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Sort-of Secret: Smilk Bars, an ice cream bar business from a graduate of Italy’s Gelato University
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Smilk Bars, an ice cream bar business from a graduate of Italy’s Gelato University

Part of our series spotlighting the city’s edible hidden gems

Sort-of Secret: Kumain Kitchen, a Filipino street food pop-up from twin brother chefs
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Kumain Kitchen, a Filipino street food pop-up from twin brother chefs

Part of our series spotlighting the city’s edible hidden gems

Sort-of Secret: Castle and Coal, a petite patisserie with all-dessert tasting menus
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Castle and Coal, a petite patisserie with all-dessert tasting menus

Part of our series spotlighting the city’s edible hidden gems

Sort-of Secret: Stop, a restaurant and wine bar serving up classic Eastern European food with a twist
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Stop, a restaurant and wine bar serving up classic Eastern European food with a twist

Part of our series spotlighting the city’s hidden edible gems

Sort-of Secret: Java Bali Kitchen, a delivery service and pop-up specializing in Indonesian dishes
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Java Bali Kitchen, a delivery service and pop-up specializing in Indonesian dishes

Unable to find the tastes of home in Toronto, Zulfikar Fahd decided to do something about it

Sort-of Secret: Chai Pani Streetary, an Oakville café serving up Indian street food
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Chai Pani Streetary, an Oakville café serving up Indian street food

Their menu aims to include the most popular snacks from across the country

Sort-of Secret: SeeYouSoon, a pop-up dinner series that’s different every time
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: SeeYouSoon, a pop-up dinner series that’s different every time

The dinners are often collaborations with food and beverage producers, including farmers and fishmongers

Sort-of Secret: Oui Aïa, a monthly supper club held at a private location in downtown Toronto
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Oui Aïa, a monthly supper club held at a private location in downtown Toronto

The address is revealed to guests only after they’ve purchased tickets

Sort-of Secret: Souvla, Mamakas Taverna’s weekends-only alfresco cookout on its Yorkville patio
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Souvla, Mamakas Taverna’s weekends-only alfresco cookout on its Yorkville patio

Part of our ongoing series spotlighting the city’s edible hidden gems

Sort-of Secret: Cubano Kings, an 18-square-foot Cuban kitchen with a takeout window on Spadina
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Cubano Kings, an 18-square-foot Cuban kitchen with a takeout window on Spadina

Part of our ongoing series spotlighting the city’s edible hidden gems

Sort-of Secret: Pho Ngoc Yen, a hopping Vietnamese restaurant tucked away in a Mississauga industrial park
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Pho Ngoc Yen, a hopping Vietnamese restaurant tucked away in a Mississauga industrial park

The airport-adjacent spot is popular for its short rib pho, bar snacks and warm hospitality

Sort-of Secret: Zayzoun Mediterranean Restaurant, the best shawarma spot in Etobicoke that no one is talking about
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Zayzoun Mediterranean Restaurant, the best shawarma spot in Etobicoke that no one is talking about

Part of our series shining a spotlight on the city’s hidden edible gems

Sort-of Secret: Delicacy Kitchen, a new Chinese restaurant at Dufferin and Lawrence with an award-winning Cantonese chef
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Delicacy Kitchen, a new Chinese restaurant at Dufferin and Lawrence with an award-winning Cantonese chef

Wenqiu Kuang is famous for his qingxin chicken

Sort-of Secret: Sandwichito, a one-man Chilean sandwich operation on St. Clair West
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Sandwichito, a one-man Chilean sandwich operation on St. Clair West

Part of our series shining a light on the city’s hidden edible gems

Sort-of Secret: Brandt Meats, a Mississauga food market and factory outlet with a hot-lunch counter
Food & Drink

Sort-of Secret: Brandt Meats, a Mississauga food market and factory outlet with a hot-lunch counter

Part of our series shining a light on the city's hidden edible gems

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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

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Guide Fall 2023
Private Schools

The Private and Independent School Guide Fall 2023

Big Stories

The Inside Job: A crooked cop, a dead man and an $800,000 estate fraud
Deep Dives

The Inside Job: A crooked cop, a dead man and an $800,000 estate fraud

The Kickstarters: Meet the mentors who helped launch Toronto’s biggest stars
Deep Dives

The Kickstarters: Meet the mentors who helped launch Toronto’s biggest stars

The Killer in Suite 104: Inside the Vaughan condo shooting
Deep Dives

The Killer in Suite 104: Inside the Vaughan condo shooting

Students are cheating. Professors are panicking. The system is unravelling. Scenes from the AI revolution on campus
Deep Dives

Students are cheating. Professors are panicking. The system is unravelling. Scenes from the AI revolution on campus

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok’s reigning influencer
Deep Dives

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok’s reigning influencer

Urbs vs. Burbs: Six families defend their visions of the ideal life in and around the GTA
Real Estate

Urbs vs. Burbs: Six families defend their visions of the ideal life in and around the GTA

Who broke the TTC? Inside Toronto’s public transit disaster
Deep Dives

Who broke the TTC? Inside Toronto’s public transit disaster

“At 31, I discovered that my parents had been keeping a shocking secret—and the surprises just kept coming”
Deep Dives

“At 31, I discovered that my parents had been keeping a shocking secret—and the surprises just kept coming”

Promised Land: Inside the debate raging around the Greenbelt
Deep Dives

Promised Land: Inside the debate raging around the Greenbelt

“We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew”: Shania Twain on her years dreaming big in Toronto
Deep Dives

“We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew”: Shania Twain on her years dreaming big in Toronto

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

The Insatiable Janet Zuccarini: Inside the food empire of Toronto’s most consistent restaurateur
Deep Dives

The Insatiable Janet Zuccarini: Inside the food empire of Toronto’s most consistent restaurateur

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

Cost of Living

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend it?
City

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This public-sector lawyer makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?
City

This public-sector lawyer makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This apparel-company owner makes $90,200 a year. How does he spend it?
City

This apparel-company owner makes $90,200 a year. How does he spend it?

This Casa Loma couple makes up to $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?
City

This Casa Loma couple makes up to $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?

House of the Week

House of the Week: This Etobicoke home more than tripled its price after a full-on reno
Real Estate

House of the Week: This Etobicoke home more than tripled its price after a full-on reno

House of the Week: $3.5 million for an Etobicoke home with three fireplaces just off Mimico Creek
Real Estate

House of the Week: $3.5 million for an Etobicoke home with three fireplaces just off Mimico Creek

House of the Week: $1.3 million for an Edwardian in Roncesvalles Village with industrial flourishes
Real Estate

House of the Week: $1.3 million for an Edwardian in Roncesvalles Village with industrial flourishes

House of the Week: $2.2 million for a Bloor West Village detached with two living rooms and a backyard oasis
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.2 million for a Bloor West Village detached with two living rooms and a backyard oasis

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a King City home with a fireplace that defies physics
Real Estate

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a King City home with a fireplace that defies physics

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