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An elegant sashimi platter with tuna, salmon and yellowtail on traditional Japanese tableware

Nobu Matsuhisa: 'I still look for the next step'

At a one-night tasting inside Nobu Toronto, the chef marked 30 years of his brand and explained why it still has to move like a fashion house, not a hotel chain.

24 October 2026 · 2 min read

Coffee professional cupping several bowls of filter coffee with a spoon

Drinks · Calgary

Phil & Sebastian's Project III sends one farm to three roasters

Calgary's Phil & Sebastian, Proud Mary and MAME each roast a different lot from Panama grower Ratibor Hartmann, sold together as a $170 CAD box set.

21 October 2026 · 2 min read

Kitsilano Beach and the downtown Vancouver skyline seen across English Bay, with mountains behind

Restaurants · Vancouver

AnnaLena Vancouver wins the city's first two Michelin stars

Michael Robbins's Kitsilano restaurant is promoted in the 2026 Michelin Guide Vancouver. Below it, ten one-star tables stay put, none of them new, and Barbara drops to the recommended list.

7 October 2026 · 2 min read

Seven bottles of Canadian whisky, Crown Royal among them, lined up on a glass table

Drinks

Canadian alcohol ban starts Tuesday, but bulk whisky gets through

From 12:01 a.m. on 29 September, packaged Canadian beer, wine and spirits can no longer enter the US. Whisky shipped in bulk for American bottling can, and Crown Royal already does.

28 September 2026 · 2 min read

Pile of cold soba buckwheat noodles served on a bamboo zaru tray in a red lacquer bowl

Restaurants · Toronto

Osoba Ni-Hachi: Shoushin's Jackie Lin bets on soba in Toronto

The chef behind Michelin-starred Shoushin turns to buckwheat: noodles made in Yamagata and shipped frozen, soba sets at lunch and an izakaya with omakase at night.

25 September 2026 · 2 min read

Toronto skyline and the CN Tower lit at dusk, seen across the lake

Hospitality · Toronto

Michelin Guide Toronto 2026 lands tonight at Liberty Grand

The fifth Toronto edition is read out this evening, with one two-star kitchen to beat and a region that now stretches to Mississauga and Niagara.

22 September 2026 · 2 min read

Row of spirits bottles on a lit bar shelf, most of them out of focus

Drinks

Canadian alcohol ban closes US border to beer, wine and whisky

From 29 September, packaged Canadian beer, wine, cider and spirits can no longer enter the US. Bulk spirits and bottles already imported stay outside the order; until then, a 50% duty applies.

11 September 2026 · 2 min read

Empty wooden tables and spindle-back chairs in a warm-lit restaurant dining room

Restaurants · Toronto

Michelin Guide Toronto reveals its 2026 stars on 22 September

Chefs find out on the night at the Liberty Grand, behind closed doors. Two weeks later Texas gets the same news by press release, with nobody in the room at all.

9 September 2026 · 2 min read

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