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T.O.’S ULTIMATE CITY GUIDE JANUARY 2026 • VOLUME 32 • ISSUE 6

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Contents

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Welcome to the January 2026 issue of the Post. Sit back and enjoy!

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23 Ice fishing couture Whether you're fishing for walleye or curling up by the fire, Jeanne Beker sourced the best Nordic knits in the city

25 Cross-continent love a decade in the making 47 Parlez-vous French toast?

Chefs Nuit Regular and Anthony Rose on the city’s most fantastique French toasts

48 Toronto’s best new restaurants From a seafood spot with a serious pedigree to Italian-Asian fusion, these are the best new places to eat in Toronto

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CITY

We need to put people first in 2026 It’s a new year and it’s time to make some resolutions for the city of Toronto.

For a long time now, our elected officials seem more interested in prioritizing private interests rather than people. I think if you make sure our most vulnerable residents are taken care of — our unhoused, our seniors, our children — it will go a long way to creating a livable city for all.

How does that work?

First, think about the generations to come.It’s a well-worn adage, rooted in Indigenous philosophy, that considering how seven generations down the line would be impacted by major decisions is a great planning tool.

Think about environmental decisions: how we generate electricity still without knowing how to safely store nuclear waste, how we prioritize polluting single-occupancy vehicles over other transportation methods, how we abandon our environmental programs to cut emissions just to make building more stuff easier for private companies.

Seven generations down the line, people might look back at these decisions and wonder why we gave up — why we prioritized economic growth over everything else and why we didn’t prioritize clean air and clean water and growing food.

It’s a simple concept. Planning past the next electoral cycle is something of which politicians seem incapable. But they should give it a try. And I think, as voters, we need to look beyond our immediate needs also and think about how our children’s children will be impacted by the decisions we make today.

Happy New Year!

RON JOHNSON is the editorial director of Post City Magazines.

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Visionary behind most successful Netflix film ever Toronto’s Maggie Kang on ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and what’s next How did Toronto inspire or inform your work?

Toronto is such a melting pot, and everyone is given the freedom and space to embrace their culture. We’re so used to celebrating differences there, and that helped me stay connected to my Korean roots — of course, my parents played a huge part too. Growing up, there was a little Koreatown in North York, where I’d get all my K-pop stuff, eat Korean food and go sing karaoke. That really helped me stay grounded and connected.

about how wonderful it would be to see Korean culture represented through the lens of animation, and that’s why I landed on the idea of Korean demons to start. It means a whole lot to me, and it means a lot for people to know that, when they click the play button on Netflix, they’re transported to Seoul.

What message did you want to send to young audiences, especially fans of K-pop?

I think they’re doing such a great job already of embracing this genre of music, showing support for their idols and spreading the love. For me, the biggest message I’d like to leave — espeI had a few ideas about the types of movies and characters I cially for young girls — is that, for so many years, we’ve seen wanted to see. Some of them were Korean devery pristine female characters. I’d love them to mons. Other ones were really weird, funny, silly realize there’s real power in being silly and fun women who are both really strong and vulnerfunny, especially around each other, and that “THERE’S A LOT WE and able, and those things just came together to create it’s important to encourage that in our friends. It a demon-hunter idea.

COULD DO WITH THEM takes a lot of confidence to do that, and I hope to see some weird, funny girls coming up in AND A LOT WE CAN DO the future.

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The character of Rumi was designed for an earIN THIS WORLD.” Is Rumi named after your daughter? lier project — something that my partner, my My daughter is actually named after her. My hushusband, had been working on. He wanted to band and I created the character when I was create this Korean character, and the two of us worked on it. That’s when we came up with her iconic braid, pregnant. We didn’t know what we were going to have. Once and her silhouette and design really haven’t changed since then. we found out it was a girl — my husband’s family does “R” I liked the character so much I plucked her out and used her for names — Rumi felt like the perfect fit for hitting the Korean the movie. Even the story didn’t change too much. The idea of name but also the R name. That’s why we went with it. a demon boy band came up pretty quickly after we came up with the concept, and everything stayed pretty similar, even the What’s next for you — and for these demon hunters?

Geno love story. Most of the figuring out of the movie was really Only time will tell. There’s a lot we could do with them and a done in the second act — pulling levers and trying to balance lot we can do in this world. I’m excited to tell new stories, whether it’s in this franchise or creating a new one. After the our storylines. success of my directorial debut, it’s a lot of pressure, but I’m How important was it for you to showcase feeling more confident than ever in what I can do. I’d love to Korean identity and culture in this way? show more.

It was what sparked everything at the beginning. I was thinking —Ron Johnson What was the first idea that started this incredible journey?

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This year could bring a lot of change to the streets of Toronto, not the least of which is the possibility of self-driving taxis.

Waymo’s (owned by Google parent company Alphabet) self-driving cars are already operating in several major U.S. cities.

And, apparently, lobbyists for companies such as Waymo are registering with the City of Toronto, indicating early discussions underway around potentially developing bylaws and regulations for autonomous vehicle operations, including ride hailing, deliveries and commercial use. Earlier this year, Magna International Inc. was scheduled to test self-driving vehicles in Toronto as part of a pilot project. If approved, Toronto would mark Waymo’s first expansion into Canada. Canada’s harsh winters could be an obstacle for Waymo and other self-driving companies such as Tesla and the Amazon-backed Zoox.

Clockwise from left: A Waymo autonomous vehicle on the road, Waymo CEO Tekedra Mawakana, Waymo taxis could be coming to Toronto

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The Ontario government has announced a plan to use private clinics to accelerate hip and knee replacement surgery. Is this the end for our public health care system? Hardly.

The first thing to get straight on is what is private health care.

Surprising to some, most of health care in Ontario is already privately delivered.

Physicians are independent (private) contractors whose bills are paid for from the public health insurance system, for care that the doctors assess as being medically necessary (under the Canada Health Act). Physicians’ salaries are basically their billing revenues less the costs for operating their offices or clinics.

Hospitals are private nonprofit organizations overseen by independent boards.

Pharmacies are private enterprises and a large proportion of medication expenses are paid for by (mostly employment-based) private health insurance. Long Term Care and Home Care are a real mix of for-profit, not-forprofit and public-owned and have many publicly financed and privately financed options.

In Ontario then, nearly all health care is privately delivered with a mix of some private and mostly public payment.

The announcement of public funding for 20,000 new hip and knee surgeries in both for-profit and non-profit private clinics is entirely in-line with how we already provide care. Except in the case of hip and knee surgeries, these have historically only been done in hospital-based settings.

But technology has advanced and we are now able to undertake a large proportion of hip and knee surgeries with minimally invasive and same day surgery techniques. A money saver.

It only works if there are transparent prices (private providers paid the same as existing hospitals) and transparent quality monitoring. New private providers need to collect and report in the same systems as those used by hospitals. That’s the only way we know that we are generating value without compromising patient and human safety and these non-hospital providers aren’t messing up and sending patients for repairs in hospital.

We should take advantage of the most efficient ways possible to meet the health care needs of the population, including with private clinics providing hip and knee surgical care.

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Can Toronto have a new breakthrough mayor in 2026?

JOHN SEWELL is a former mayor of Toronto.

There is a big municipal election ahead for Torontonians in 2026. Are we in for an againstthe-odds candidate to sweep to power like in New York City?

The newly elected mayor in New York City was not supported by any of the big decision makers, who said his policies were too radical, that he offended the city’s big developers and landlords. But he had an agenda based on affordability and a host of young people working for him, and he easily swept the election in November, taking office in early January.

His agenda includes free public transit, a rent freeze for the two million New Yorkers living in rent-controlled apartments, government-owned grocery stores to sell nutritious food at reasonable prices, a much improved public education system and affordable day care.

Can a candidate with a new message for mayor of Toronto emerge for the election this coming November?

An agenda for Toronto will not be similar to Mamdani’s, but it can be the same in addressing problems in a forth-

right and honest manner. The city is challenged with the homeless, and their numbers and presence is all too obvious and disconcerting — on transit, on the streets, in parks, in hospital emergency rooms, in courts.

The homeless consume too much energy and money from the police, from the justice system, from the health-care system. What’s needed is not more policing or shelters, but permanent housing.

Securing that housing will require money and political will.

Since the provincial government shows no interest in addressing this problem, significant city funds will be needed to buy or rent many of the newly built and empty condos to provide housing quickly.

Building new housing will take a few years.

About $200 million will be needed to pay the mortgage or rent, plus support costs, for almost 5,000 units. That would provide permanent housing for a good chunk of the more than 15,000 considered homeless in the city. To spend that money would be a key promise of such a mayoralty candidate.

Public transit needs significant improvement, particularly better bus and streetcar service.

Lower fares would be nice, although achieving free fares seems at the moment like a pipe dream. Premier Ford has a love affair with cars and is not liable to jump on board for improving bus and streetcar service.

Since the province seems incapable of expanding the affordable child care program of the federal government, the city should step in to expand this program, which is so important to young families. It requires new child care centres, then staffing them up.

All of these initiatives have costs. Money can be found by delaying expenditures on new parks, building renovations, road improvements and new police stations.

More funds can come from a property tax increase. If $500 million is needed, that can be accommodated in the city’s budget approaching $20 billion in 2027.

This would be a good set of policies for a candidate for mayor in Toronto: housing for the homeless, better transit service, more affordable child care.

I suspect a candidate espousing these policies could generate much support in the city. Is Toronto up for this kind of choice in 2026?

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The Crosstown LRT opening is here, or is it?

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After more than a decade of delays, we’re closer to knowing when the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open, but there’s still nothing definitive. And, as of last week, the question has turned into a political tug-of-war between Metrolinx and the TTC. Metrolinx and Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation met with TTC officials on Dec. 12, pushing for Dec 28, 2025, as the opening day and arguing that any remaining issues with the long-delayed line could be fixed in time.

But new TTC CEO, Mandeep Lali, who has experience with transit systems in New York and London, pushed back and proposed a launch date of around Feb. 8, 2026.

The meeting, which was also attended by Premier Doug Ford, Toronto’s Mayor Olivia Chow and Metrolinx leadership, was described by multiple sources as “tense,” with both sides digging in over opening dates.

At the heart of the TTC’s argument was a fear of repeating the Ottawa LRT fiasco. As Post previously reported, the agency has signalled that it wants to iron out all the kinks to avoid a premature opening and prevent the Crosstown from turning into a disaster like the Ottawa LRT system.

Ottawa’s $2.1 billion Confed-

eration Line has been plagued by problems, like premature wear and tear of the LRT’s wheel assemblies, problems running during ice storms, persistent water leaks, delays, etc. At one point, the city ran without LRT service for nearly two months in the fall of 2021, with a public inquiry finding that politicians and builders lost sight of the public interest.

Metrolinx, meanwhile, pointed to the huge volume of testing already done on the Crosstown, including more than 11,000 kilometres of weekly trial running and winter testing, and argued the line is now ready to open within weeks. The province announced last week that the project had reached “substantial completion” and formally handed operational control to the TTC, saying the line would open “in the coming weeks.”

In the end, it appears the TTC’s caution about prematurely opening has won (at least for now).

“There’s a couple of things we’ve got to tweak,” Premier Ford told reporters shortly after the meeting. “I’d rather wait and get it done properly, God knows we’ve only waited 15 years for this. We might as well wait until they’re ready. I’d be safe and say 2026, but very soon after 2026.”

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Eglinton businesses shaken by series of break-ins A recent series of commercial break-ins along Eglinton Avenue West has left business owners unsettled in a neighbourhood that has traditionally seen little in the way of streetlevel crime, according to Maureen Sirois of the Eglinton Way Business Improvement Area (BIA).

“It’s very shocking and very upsetting for the business owners who are impacted and the other business owners as well,” said Sirois. “This isn’t something that happens on Eglinton.”

The BIA declined to identify the affected retailers citing safety concerns and noted that some of the businesses are involved in ongoing police investigations and insurance processes, where public identification could complicate matters.

The Eglinton Way corridor, a busy midtown Toronto main street lined with independent retailers, restaurants and professional offices, has experienced an estimated five or six break-ins over the past year. Although the number may appear modest compared to other parts of the city, the incidents have had an impact on the business community.

For some merchants, the break-ins have meant broken

windows, damaged doors, lost inventory and possibly even higher insurance costs.

In response, the Eglinton Way BIA has been taking steps to support its members and coordinate with Toronto Police Service. Earlier this year, the BIA partnered with the neighbouring Uptown Yonge BIA to host a joint open house with Toronto police. The event brought together police and local business owners to discuss crime

“It’s very shocking

and very upsetting for the business owners who are impacted.” trends, prevention strategies and ways to reduce crime at street level.

According to Sirois, police shared practical, low-cost recommendations aimed at improving visibility and deterring would-be offenders. Police also offered to conduct individual security assessments for interested businesses. The BIA has continued to circulate this information through its newsletter.

Another issue raised during discussions with police was the importance of reporting every

incident, even when damage appears minor or nothing is stolen.

“They kept telling the businesses, ‘You’ve got to report it,’” Sirois said. “A lot of businesses won’t even bother reporting it.

They just replace the window and move on. But if it’s not reported, how are people supposed to know?”

Sirois said police have also been working to secure funding for increased police presence in commercial areas.

“They were working on getting funding for more police presence in the commercial areas, like an old beat cop,” she said.

These officers would regularly walk the strip, check doors and provide a consistent, visible presence.

“I think it’s about eyes on the street,” said Sirois. “People know they’re there.”

At this point, it remains unclear whether funding for additional patrols will be provided.

Sirois added that the spike in break-ins, she thinks, isn’t an isolated problem. “We don’t really know what’s driving it,” she said. “But this isn’t just an Eglinton issue. Many neighbourhoods are dealing with the same challenges, and businesses across the city are feeling the impact.”

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An unusual housing idea is taking shape in Leaside. A row of upscale townhouses near Bayview Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East has been sitting empty for about a year, and housing advocates say they could become part of a creative solution to the city’s affordability crisis.

The idea reportedly came from commercial real estate developer David Walsh, the FCJ Refugee Centre and representatives from the Leaside Residents Association. The proposal would see 10 vacant homes on Glazebrook Avenue converted into affordable housing.

“Residents have been concerned for some time about buildings torn down that sit vacant for years, creating a dead zone and a blight on the neighbourhood,” said Geoff Kettel, of LRA. City of Toronto records and planning documents show that Gairloch Developments, who bought the houses in 2023, has submitted an application for a highrise condominium project on the site, proposing a 37-storey building with 489 residential units and ground floor retail.

The project stalled after the city denied a demolition permit, noting that the developer hadn’t yet secured a building permit, leaving the homes empty while

approvals dragged on.

Walsh and other advocates argue that this presents an opportunity to temporarily use the existing homes to shelter families who are struggling to find stable housing, potentially as transitional units run by social housing agencies. Similar homes in the area are listed for nearly $4 million, which could mean a vacant home tax bill of more than $100,000 per property each year.

So far, there’s been no clear response from city hall, or local city councillor Rachel Chernos Lin, whose ward includes Glazebrook Avenue.

Meanwhile, people are at odds about the issue. In a recent online discussion, some users noted that any potential tenants could refuse to leave after moving in. Others suggested that a certain percentage of the development be rent-geared-to-income.

"Separately, many developers are now pivoting from condos to rentals," an online user noted.

"Let’s enable this by fast tracking approvals and lowering municipal fees for developers who do this." For now, the Glazebrook homes remain empty.

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North York General Hospital is moving forward with the largest expansion in its 56-year history, as plans for a new Patient Care Tower continue to take shape, following a strong response from the construction and design industry.

The hospital is working in partnership with the Ontario government and Infrastructure Ontario.

The current phase follows a competitive request for qualifications that attracted more than five bidding teams, an unusually strong showing given rising construction costs and labour shortages.

“This project comes at a critical time for our community,” said Rudy Dahdal, executive VP of North York General Hospital. “Our hospital was built in 1968, and while the care our teams provide is exceptional, health care delivery has changed dramatically. Our spaces need to reflect how care is delivered today and how it will be delivered in the future.”

The new Patient Care Tower will be the first health-care facility in Ontario delivered using an Alliance project delivery model, a collaborative approach that brings hospital leadership, government partners, designers and contractors together as a

single team.

Four teams have now been shortlisted and invited to submit detailed proposals, with a request for proposal (RFP) expected to close in February. A successful proponent will then be selected to formally form the Alliance.

Once that team is in place, the project will move into an approximately 18-month development phase, during which the high-level design of the

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sure we can provide high-quality compassionate care.” tower will be completed. Construction is expected to begin in phases around 2028, with the tower anticipated to open in the early 2030s.

The expansion comes as North York continues to see rapid population growth, increasing density and a rising number of seniors and newcomers — groups that typically have greater health-care needs.

Hospital officials say those factors have combined to create an urgent need for additional

capacity and modern facilities.

“All of those trends together create a perfect storm,” said Dahdal. “We need more space, more capacity and more flexibility to care for a growing and aging community.”

When completed, the tower will significantly expand in-patient capacity and will feature 100 per cent private rooms, each with its own washroom.

The building will also include expanded emergency services, critical care and surgical programs, as well as a new birthing centre with neonatal intensive care.

The hospital is working closely with the North York General Foundation to raise the local share of the project through community support.

“This is an investment in the future of health care in North York,” said Dahdal.

“It’s about making sure we can provide high-quality, compassionate care — 24 hours a day, seven days a week — for generations.”

Hospital leaders emphasize the project will also improve patient flow, staff working conditions and system resilience, while supporting innovation, teaching and research across the broader regional health network for patients.

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Jude is a jewelry and ceramics brand, now available in Summerhill

Jewels for midtown, an Italian café & more

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Jude, a Toronto-based brand founded by the owner behind Muskoka boutique L’Eau, will now be available in-person for Toronto shoppers, thanks to a new pop-up within Summerhill’s The Lobby. Selling stunning sterling silver and solid gold jewelry handcrafted in the city, as well as reworked clothes and ceramic creations, you can shop the brand at 1120 Yonge St. at the back of the store.

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order fluffy egg sandwiches made from fresh Japanese milk bread, is planning a new location for Yonge and Eglinton.

Specializing in eggs and eggs only (OK, and two other breakfast classics — hash browns and coffee), sandwich options include ham and cheese, Meatlovers with a smoked sausage patty and bacon and cream cheese corn, featuring corn and garlic cream cheese. Stay tuned Scoops & Brew House has for the exact location to be relaunched in Vaughan, offering vealed at eggclub.ca. all the good stuff: premium coffee, gelato, Italian sandwiches Lagree Plus is the latest health and plenty of desserts. This cosy and wellness spot to hit midcafé features plenty of specialty town. The slow-burn strength drinks, including tiramisù lattes, training studio, combined with Toblerone mochas and Oreo a café serving up coffee, matcha, frappés. You can visit the new smoothies and superfood coffee shop at 4585 Hwy. 7, snacks, is new to Yonge and St. Clair at 1470 Yonge St. Expect Unit 2B. low-impact, high-intensity exAmi Paris is now in Canada, ercise. opening its first store in the country at Yorkdale mall. The Kit and Ace is now a part of the Parisian brand, known for its Bayview Village fashion scene. now-famous Ami de Coeur The Vancouver technical clothlogo, began by focusing on ing brand, founded by the menswear but has since ex- former lead designer of lululepanded into womenswear. The mon, is now located beside Yorkdale boutique at 3401 Duf- Mastermind in the shopping ferin St. will join a few other centre at 2901 Bayview Ave. global luxury brands that have The store offers a selection of entered Canada through the men’s and women’s athleisurefocused fashion. high-end mall.

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Full steam ahead: Toronto’s sauna scene just levelled up

Ready, set, glow — as the weather is getting even cooler, Toronto is getting warmer. Three sizzling new saunas have launched in the city. A floating sauna and plunge pool just opened on the city’s waterfront; inspired by Nordic tradition Löyly Floating Sauna offers deep heat and cold water, all in one. New to Geary Avenue is Sana, a thermal refuge with three different saunas, cold plunge, lounge and, best of all, an eastern European–inspired bar serving up perogies, cabbage rolls, schnitzel and cocktails that you can sip on a private heated patio. And in the heart of downtown Toronto is Aire Ancient Baths, a Spanish wellness retreat in a restored 1912 heritage building, featuring nine thermal baths (including an infused wine bath), a dry sauna, vaporium, 12 massage rooms and two warm marble beds. Turn up the heat on your New Year’s resolution!

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Caregiver, Parent, Everything: Are you a part of the Sandwich Generation?

Are you responsible to help care for your parents AND your own children? Whether it’s emotional, financial, or hands-on care, how can any of us manage everyone who needs our support? First you drop off your kid at school, then off to a doctor’s appointment with your dad, then back to your house to organize and prep for the end of the school day, then you follow up on calls to specialists to book more appointments for your dad. Your kids come home and now it’s time for dinner and homework and perhaps some laundry. Then, just as you sit on the couch to turn off, a call comes in from your parent - they can’t seem to get into their computer - what do they do?

The pressure from being sandwiched between both ends of your family can drive the best of us crazy.

There is no question that you need to do some organizing, but there are a number of things you can do to reduce the pressure.

First, “put your life jacket on before helping others”. If you don’t ensure that you feel

prepared and supported, it will be much harder for you to help others.

Talk to your kids and spouse: • Share how you feel so they appreciate how challenging the situation is. Ask for help. This is one of those “never waste a crisis” times as each member is asked to do more for themselves and you, and by doing so, contribute to the entire family.

• Be prepared to accept that as others take on these tasks, they may be done differently and you need to get used to that. When there is too much to do, the key is to move forward. Empower others, while you prioritize what is important to you.

Talk to your siblings and parents: • If you’re lucky enough to have siblings who help care for your parents, sit with them and organize. Not everyone will be equally capable or available, and that will feel unfair. Match people with the tasks they are best suited for.

• Look for ways to structure the support your parents’ need.

Organize key areas (caregiver visits, groceries, bill paying, social visits with others). Once items like these become more scheduled, it will free up time and space in your head.

• Separate “support time” from “being their child time”. This is really important: make time to be with them and love them, and not problem solve. It is this quality time that refills your emotional reservoirs.

• Ensure your parents have POAs for Care and Property, as well as Living Wills. When a crisis happens, it is much easier for family members to execute what mom or dad wanted, than argue over what you each think they wanted.

• Create a centralized, shared information system. Use a shared online platform (calendar and documents) to track all appointments, events, and visits, and to store critical medical records, contact information, and digitized copies of key documents (e.g., Health Cards, POAs, medication lists) for easy access by all caregivers.

• Move the medications to

blister packs - this really simplifies a critical concern.

• If affordable, get professional caregiver support and shift the tasks for hands on care to them.

Caregivers can shop, help with personal care, meal prep, laundry, medication reminding, and provide a sense of peace Talk to yourself: • Before you visit your parents, decide if this is a problem solving or quality time visit. Get your head in the right space before you visit.

• Get your own therapist. Talking to someone you aren’t related to can be very helpful and give you some distance and perspective that is otherwise very hard to get.

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ARTS Q&A Toronto star makes move from horror to Star Trek NAME:

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Keeper was your second Perkins film in the same year. What was that like?

We actually shot Keeper before we shot The Monkey, and both films were tonally very different. There are different kinds of horror and elements of dark comedy in both of them but very much expressed differently. The ethos on Oz's [Perkins] sets is always the same, with playfulness, experimentation and curiosity. Everybody in the crew and cast brings their ideas, and he is very open and adaptive about how people are seeing their characters or the scenes.

and I think that’s what I love about Oz. He does not settle into anything comfortable for himself. His most comfortable place is just working. Other than that, he changes it up visually, comedically and thematically. He’s always working around the idea of death, but does it through all these different angles.

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Tatiana Maslany recently starred in ‘Keeper’

freedom. That was a really good reminder for me because I have done a lot I think what was so striking to me was of big budget stuff that feels like a mathe reminder of what you can do with chine, and money is the only thing very little. You can still take time and find anyone is thinking about. and create things in the moment. I think people get stuck on bigger and bigger And you’ll be back with Perkins again budgets because they think it gives them for The Young People, out this year. freedom, but I felt like we had a lot of Yes, and again, it’s a totally different film, How did this experience compare to bigger budget shows you’ve done?

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Next in Line is a really exciting queer horror film I was part of, directed by Danny Dolan, who is one of the most amazing choreographers and performers I’ve ever seen. I was so excited to get to work with him and got to incorporate dance into that piece.

For me, horror is a great way to express the biggest feelings and go to the extremes. You get to play with the reallife fear that we feel all the time in the world and all the uncertainty and horror and exorcise and explore it instead of letting it suffocate you.

—Julia Mastroianni

KAITLIN NARCISO, our Great Escapes Guide, hasn’t been everywhere, but it’s on her list.

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Tatiana Maslany rose to fame playing 17 characters at once on Orphan Black — so it’s no surprise that her career has been equally as versatile. The trend continues for 2026: a recurring guest star role in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, an Apple TV dark comedy, a crime thriller with Steve Buscemi, premiering at Sundance this winter, and more horror. We chatted with the actor, who starred alongside fellow Canadian Rossif Sutherland in the horror film Keeper, about her love of the genre, filming small and all things Osgood Perkins.

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A. LONG CABLE KNIT, Hilary MacMillan, $125, hilarymacmillan.com. “This is definitely the colour of the season, and it's a real rich-looking sweater and so beautifully styled.”

B. TRAPPER HAT, Good Neighbour, $145, 1212 Yonge St. C. VINTAGE WOOL KNIT CARDIGAN, Proper Vintage, $97.75, propervintagecanada.com D. MOHAIR CREWNECK, TNT, SALE $525, 394 Eglinton Ave. W. “This looks like a fireball, it's the statement Nordic sweater of the century. This is a totally forever piece.”

E. FAUX FUR-LINED MITTENS, Pajar, $89, ca.pajar.com F. FOLDOVER TOQUE, Easy Tiger, $110, 1447 Dundas St. W. G. NORDIC SLEEVELESS TURTLENECK, Smythe, $575, 1116 Yonge St. H. CROPPED HANDKNIT SWEATER, Smythe, $695, 1116 Yonge St. “I love this little crop sweater. What a beautiful colour combo, and you could pair this with high-rise slacks or jeans.”

I. FAUX FUR HEADBAND, Good Neighbour, $99, 1212 Yonge St.

J. CABLE KNIT NECKWARMER, Frock, $59, 97 Roncesvalles Ave. K. NORWEGIAN KNIT, Lemonwood, $445, 1224A Yonge St. “What a subtle, gorgeous print.

This is a really classy, timeless sweater, and the colouration is stunning.”

L. SHEARLING-LINED CAP, Mackage, $390, 220 Yonge St. M. CABLE KNIT HYBRID JACKET, TNT, $628, 394 Eglinton Ave. W. N. FAIR ISLE CARDIGAN, Want, $199.95, 1788 Avenue Rd. “This is a really classic pattern, and for those who want an alternative to the pullover, this makes for a fun statement sweater.”

O. FAIR ISLE SOCKS, Gravitypope, $50, 1010 Queen St. W. P. FAUX FUR BALACLAVA, Rudsak, SALE $79.99, 1 Bass Pro Mills Dr. Q. FAIR ISLE HALF-ZIP, Relevé, $320, 1727 Bayview Ave. “Alpine sweaters usually have a real retro vibe to them, but this one looks a little more modern and understated.

I love that it's a half-zip!”

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I’m making a New Year’s resolution, but it’s not for me Dear Sangita: I want to make a New Year’s resolution — but for my boyfriend. I need him to stop sports betting. He's always been obsessed with watching sports, but he's taken that to a new level with all this sports betting. Now, when he hangs out with his friends, that's all they do. I don't even care so much about the money. I just think he's getting obsessed, and it's taking up way too much of his time. How do I make 2026 the year of no sports betting? — Betting blues Dear Betting: This is becoming an addiction for him, and how do you deal with people who have addictions? It comes down to them figuring out for themselves that they do have one. You can help him through this, but it will be on him to realize that this is a problem. He probably hasn’t won a lot, and the feeling right now is that he’s trying to catch up — or he has won a lot, and he’s on a

Sangita also advises on a remote work conundrum

high that he keeps chasing. You can help by doing some research into programs or supports available for addiction, specifically gambling addiction. Unfortunately, it’s likely he’s going to be upset with you when you do acknowledge it, but that’s on him, and at least it will be out in the open between the two of you. It may eventually be a wake-up call for him that if this is how you feel

mandated back into the office, and now he treats me like his stayat-home wife. The thing is, I'm working full time from home.

