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Inside the kitchen of Peter Sanagan, the owner of Sanagan’s Meat Locker
In 1995, Peter Sanagan, the owner of Sanagan’s Meat Locker, was a few courses away from graduating high school. Then his father moved the family to Hong Kong. “Once I was there, I was exposed to a...
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What’s on the menu at Rosa’s, a new Latin American restaurant and cocktail...
Name: Rosa’s Contact: 1067 St. Clair Ave. W., 416-653-5151, rosastoronto.com, @rosastoronto Neighbourhood: Regal Heights Owners: Anna Canzona and Victor Reinoso (Atomic 10) Chef: Victor Reinoso...
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What’s on the menu at Mishree, a new 6,500-square-foot Indian restaurant and...
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Where to Eat Cheap in Toronto: The best ways to fill up for $10 or less
It’s been almost seven years—and one global pandemic—since our last feature on Toronto’s best, most affordable bites. A lot of things have changed in the interim, chief among them how hard it has...
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The best cheap eats in Toronto, according to the city’s chefs
Related: Toronto’s 20 best, most affordable bites Anthony Rose Co-owner, Fat Pasha, Fet Zun, Schmaltz Appetizing “I could eat Free Times Cafe’s latkes with sour cream and applesauce all day...
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Toronto’s best cheap banh mi right now
The lemongrass-garlic pork banh mi from Banh Mi Huy-Ky 1. Banh Mi Huy-Ky’s lemongrass-garlic pork A butter-brushed baguette with a thin, flaky crust and a smooshy interior hugs...
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Toronto’s best cheap burgers right now
Extra Burger’s single cheeseburger 1. Extra Burger’s single cheeseburger If the burgers here are extra, it’s all in the details: three-ounces of perfectly seasoned beef, paper-thin shreds of crunchy...
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Toronto’s best cheap tacos right now
Itacate’s Volcan taco 1. Itacate’s Volcan There’s an excess of great tacos here, but the Volcan—with its boldly seasoned strips of steak, sweet caramelized onions and stretchy layer of mozzarella—sits...
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Toronto’s best cheap pizza slices right now
Badiali’s vodka slice 1. Badiali’s vodka pie Almost three years after it opened, Badiali still attracts lineups for its NY-style pizza. We totally get it. The vodka slice—dough fermented for two days,...
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Toronto’s best cheap bowls of noodles right now
Manpuku’s curry udon noodles 1. Manpuku’s curry udon This Japanese hole-in-the-wall is arguably one of the best vendors in what is already one of the downtown core’s best food courts. Manpuku’s chewy...
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What’s on the menu at Blue Bovine, Union Station’s new 16,000-square-foot...
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Inside the kitchen of Jonathan Larrad, the owner of Spanish Pig
In 1995, Jonathan Larrad, the owner of Spanish Pig and Tinmonger, moved from Madrid to London in search of better job prospects—but he found the local English cuisine sorely lacking. To satisfy his...
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What’s on the menu at Chambers, a swanky new steakhouse and supper club with...
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What’s on the menu at Lisbon Hotel, a new all-day café and cocktail bar in...
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This is Toronto’s hottest new destination for steak sandwiches
Like everyone else, friends Aki Erenberg and Ricardo Barrientos missed hanging out with their pals during the pandemic. So, in June of 2020, when indoor gatherings were still not permitted, the two...
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Inside the kitchen of Julio Guajardo and Kate Chomyshyn, the head chefs and...
Julio Guajardo and Kate Chomyshyn, the head chefs and co-owners of Fonda Balam, met in 2004 while attending Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Institute in Ottawa. “I saw Julio talking to a friend of mine...
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Where chef Braden Chong eats Chinese food in Markham and Richmond Hill
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Inside the kitchen of Taylor McMeekin, the new executive chef at the Drake Hotel
The Drake, which has launched the careers of some of the city’s most beloved chefs (Anthony Rose, Ted Corrado, Alexandra Feswick, Matt Ravenscroft) celebrated its 20th anniversary last month. When it...
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Sort-of Secret: Golden Horseshoe BBQ, a new pop-up attracting crowds with...
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What’s on the menu at Electric Bill, an Aussie-themed cocktail bar from the...
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What’s on the menu at Hot Pork, a new deli counter serving sandwiches and...
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What’s on the menu at Mossop’s Social House, Hotel Victoria’s...
