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Touhenboku brings a whole new look (and menu) to the Distillery District
When Touhenboku Ramen announced that it was setting up shop along the cobblestones in the Distillery District, we assumed that the...
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Introducing: Parlor Foods & Co., a rustic Canadian restaurant and cocktail lounge on King West
Name: Parlor Foods & Co Contact Info: 333 King St. W., 416-596-0004, parlorfoods.com , @parlorfoods Neighbourhood: King West...
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Introducing: Borealia, a new all-Canadian restaurant on the Ossington strip
Name: Borealia (which was one of the alternative names proposed for Canada during confederation) Contact Info: 59 Ossington...
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Review: Yunaghi, the Japanese bistro at Harbord and Manning, is unusual but rewarding
Yunaghi ★★½ 538 Manning Ave., 416-588-7862 Before opening this peculiar but ultimately rewarding Japanese bistro, the chef...
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Eat your way through Islamic history at the Aga Khan Museum’s restaurant, Diwan
The new Aga Khan Museum , housed in an unapologetically modern building designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki , isn’t...
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Review: Nuit Social is a slice of civilized heaven on West Queen West
Nuit Social ★ 1168 Queen St. W., 647-350-6848 The strip of Queen West between Ossington and Dufferin has always needed a...
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Snack on cones of crispy Belgian frites at Kensington’s new fry shop
At Moo Frites, Kensington’s new Belgian fry shop, snackers can dip perfectly crisp, thick-cut frites into a remarkable number of...
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Review: Mr. Flamingo has tons of cool cred (and pretty great food)
Mr. Flamingo ★★ 1265 Dundas St. W., 647-351-1100 The staff at the new 34-seat restaurant on the corner of Dundas West is a...
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Score free tequila (and portable caesar salads) at Fonda Lola’s piñata party
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Introducing: NAO, a new Asian steakhouse on Avenue Road from Charles Khabouth and Hanif Harji
Name: NAO (an acronym for "New and Old") Neighbourhood: Yorkville Contact Info: 90 Avenue Rd., 416-367-4141, naosteakhouse.com...
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Dooney’s café is making (another) comeback
Dooney's was an Annex institution back in the days when non-mega-millionaires could still afford to own property in the...
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Introducing: Buna’s Kitchen, a homey new lunch counter in the Entertainment District
Name: Buna’s Kitchen Neighbourhood: Entertainment District Contact Info: 388 Richmond St. W., Unit...
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Chris McDonald on leaving Cava: “I feel like my job is done with Spanish”
Before there was Patria, Carmen or Bar Isabel, there was Cava, the Yonge Street restaurant responsible for acquainting...
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Pop-Up Pick: chef Aleem Syed previews the menu for his new halal food truck
Aleem Syed' s story is an inspiring one. The Toronto chef, whose resume includes stints at Canoe and Origin North, sustained a...
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Introducing: Baju, Zane Caplansky’s laid-back barbecue joint at The Monarch Tavern
Name: Baju BBQ Contact Info: 12 Clinton St., 416-531-5833 Neighbourhood: Little Italy Owners: Zane Caplansky (best known for his...
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Introducing: Ovest, a polished Italian restaurant on King West from ex-Terroni chef Luca Stracquadanio
Name: Ovest Contact Info: 788 King St. W., 416-214-6161, ovest-to.com , @Ovest_TO Neightbourhood: King West Owner: Marco...
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Masterchef Canada
judge Alvin Leung and winner Eric Chong are opening a restaurant on Spadina
Back in April, when Masterchef Canada contestant Eric Chong hoisted that shimmering Lucite trophy above his head, we wonder if he...
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Civil Liberties brings cocktails, charcuterie and laid-back hospitality to Bloor and Ossington
This week marks the debut of Civil Liberties, a new speakeasy on Bloor West. Housed in a redbrick Edwardian just east of...
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Introducing: Dandylion, a modern bistro on Queen West from former Centro chef Jay Carter
Name: Dandylion Contact Info: 1198 Queen St. W., 647-464-9100, restaurantdandylion.com Neighbourhood: West Queen West Chef/Owner:...
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Pop-Up Pick(s): a whole month’s worth of special 12-course dinners at the Templar Hotel
There are great restaurants all over Canada, but most of us can't go jaunting off to Calgary on a lark to try the latest meat...
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Former Spoke Club chef Ren Mercer brings vegetarian takeout to Dundas West
If you're looking for a pulled pork sandwich, or a basket of fried chicken, or a $14 bourbon cocktail, you can't beat Dundas...
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Taiwanese snacks and kegged cocktails are coming to Cabbagetown
Cabbagetown is great for pubs, cafés and cozy brunch spots, but it's not exactly a hopping-Saturday-night kind of...
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The fancy new food complex in the ART condos will have a fancy New York chef
Early this year, news broke that Brad Moore, the executive chef at Liberty Village restaurant School, was opening a big new...
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Review: Nodo, the Junction’s new red-sauce restaurant, serves crowd-pleasing (if unrefined) classics
Nodo ★ 2885 Dundas St. W., 416-901-1559 Across from the Indie Ale House microbrewery and beside Cantina’s taco party, comes a...
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Canada Day Bar Cart: Summer sips
Make the most of this momentous occasion with these easy sippers, including wines, brews, spirits and low-alcohol bevs
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These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
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Sex worker and
Anora
consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood
Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight
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Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal
As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down
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Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial
She’s fierce, shrewd and relentless. And she doesn’t just want to win—she wants to dismantle the prison system altogether
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These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
Deep Dives
Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
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Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
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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
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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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An all-Canadian wine festival is coming to Fort York
Elbows Up aims to make it easier (and cheaper) to buy Canadian-made bottles
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This Toronto Italian restaurant is launching a pasta tasting menu made with all-Canadian ingredients
It’s Amano Trattoria’s elbows-up moment
City News
A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs
How to reduce our reliance on American farmers? Rely on robot ones instead
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“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling