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Ten Toronto restaurants celebrating Lunar New Year
Ring in the Year of the Snake with these set menus
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Shopping
The ultimate Mother’s Day gift guide
Twenty options she's guaranteed to gush over
Real Estate News
Former Wind Mobile CEO Anthony Lacavera just sold his condo at the Shangri-La
A former king of low-cost wireless plans is packing up his 40th-floor homestead
Food & Drink
20 reasons why there’s never been a better time to drink wine in Ontario
We're crushing hard on the province's grapes
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The Insider’s Guide to TIFF 2016: where to eat, drink and party
Rub shoulders with Hollywood royalty at these surefire festival hot spots
Style
Inside the Shangri-La’s gorgeous new lounge
Plus, the stories behind three iconic dresses on permanent display
Food & Drink
Must-Try: the fanciest doughnut imaginable from Bosk at the Shangri-La Hotel
Canada’s favourite trashy snack gets a sophisticated, savoury makeover at Bosk, the fine-dining restaurant in the Shangri-La...
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City News
Glass falls from the Shangri-La onto a man’s head
Although glass regularly falls from downtown’s towers, it’s rare for someone to actually get clocked (the most-frequent...
Real Estate News
Leased: a furnished suite in the Shangri-La for $7,200 a month
With all the talk of condo bubbles, over-the-top bidding wars and failed flips, wading into Toronto’s housing market requires...
Real Estate News
Condomonium: $7,200 a month for a furnished two-bedroom in the Shangri-La
ADDRESS: 180 University Avenue, Unit 2305 NEIGHBOURHOOD: Bay Street Corridor AGENTS: Dylan Donovan and Robbyn Hayden, Bayshore...
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Real Estate News
CBC reminds us that Toronto wasn’t always condo crazy
It can be difficult to imagine a Toronto skyline uncluttered by the recently finished Shangri-La or Concord’ s perpetually...
Food & Drink
Introducing: Momofuku Toronto, David Chang’s new four-in-one restaurant megaplex
A full 18 months after it was first announced—18 months of salivating over the thought of pork buns and ramen and worrying about...
Food & Drink
Introducing: Momofuku Noodle Bar, the Toronto outpost of David Chang’s New York original
New York’s Momofuku Noodle Bar was the restaurant that started it all for David Chang’ s mini-empire, so it’s only fitting...
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Culture
Spotted: Tom Green (with Kenny Hotz) at the Shangri-La
Last night, Toronto Life threw an exclusive party at the Shangri-La to celebrate the city’s 25 most stylish people (profiled in...
Real Estate News
Introducing: Toronto’s new Shangri-La Hotel
The Shangri-La Hotel at University and Adelaide opened its doors on Friday, ready just in time for TIFF (well, nearly in...
Culture
TIFF 2012 Insider’s Guide: your essential road map to 10 days of all-consuming revelry
In other words: everything you always wanted to know about the film festival but were too Torontonian to ask The Bell Lightbox...
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TIFF 2012 Insider’s Guide: top 10 places to eat
Amid the cocktail swilling and celebrity gawking, eating can be an afterthought during TIFF. Good news: there are plenty of...
Food & Drink
Opening soon at the Shangri-La: Bosk (no relation to the four Momofuku joints next door)
It’s no secret that David Chang’ s Momofuku is opening up adjacent to the Shangri-La Hotel, and that Toronto diners are kind...
Culture
Guests and programming announced for TIFF Asian Film Summit
TIFF has confirmed the programming (and guests) for its Asian Film Summit, which will be held on September 10 at the...
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Momofuku Toronto’s kitchens are huge and gleaming (and almost ready to go)
Close watchers of the progress down at University and Adelaide will have noted that the Momofuku pod attached to the Shangri-La is...
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More Momofuku Toronto details trickle out
No, Toronto’s Momofuku outposts are still not open (and it looks like the projected August opening date may not happen...
Food & Drink
Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 12, because fancy food is back
In the recession-stricken aughties, eating out in Toronto was a humble affair—chefs catered to thrifty diners by opening...
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Soho House to launch permanent Toronto home just in time for TIFF
Turns out Nick Jones, founder and CEO of the chain of members-only luxury clubs Soho House, is so in love with Toronto that the...
Real Estate News
Luxury condo wars: how the Trump Tower, the Four Seasons and the rest are doing so far
Sure, their high-profile restaurants and over-the-top ribbon cuttings have netted the Ritz-Carlton, Trump Tower, Shangri-La and...
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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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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