When he worked from home, he was always too busy to get any laundry or dishes or cleaning done. Now that he's out of the office, he comes home and makes snarky comments about how the dishes are still in the sink or the laundry is still in the hamper.

How do I get him to stop being so annoying? — Remote, not unemployed

riates me to hear of partners like this. Relationships and marriage are a team effort. It’s 2025, so clean up your act! I think he really needs to step up. He needs to be that husband, he needs to be that partner, and I can’t believe he hasn’t seen it yet. It comes down to having that conversation with him, saying, “Listen, I work from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., just like you do.

Maybe on Tuesdays, you cook, and then on Wednesday, I cook, or you do laundry this week, and I do it the next.” Have something like that in place, so you can work as a team — and to make it clear to him that you are both unavailable to do household chores during working hours, no matter where you’re working from.

Dear Remote: He’s an a**hole! It sounds like he didn't even help out around the house much when you guys were both working from home, so he never learned his lesson. He might have been used to you taking care of him when you Have a relationship or were both at home, because one of life question for Sangita? the things that women often do is Send it to advice@postcity.com. say, “You know what, I’ll just get it SANGITA PATEL is our advice done. He’s not going to do it.” But columnist and was previously Dear Sangita: My husband was you can’t keep doing that. It infu- a host on ET Canada. about it, maybe it’s getting out of control. At the end of the day, you’re both going to get hurt by this: of course, there will be a loss of finances, but if this keeps escalating it could be the loss of a relationship. And it’s great that you’re noticing this now — you want to catch it early, before it gets worse for him.

POST CITY X INTEGRA HEALTH

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A: It means looking beyond symptoms and considering the full picture - physical, mental, and social health. We support patients through proactive care, whether that’s physiotherapy, nutrition, mental health, or medical treatment. When these elements are integrated, patients see more sustainable improvements and a better quality of life. Wellness isn’t a single visit - it’s an ongoing partnership.

Integra Health is a multidisciplinary healthcare and wellness centre built on one simple idea: care should be accessible, connected, and truly centered on the patient.

From medical services and mental health support to nutrition, massage therapy, chiropractic, physiotherapy, and cosmetic treatments, Integra Health brings a full spectrum of care under one roof. The goal is high-quality, coordinated healthcare - delivered the way healthcare should be.

Q: What inspired you to open Integra Health?

A: I saw how challenging it could be for patients to navigate their care when their providers worked independently. People were often managing several appointments across different clinics, trying to keep track of next steps on their own. I wanted to build a place where that experience felt simpler - where care could be coordinated in one environment and patients could feel supported every step of the way. Over the past decade, Integra Health has grown into that vision, offering an integrated model that brings clarity, connection, and ease to the patient experience.

We also wanted to offer more accessible medical support for people who don’t have a family doctor. By providing OHIP-covered appointments with same-day or next-day availability, patients have a reliable place to come for timely concerns that don’t require an emergency visit. It’s about making care easier to access, supporting continuity, and giving people the reassurance of having somewhere dependable to turn when they need it.

CEO Dr. Sapna Sriram; Integra Health Q: How is Integra Health different from other clinics?

A: Collaboration is at the core of everything we do. Our physicians, physiotherapists, dietitians, mental health therapists, and allied health clinicians communicate closely to create coordinated care plans tailored to each patient. This isn’t just about convenience - it’s about better outcomes.

By working together across disciplines, we treat the whole person rather than isolated symptoms. A patient with chronic migraines, for example, may benefit from chiropractic care, nutritional support, and medical oversight. When those providers collaborate, we can address the root contributors to their condition in a more meaningful, sustainable way.

Q: Any final thoughts on why patients should consider Integra Health?

A: We’re building more than a clinic - we’re building a modern healthcare model. By prioritizing access, collaboration, and patient-centered care, we help people recover, optimize their health, and feel supported along the way.

Whether someone needs medical care without a family doctor, manual therapy, or long-term wellness guidance, we provide an integrated approach that truly works.

At Integra Health, care is designed for patients—not the system. When healthcare is connected, outcomes improve, and patients feel empowered every step of the way.

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Grammy-nominated artist Halsey brings her Back to Badlands Tour to History on Jan. 9, celebrating the 10th anniversary of her debut album Badlands, which sold three million units, with an unforgettable night of pop hits and fan-favourite classics.

Toronto band Blue Rodeo, with such hits as “Try” and “Hasn’t Hit Me Yet,” marks 40 years of music with two electrifying shows at Massey Hall on Jan. 23 and 24, as part of their Lost Together 40th Anniversary Tour, celebrating one of the band’s most iconic recordings.

Hilary Duff makes her live performance comeback with an intimate, all-ages concert at History on Jan. 24, as part of her Small Rooms, Big Nerves mini-tour, celebrating her first new music in a decade and revisiting the hits that made her a teen idol of the early 2000s.

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Juno Award–winning singersongwriter Melanie Doane returns to Hugh’s Room on Jan. 10 for her annual benefit concert in support of the Doane Music School, performing fan favourites with her band while celebrating music education advocacy.

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Toronto’s TOP DENTISTS 2026 Congratulations to Dr. Ted Margel for being recognized as one of Toronto's Top Dentists!

Comprehensive, preventive and restorative dentistry for the entire family.

Dental Emergencies seen ASAP. After hours cell Dr. Margel - 416 844 2305

New patients always welcome.

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Toronto’s TOP DENTISTS 2026 DR. MELANIE LITTLE, DDS RONCY DENTAL STUDIO

Roncy Dental Studio is a patient-centric, family-friendly practice with over 20 years of experience. Led by Dr. Melanie Little (DDS, BSc Hons, University of Toronto), the team provides comprehensive dental care in a welcoming setting, including an experienced oral surgeon.

All members engage in ongoing professional development, and Dr. Little volunteers with the Borneo Messami Foundation, restoring smiles for victims of intimate partner violence.

What is unique about your practice?

I really just wanted to create a space where great dentistry is performed in a great setting; where patients feel informed, cared for, and comfortable. I wanted to step away from cookie-cutter dentistry and establish a small, patient-centered practice in the heart of Roncesvalles. At Roncy Dental Studio, we've carefully built a team that will take time for you and your family. Our mission is to individualize your oral health care, ensuring every patient receives treatments tailored to their unique needs. My highly experienced team provides preventive, restorative, and cosmetic dentistry, oral surgery, implants, emergency care, and TMD therapy. One patient recently told me,“When I come in, it doesn't feel like I'm coming to the dentist, but into my friend’s kitchen for a catch-up.”

Moments like this remind me why I do what I do: creating a friendly, welcoming environment where families feel confident and supported while receiving exceptional dental care.

69-71 Roncesvalles Avenue smiles@roncydental.com 647-805-9623

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PARK LANE DENTAL CARE Dr. Naila Ladha is a Toronto dentist with 16 years of private practice experience and is recognized as a Blue Diamond Plus Invisalign Provider, placing her among the top invisalign providers in North America. She earned her dental degree from Boston University and is a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and a member of the American Academy of Clear Aligners.

What brings you the most satisfaction in your work?

What brings me the most satisfaction in my work is being part of a patients’s journey - from the very first visit, when they’re often anxious or unsure, to the moments when they begin to truly see and feel the change in their smile. Invisalign in particular, allows me to witness the incredible transformation in confidence, and sharing that joy with patients never gets old. But what means the most to me are the long-term relationships that grow over time. I love being the dentist they return to year after year, watching their families grow and knowing they trust me to care for them throughout every stage of their lives. If you’re searching for a new dental home built on trust, compassion and exceptional care, we would love to welcome you. New patients are always invited to join our Park Lane Family.

717 Bay St, Unit B1 Toronto, ON info@parklanedentalcare.ca @SmilesByNaila 416-313-0000 parklanedentalcare.ca

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Toronto’s TOP DENTISTS 2026 DR. ANGELA SO

ROSEDALE DENTAL CARE Rosedale Dental Centre provides comprehensive family and cosmetic general dentistry in the local Rosedale, Yorkville and Yonge/Bloor communities. They are an established dental practice since 2007. Dr. Angela So, Dr. Andy Kang and Dr. Gino Bucciarelli are a team of dentists who received their Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry.

What should patients know about your practice?

Dr. Angela So was born and raised in the Greater Toronto Area and has been providing quality dental services to her community since 2007. She is grateful for the recognition as one of the Top Dentists for the past three years. Growing up where her parents had a local pharmacy, they recognized their customers the moment they walked through the door. This sense of personal connection to healthcare helped shape her philosophy of treating every patient at Rosedale Dental Centre with care and compassion. Dr. So and her engaged team oversee patients' overall dental health and aim to promote optimal, comprehensive care for many years to come. She also sees herself as a connector for patients when collaboration with specialists is needed. She speaks English, Cantonese, and "un petit peu de français". In her personal time, she enjoys teaching as a clinic instructor at her former dental school and cherishes family time with her husband and two children.

890 Yonge St. Unit 4 416-967-7673 www.rosedaledentalcentre.ca

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Martin Bourgeois Olympia Dental olympiadental.com 416-747-6226

Dana Al Agbar D.R. Dental Clinic drdentalclinics.ca 416-620-1771

Debjani Banerjee Altima Dental Centre at First Canadian Place altimadental.com 416-368-7226

Amanda Brody Brody Family Dental brodyfamilydental.com 416-782-2306

Homam Albaghdadi U of T - Faculty Of Dentistry dentistry.utoronto.ca 416-864-8000

Hermina Battaglin Art Of Smile Dentistry artofsmile.ca 416-932-9179

Peter Aldor Bloor Dental Clinic bloordentalclinic.com 416-535-2111

Noah Belman Belman Dental Centre belmandental.com 416-486-1136

Samantha Amaro Mint Dentistry mintdentistry.ca 416-516-6468

Robyn Blatt Blatt Family Dentistry blattfamilydentistry.com 416-536-2626

Maryam Abdelmaseh Wychwood Dental wychwooddental.com 416-653-6004

Andrew Moncarz Endo Asleep endoasleep.ca 416-223-1771

Shaul Dwosh Thornhill Endodontics thornhillendo.com 905-764-3663

Erica Borchiver Leaside Dentistry leasidedentistry.com 416-422-0220

Lancelot Brown Dr. Lancelot A Brown drlbrown.com 416-922-9040 Robert Cappell Dentistry In Motion dentistryinmotion.com 416-785-7619 Richard Carr Liberty Village Dental libertyvillagedental.com 416-533-3323

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Loren Arenson Arenson Dental & Associates arensondental.com 289-809-1508

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Many thanks to my incredible team, my peers and my amazing patients!

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Business Number (416) 481-9131 After Hours Emergency number (416) 716-0476 491 Eglinton Ave. W. Suite 101 Toronto, ON M5N 1A7

DR. TRACEY HENDLER + DR. BRUNO VENDITTELLI FOREST HILL ORTHODONTICS

Forest Hill Orthodontics has been creating beautiful smiles in midtown Toronto for over 60 years!

Drs. Bruno Vendittelli and Tracey Hendler are certified orthodontic specialists, providing a full range of orthodontic treatment (braces, Invisalign, inside hidden braces) to adults and children.

They pride themselves on exceptional patient care in a friendly and welcoming environment.

What is unique about your practice?

At Forest Hill Orthodontics, exceptional care starts with expertise, integrity and a welcoming environment.

Our team of three certified specialists brings nearly 50 years of combined experience, led by Drs. Bruno Vendittelli and Tracey Hendler - both respected educators at the U of T and lecturers in the dental community. Recognized as one of Canada’s top providers of aesthetic orthodontics, we hold Diamond Invisalign® status and perform more lingual (hidden) treatments than any practice in the country. We also create beautiful smiles with traditional braces for patients of all ages. We emphasize early, preventative care to support healthy growth and achieve long-term benefits, using advanced techniques to ensure excellent outcomes. What truly sets us apart is our team and community spirit. Patients comment on our positive, friendly atmosphere, and as local residents, our doctors take pride in supporting neighbourhood schools, sports teams and charities. For 60+ years, our practice has been part of the community we’re honoured to serve. At Forest Hill Orthodontics, we transform smiles, build relationships and make patients feel at home.