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Sort-of Secret: Full of Beans, a Little Portugal café with its own...
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Inside the kitchen of Afrim Pristine, the co-owner of Cheese Boutique
Afrim Pristine, the co-owner of the GTA’s premier cheese emporium, Cheese Boutique, has never worked another job in his life. “My dad, Fatos, and his dad, Hysen, opened the store in 1970, after they...
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What’s on the menu at Piggy’s Island, a Korean barbecue restaurant in...
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What’s on the menu at Azura, a new Mediterranean restaurant on the Danforth...
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What’s on the menu at Sounds Good, the newest addition to Toronto’s...
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Sort-of Secret: Comma, a Korean restaurant on Queen West serving raw...
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Inside the kitchen of Diego Reyes, head chef at Chantecler
Diego Reyes, the head chef at Chantecler, doesn’t enjoy cooking for himself. When solo, he’s all about one-pot meals that are tasty and easy to execute (basically, the exact opposite of the...
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What’s on the menu at Frenchy, Hilton Toronto’s new lobby bar and brasserie
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Where Canoe executive chef Ron McKinlay eats in Riverdale and East Chinatown
Ron McKinlay has just returned from Australia, where he was cooking up collaboration meals with chef Scott Pickett, who runs an eight-restaurant empire down under. It was a nostalgic full-circle...
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Sort-of Secret: Bungalow 22, a monthly supper club featuring a rotating menu...
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Inside the kitchen of Shant Mardirosian, the founder of the Burger’s Priest
After a five-year hiatus, Shant Mardirosian, the founder of the Burger’s Priest, is back where it all began—in the burger biz. After cashing in his 14-location smash-burger empire in 2017,...
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What’s on the menu at Bar Ardo, a new Sicilian-inspired cocktail bar
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What’s on the menu at Arbequina, a new halal, alcohol-free restaurant on...
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Inside the kitchen of Andrew Carter, chef and owner of the Oxley
Andrew Carter, the chef and owner of the Oxley, was born just outside of Manchester, the son and grandson of butchers. “I quite literally grew up on the butcher’s block,” says Carter. “I was doing all...
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Where Ann Kim, co-owner of Donna’s eats Korean food in Thornhill
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Super fizzy and ice cold, highballs are an exercise in simplicity
The highball is simple on paper: a high-quality spirit, ice and soda. But the drink is greater than the sum of its parts. Serious bartenders like to fuss over the details. The glass should be slender...
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Better Days, a new Dovercourt Village bakery, is bringing back classic...
For the past two years, Dave Fish has been staring at photographs of coffee shops and restaurants from the 1960s and trying to pack as much mid-century nostalgia and atomic-grade kitsch as possible...
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Inside the kitchen of food writer and television host Pay Chen
Pay Chen, who appears as a food-and-travel guest host on daytime shows like Cityline and Breakfast Television, was born in Taiwan and raised in Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia. Her parents ran a stall at the...
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What’s on the menu at Café Renée, chef Nick Liu’s Italian-inspired French...
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How top Toronto chefs keep customers coming back
The restaurant industry is exhilarating but not for the faint of heart—more than half of restaurants in Canada are currently operating at a loss. And running a successful one is about so much more than...
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A first look at LSL, a nine-seat tasting restaurant with three Michelin-star...
While Covid was by no means a boon to the restaurant industry, without it, LSL Restaurant—an elite nine-seat tasting room conceived by Michelin-star chefs Christian Le Squer, Masaki Saito and Didier...
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Inside the kitchen of Solomon Mason, executive chef at Auberge du Pommier
When Solomon Mason was 18 and living in his hometown of North Bay, he started writing daily letters to Alinea, a Michelin-star restaurant in Chicago. In them, the now–executive chef at Auberge du...
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What’s on the menu at Charlemagne, Café Renée’s second-floor speakeasy
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Sort-of Secret: Southeast Sandwiches, a fast-casual spot in Woodbridge...
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View ArticleAnother block of tickets for Toronto Life’s Best Restaurants event just...
On Monday, May 13, join us for Toronto Life’s annual Best New Restaurants event at Evergreen Brick Works, where chefs featured in June’s Where to Eat Now issue will be cooking up their signature...
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What’s on the menu at Ricky and Olivia, a playful new restaurant and bottle...
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Sort-of Secret: Casa Verde, an old-school Italian restaurant housed in an...
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