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The Ridiculist
Food & Drink
The zaniest, most over-the-top and (in some cases) actually delicious food at this year’s CNE
Ranked from “not entirely disgusting” to “not today, Satan.”
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15 of the craziest cholesterol-charged creations at the CNE this year
Including spaghetti balls, liquid-nitrogen ice cream and a strawberry cheesesteak
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Fourteen of summer’s coolest swirls of soft serve ice cream
Ranked from "sweet dream" to "drama cream"
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6 of Toronto’s fishiest spins on sushi
A school of foolish fish dishes
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10 of Toronto’s most hilariously dressed hot dogs
Ranked from "wiener misdemeanor" to "hot diggity!"
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10 of Toronto’s most gonzo grilled cheese sandwiches
Ranked from "holy havarti!" to "sweet mother of gouda!"
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11 of Toronto’s most bonkers breakfast sandwiches
The most insane morning meals between sliced bread (or brioche, or doughnuts, or fried chicken thighs)
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20 of Toronto’s most preposterous, over-the-top piles of poutine
Bookmark this page for easy late-night referencing
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12 of Toronto’s wackiest flapjack stacks just in time for Pancake Tuesday
You'll flip over these flapjacks
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A&W Pop-Tarts, pizza-flavoured cheese puffs and 14 other things at Sweet Addictions Candy Co. that you won’t find anywhere else
Ranked from “Yeah, I’d eat that,” to “What kind of monster made this?”
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Six decadent doughnut cones
Take these cones and stuff 'em
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Toronto’s most ridiculous (and cookieless) ice cream sandwiches
Because cookies shouldn't have all the fun
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Toronto’s most ridiculous mac-and-cheese dishes
Nine over-the-top, ooey-gooey good takes on the comfort-food classic
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Thirteen over-the-top milkshakes
The most recent dessert craze has arrived in the GTA
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Toronto’s most ridiculous nachos
Ranked from "muy loco," to "ack!"
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A baker’s dozen of deep-fried and downright dirty dishes at the Canadian National Exhibition
Part freak show, part thrill ride, the CNE's over-the-top food offerings test the boundaries of what can be deep fried, served on...
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Fifteen of the city’s most insane caesars
Every good Canadian worth his or her celery salt knows that the sodium-packed caesar is our national cocktail, and this year the...
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Fifteen blasphemous brunch dishes that put boring eggs Benny to shame
In this city, brunching has become a competitive sport: groggy early birds who show up even before restaurants open snag prime...
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Twelve cholesterol-filled creations at Junked Food Co.
The junk food mash-ups at this new Dundas West snack shop border on the perverse: doughnut grilled cheese sandwiches, waffle...
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Seven daunting dumpling plates from Toronto’s new all-pierogi restaurant
At Loaded Pierogi, a soon-to-open snack shop near Church and Front streets (the grand debut is tomorrow, November 5), all plates...
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Ten mind-blowing baked goods on display at Canada’s Baking and Sweets Show
The Wonut—a cross between a doughnut and a waffle—made its much-anticipated Toronto debut at last weekend’s Baking and...
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Seven totally bonkers burgers from a new patty shop in Woodbine Heights
Hole-E Burger Bar, a new restaurant on Coxwell Avenue just north of East York, gets its name from the trio of holes stamped into...
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Six downright silly soft-serve cones from La Carnita spin-off Sweet Jesus
This wasn't the summeriest summer ever, but that didn't stop the team at Little Italy taqueria La Carnita from debuting a new...
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Nine preposterous poutines available at Toronto’s new French fry emporium
Earlier this month, Montreal chain Poutineville opened its first Toronto location, at Bloor and Brunswick in the Annex. This place...
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Canada Day Bar Cart
Food & Drink
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
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
Big Stories
Deep Dives
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
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
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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
Food & Drink
“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