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Inside the rise and fall of the Buca empire
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?

Where chef Rob Gentile eats lamb biryani, bone broth and doughnuts in his east-end neighbourhood

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

What’s on the menu at Bar Buca, Rob Gentile’s new all-day spot at Yonge and Eglinton

What’s on the menu at Bar Buca, Rob Gentile’s new all-day spot at Yonge and Eglinton

Hope you're hungry, midtown

Why Buca Yorkville’s branzino crudo is one of Toronto’s most essential dishes
Food & Drink

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

Toronto’s top chefs reveal their favourite spots for pizza, sushi, sandwiches and after-work drinks
Food & Drink

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

Buca is expanding to the 905

Buca is expanding to the 905

Get ready, Vaughan

These are the best dishes of the year, according to Toronto’s top chefs and restaurateurs
Food & Drink

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

Real Weddings 2016: Inside Buca chef Rob Gentile and wife Audrey’s rustic celebration at the Burroughes Building
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

What was served at Buca Yorkville’s $300 Michelin-starred dinner

What was served at Buca Yorkville’s $300 Michelin-starred dinner

There was a blowtorch involved

Inside the kitchen of Buca’s executive chef Rob Gentile

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

Toronto’s top 10 late-night snacks, and where to find them

Toronto’s top 10 late-night snacks, and where to find them

Ten places in Toronto to eat really great, really late

Six zucchini flower dishes that won’t be around for long

Six zucchini flower dishes that won’t be around for long

These awesome blossoms are on menus right now

​What Buca chef Rob Gentile finds foraging—and how he uses it
Food & Drink

​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

Buca Yorkville hosts another Michelin-starred Italian chef

Buca Yorkville hosts another Michelin-starred Italian chef

Here's a look at last night's one-off meal

Buca Yorkville hosts Michelin-starred Italian chefs
Food & Drink

Buca Yorkville hosts Michelin-starred Italian chefs

Here's a look at last week's one-off meal

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House of the Week

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto
Real Estate

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto

Big Stories

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate
Deep Dives

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos
Deep Dives

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023
Food & Drink

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023

This man’s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer
Deep Dives

This man’s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate
Real Estate

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex
Deep Dives

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah
City

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong
Deep Dives

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected
Life

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected

<em>Star</em> Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country&#8217;s largest newspaper
City

Star Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country’s largest newspaper

After my husband tried to kill me, I was forced to flee Kenya. Eight years later, I&#8217;m still fighting for justice
Memoir

After my husband tried to kill me, I was forced to flee Kenya. Eight years later, I’m still fighting for justice

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy
Culture

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy

Inside the Ontario years of Elon Musk, the world&#8217;s most absurd billionaire
Deep Dives

Inside the Ontario years of Elon Musk, the world’s most absurd billionaire

<em>Toronto Life</em>’s top longreads of 2022
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2022

&#8220;I spent five years in a white-power gang&#8221;: Inside the twisted world of Toronto&#8217;s white supremacist movement
Memoir

“I spent five years in a white-power gang”: Inside the twisted world of Toronto’s white supremacist movement

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it&#8217;s going&nbsp;up
City

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it’s going up

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice
Memoir

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022
City

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good
Culture

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings
City

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings

Cost of Living

This Etobicoke couple makes $157,000 a year. How do they spend&nbsp;it?
City

This Etobicoke couple makes $157,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This mortgage broker makes $240,000 a year. How does he spend it?
City

This mortgage broker makes $240,000 a year. How does he spend it?

These Dufferin Grove parents make $240,000 a year. How do they spend it?
City

These Dufferin Grove parents make $240,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This project manager makes $86,000 a year. How does she spend it?
City

This project manager makes $86,000 a year. How does she spend it?

House of the Week

House of the Week: $2.6 million for a Christie Pits classic sporting a twist on the bay and gable
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.6 million for a Christie Pits classic sporting a twist on the bay and gable

House of the Week: $3.9 million for a saltbox in the Blue Mountains with an off-grid bunkie
Real Estate

House of the Week: $3.9 million for a saltbox in the Blue Mountains with an off-grid bunkie

House of the Week: $1.5 million for a furnished Pape Village semi perfect for showing off art
Real Estate

House of the Week: $1.5 million for a furnished Pape Village semi perfect for showing off art

House of the Week: $2.3 million for a Riverdale detached with a kitchen fit for TV
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.3 million for a Riverdale detached with a kitchen fit for TV

House of the Week: $2.8 million for a Lawrence Park century home built by the man behind Casa Loma
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.8 million for a Lawrence Park century home built by the man behind Casa Loma

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