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Imran Khan Renaissance Dental Arts premierehealthgroup.com 416-977-6453

Joshua Charlat Composium Dental Centre composium.com 416-415-2429

Michelle Ezer Park Hill Dentistry parkhilldentistry.ca 416-929-9139

David Ho Bloor West Dental Group bloorwestdentalgroup.com 416-766-1391

Ji-Hae Kim Toronto Beach Dental torontobeachdental.com 416-699-0501

Sue Chincholi Mint Dentistry mintdentistry.ca 416-516-6468

Elias Fahed Gelinas Dental Studio gelinasdentalstudio.com 416-477-1624

Jeff Glaizel Yonge And York Mills Dental Centre dentistintoronto.com 416-229-0416

Afsaneh Hosseini Fort York Dentist fortyorkdentist.com 647-346-8888

Tony Kim Yonge Sheppard Dental yonge-sheppard-dental.com 416-590-2828

Peter Christakos Museum Dental museumdental.ca 416-922-6848

Randy Fisher Yonge Eglinton Dental yongeeglintondental.com 416-932-2222

Priscilla Hui Dental Care Group dentalcaretoronto.com 416-769-2273

Jordan Klimitz Klimitz Dental klimitzdental.com 416-783-5419

Firind Cox Dr. Firind Cox drfirindcox.com 416-499-4351

Shana Friedman Brush Floss & Smile brushflossandsmile.com 416-485-5001

Daniel Iaboni Dentistry On Dufferin dentistryondufferin.ca 416-785-5555

Stanley Klimitz Klimitz Dental klimitzdental.com 416-783-5419

Paul Custoreri Downtown Dental Centre downtowndental.ca 416-593-5111

Stephanie Fung Leslieville Dentistry leslievilledentistry.com 647-343-0090

Salimah Jiwani Sheppard Yorkland Dental sheppardyorklanddental.com 437-886-7443

Alexandre Kostirko Bloor West Smiles Dental bloorwestsmiles.com 416-766-2853

Shannon Dalmao Dr. Shannon Dalmao Dentistry drshannondalmao.com 416-896-3773

Marlo Galler Dentistry On Finch dentistryonfinch.com 416-494-7780

Sanjay Joshi Sheppard West Dental sheppardwestdental.com 647-930-8418

Ilana Kraus Metropolitan Dental Centre metropolitan-dental.ca 416-348-0000

Niosha Daneshvar D On E Dental dentistoneglinton.com 647-576-1817

David Gardner Gardner Dental Centre gardnerdentalcentre.com 416-494-7412

Neil Kaplan Thorncliffe Dental Centre thorncliffedental.com 844-741-7109

Rolf Kreher Kreher Dental Clinic kreherdentalclinic.com 416-469-5279

Kevin Dann Dentistry Asleep drdann.ca 647-559-3124

Jon Gasner Gasner Dental Associates gasnerdental.com 416-785-0100

Ari Katsnelson Yonge Eglinton Dental yongeeglintondental.com 416-932-2222

Jessica Kudlats Leaside Dentistry leasidedentistry.com 416-422-0220

Deirdre Denis Yonge & Eglinton Dentistry yongeeglintondentist.com 416-483-4343

Andrea Gelinas Gelinas Dental Studio gelinasdentalstudio.com 416-477-1624

Amir Khadivi Harbor Dental Centre dentalcentres.com 416-214-9119

Robin Kutner Midtown Dental Studio midtowndentalstudio.ca 416-481-7887

Sylvia Ha Sylvia Ha Dentistry sylviahadentistry.ca 416-224-5886 Dan Haas Haas Dental Centre haasdental.com 416-638-8999 Dan Hagi DH Smile Center Dentistry dhsmilecenter.com 905-709-3177

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We are a full service comprehensive periodontal practice in the heart of Midtown Toronto servicing patients in or community for over 19 years. Our 4 highly trained specialists in collaboration with our dedicated team members provide the full scope of periodontal procedures, from gum therapy and bone grafting to dental implants and advanced surgical care in a safe and caring environment

What makes your practice unique?

What makes our practice unique is that we are a female-led periodontal specialty clinic with four highly accomplished female periodontists dedicated to delivering exceptional care. We offer the full scope of periodontal surgical and non-surgical procedures, including deep cleanings, gum surgery, regenerative therapy, dental implants, aesthetic procedures and more. Our overall treatment philosophy is to try and save teeth when we can an offer predictable solutions when patients are missing teeth. We not only focus on oral health, but it’s impact on overall health and well-being. We offer the full range of sedation—minimal, moderate, and deep—to support patient comfort and safety throughout treatment.

Through close collaboration with many of the city’s top dentists and specialists, we deliver seamless, high-quality periodontal care in a welcoming enviromment. Above all, we pride ourselves on providing advanced periodontal care in a warm, supportive, and patient-centered environment.

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David Lasko Lasko Dental laskodental.com 416-656-2264

Josie Marciello Dr. Josie Marciello Dentistry josiemarciello.com 416-489-1849

Melissa Lass Gasner Dental Associates gasnerdental.com 416-785-0100

Ted Margel Upper Avenue Dentistry upperavenuedentistry.com 416-783-3999

Gina Lee Dentistry On University dentistryonu.com 647-348-4004

Ran Midroni Midroni Family Dental Care midronidental.com 416-485-4855

Andrew Lee Royal Bank Plaza Dental Centre royaldentalcentre.com 416-362-7400

Melanie Mincer Avenue Dental avenuedental.com 416-256-0907

Laurel LinetskyFleisher Midtown Dental Studio midtowndentalstudio.ca 416-481-7887

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Sari Novack Sari Novack Dentistry sarinovackdentistry.com 416-224-2114 Mark Nusinoff Yonge Street Dental yongestreetdental.com 437-291-1722 Marcela Ortega Empress Dentistry empressdentistry.ca 416-224-1404 Matthew Orzech Dr. Matthew Orzech & Associates eglintonavenuewestdental.com 416-481-9131

Sam Mincer Avenue Dental avenuedental.com 416-256-0907

Melanie Little Roncy Dental Studio roncydental.com 647-805-9623

Michael Nightingale Chandler & Nightingale Dental chandlernightingaledental.com 416-927-0088

Colin Podolsky Dentistry In Motion dentistryinmotion.com 416-785-7619

Venus Sobhi Kingwest Dental Studio kwdstudio.ca 416-910-1100

Jay Rabinovich Toronto Beach Dental torontobeachdental.com 416-699-0501

Jordan Soll Central Dental Group centraldentalgroup.com 416-789-1372

Parvaneh Rad Diamond Dental Clinics torontodiamonddental.com 416-551-1126

Perry Sugar Uptown Yonge Dental uptownyongedental.com 416-487-3333

Howard Rosen Dentistry on Green Lane dentistryongreenlane.com 289-819-2273

Andrew Syriopoulos Danforth Neighbourhood Dental Centre dndc.ca 416-666-8003

Kenneth Rozansky Yonge Eglinton Dental yongeeglintondental.com 416-932-2222

Marie Syriopoulos Danforth Neighbourhood Dental Centre dndc.ca 416-466-8003

Houra Saadat North York Dental Clinic northyorkdentalclinic.com 647-345-6004

Tess Syriopoulos Danforth Neighbourhood Dental Centre dndc.ca 416-466-8003

Charles Pine Yorkville Village Dentistry yorkvillevillagedentistry.com 416-925-6767

Abigail Schwartz Gasner Dental Associates gasnerdental.com 416-785-0100

Mario Pistol Lawrence Park Dentistry lawrenceparkdentistry.com 416-489-3311

Daniel Schwartzberg Park Home Dental parkhomedental.com 416-221-6333

Andrew Plaitis Metropolitan Dental Centre metropolitan-dental.ca 416-348-0000

David Singer Uptowne Dental Centre uptownedental.com 416-484-1555 JORDAN

Julia Mandell Thorncliffe Dental Centre thorncliffedental.com 844-741-7109

Angela So Rosedale Dental Centre rosedaledentalcentre.ca 416-967-7673

Paul Tinto Tinto Dentistry tintodentistry.com 416-651-1745 Jennifer Tordjman Dr. Josie Marciello Dentistry josiemarciello.com 416-489-1849

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Brendan Maloney The Accolade Dental Centre accoladedental.com 437-886-9359

Jordana Platt Cedarbrae Dental cedarbraedental.com 416-282-7986

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nevindental.com 416-483-0589

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Matthew Laski Wychwood Dental wychwooddental.com 416-653-6004

yongelawrencedentistry.ca 416-489-3300

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Jennifer Lai City Oasis Dental cityoasis.dental 647-980-1200

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DR. VANDNA SHARMA & DR. DEBORAH ABER LITTLE PEARLS PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

Little Pearls Pediatric Dentistry has been providing a happy dental home in North Toronto for just over 7 years! Drs. Vandna Sharma and Deborah Aber are board certified specialists and fellows in Pediatric Dentistry. After many years as associates together, they opened their own office to build their dream dental home. They provide a full range of services including routine dental care, fillings, crowns, sealants, laser tongue/lip tie releases, awake sedation and asleep sedation in a family centered environment.

What brings you the most satisfaction in your work?

For both of us, the greatest professional satisfaction is rooted in witnessing the transformation of an anxious child. There is no reward greater than patiently guiding a very anxious young patient to become not only comfortable in our clinic, but confident and trusting of our care. Being a part of this transformation is the essence of our mission. Our ultimate success is measured by seeing our patients mature into young adults who embrace lifelong oral health without the burden of dental anxiety. Furthermore, we consider it a sincere privilege to connect with and form lasting bonds with the entire family. We hold immense gratitude for the trust placed in us when parents choose our practice to lay their child's foundation for positive dental health. This partnership with families is what truly defines and enriches our work every single day.

81 Billy Bishop Way, Unit D2 North York 416-960-4422

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Geoffrey Duviner Metropolitan Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Centre metropolitanoms.com 416-223-7292

Aisling Whitaker Bitehaus Dental bitehaus.ca 416-520-6007 Tracy Wong Lawrence Village Family Dentistry lawrencevillagedentistry.ca 416-489-1930

Maria Franco Echevarria Crescent Oral Surgery crescentoralsurgery.com 416-752-5222

Baharreh Yadollahi Commerce Dental commercedental.ca 647-352-1099

SHARMA

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Ren Chang Toronto East Maxillofacial Surgery

Marshall Freilich Freilich Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery oralsurgerytoronto.com 416-789-5335

Haissam Kanaan Toronto East Maxillofacial Surgery temfs.com 416-461-0424

Corinne Haiat Davis Orthodontics davisortho.ca 647-348-1313

Bedrettin Sener Elmwood Park Dental dentalclinictoronto.dentist 647-363-7764

Adam Kaplan Toronto East Maxillofacial Surgery temfs.com 416-461-0424

Andrea Heckler Annex Orthodontics And Periodontics annexorthoperio.com 416-925-7300

Samuel Strauss Prosthodontic Associates buildyoursmile.com 416-322-6862 David Yarmand North York Oral Surgery And Implant Centre dryarmand.com 416-221-6656

Kris Lee Crescent Oral Surgery crescentoralsurgery.com 416-752-5222

y ORTHODONTICS Shervin Abbaszadeh Clearly Orthodontics clearlyortho.com 416-226-5050

Sean Lim Implant Surgical Care implantsurgicalcare.com 416-519-7888

Camila Caro Freeman Caro & Lands Orthodontics freemancarolands.com 416-787-3170

Tina Meisami Yorkville Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery yorkvilleoralsurgery.com 416-923-2100

Tracey Hendler Forest Hill Orthodontics foresthillortho.com 416-921-6772 David Hirsch Forest Hill Village Orthodontics foresthillvillageorthodontics.com 416-789-1231 Jeremy Kellerstein Kellerstein Orthodontics kellersteinortho.com 416-630-0020 Stacey Kirshenblatt Orthosmiles laskiorthosmiles.com 416-863-0995

Vanessa Chong Innovative Orthodontics BRUNO

Marco Caminiti U of T - Faculty Of Dentistry dentistry.utoronto.ca 416-864-8219

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Robert Eng Dr. Robert Eng & Dr. Joseph Friedlich Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery yongestclairoralsurgery.com 416-921-7477

Rickinder Gill City Dental On Bay citydentaltoronto.com 647-957-2500

Brian Rittenberg Crescent Oral Surgery crescentoralsurgery.com 416-752-5222

Naila Ladha Park Lane Dental Care parklanedentalcare.ca 416-313-0000

Ginny Eidinger Eidinger Dentistry drginnyeidinger.com 416-538-2002

Jennifer Zelunka Leaside Dentistry leasidedentistry.com 416-422-0220

Eddie Reinish Crescent Oral Surgery crescentoralsurgery.com 416-752-5222

Ron Ho Mint Dentistry mintdentistry.ca 416-516-6468

Joel Davis Davis Clinic For Oral And Facial Surgery davisclinic.ca 905-881-2171

Lisa Wat Bloor West Dentistry bloorwestdentistry.ca 416-763-1283

Bruce Freeman Freeman Caro & Lands Orthodontics freemancarolands.com 416-787-3170

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Sharon Walden Dentists On Bloor dentistsonbloor.ca 416-588-8839

Jonathan Pong Implant Surgical Care implantsurgicalcare.com 416-519-7888

Andrew Heinola Dentistry at Fairlawn dentistryatfairlawn.com 416-484-9944

Lesley David Implant Surgical Care implantsurgicalcare.com 416-519-7888

Sean Chung North Toronto Orthodontists northtorontoortho.com 416-789-1332

MARGEL

Ari Voudouris Dentistry at Park Place toothology.com 416-498-9999

tobraces.com 416-481-3141

MONICA

Karl Cuddy Davis Clinic For Oral And Facial Surgery davisclinic.ca 905-881-2171

Amir Mousavifar Crescent Oral Surgery crescentoralsurgery.com 416-752-5222

RAINA

Albert Haddad Yorkville Toronto Dental Specialists yorkvilletds.com 416-792-2966

temfs.com 416-461-0424

TARRA

Jennifer Tse Dufferin Mall Dental dufferinmalldental.com 416-536-0720

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P R OV I D I NG CO M P REH E NS I VE D E NTAL CA R E SIN CE 1988

Congratulations to Dr. Melanie Mincer, Dr. Samuel Mincer and Dr. Marlene Morrow on being recognized as Toronto’s Top Dentists 2026!

Dr. Jordan Seetner is proud to be recognized as Post City’s 2026 Top Orthodontists.

New Patients Welcome!

• Serving Patients of All Ages • Evening and Weekend Hours

• Wheelchair Accessible Office • Dental Specialists on Staff

1916 Avenue Road Toronto ON • 416-256-0907 info@avenuedental.com • avenuedental.com

orthodonticsonqueen.com 647-352-9949 • 2116G Queen St E Located in The Beaches.

DR. MICHAEL NIGHTINGALE

CHANDLER & NIGHTINGALE DENTAL Chandler & Nightingale Dental has been operating in it’s midtown Toronto location for 25 years. Dr. Nightingale was born and raised in Toronto and partnered with Dr. Bonnie Chandler in 2019. He completed his honours undergraduate degree at Western University in Biology and Medical Sciences with distinction and completed his dental training at The University of Toronto.

What should patients know about your practice?

At our practice we put our focus on patient centered care. Our philosophy is rooted in transparency and communication which has allowed us to help thousands of smiles. We take pride in providing exceptional care not only clinically but on a personal level as well. Our practice is family owned and it is our mission to get to know each individual patient in order to generate a care plan that works specifically for them. We view our care as a long term relationship and we feel great joy being able to care for our patients, their children, and in many cases their grandchildren for many years to come.

Dr. Nightingale, his wife Dr. Ali Lubelsky, and their partner Dr. Bonnie Chandler take pride in creating a welcoming and calming environment for patients of all ages.

