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The Kensington Market

The Kensington Market

Over a hundred years of immigrant arrivals, counterculture roots, and relentless creative expression — Kensington Market is the kind of place that reminds you why connoisseurship was never meant to be reserved for the elite.

Matt Jerome6 min read
Hallways of Contrast: A Day Inside the AGO

Hallways of Contrast: A Day Inside the AGO

What was supposed to be a quick stop at the Art Gallery of Ontario turned into almost two full hours of wandering — and we still could have easily spent another four. Every time we thought we were done, another hallway opened into something unbelievable.

Rob Sanchez6 min read
The Boardroom Consumption Lounge: A Place to Puff
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The Boardroom Consumption Lounge: A Place to Puff

In a city with the highest number of cannabis dispensaries in the country, one of the hardest things to find is a place to sit, roll, relax and actually enjoy a puff. The Boardroom changes that.

Matt Jerome4 min read
Hidden Histories and Towering Views: Inside Toronto's Iconic Fairmont Royal York
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Hidden Histories and Towering Views: Inside Toronto's Iconic Fairmont Royal York

Coming from Las Vegas, I thought I had seen luxury. The Fairmont Royal York showed me something different — less spectacle, more substance. A behind-the-scenes tour through nearly a century of hidden rooms, royal suites, and stone guardians watching over the city.

Rob Sanchez7 min read
Subtext Coffee Roasters: Pursuit of Clarity
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Subtext Coffee Roasters: Pursuit of Clarity

At Subtext Coffee Roasters in the Junction Triangle, founder Alex Castellani is treating coffee the way serious winemakers treat grapes — as agriculture first, and everything else second.

Rob Sanchez7 min read
Behind the Unmarked Door: The Story of Correnti Cigars
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Behind the Unmarked Door: The Story of Correnti Cigars

Hidden above Spadina Avenue, Frank Correnti Cigars is Canada's last handmade cigar factory — still rolling the same way it always has.

Rob Sanchez7 min read