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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?
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Food & Drink
Where chef Rob Gentile eats lamb biryani, bone broth and doughnuts in his east-end neighbourhood
His favourite places to go in Corktown, Leslieville and Little India
Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at Bar Buca, Rob Gentile’s new all-day spot at Yonge and Eglinton
Hope you're hungry, midtown
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Why Buca Yorkville’s branzino crudo is one of Toronto’s most essential dishes
We're asking some of the city’s top food folks about their favourite T.O. meals
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Toronto’s top chefs reveal their favourite spots for pizza, sushi, sandwiches and after-work drinks
Grant van Gameren, Mark McEwan, Victor Barry and a dozen other chefs share their go-to shops and restaurants in the city
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Buca is expanding to the 905
Get ready, Vaughan
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These are the best dishes of the year, according to Toronto’s top chefs and restaurateurs
Jen Agg, Rob Gentile, Patrick Kriss and more of the city's top chefs, dish on their favourite meals of the year
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Life
Real Weddings 2016: Inside Buca chef Rob Gentile and wife Audrey’s rustic celebration at the Burroughes Building
Spoiler alert: the food was amazing
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What was served at Buca Yorkville’s $300 Michelin-starred dinner
There was a blowtorch involved
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Inside the kitchen of Buca’s executive chef Rob Gentile
A few of the things it's stocked with: champagne, homemade turkey chili and a ton of olives
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Toronto’s top 10 late-night snacks, and where to find them
Ten places in Toronto to eat really great, really late
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Six zucchini flower dishes that won’t be around for long
These awesome blossoms are on menus right now
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What Buca chef Rob Gentile finds foraging—and how he uses it
Everything the Buca team found in the forest, and what they did with it all
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Buca Yorkville hosts another Michelin-starred Italian chef
Here's a look at last night's one-off meal
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Buca Yorkville hosts Michelin-starred Italian chefs
Here's a look at last week's one-off meal
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Introducing: Jamie’s Italian, Jamie Oliver’s first North American restaurant, at Yorkdale Mall
And everything on the family-friendly menu is sustainable and ethically sourced
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Culture
The Weeknd’s homecoming, a Warhol retrospective and eight other things to do this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of November 2
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Loka Snacks’ Dave Mottershall is Kickstarting a restaurant (and he’s looking for a west-end location)
Chef Dave Mottershall , who operates Loka Snacks out of Riverside's Hi-Lo Bar , has a goal: to open his own restaurant. But what...
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The high price of cheap shrimp: where restaurants get their prawns from and why you should care
We’ve gradually come to care about how our beef is raised, who stitches together our clothes and the carbon footprint of our...
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Way-out wagyu: Michelin-starred Massimo Bottura’s psychedelic steak from Buca’s one-of-a-kind dinner
Aimed at showcasing Italy’s culinary kicks, "Sotto una buona stella" (or, "under a lucky star") dinners will see six...
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Jamie Oliver is opening a restaurant at Yorkdale (and nine more across Canada)
Instead of flitting straight to New York or Los Angeles like every other celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver —the floppy-haired...
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The Critic: Rob Gentile’s new Bar Buca seduces with tripe, tendon and twists of pig skin
I’ve developed a taste for blood first thing in the morning. Rob Gentile, the chef at Bar Buca, mixes fresh pig’s blood into...
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Recipe: how to make Buca chef Rob Gentile’s buffalo ricotta-stuffed cannelloni
PREP TIME: 45 minutes COOK TIME: 1 hour 44 minutes Serves 3 TOMATO SAUCE 2 lb fresh roma tomatoes ½ cup olive oil ¼ white...
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Recipe: Buca chef Rob Gentile’s bittersweet puntarelle salad with crispy fried smelts
PREP TIME: 25 minutes COOK TIME: 2 minutes Serves 2 to 4 PESTO 2 cups loosely packed basil leaves ¼ cup olive oil 1 tbsp toasted...
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Canada Day Bar Cart
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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
Dr. Ozempic: Inside the medical discovery that revolutionized weight loss
I was just a baby scientist when I discovered the hormone that made Ozempic possible. I had no idea how life-changing—and world-changing—that breakthrough would be
Deep Dives
A behind-the-curtain look at the insatiable political ambitions of Doug Ford
Is Ontario’s pugnacious premier charting a course for Ottawa? He definitely isn’t
not
considering a run for prime minister. A long, hard look at the populist’s playbook
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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
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
The Magic Lab: How chemist and computer scientist Alán Aspuru-Guzik brought self-driving laboratories from Harvard to Toronto
Aspuru-Guzik and his multinational team of mad scientists are combining chemistry, robotics and AI to fight climate change, streamline organ transplants and supercharge the scientific method. How did their lab end up at the University of Toronto? In a word: Trump
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
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For Sale: 25 North Drive
Leave the city in the city
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For Sale: 25 Strathgowan Crescent
This Grande Dame of Lawrence Park is an absolute treasure
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For Sale: 9 Audubon Court
Welcome to 9 Audubon Court, a Mid-Century Modern retreat among the treetops
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For Sale: 500 Wellington St W PH1001
Experience unparalleled luxury in this breathtaking 6,200 sq. ft. penthouse, designed to perfection including a private 2,000 sq. ft. rooftop terrace, complete with a raised glass pool, hot tub, outdoor kitchen, and unobstructed panoramic city views.