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Toronto Life Cookbook
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Meet the chefs from the Toronto Life Cookbook (and eat their amazing food) at the Delicious Food Show, October 25–27
The Delicious Food Show, the annual culinary trade show at the Ex, has an impressive set of stats: 38 restaurants; 25...
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Recipe: Lucien Gaudin, a citrusy cocktail from the Toronto Temperance Society
PREP TIME: 2 minutes Serves 1 LUCIEN GAUDIN 1 oz gin, preferably Plymouth ½ oz Campari ½ oz dry vermouth ½ oz Cointreau Stir...
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Recipe: dense, moist banana bread pudding from The Westerly
PREP TIME: 15 minutes REFRIGERATION TIME: 3 hours BAKE TIME: 50 minutes Serves 8 to 12 BANANA BREAD PUDDING Butter for greasing ½...
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Recipe: Cava’s killer octopus, chicken and clam paella
PREP TIME: 25 minutes COOK TIME: 1 hour 45 minutes Serves 4 to 6 SOFRITO ¼ cup olive oil 1 large white onion, chopped 2 cloves...
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Recipe: Parsley root soup from The Grove, an earthy and richly textured starter
PREP TIME: 20 minutes COOK TIME: 1 hour 25 minutes Serves 4 SOUP 2 tbsp olive oil 3½ lb parsley roots, peeled and diced 3 celery...
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Recipe: Normandier, a finely tuned Calvados cocktail from GwaiLo’s Christina Kuypers
PREP TIME: 15 minutes COOK TIME: 30 minutes REFRIGERATION TIME: 2 days Serves 1 SPICED APPLE SHRUB 2 cups water 2 cinnamon sticks...
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Toronto Life Cookbook: 10 delicious tequila cocktails from the Reposado team
Owners Sandy and Catherine MacFadyen and bartender Jan Ollner make up Reposado’s stellar tequila team. Here, a slate of...
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Recipe: Perfect plum tart from Joanne Yolles of Scaramouche and Pangaea fame
PREP TIME: 25 minutes REFRIGERATION TIME: 2 hours 20 minutes Serves 8 PLUM TART PASTRY 6 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature...
Toronto Life Cookbook: nine scrumptious spins on the sugar cookie
Elyse Wahle of Sullivan and Bleeker Baking Co. shares her foolproof recipe for the classic baked good, plus an assortment of...
Toronto Life Cookbook: Queen Margherita Pizza co-owner John Chetti shares his 10 favourite pizza toppings
See all ten toppings » PREP TIME: 3 hours | COOK TIME: 20 minutes THE ULTIMATE PIZZA DOUGH 2 tbsp fresh yeast 1 cup lukewarm...
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Toronto Life Cookbook: Top Chef Canada champ Carl Heinrich’s top 10 ideas for how to dress up a burger
See all ten toppings »
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Recipe: Pork buns from Swish by Han, a down-and-dirty Korean take on the trendy snack
PREP TIME: 15 minutes | COOK TIME: 10 minutes REFRIGERATION TIME: overnight Serves 4 to 6 SPICY PORK 1½ cups gochujang 2- to...
Toronto Life Cookbook: 10 gorgeous crostini creations
Chef Michael Angeloni is an expert on the Italian appetizer. Here, 10 of his most show-stopping stacks See all ten dishes »
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Toronto Life Cookbook: 10 creative variations on eggs Benedict
Donna Dooher of Mildred’s Temple Kitchen has been serving hordes of hungry brunchers for 20 years. Here, her 10 takes on a...
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Recipe: Butternut squash salad from Quatrefoil, an elegant and deceptively simple appetizer
PREP TIME: 15 minutes | COOK TIME: 9 minutes ROAST TIME: 15 minutes Serves 4 BUTTERNUT SQUASH SALAD ¼–⅓ cup canola or...
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Recipe: Huevos migas from Lady Marmalade, a refined kitchen sink breakfast
PREP TIME: 1 hour | COOK TIME: 1 hour 10 minutes SOAK TIME (FOR BEANS): overnight Serves 4 SMASHED BLACK BEANS 1½-lb bag dry...
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We fête the launch of the Toronto Life Cookbook with sample recipes from top Toronto chefs and mixologists
Last night, we celebrated the launch of our newest special interest publication, the first-ever Toronto Life Cookbook— the urban...
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The first-ever Toronto Life Cookbook is on newsstands—get it now
Ever wonder how The Harbord Room makes the best burger in the city? Or what goes into the insanely addictive crab dip Geoff...
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The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
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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
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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
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?
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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
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
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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?
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
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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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
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“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
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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