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Totally Recalled: still more dried basil (including some from Kensington Market shops)
The products: unbranded basil from Toronto Cash and Carry (100 g) at 1405 Gerald St., House of Spice (50 g, 100 g, 200 g) at 190...
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Totally Recalled: even more dried basil, packaged and in bulk
The product: Cedar Phoenicia sweet basil (30 g); Arsam Spices, Ambrosia Natural Foods and Bruno’s Fine Foods basil (all sold in...
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Totally Recalled: more dried basil with suspected salmonella contamination
The product: Valli basil flakes (15 g) The UPC: 7 78768 14324 5 Lot code: sold since February 23, 2012 The details: Another brand...
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Totally Recalled: various dried basil products, for home and professional use
The product: Spice Kingdom Basil—Egyptian, 30M, whole, fancy (sold in bulk 25 kg bags); All Seasons basil rubbed (in 2.27 kg...
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Totally Recalled: ground beef that’s contaminated with salmonella (not the E. coli of yestermonth)
The product: Intercity Packers Ltd. Beef Burger Meat Mix 80/20 The UPC: 90066172180172 Lot code: 046 Establishment number: 503 The...
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One way to get farm-fresh eggs: become your neighbourhood’s egg kingpin
Alysa Golden knew what kind of eggs she was looking for—cruelty- and hormone-free—but she wasn’t having much luck finding...
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Have some Alkanater brand Tahina in your fridge? Check the date—it might have Salmonella in it
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency sent out an alert yesterday warning that certain batches of Alkanater brand Tahina were being...
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New study confirms eating cookie dough is bad for you, ruins the holidays for everyone
It’s probably a given that raw cookie dough consumption will only increase as the holidays draw near, despite maternal warnings...
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Yesterday’s food recall triple threat: grape tomatoes, smoked salmon and soymilk
Is it just us, or does it seem as though there were an unusual number of food recalls in Ontario yesterday? Consumers are being...
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Toronto Underground Market a smash hit before it even starts: all 1,200 tickets already sold out
Earlier this spring we despaired that Toronto might be too straitlaced to join the underground market fad (all-night foodie raves...
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Cracking down: authorities trace ungraded eggs that showed up in six Scarborough food shops
Over the weekend, the Star reported that at least six Scarborough food stores, along with a few in York Region, have been charged...
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Potentially salmonella-tinged spices latest thing to make lunch terrifying
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is issuing yet another recall. This time, it’s spices that may contain salmonella. Here’s...
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Toward a better booze-scape: seven egg-infused creations boost Toronto’s cocktail comeback
For years, Torontonians returning from Chicago and New York brought tales of their cocktail adventures—stories typically...
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How to be Martha Stewart’s intern, Elizabeth Hurley’s low-calorie beef jerky, the best kinds of cheeseburgers
• While covering the cheeseburger beat for the Chicago Tribune, Kevin Pang scarfed down 60 different versions of the...
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As the unappetizing infractions rack up, Ruby Restaurant closes for good
The latest—and likely last—development in the Ruby Restaurant brouhaha was announced in the Toronto Star this morning: the...
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The Ruby Restaurant fiasco: come for the Peking duck, stay for the salmonella
In what appears to be a colossal case of bad timing, the Globe and Mail ’s Joanne Kates offered a glowing review of Ruby Chinese...
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Black widow spider shipped with grapes, salmonella outbreak in Toronto, Michael Pollan’s 20 rules to eat by
• A Toronto resident was surprised to find a black widow spider among the U.S.-grown grapes in his fridge earlier this week. The...
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Soft-serve bacteria, prohibition at Cabbagetown resto, free booze elsewhere
• The Toronto Star found that five out of 14 soft-serve ice creams bought from trucks and stores across the city had high levels...
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Hannah “Salmonella” Montana, a chopstick tutorial, Canada’s water obsession
• Pint-sized pop star Miley Cyrus is getting flack again—and this time, it’s not for suggestive photographs . The teen’s...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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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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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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
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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?
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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
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“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
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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
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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
Deep Dives
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
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The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
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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
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“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business
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Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand