Joel McConvey 
Toronto may be the world’s most multicultural city, but after long enough, even the ethnic food offerings tend to get repetitive. To help you find some truly new flavours, we dug deep into the city’s smallest expat communities to bring you five of the city’s finest – and most obscure … Read More
With a long winter ahead and no real mountain for thousands of kilometres, Toronto’s a difficult place to rock climb. But where Mother Nature is lacking, human entrepreneurial spirit has prevailed: There are several top-notch climbing gyms in and around the city. Here are some of the finest. Rock Oasis … Read More
Beyond barbecue, little of Korean cuisine has entered mainstream Western food culture. And it’s a damn shame, because there’s far more to Korean food than grilled meats. For evidence, simply take a stroll through Koreatown, along Bloor Street West. Here’s what to order, and where. Hae-mul pa-jeon (pictured above) This … Read More
A red-hot autumn is just a few Scoville units away. Here, in no particular order, Toronto 10 spiciest dishes. 1. Duff’s Armageddon Wings If medium’s hot then what’s Armageddon? Well, it’s 85 times the strength of medium. 558 College St, 416-963-4446. 2. Hopper Hut’s Lampries A molten mix of fiery … Read More
The Starbucks revolution may have brought espresso and its offspring – lattes, cappuccino and more – into mainstream North American food culture, but we’re of the belief that espresso-making isn’t the exclusive domain of nose-ringed baristas; indeed, a good espresso machine is an essential part of any man’s kitchen. Here, four of … Read More