40 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto ON 416-927-0088 chandlernightingaledental.com

reception@smilemail.ca Chandler & Nightingale Dental chandlernightingaledental

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Gabriella Garisto The Hospital For Sick Children sickkids.ca 416-813-6008

Bradley Lands Freeman Caro & Lands Orthodontics freemancarolands.com 416-787-3170

Julian Geller Dr. David Farkouh & Friends drdavidfarkouhandfriends.com 416-489-4425

Lennard Weiss Weiss Orthodontics weissortho.ca 416-638-1300

Brian Laski Orthosmiles laskiorthosmiles.com 416-656-0995

Gerald Zeit Dr. Gerald Zeit Orthodontist gzeitorthodontics.ca 416-962-3800

David Morrow York Mills Orthodontics yorkmillsortho.ca 416-391-4222

Mark Ziedenberg Ziedenberg Orthodontics ziedenbergorthodontics.com 416-781-1105

James Noble Orthodontics At Don Mills orthoatdonmills.com 416-447-1515

y PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Deborah Aber Little Pearls Pediatric Dentistry littlepearls.ca 416-960-4422

Efrat Pearlman Davis Orthodontics Danforth davisortho.ca 416-463-1153

David Chong Treehouse Dental Care treehousedentalcare.ca 647-692-7894

Arun Rajasekaran Liberty Orthodontic Centre libertyortho.ca 905-948-8556

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Aisha Romain Danforth Children's Dentistry childrens-dentistry.ca 647-349-3349

Vandna Sharma Little Pearls Pediatric Dentistry littlepearls.ca 416-960-4422

Matthew Grinstein Treehouse Dental Care treehousedentalcare.ca 647-932-2720

Nikhil Sharma Sunrise Kids Dental sunrisekidsdental.com 647-350-7562

Katherine Ing Mt Sinai Hospital sinaihealth.ca 416-586-4800

Karen Stallaert Superkids Pediatric Dentistry And Orthodontics superkidsdentistry.ca 416-792-1155 Yichen Wu Dr. Wu Pediatric Dentistry drwudentistry.ca 416-413-0550

Melissa Goodman Leaside Dentistry leasidedentistry.com 416-422-0220 Siavash Hassanpour North York Periodontal Ctr. northyorkperio.com 416-223-5553 Sari Hershenfield Dr. Ken Hershenfield, Dr. Sari Hershenfield & Associates fairviewperio.com 416-491-6211 Maayan Inger Yonge Eglinton Dental yongeeglintondental.com 416-932-2222 Andrea Johnstone Johnstone Periodontics johnstoneperio.com 647-348-4867 Andrew Kay Yonge Eglinton Periodontics yongeperio.com 416-481-1179 Yair Lenga Lenga Perio lengaperio.com 416-929-9009

y PERIODONTICS Faryn Berger Yonge Eglinton Periodontics yongeperio.com 416-481-1179

Sabrina Panetta Toronto Beach Dental

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Emily Trohatos Orthodontics On Danforth

Lori Goldenberg Smile Squad Kids Dental smilesquad.ca 416-889-1818

Aaron Miller Toronto Kids Dental torontokidsdental.ca 416-224-7228

Sonia Chung The Hospital For Sick Children sickkids.ca 416-813-6095

Sabrina Ramji Smile Squad Kids Dental smilesquad.ca 416-889-1818

Ayala Rubin Smile Squad Kids Dental smilesquad.ca 416-825-1818

Leah Mender Danforth Children's Dentistry childrens-dentistry.ca 647-349-3349

Leslie Chu Kids Dental Group kidsdentalgroup.ca 647-952-6355

Jordan Seetner Orthodontics On Queen orthodonticsonqueen.com 647-352-9949

Ashley Gill Smile Squad Kids Dental smilesquad.ca 416-889-1818

Jaclyn Glick Glick Periodontics glickperiodontics.com 905-764-1313

ABER

David Walt Walt Orthodontics waltortho.com 905-553-8666

Carolyn Poon Woo Bloor West Dental Group bloorwestdentalgroup.com 416-766-1391

DEBORAH

Sara Lalani Davis Orthodontics davisortho.ca 647-348-1313

Bruno Girard Perio Clinic perioclinic.ca 416-462-0826

torontobeachdental.com 416-699-0501

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Bruno Vendittelli Forest Hill Orthodontics foresthillortho.com 416-921-6772

David Farkouh Dr. David Farkouh & Friends drdavidfarkouhandfriends.com 416-489-4425

DANA

orthodonticsondanforth.com 416-465-8880

LISA

Iris Kivity-Chandler IKC Orthodontics kivitychandlerorthotmd.com 416-787-9060

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Dr. Ari Voudouris Dr. Brent Rose Dr. Steve Mastropole

Reliable • Compassionate Dentistry for the whole family Congratulations Dr. Ari Voudouris for your 2026 Top Dentists Recognition!

3 Singer Court North York, ON

416-498-9999 toothology.com

Dr. NIOSHA DANESHVAR D ON E DENTAL

Dr. Niosha Daneshvar leads D on E Dental, and D on D Dental in Toronto, offering Invisalign, cosmetic, surgical and preventive care with advanced digital protocols. With over ten years in practice, she holds extensive training in implantology and orthodontics. Recognized by Post Magazines, NYC Journal's 40 Under 40, and the Rising Star Young Achiever Award, she focuses on precise, lasting oral health results.

What brings you the most confident satisfaction in your work?

Seeing a true, confident smile at the end of treatment is the most meaningful part of my work.

With the CDCP program, many patients who lacked access to dental care for years are finally receiving treatment. Rebuilding their oral health --whether through full-mouth reconstruction with implants or combination of restorative dentistry and partial dentures--it has been lifechanging for them, and deeply rewarding for me.

I love standing in the operatory at the end of these treatments, watching patients look in the mirror and seeing their joy. That moment is priceless.

Similarly, transforming smiles with Invisalign has been a source of bliss since my early career.

Helping patients gain confidence through a healthier, straighter smile is an experience I never take for granted.

20 Eglinton Ave. W. Suite 1100 416-486-8644 www.dentistoneglinton.com

info@dentistoneglinton.com facebook.com/DonEDental donedental

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Jacob Swiderski Mint Dentistry mintdentistry.ca 416-516-6468

Nisha Patel Yonge Eglinton Periodontics yongeperio.com 416-481-1179

Shereif Tawfik Implant Surgical Care implantsurgicalcare.com 416-519-7888

Monica Raina Johnstone Periodontics johnstoneperio.com 647-348-4867

Phil Walton Central Dental Group centraldentalgroup.com 416-789-1372

To create the list, we paired DataJoe Research’s online peer-voting process with an Internet research process to identify success characteristics.

DataJoe checked and confirmed that each published winner had, at the time of review, a current, active licence status with the appropriate provincial regulatory board.

If we were not able to find evidence of a

David Chvartszaid Prosthodontic Associates buildyoursmile.com 416-322-6862 Robert Elia York Mills Prosthodontics yorkmillsprosthodontics.com 416-512-6431

dentist's current, active registration, that dentist was excluded from the list. In addition, we checked available public sources to identify dentists disciplined for an infraction by the province. These entities were excluded from the list.

Finally, DataJoe presented the tallied result to the magazine for its final review and adjustments. We recognize that there are many good dentists who are not shown in this representative list. This is only a sampling of the huge array of talented professionals within the region.

Inclusion in the list is based on the opinions of responding dentists in the region.

We take time and energy to ensure fair voting, although we understand that the results of this survey nomination and Internet research campaign are not an ob-

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TOP DENTISTS: METHODOLOGY - To create the list, Post City contracted DataJoe Research to facilitate an online peer-voting process and Internet research process. DataJoe Research is a software and research company specializing in data collection and verification, and it conducts various nominations across North America on behalf of publishers.

Ming-Yi Chou My Prosthodontic Dental Clinic myprosdental.com 416-285-8105

Yoav Finer U of T - Faculty Of Dentistry dentistry.utoronto.ca 416-864-8148

Edwin Lewandowski Thornhill Dental thornhilldental.com 905-762-0122

Effrat Habsha Prosthodontic Associates buildyoursmile.com 416-322-6862

Jeffrey Reynolds Prosthodontics On Avenue prosthodonticsonavenue.com 416-489-2551

Ali Khadivi Khadivi North York Dental Centres dentalcentres.com 416-222-3395

Mario Rotella Dr. Mario Rotella drmariorotella.com 416-964-1116 Goth Siu Smile Aesthetics - Yorkville Prosthodontics smileaestheticsyorkville.com 416-964-1116

Vali Khadivi Khadivi North York Dental Centres dentalcentres.com 416-222-3395

jective metric. We realize that many good and effective dentists may not appear on this list.

Disclaimers: DataJoe uses best practices and exercises great care in assembling content for this list. DataJoe does not warrant that the data contained within the list are complete or accurate.

DataJoe does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. All rights reserved. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without written permission from DataJoe.

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Philip Novack Philip Novack Periodontist periotoronto.com 416-224-2114

Ester Canton Dr. Ester Canton Prosthodontist drecantondentistry.com 647-352-2010

Beatrice Leung Dr. Beatrice Leung Dentistry PC drbeatriceleung.ca 416-927-9085

CHONG

Ryan Schure Prosthodontic Associates buildyoursmile.com 416-322-6862

Izchak Barzilay Prosthodontic Associates buildyoursmile.com 416-322-6862

Joseph Fava Yorkville Village Dentistry yorkvillevillagedentistry.com 416-925-6767

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Diana Metyas Chaplin Dental torontodental.com 416-485-4433

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Sally Safa North York Periodontal Ctr. northyorkperio.com 416-223-5553

MORROW

Dianna Malkin Artin Dental Office artindental.com 647-955-3330

HECKLER

PERIODONTICS Continued

Post City and Streets of Toronto are mindful that not everyone has the resources to easily access dental care and that being able to take care of your dental hygiene is a basic right. We have made a donation on behalf of this year’s dentists list to the following advocacy and charity groups:

fillingthegap.ca buildyoursmile.org

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Toronto’s TOP DENTISTS 2026 Is honoured to be included in the 2026 Top Dentists List Congratulations Dr. Lisa Wat on your 2026 Top Dentists Recognition!

• Family & Cosmetic Dentistry • Modern Technology • Caring & Friendly Environment • Emergency Dental Care L to R: Dr. Elias Fahed, Dr. Shaunna Hamat, Dr. Jessica Kudlats (owner), Dr. Jennifer Zelunka, Dr. Erica Borchiver

We are a full-service dental office providing family, restorative, implant, and cosmetic dentistry.

45 Wicksteed Avenue, Unit 220 (416) 422-0220 info@leasidedentistry.com Located in the SmartCentres plaza on Laird Drive

Congratulations to Dr. George Sas of York Hill Endodontics on being recognized as one of Toronto’s Top Dentists for 2026.

Dr. Sas attended the Forsyth Institute (affiliated with Harvard School of Dental Medicine) in Boston where he completed a general residency program.

In 1981, he completed his post graduate training in endodontology under Dr. Samuel Seltzer at Temple University in Philadelphia. Dr. Sas has lectured in both South and North America and is fluent in Spanish. For more than ten years he was a clinical instructor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry and has practiced for over 30 years.

We offer root canal therapy and microsurgery in a modern, comfortable, urban setting.

Have a root canal emergency? Contact us today!

416-781-5251

www.yorkhillendodontics.com/reception@yorkhillendo.com

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Food

SE C TION

The city’s restaurant scene is about to get seriously exciting. First up, Summerhill is welcoming a fresh concept from the team behind Michelin Bib Gourmand favourite Wynona. Think small, intimate, effortlessly cool. Chef Jeffrey Bovis promises it won’t be another Wynona — totally new vibes, plenty of surprises, and we hope pasta is on the radar. Meanwhile, in Rosedale, chef Justin Friedlich is stepping out on his own after nearly a decade at Buca Yorkville. Shay, named after his daughter, is shaping up to be an Italian-inspired restaurant and wine bar that’s approachable and refined. Toronto favourites are also expanding. Mamakas is bringing its Greek charm to Summerhill, Badiali is opening a new spot in Mirvish Village and Brasserie Côte is landing at Bloor and Brunswick. Teo Paul and Eamon O’Dea are transplanting their Côte de Boeuf magic to a modern French brasserie that promises the same unpretentious yet impeccable experience. Finally, Stock T.C, a luxe hybrid of artisanal grocer and fine dining, is taking over the former Pusateri’s at Bay and Yorkville. Toronto, you’re officially spoiled.

Clockwise from left: Badiali’s storefront, chef Justin Friedlich and shrimp saganaki from Mamakas

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New year, new tables: T.O.’s most anticipated restaurant openings

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Are you thinking of having a baby?

The Sunnybrook Academic Family Health Team (SAFHT), are happy to share we are accepting pregnant patients and newborns for prenatal and family medicine care.

Access to primary care is one of the most important health issues facing Ontarians today, including here in North Toronto. At SAFHT, we are committed to meeting the needs of our community.

Why a primary care provider?

• Your first point of contact for health concerns • Preventative care and early detection of illness • Ongoing, coordinated care for you and your family We provide care across the lifespan — including prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care through our Family Medicine Obstetrics team.

Pregnancy is an important opportunity to improve the health of not one but two generations, and our team is here to support you every step of the way.

You can contact us at family4birth@sunnybrook.ca or scan the QR code for more information.

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STREETS OF TORONTO FOOD

Bite-Sized Q&A

Still got the sauce: Massimo Capra on Italian food’s next act Chef Massimo Capra has been shaping Toronto’s Italian scene for decades, and this year feels like a full-circle moment.

From his early days at Prego della Piazza to airport trattorias and fine-dining experiments abroad, he’s seen Italian cuisine evolve — and keeps pushing it forward. For Capra, Italian food isn’t nostalgia but a living style that adapts with the times.

Why is Italian food dominating our new restaurants list this year?

The world is getting smaller, people travel more, and Italians are well integrated here. The next generation feels very Italian, opens beautiful places, explores regional cuisine and brings back new ideas and techniques from Italy.

FAST FACTS NAME:

Massimo Capra

eating pizza with your hands is fine on the street, in restaurants in Italy you don’t touch your food — it’s just not done.

TRAVEL JUNKIE:

If you were opening a restaurant for the next generation, what would you skip on the menu?

GUILTY PLEASURE:

There are so many things I’d skip. I’m tired of anything foamy, and caesar salad has no place in an Italian restaurant. At Mistura, I never put it on the menu — and for good reason.

ALTERNATE PATH:

Today, some chefs open Italian restaurants without training in Italy.

