Drink
Introducing: The County General, Splendido’s younger sibling on Queen West
When we heard that Splendido co-owners Carlo Catallo and Victor Barry were taking over the Queen West space formerly occupied by...
Food & Drink
Following in the footsteps of Ottawa and Saratoga, Toronto gets its first Dishcrawl
Now that the inaugural run of the Toronto Underground Market is behind us, it’s time for Toronto to hop onto the next hot foodie...
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Real Estate News
Office Space: $3,300 per month to lease two floors of vintage Queen West real estate
Address: 880A Queen Street West Neighbourhood: Trinity-Bellwoods Agent: Djanka and Edward Gajdel (for lease by owners) Price:...
City News
Queen West named a “great place to explore” in USA Today
Resident urban creative class guru Richard Florida recently drew up a list for USA Today’ s Larry Bleiberg of 10 up-and-coming...
City News
See, Hear, Read: Experts from Black Dog Video, Soundscapes and Type Books offer their selections
They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “The Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami was a big deal back in the ‘90s and...
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Food & Drink
Introducing: The Böhemian Gastropub, Paul Boehmer’s new casual spot on Queen West
The Böhemian Gastropub , the new casual restaurant from executive chef and owner Paul Boehmer ( Böhmer ), stands out from the...
City News
Best of the City 2011: Our picks for Toronto’s top services—from beard trimming to doggie fitness
Spray paint removal Beard maintenance Canine workout Bedbug exterminator Personal shopper Tattoo removal Artful mani Cleaver care...
Shopping
Best of the City 2011: Our picks for the coolest home decor and other goods
Patio chair Camera Axe Reclaimed wood furniture Vintage Curios Fresh-cut flowers Guilt-free makeup Soil for a veggie garden Kids'...
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Food & Drink
Introducing: The Boreal Gelato Company, Parkdale’s new place for a scoop and a seat
The Boreal Gelato Company , Parkdale’s laid-back new scoop shop and café, is a breath of cold, fresh air after the slew of...
Tuesday’s NXNE picks: The Antlers, Nu Music Nite and the Disposable Film Festival
North by Northeast is, first and foremost, a music festival, so it gives us great pleasure to present our first concert picks on...
City News
50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 48, A Queen West company is developing mind-control computing
Much more conveniently located than a galaxy far, far away, a small tech company called InteraXon on Queen West is developing...
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Food & Drink
Introducing: Mavrik Wine Bar, a laid-back Queen West hangout run by two escapees from the corporate world
Mavrik Wine Bar, a cozy new place replacing the Korean spot San , quietly opened a couple weeks ago one door east of Queen West...
Food & Drink
Smoke’s Poutinerie moves into Chippy’s Annex location, filling a slightly different niche for fried stuff
The sign still reads “ Chippy’s ,” but it won’t stay that way for long. The Bloor Street West location of the...
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Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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?
Deep Dives
Almost
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
Deep Dives
“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
Deep Dives
Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
Deep Dives
The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
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Food & Drink
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
Food & Drink
“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
Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
Food & Drink
These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions