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The Harbord Room
Food & Drink
Chef Victor Barry is opening a French bistro in the old Harbord Room space
Café Cancan is scheduled to open later this spring
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Q&A: Cory Vitiello on the success of the Harbord Room, and why he’s closing one of Toronto’s most popular restaurants
"It was my work life, my social life and my love life, all in one little 400-square-foot room"
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At Flock Rotisserie and Greens, you really can win friends with salad
Cory Vitiello's fast-casual chain successfully makes salad a main course
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Good cooks are quitting the kitchen, and that’s bad news for your favourite restaurant
Experienced cooks are tired of being paid like the kid who shovels the driveway
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Toronto restaurateurs’ favourite after-work hangouts
"Sometimes after a long shift, a bunch of us will head over to BMB Karaoke"
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Inside alcohol distributor Corby’s liquor-filled King West office
This Theatre District office is packed with enough bottles to fuel more than a few Drake mansion parties
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Consumed: What the Harbord Room’s Cory Vitiello ate last week
"I crushed about six red Twizzlers—always red—and some tequila on the rocks"
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Five refreshingly boozy cold-brew cocktails
Across the city, Toronto baristas are pouring thirst-quenching cold brew, the hyper-trendy coffee drink that's steeped for up to...
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Taste of Toronto 2015: a sneak peek at some of the dishes being served at this year’s Fort York food fest
Taste of Toronto returns to Fort York this summer with another all-star line-up of culinary heavyweights. Besides the food...
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Meat and Co.: how restaurants like Yorkville’s opulent NAO are reinventing the steak house
Last fall, I met with five friends for a bachelor party at Barberian’s, that most old-school of steak houses. Little has changed...
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Taste of Toronto reveals its restaurant lineup for this year’s Fort York food fest
Taste of Toronto— not to be confused with Toronto Taste—is returning to Fort York this July for four days of refined...
Culture
TIFF 2014 Insider’s Guide: Where to Eat, Drink and Party
A highly discerning look at the festival’s hottest hot spots The Chase 10 Temperance St., 647-348-7000 The glitzy surf-and-turf...
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Recipe: how to make perfect pan-roasted halibut like the Harbord Room’s Cory Vitiello
PREP TIME: 1 hour COOK TIME: 2 hours 30 minutes Serves 4 ONION SOUBISE ⅓ cup unsalted butter ⅓ cup arborio rice 4 thyme sprigs...
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Critic: Harbord Room chef Cory Vitiello’s new clubhouse is air-kissing, table-hopping fun
Not too long ago, I met a friend on the back patio at the Harbord Room. It was one of those stretched-out summer evenings when the...
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Recipe: the explosively juicy burger from The Harbord Room’s Cory Vitiello
PREP TIME: 15 minutes COOK TIME: 8 minutes Makes 8 burgers and 3 cups of aïoli AÏOLI 4 fresh large egg yolks 2 tbsp each grainy...
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Introducing: THR & Co., the new restaurant on Harbord Street from the owners of The Harbord Room
Name: THR & Co. Neighbourhood: University Contact Info: 97 Harbord St., 647-748-7199, thrandco.com, @THRandCo Owners: David Mitton...
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THR & Co., the new spot from the Harbord Room team, is set to launch in May
More details are emerging on the new restaurant from the owners of The Harbord Room. In early May, THR & Co. will open its doors...
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Friday Night Bites: tables for two at The Harbord Room, Farmhouse Tavern and F’Amelia
It’s 4 p.m. on Friday, and you don’t have a dinner reservation. Still, there’s no need to fret (or waste your night waiting...
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Five spicy, soul-warming Toronto cocktails to lure you out of hibernation
These Toronto cocktails, loaded with spices, fruits and syrups, are perfectly calibrated to take the edge off a cold, dreary...
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The Harbord Room team is taking over neighbouring Messis
Shinan Govani broke the news that the team from The Harbord Room is tightening its grip on Harbord Street with the acquisition of...
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Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for December 3 to December 9
Foodies on Foot leads their Streetcar Food Tour on Saturday (Image: Robert Taylor) Monday, December 3 Tuesday, December 4...
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Friday Night Bites: tables for two at Marben, Auberge du Pommier and The Harbord Room
It’s 4 p.m. on Friday, and you don’t have a dinner reservation. Still, there’s no need to fret (or waste your night waiting...
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GALLERY: The Stop’s annual What’s on the Table fundraiser brought out Toronto’s top chefs—and their biggest fans
For philanthropists with a gourmet bent, What’s on the Table, the big annual fundraiser for The Stop, is kind of a big...
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Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for October 22 to 28
Monday October 22 Tuesday October 23 Wednesday October 24 Thursday October 25 Friday October 26 Saturday October 27 Sunday October...
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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
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
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