Does that matter?

Insists chefs travel, meet producers and learn where food comes from Secretly loves caesar salad, even if it’s not “authentic” Italian

A train engineer, pilot or soldier

Back in the ’80s and ’90s, big Italian chefs wanted only Italians in the kitchen. We Chef Massimo Capra takes a bite out of tradition said, “This is Canada, anyone can work here.” I’ve always had great luck with difredients, amazing taste. Another Italy You went viral for your garlic Italian cuisine is moving ferent people, and I don’t mind if somemixes that with Michelin-star ambitions. and pizza comments. Were you toward fusion. Good or bad? one didn’t train in Italy — as long as they stirring the pot?

Then there’s the Italy that thinks MicheThere’s a tale of the three Italys in terms lin-star restaurants fail because they don’t That’s the absolute truth. In Italy, garlic have passion and understand the product.

—Jennifer Schembri of food. One Italy strictly believes in tra- respect tradition. I like fusion. I always isn’t used as much as it is here, partly beditional fare — kilometre zero, local ing- try to incorporate it in my food. cause the quality is different. And while

The hottest table in town isn’t even a table Forget booths. The bar is Toronto’s plum seat — close to the action and perfect for people-watching.

Poseidon’s Perch

At Milos, the 65-foot marble bar is the real MVP. Pull up a stool and watch chefs shuck East Coast oysters, slice bigeye tuna or lavraki or whip up ceviche and tartare. Blue-tiled waves and doubleheight ceilings make it feel like the Mediterranean crashed into Bay and Adelaide. And yes, that marble is imported all the way from Greece. 330 Bay St.

London Calling Compton Ave.‘s bar comes with its own artwork.

Pull up a stool beneath Portrait of a Lady in Black, an original 1855 painting that looms over the back bar like a watchful guest. Cocktails are shaken beneath chandeliers, bartenders in waistcoats work their magic, and suddenly Dundas West feels like a London house party. 1282 Dundas St. W.

Island Vibe

The bar at Lulu is where you want to be. The breeze block–lined main floor bar channels coastal cool, and upstairs, a dramatic terracotta tile feature bar steals the show under oversized seagrass chandeliers. Grab a seat, order something tropical, and let the two-storey buzz of the Well melt into an easy, Pacific coast hang. 427 Wellington St. W.

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Led by internationally recognized head and neck surgeon Dr. Cory Torgerson, the clinic is celebrated for achieving seamless, undetectable results through cuttingedge Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) techniques that prioritize graft integrity, density, and natural growth patterns. Every treatment plan is designed with precision, artistry, and a deep understanding of natural balance— ensuring outcomes that look not only fuller, but authentically yours.

Patients choose The Toronto Hair Transplant Clinic be-

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through meticulous surgical care and attentive follow-up, all overseen by a highly specialized team. The clinic operates in a private surgical centre, complete with operating rooms, a recovery lounge, and an environment built for comfort, safety, and discretion.

As a leader in preventative and regenerative therapies,

THTC also offers a full suite of non-surgical options—including PRP, exosome-based treatments, LED scalp therapy, and tailored medical optimization protocols. These evidence-based solutions help patients enhance transplant growth, preserve existing hair, and maintain longterm scalp health.

Discretion and privacy remain paramount. Executives, public figures, and individuals seeking a confidential experience trust THTC for private VIP access, personalized scheduling, and a boutique atmosphere where every detail is thoughtfully managed.

For those ready to take the next step toward renewed confidence, The Toronto Hair Transplant Clinic stands as the gold standard in Canadian and North American hair restoration. With unparalleled expertise and a commitment to natural, enduring results, your transformation begins the moment you walk through our doors.

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FOOD TASTE TEST

PARLEZ-VOUS FRENCH TOAST?

Toronto loves to call itself a brunch city, especially on weekends, when the meal has become the city’s collective reset. Once a practical way to use up stale bread, French toast is now a brunch staple done countless ways.

Our resident tasting chefs, Nuit Regular and Anthony Rose, braved the snow to find the city’s best.

RUNNER-UP BERRY BLISSFUL Anthony loved the comforting flavours of this berry French toast from Cafe Landwer. “It’s classic in a really good way.” Nuit was all about the thick pieces of baked challah toast, which made this dish stand out: “I love how it feels really substantial when you bite into it, not just thin bread.”

Cafe Landwer, 1912 Avenue Rd., Berry Bliss French Toast, $16.95

BRINGING HOME BACON Sweet meets savoury with this combination of bacon and apple.

Anthony was hesitant at first, but after a few bites, it definitely won him over: “This is a nice crossover, which I appreciate.” Nuit loved the unexpected mix, calling it “fun and balanced.”

Tiarré’s Brunch and Bistro, 1614 Bayview Ave., Candied Bacon and Apple Stuffed French Toast, $23

PETAL PARTY With its floral notes and creamy ricotta-mascarpone filling, this French toast brings some much-needed springbrunch energy. Anthony found the bread a bit heavy but said the flavours still pulled him in.

Nuit loved the almond crunch and raspberry compote, which she said made all the difference.

Almond Butterfly, 792 Dundas St. W., Lavender Love, $23.50

GOING BANANAS Crispy edges and bananas make this one instantly tempting.

Anthony loved the crunch. “I like the crispiness of it and the walnuts. Nuit noticed the effort, saying, “They really got it crispy. That’s an extra step actually, a lot of extra steps.”

Yolks, 2245 Bloor St. W., Banana-Walnut Crispy French Toast, $21

CIAO COCOA Coffee-soaked bread, mascarpone and just the right amount of cocoa make this French toast pure indulgence.

Anthony enjoyed the custardy texture, and Nuit was a big fan of the layering. And the originality of the shot of espresso on the side impressed both chefs.

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WINNER LAYER SLAYER This French toast trifle is all about contrast — soft brioche, bright citrus curd, fresh berries and tiny pavlovas for crunch.

Anthony declared it his favourite. “I love this. I’m a huge lemon curd fan.”

Nuit loved how the textures played together.

“The custard is soft and the pavlovas are crunchy — just perfect.”

OEB, 125 E. Liberty St., French Toast Trifle, $21

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the city’s best new restaurants

L-R: Hamachi crudo, artwork by Toronto-based Victoria Sequeira

No. 12 eloise Graham and Dan Hnatiw, the brothers behind the Old Spaghetti Factory, trade kitsch for burl walnut at this polished new opening on the Esplanade, Eloise. Rewriting their family legacy, the pair has launched a sophisticated dining room that proves they can do much more than sling red sauce.

THE VIBE: The room is a study in softness, defined by curves, silk accents and cosy nooks. It’s elegant and airy, and through a hidden door at the back is Bar Cart, a moody, railcar-inspired speakeasy that’s perfect for a postFUN FACT Bar Cart, a hidden speakeasy, crafts dinner nightcap. cocktails using a $20,000 rotary evaporator.

EAT THIS: The menu balances light starters with high-ticket mains. The hamachi crudo is precise, dressed with a shiso emulsion and watermelon radish, and the ravioli — filled with honeynut squash and topped with chestnut and comté — offers seasonal comfort. The Dover sole is the star, served luxuriously in a chicken velouté with spinach. Finish with the citrus parfait, featuring layers of grapefruit, meringue and Earl Grey.

THE VERDICT: The Hnatiw brothers have successfully stepped out of their own shadow to create something timeless. 42 The Esplanade

No. 11 sal’s pasta & chops

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For owners Michael Sangregorio and Fabio Bondi, Sal’s is a homecoming to the strip where their families first settled. Named after their fathers (both named Sal), the restaurant focuses on unpretentious classics that originally put Little Italy on the map.

THE VIBE: The room feels lived-in, with pressed-metal ceilings, olive-green banquettes and walls lined with black-and-white family portraits. It hits a sweet spot between a Sunday family dinner and a Friday night out.

EAT THIS: Nostalgia drives the menu, so the tagliatelle alla parm wheel — tossed tableside in a flaming cheese rind — is FUN FACT Penny the wild boar, a longtime good the necessary spectacle. If you skip the theatrics, go for the bone-in veal luck charm, is mounted near the front window. chop parm, massive and perfectly fried, or the whole butterflied branzino topped with a bright, herbaceous salsa verde.

Wash it down with a citrusy negroni sour, but save room for the coconut cream pie, a towering, cloud-like finish.

THE VERDICT: Sal’s isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel — they’re just serving pasta out of it.

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No. 10 radici project Taking over the former La Bartola space, husband-and-wife team Emiliano Del Frate and Kayo Ito blend their Italian and Japanese heritages into Itameshi — an inventive, deeply personal culinary dialogue rooted in Canadian soil.

THE VIBE: The room is split into two distinct moods. The front operates as a casual natural wine bar for walk-ins, and the back houses an intimate chef’s table. The design mirrors the menu: earthy, unpretentious and welcoming, like a dinner party in the couple's own home.

FUN FACT Emiliano Del Frate trained at Noma, EAT THIS: The menu bridges the gap one of the world’s most celebrated restaurants. between Italy and Japan using local ingredients. The cappellacci is filled with Genovese ragu and served in a house-made dashi. The karaage is equally clever, swapping the standard thigh for a chicken wing filled with roasted potatoes, and the veal gets a hit of sweetness from charcoal-charred parsnips.

THE VERDICT: Radici Project proves that "fusion" doesn't have to mean confusion. It creates a space where high-concept technique meets genuine, neighbourhood warmth. 588 College St.

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No. 9 jamil’s chaat house Let’s get this out of the way immediately: you will not find butter chicken here. Founders Jalil Bokhari and Emma Tanaka have no interest in playing the hits. Instead, they’ve tapped chef Eric McDonald (formerly of Bar Sakai) to create a menu focusing on the snacks and street foods that usually play second fiddle in Toronto’s Desi restaurants.

THE VIBE: The space is a cosy, low-lit hideaway that feels personal rather than produced.

Walnut banquettes are wrapped in a crushed red velvet that feels delightfully retro — like a 1970s living room transplant – and vintage FUN FACT Plays timeless Bollywood Bollywood records and family photos line tracks from the golden era. the walls.

EAT THIS: The menu is built on chaat, so the dahi puri — crispy shells flooded with tamarind and yogurt — are mandatory. Follow that with the lamb nihari, a rich shoulder stew finished with house-made chili crisp, or the karahi chicken bun, a messy Pakistani Sloppy Joe on a potato roll. End with the cardamomspiked gulab jamun.

THE VERDICT: Jamil’s is modern without being gimmicky. It fills a massive gap in the city’s dining landscape, serving food that is spicy, complex and deeply communal.

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Taking over a legendary space (the former Harbord Room) is a risky move, but if anyone has the chops to pull it off, it’s this team. Ronnie Fishman, Lee Bonds and chef Rebekah Bruce all cut their teeth within the Alo empire, and their new venture, Bar Eugenie, feels like a graduation.

THE VIBE: The room strikes a balance between practical and polished, dressed in a palette of chef’s whites and leather, anchored by a whitewashed stone bar. But the real asset is out back: a 35-seat patio that offers rare privacy in the downtown core.

EAT THIS: Chef Bruce’s menu is FUN FACT Named for Eugénie Brazier, the rooted in local ingredients but is defirst chef in history to earn six Michelin stars. fined by her Filipina heritage. The green peppercorn squid is a sharp, acidic tangle of garlic and soy, and the lamb tartare uses briny olives and flatbread to ground the dish. The shrimp risotto delivers garlic-chili heat that sticks to your ribs, but the smart money is on the bone marrow followed immediately by the chocolate cake — especially if you order the hojicha soft serve as a sidecar.

THE VERDICT: Small, focused and technically sound, it honours the address’s history while carving out a distinct, delicious identity. 89 Harbord St.

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The Paris Paris team joins forces with industry veteran Kelly Amaral to bring a modern, design-forward slice of Lisbon to Dundas West. Taberna LX, located in the neighbourhood where Amaral's parents settled in the 1950s, is a personal project 15 years in the making.

THE VIBE: Designed by Lisbon-based architect Joana Astolfi, the space features hand-painted tiles from the legendary Viúva Lamego factory and mosaics that evoke the streets of Lisbon. The real draw is the rooftop — the largest in the west end — anchored by a 26-foot mural of the Douro River.

EAT THIS: Chef JonaFUN FACT Co-owner Kelly Amaral has Nelly Furtado in her inner circle. than Poon honours tradition while injecting his own heritage into the menu. The seafood rice is the standout, overflowing with shrimp and cuttlefish but spiked with XO sauce — a nod to Poon’s Hong Kong roots. Start with the salt cod fritters or the tempura (a technique the Portuguese introduced to Japan), which are light, crisp and perfect for sharing. The piri piri skewers deliver the requisite heat, and the sea bass offers a simple, expertly cooked alternative.

THE VERDICT: Taberna LX manages to be both a neighbourhood anchor and a destination, treating Portuguese cuisine with the nuance it deserves. 1161 Dundas St. W.

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T.O.’S BEST NEW RESTAURANTS No. 6 ariete e toro If you’ve seen a line snaking down Keewatin Avenue recently, this is why. Ariete E Toro isn't just another deli; it’s a shrine to schiacciata, the thinner, crispier, chewier cousin of focaccia. Inspired by a summer trip to Tuscany, the shop has quickly reached cult status, with daily sellouts becoming the standard operating procedure.

THE VIBE: The space is functional and frantic in the best way. It’s a grab-and-go operation that smells of fresh yeast and imported cured meats. The shop feels efficient but warm, bustling with the kind of midday urgency you usually only find in ItalFUN FACT Ariete E Toro is named after the owners’ astrological signs — Aries and Taurus. ian piazzas or midtown office towers.

EAT THIS: The bread is the foundation, but the Enzo is the masterpiece. It layers mortadella di Bologna with rich pistachio pesto and creamy stracciatella, finished with chopped pistachios and a lemonbasil oil that cuts through the fat. For a savoury-sweet alternative, try the prosciutto di Montagna, which pairs 16-month aged ham with Gorgonzola and fresh pear crudo.

THE VERDICT: Ariete E Toro proves that you don't need a complex menu to win over the neighbourhood. You just need really, really good bread. 12 Keewatin Ave.

The winning combo: fluffy schiacciata and authentic Italian meats

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Zachary Kolomeir and Carmelina Imola (of Dreyfus, Bernhardt’s) have opened a buzzy Italian-Jewish spot in Little Italy behind a bright red, nameless storefront.

N.L. Ginzburg is a cultural fusion more than a culinary one, and it feels like dinner at a family home.

THE VIBE: From the street, textured glass blurs the scene into warm lights and fuzzy shapes. Inside, it’s cinematic but cosy, with walls decked out in 1970s Milanese crime movie posters and a bustling energy that feels lived-in.

EAT THIS: Dishes land on scallopedFUN FACT Guests sit on original 1980s edge plates you might find at your Italian Simonetti chairs in the dining room. nonna’s or bubbe’s. The zucchini fritti are essential, served as onion ring– style rounds with a fluffy, buttery dip of taleggio and piave. The beef cheek ragu, good enough to transport you to Italy, is done up in a Sangiovese wine sauce. The bar serves a Figroni — a negroni with a sweet twist of fig syrup in a frosty glass — while the Jerusalem artichoke gelato flies out of the kitchen all night.

THE VERDICT: A seamless blend of backgrounds serving Italian staples elevated by quality ingredients that might surprise you. 548 College St.

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Rob Rossi and David Minicucci reimagine the Italian steak house.

No. 4 sammarco Rob Rossi and David Minicucci have spent years dominating the west end. With Sammarco, they have finally planted a flag downtown. The duo has taken the tired tropes of the genre (the “old boys' club energy’) and filtered them through a distinctively Italian lens.

THE VIBE: The 90-seat room is designed to impress without feeling like a museum. It’s a mix of gold accents, marble and heavy linens — luxurious, yes, but with personality, catering to both the Bay Street crowd and FUN FACT The walls are home to one of the pre-theatre set.

Canada’s largest restaurant art collections.

EAT THIS: Although the headline is the exclusive Cumbrae’s prime beef — dryaged in-house for sixty days and best experienced via the massive Fiorentina — this isn’t just a chop house. Chef Rob Rossi demands you pay attention to the pasta, specifically the fettuccine alla scrofa, a rich, tableside spectacle of 100-egg dough and 24month Parmigiano. Start with the sausage-stuffed olive all’ascolane and absolutely end with the torta di cioccolato.

THE VERDICT: Sammarco is sophisticated, expensive and incredibly polished. It respects the tradition of the Italian steak house while modernizing the script. 4 Front St. E.

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No. 3 seahorse Summerhill is waking up. Behind Seahorse is a team with a serious pedigree: Simon Bauer (formerly of Union), Eamon Clark (son of oyster legend Rodney Clark) and a kitchen led by Federico Garcia, the former second-in-command at Quetzal.

THE VIBE: The room is loud in the best possible way. A massive white stone bar anchors the space, evoking a pocket-sized Grand Central Oyster Bar, and the crowd skews younger than the usual Summerhill demographic. With Bauer working the floor and a playful Hats & Caps cubby by FUN FACT Eleven-time oyster-shucking champ the door, it feels like the energy of OsEamon Clark knows his way around a shell. sington has finally crept north of Bloor.

EAT THIS: The kitchen sources through Oroshi Market, so the raw bar is solid, but the menu has range. The real surprise is the runner beans — charred to hell and finished with balsamic, they somehow steal the show from the fancier plates. For groups, the Ice Boxes (seafood towers served on metal baking trays) are the obvious move, but if you're splitting a main, go for the bouillabaisse loaded with crab, prawns and mussels.

THE VERDICT: It’s not a cheap night out, but for the sourcing and the scene, it’s the most exciting opening the neighbourhood has seen in years. 1226 Yonge St.

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THE VIBE: The footprint is huge — spanning a main dining room, bar, patio and the private Rickshaw Lounge upstairs — but it’s designed to feel intimate, like a stylized Saigon alley with hand-painted signs, textured floors and hanging greenery.

EAT THIS: Your strategy depends on the time of day. Lunch is for the purists: it’s soupforward, featuring the rotating heavy hitters like tamarind fish, chicken phở or the crabloaded bánh canh cua. Dinner is where the FUN FACT Anthony Bourdain put kitchen gets to play with Toronto-exclusive this tiny Saigon stall on the global map. dishes, like wagyu phở or the unexpected short rib rigatoni with a slow-poached egg.

On the drink side, skip the standard lager for a pandan-infused cocktail or the rich peanut butter coffee.

THE VERDICT: Precise, energetic and generous. You leave full, satisfied and impressed by the deliberate thought evident in every dish and every corner of the room.

93 Ossington Ave.

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No. 1 liliana When Vela was forced to close after a devastating fire, chef Marvin Palomo didn’t scatter. Instead, he took his "close and dedicated" crew to Queen West and opened Liliana. The result is a 30-seat, low-lit stunner that feels like a dinner party thrown by industry vets.

THE VIBE: On a recent Thursday, the place was packed. The esthetic is "vintage warehouse chic" — think exposed brick and low lights — but the real draw is the service. The team (many ex-Vela) treats you like royalty. Ask for Nick, who navigates the menu with breezy expertise.

EAT THIS: Palomo deFUN FACT Chef-owner Marvin Palomo greets scribes the food as Italevery table and often runs the food himself. ian with Asian “creative touches,” but that undersells it. The beef carpaccio is a standout, finished with furikake and pearl onion for a crunch-forward take that outshines standard versions.

The stuffed chicken wings are non-negotiable: deboned and packed with truffle risotto, they sit squarely in high-low comfort food territory.

For mains, the octopus with tamari and shishito is clean and precise.

Save room for the panna cotta: spiked with yuja cha and calamansi, its tangy acidity cuts straight through the cream.

THE VERDICT: An intimate local restaurant with ambition — and execution — to match. 1198 Queen St. W. 51 | JANUARY 2026

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One of Giragi’s stuffed pitas

What one of T.O.’s top foodies is eating now Toronto’s dining scene is always moving, and food influencer Rick Silver (@dicksworld) keeps pace. In this roundup, he breaks down four restaurants’ menus — what works, what falls flat and what’s worth a return. When Rick talks, the city listens.

1. The Frederick

One look at the menu of this new place from the team behind the Chase and I called an Uber. The entrées are excellent, but don’t skip the apps like the zucchini fritti, spinach and artichoke dip or the buttermilk fried chicken. These were some of the best bites I had all year. 10 Temperance St. The Rating: 8.7/10 Last Bite: I’ve already been four times.

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Well, what can I say? I love the food market at The Well. It puts pretty much all of the city’s other food courts to shame. And it keeps getting better, with additions like Giragi, serving some of the best stuffed pitas I’ve ever had. It’s no wonder, since this place comes to us from the Michelin-recognised Taline, one of the best Armenian restaurants in town. 486 Front St.W. The Rating: 8.8/10 Last Bite: Try the hummus too!

3. Golden Horseshoe BBQ

Once you’ve enjoyed Texas BBQ the way it’s meant to be enjoyed — in Texas, that is — nothing north of the 49th will ever come close. But I will say that this spot is as close as it gets.

And now that they’ve moved from pop-ups to one of the most iconic intersections in town, at Christie and Dupont, we can all finally try some of the best brisket, ribs, pork, chicken and sausages coming out of a local smoker. 657 Dupont St. The Rating: 9/10 Last Bite: Don’t eat for three days beforehand.

4. Prime Seafood Palace

When chef Coulson Armstrong won Canada’s Top Chef award it validated my belief that Prime Seafood Palace served the best meal I had all year. It’s nothing like your traditional steak-and-seafood spot, and Matty Matheson — whose farm provides some of the restaurant’s produce — has given Toronto an absolute gem.

944 Queen St. W. The Rating: 10/10 Last Bite: Well worth the splurge.

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New midtown omakase serves 20 incredible courses

Courses range from pristine sashimi to A5 Miyazaki wagyu

If the growing demand for omakase in Toronto says seasonal dinner, featuring 20 elevated courses, and anything, it’s that Toronto diners are always seeking a $135 14-course lunch on Fridays, Saturdays and an experience. The latest to open, the Onda, is of- Sundays. fering just that, with a 20-course omakase dinner.

Alongside the expected highlights of yellowtail If you haven’t heard by now, omakase can be sashimi and nigiri, a favourite on the dinner menu loosely translated to “I leave it up to you,” and is a is the akami yukhoe, which takes inspiration from Japanese dining style where diners let the chef have a Korean dish, though uses the lean part of the tuna full range in deciding what to dine on. At the Onda, rather than beef. Another showstopper you'll be located at 750 St. Clair Ave. W., that happens presented with is the signature A5 Grade Miin an intimate 14-seat dining room with yazaki wagyu wrapped in a shiso leaf and a minimalist design accentuated by lightly tempura fried.

REEL DEAL whitewashed wood finishes.

“More than 90 per cent of our fish More than 90 per “We hope guests will feel the sinand ingredients come directly from cent of the fish and cerity behind every detail,” says Kelly Japan. Depending on the menu, we ingredients come Kim, one of the owners. “Omakase is age or prepare it differently, allowing directly from not only a technique. It is a dialogue us to transform the same ingredients Japan. between the chef, the ingredients and into entirely new dishes,” says Kim. the guest.”

“This way, first-time guests experience The team behind The Onda has nearly familiar yet elevated flavours, while return50 years of combined experience from chef Yoon ing guests never feel it’s repetitive. We want each Taiki Choi and his brother-in-law chef Sun Woo. visit to be fresh, thoughtful and memorable.

Where Woo has expertise in both traditional These courses will be prepared with a selection Korean and Japanese cuisine, Choi has extensive of Japanese sake and premium Japanese beer. experience in omakase, specifically at Yasu and the The Onda have just begun offering a sake pairMichelin-recommended Okeya Kyujiro. Both ing and a tea pairing, featuring organic Japanese tea. bring tradition and artistry to the table.”

The Onda is open at 750 St. Clair Ave. W. With a name that means receiving and giving — Megan Gallant many blessings in Japanese, the Onda serves a $250

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Love Indian spices? Obsessed tuck butter chicken into a taco with Mexican flavours? To- — and you've got one delironto’s newest spot, the Bolly- ciously tasty meal. wood Tacos, brings both to the The menu revolves around same plate — and it’s worth three-piece tacos ($18) topped with pico, purple cabbage, the hype.

The College Street spot is pickled onion, mint chutney the city debut of the Oshawa and the house Bollywood born brand, which first opened sauce. Proteins include curry in 2019, and it’s bringing the chicken, curry lamb, butter same delicious and completely chicken, shrimp tikka, paneer customizable menu that made tikka and chana masala, covering vegetarian and vegan opthe original a big hit. tions. If tacos aren’t your Founder Rajeev Ganesan, thing, you can also get a Scarborough native a burrito, bowl, naoriginally from Sri chos or even pouLanka, built the FUSION FEAST tine with the concept around Curry lamb poutine same fillings. one simple idea: and butter chicken Ever ything why choose betacos are just some starts mild, lettween Indian of the inventive ting you control and Mexican bites. the heat with hot food when you can sauce or pickled Thai merge the best of chilies. Sides include naan, both? After experimenting with swapping tortillas for saffron rice, guac and extra naan and layering Indian pro- sauce, and desserts include teins like butter chicken and gulab jamun for Indian tradipaneer into familiar Mexican tionalists and churros with carformats, the formula stuck — amel for the Mexican-inspired and people kept coming back. end of the spectrum.

It’s mostly a grab-and-go The fusion works — maybe even better than you'd expect. spot with a few tables, includIndian and Mexican cuisines ing a seating area under a sign both thrive on heat, spice, that reads, “Feed me tacos and smoky sauces and carbs that do tell me I’m pretty.”

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Movie musicals hit Toronto: From Doubtfire to Darth Vader

January is packed with movie magic in Toronto, and you won’t want to miss a minute! First up, Mrs. Doubtfire ( Jan. 6–18, at the Princess of Wales Theatre) turns the beloved Robin Williams classic into a musical. Robin Williams improvised so much in the 1993 movie that some scenes were nearly cut for being “too wild.” Families can watch an actor go full nanny mode live, with a wig that earned its own standing ovation. Next, grab your elves and hobbits — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – In Concert hits Meridian Hall, Jan. 23–24. Watch the film in HD while 250 musicians, along with the Toronto Children’s Chorus, perform Howard Shore’s epic score live. Shore composed hours of music for the entire trilogy, so even this first installment delivers a mega concert of Middle-earth’s greatest hits. For a surprising finale, Orchestra Toronto presents Darth Vader Meets The Godfather on Jan. 24. Watch lightsabers clash to Wagner-style music, as the haunting Sicilian themes of the Corleones show how film scores bring movies to life.

Clockwise from left: ‘Lord of the Rings’ in concert, ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ live and Darth Vader Meets The Godfather

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Cat and Nat’s hilariously unreal New Year’s resolutions New Year’s is like the start of a brand new year for moms. So when January rolls around, we can’t help but think about how this year is going to be different, and we come up with a million and one completely unrealistic goals that will never stick.

Here are just a few of our New Year’s resolutions as moms: 1. I am going to be more organ-

ized, more involved, more patient, and I am definitely going to know what’s happening in my children’s lives this year.

2. I’m going to start researching ways to make my life easier and more organized so that I don’t end up being the mom who’s frantically running some kind of fast food to my kids because I forgot to pack lunches.

3. Better yet, I’m going to make snack bins in the fridge that I will promptly refill on Sunday nights so the kids can just grab what they

we will actually know what we’ve 10. I’m also going to have bins for contributed to that disturbing each of the kids near the front door so that, when they come mound of misplaced crap. home, their shoes, hats, mitts, 7. I’m also going to implement a and gloves all go into the one bin. quiet time for reading so my chil- And I’m only buying one pair of dren will have some time to relax, mitts per kid this year, so the unwind, and grow their mind house doesn’t look like a bomb and imagination every single day. hit it before 9 a.m.

8. I’m going to make day-specific

hangers labelled Monday through Sunday. My kids will pick their outfits for the week, L-R: Cat and Nat on why doing less is the real New Year’s resolution and that’s the outfit they’re going to wear on that specific day. want. That’s right — a bento box. 5. Every day, I’m going to intro- Every Sunday we’ll add another I’m not going to have 400,000 duce a new fruit or vegetable into outfit to each hanger, so there are Tupperware containers lying my children’s lives. Like a per- never any arguments or negotiaaround. I’m just going to have a simmon, for example. No idea tions in the morning. few good sets. That’s it, that’s all. what it is, but it sounds good, so it’s being added into the mix be- 9. I’m going to create a mail or4. I’m going to meal plan. I’m cause we really need to branch ganizer at the front door for the kids to put all their forms in. going to organize all my meals for out this year.

There will be a slot for forms the week. I’ll take one chicken and cook it seven different ways (and 6. I’m going to label all of my coming in and another for forms I’ll know how to do that because kids’ stuff, so that when I go to going out so the teachers aren’t alI will have found a ton of healthy the lost-and-found (because ways calling me about the form things go MIA on a daily basis), from a week and a half ago. and delicious recipes online).

Here’s the truth, moms — we make all these plans, buy all the gear, and swear this year will be different, yet nothing changes.

So here’s real advice: cut yourself some slack and let your kids take responsibility. It’s not your job to get them dressed or on time.

Whatever you’re doing (or not), you’re doing a good job. That’s your real New Year’s resolution: relax, let go and remember you’re enough.

CAT AND NAT tackle motherhood with wit and wisdom. Find them at catandnat.ca and @catandnat on social media.

2026 SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE GUIDE Bannockburn Independent School Visit bannockburn.ca for info on our in-person open houses: Sunday January 25, 2026 at 10am to 2pm Sunday April 26, 2026 at 10am to 2pm 416-789-7855 Bayview Glen School | 416-443-1030 Learn more about the Bayview Glen difference at bayviewglen.ca or contact admissions@bayviewglen.ca The Country Day School Visit cds.on.ca to find out more about our school, and call to book a tour.

905-833-1972

Prestige School Visit prestigeprivateschool.ca to find out more about our school.

416-250-0648 The Rosedale Day School Please call to book a personal tour.

416-923-4726 St. Clement’s School Visit scs.on.ca to find out more about our school.

416-483-4414

Crestwood School Please call to book a personal tour. 416-444-5858

Toronto Prep School Visit torontoprepschool.com for info on our in-person open house: Saturday February 7, 2026 at 10am to 12pm 416-545-1020

Greenwood College School Visit greenwoodcollege.org/visitus to find out more about our school.

416-545-5127

Waldorf Academy Visit waldorfacademy.org to find out more about our school.

416-962-6447

The Mabin School Please call to book a personal tour. 416-964-9594

WillowWood School Visit willowwoodschool.ca/open-houses-and-interviews for info on our open house: Saturday January 17, 2026 at 10am Saturday March 25, 2026 at 10am 416-444-7644

Northmount School | 416-449-8823 x 1003 Visit northmount.com/admissions/open-house-and-tours for info on our open house: Wednesday February 25, 2026 at 10:30am

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2026 PRIVATE EDUCATION GUIDE

Our 37th annual guide features top private schools and extracurricular programs, including student-teacher ratios and real tuition costs.

Bannockburn Independent School

The warm spirit of our school community is reflected every day at Bannockburn. Cultivating Curiosity, Nurturing Potential, and Empowering Independence represents the core of our Toddler to Grade 6 program, an integrated curriculum that builds in intentional academic, social, and developmental growth. Cultivating curiosity begins by creating a caring and supportive environment with the encourage-

ment to ask questions and make connections. Nurturing potential happens through our enriched curriculum that exceeds provincial standards and promotes a love of learning. Finally, empowering independence occurs with the growth of a sense of purpose in ourselves, our classrooms, and our world.

Our program leads to independent, selfconfident, critical thinkers in our Grade 6 Grads and proud Bannockburn alumni.

SCHOOL TYPE: Montessori YEAR FOUNDED: 1993 GRADES: Toddler to Gr. 6

ENROLMENT: 200 STUDENT/STAFF RATIO: Varies TUITION: $18,700 - $31,500

Northmount School

Northmount School is Toronto’s only independent, JK to Grade 8 Catholic boys’ elementary school. Catholic principles provide the foundation and purpose to our school’s everyday life that lead us to a conscious belief that we have a responsibility to prepare our students to build a better world. Thus, our students learn and grow in a community that places great value on the God-given dignity of each person,

individuality, self-discovery and kindness, while immersed in a strong academic program. Philosophically, we understand that education alone is not enough. It is education with values that matter. Our creative and stimulating curriculum goes well beyond the standard requirements. Our small class sizes and specialist teachers mean particular strengths are identified and nurtured.

SCHOOL TYPE: Independent School ENROLMENT: 150 YEAR FOUNDED: 1990 STUDENT/STAFF RATIO: 8:1 GRADES: JK-8 TUITION: $25,900 - $27,050

Crestwood School

Crestwood School practises the traditional art of teaching by challenging young minds to learn and by structuring experiences that make learning possible. The school’s philosophy is based on tried-andtrue methods of teaching the basics, thus providing students with a solid foundation in the three Rs. Homework and development of students’ organizational skills and good work/study habits are an integral part of the program. At the same

time, Crestwood School is concerned with the “whole child” — striving to maintain the balance of a child’s physical, social and emotional development. Each teacher is the key. With a well-planned program, a positive rapport with each and every student and a sense of commitment and dedication, Crestwood School’s goals are met! Crestwood is located in the beautiful wooded valley at Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue.

SCHOOL TYPE: Independent School ENROLMENT: 450 YEAR FOUNDED: 1980 STUDENT/STAFF RATIO: 15:1 GRADES: JK-Gr.6 TUITION: $25,000-$35,200

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The Mabin School

The Mabin School fosters original thinkers, adaptive leaders and caring citizens. A leader in progressive elementary education since 1980, it’s Canada’s first independent Ashoka Changemaker School, promoting leadership, teamwork, problem-solving and empathy. Mabin’s sustaining principles of inquiry, integration and reflection are integral to the academic and social program. Students are empowered to

think deeply about those around them in order to make change in their own community and beyond.

Discover the Mabin Magic in person by booking an individual school tour at admissions@mabin.com or by calling 416-964-9594 x247.

SCHOOL TYPE: Independent School ENROLMENT: 150 YEAR FOUNDED: 1980 STUDENT/STAFF RATIO: N/A GRADES: JK-Gr. 6 TUITION: $35,272

Greenwood College School

Greenwood empowers students to develop the knowledge, skills and character they need to be future-ready and reach their full potential. We combine personalized learning and an innovative Adviser Program to provide each student with the right combination of challenge and support as they grow academically and as people. Our welcoming co-ed / gender-inclusive community fosters open-mindedness and engagement,

and we offer an array of high-calibre athletics, arts and co-curricular programs. Transformative experiential learning, including outdoor education and real world-connected opportunities both in and out of the classroom, encourages students to find new depths of perseverance and to build connections with the broader community. Our alumni leave Greenwood ready to thrive in postsecondary pursuits.

SCHOOL TYPE: Independent School ENROLMENT: 500 YEAR FOUNDED: 2002 STUDENT/STAFF RATIO: 7:1 GRADES: 7-12 TUITION: $47,170 (2025)

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WillowWood School

Founded in 1980, WillowWood has a long tradition of delivering targeted, personal education that considers each student’s needs and strengths. Our staff employ a team-based approach to teaching and conduct regular education strategy meetings to discuss how best to deliver the curriculum to each of our students. We are a full facility featuring a fitness room, gymnasium, music room, art room, science lab, and film

and digital media arts studios. Our location on “School Street”(Scarsdale Road) gives us access to incredible amenities and services that allow us to incorporate swimming, dance, and robotics into our curriculum. Classes are small, the atmosphere is warm, and technology is at the forefront of our teaching methodology.

SCHOOL TYPE: Private School YEAR FOUNDED: 1980 GRADES: SK-12

ENROLMENT: 270 STUDENT/STAFF RATIO: 8:1 TUITION: $21,700 - $27,400

“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”— Stevie Wonder

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Stay in her lane?

Unlikely.

At St. Clement’s School, we don’t believe that education is always a straight path, or that one size fits all. Through the St. Clement’s School learning experience, we encourage each student to explore and define her own unique education journey.

Help start her journey today. www.scs.on.ca

St. Clement’s School

St. Clement’s School is an independent girls’ day school in midtown Toronto. At SCS, we are evolving and redefining what it means to really learn and thrive in a world where the only certainty is change. We don't just want our students to thrive, we want them to boldly thrive - to see disruption as opportunity and possibility, to seize change with agility and imagination, to tackle the complex world of tomorrow with confidence and character. At SCS, educational journeys will be marked by academic rigour and a renewed curriculum that continually challenges and assesses the act of learning in an inclusive and safe environment.

Students will value learning as an outcome in itself, understanding it's about the success of the journey, not just the destination.

SCHOOL TYPE: Independent School YEAR FOUNDED: 1901 GRADES: 1-12 ENROLMENT: 470 STUDENT/STAFF RATIO: 8:1 TUITION: $39,900

The Rosedale Day School

Meaningful Learning for Life.

Discover a vibrant learning community in Downtown Toronto that prepares students to adapt confidently and engage responsibly in a changing world. From JK to Grade 8, the heart of RDS’s programming is our unwavering commitment to developing and inspiring the authentic character and potential of each child. A powerful sense of belonging forms the backbone of learning and development, encouraging each child to take risks, get involved, and pursue their unique potential.

Located at 131 Bloor Street West, RDS students enjoy a Downtown Advantage with access to institutions such as the ROM, AGO, and U of T to enrich their classroom learning.

Apply now or book a tour at www.rds-on.com/apply

SCHOOL TYPE: Independent YEAR FOUNDED: 1995 GRADES: JK - Grade 8 ENROLMENT: 170 AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 16-22 TUITION: $30,795

“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.”

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The Country Day School

Situated on a 100-acre campus north of Toronto among the rolling hills of King Township, The Country Day School is a leading JK-12 co-ed, non-denominational independent school. Since 1972, the dynamic and friendly CDS community has been nurturing student talent and fulfilling promise. Our innovative approach to learning integrates leading-edge technology, sophisticated facilities and exceptional

teaching. Emphasizing education with balance, CDS provides diverse opportunities in academics, athletics, and visual and performing arts. Plus, students of all ages also love to explore our sprawling campus for outdoor education activities. This is a place of possibilities where students unearth their passions and everyone feels known, supported and inspired. Learn more at www.cds.on.ca

SCHOOL TYPE: Independent School ENROLMENT: 830 YEAR FOUNDED: 1972 STUDENT/STAFF RATIO: 8:1 GRADES: JK-12 TUITION: $35,450

Toronto Prep School

A combined 60 years of teaching experience has prompted Steve and Fouli Tsimikalis to create an environment that promotes learning, develops leadership and awakens social consciousness through the employment of energetic and hand-picked experienced faculty and staff. Toronto Prep offers a rigorous academic curriculum with the opportunity for students to participate in a variety of school clubs

and athletics. Each student will receive a MacBook Pro with an extended warranty. Steve and Fouli have determined that it truly takes a village to raise a child. “A faculty working closely with parents/ guardians, smaller classes, supervised extra help before and after school and on Saturdays help students reach their personal potential for success,” notes Fouli. Their passion for teaching is evident.

SCHOOL TYPE: Independent School ENROLMENT: 440 YEAR FOUNDED: 2009 STUDENT/STAFF RATIO: 10:1 GRADES: 7-12 TUITION: $36,250 - $38,250

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”— Nelson Mandela

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PRESTIGE SCHOOL Independent Private School • Grades PS to 12 Prestige School Richmond Hill offers strong academic programs for PS to Grade 12.

We are on the path of becoming an International Baccalaureate® (IB)World School and will start offering IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for Grades Kindergarten to 6 in September

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Open House: Sa aturday, February 7, 2026 - 10:0 00am to 12:00 noon.

Visit our website ew www.torontoprepschool.com for o more informat i f i ion and be sure to clicck k on the links to our FaceBook aand Instagram pages.

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Richmond Hill Campus 11 Headdon Gate (Bathurst & Major Mackenzie) Toronto Campus 21 Eddfield Avenue (Yonge & Sheppard) 416-250-0648

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LOOKING AHEAD

2026 is upon us, so instead of looking back, we’re looking forward — and who better to ask to do that than the city’s top psychics. From the Jays to the mayoral election, find out what these soothsayers have to say about the future of Toronto.

On Drake and Kendrick: Drake and Kendrick Lamar will never make up. From an energetic perspective, it’s highly unlikely.

On the Trump tariffs: I think Trump will stop playing games with Carney early in the year.

By early February, he will back down some.

On Matty Matheson: I foresee more filmmaking opportunities and screen appearances for Matty into 2027. He will also have a glow up.

On the Jays: The Toronto Blue Jays won’t be getting Bo Bichette back this year.

On the mayoral election: I don’t think Olivia Chow will be re-elected.

I think there’s a younger, stronger forerunner surfacing there.

On T.O. food trends: Some fusion cuisines from the global south will make their way onto our plates.

If you are a fan of spice, 2026 will be nice.

On Matty Matheson: An appearance in a film may secure him a new position. And he’ll expand into more restaurants. This will be a big year for him.

On sports: The Jays have a chance of coming back for a win.

The Leafs — no way. The Raptors will warm up over these next two years.

On transit The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will finally be hard launched — just in time for the FIFA World Cup.

On the mayoral election: Olivia Chow will absolutely not be winning the election again.

On the FIFA World Cup: Canada will do well.

They won’t be out in the first round.

On the mayoral election Olivia Chow will not be re-elected, because Saturn will be placing limitations on her 10th house of careers.

On the condo market: It’s unlikely the condo market will recover this year; in fact, the world economy may fall.

On 2026 vibes: 2026 is going to be a great and energetic year!

So get ready for the year ahead and all the active energy that comes with it.

On Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry: I think they’ll be together for quite a while. It’s a very good match — but there won’t be any quick marriages or anything.

On the FIFA World Cup I see Canada not winning, but going far. Expect some “divers” [who fake injuries] trying to cause trouble on the playing field for Team Canada.

On Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry: They have a past life connection. Uranus, the planet of unusual sudden change, will affect that by late April. It won’t last.

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On Meghan and Harry: Meghan and Harry will not reconcile with the royals, but in time there may be peace between them once William takes the throne.

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On small businesses: We will see many new and innovative products and services, especially in the health and fitness areas, appear on the Toronto scene.

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