A few years ago, Robin Daprato, her father and her two siblings were all working in the film industry in Toronto and dreaming of a getaway. “We talked about creating a family retreat, a place to escape from the crazy hours we work,” says Robin. Those conversations inspired her dad to buy a dilapidated ’90s-era Airstream for $40,000. For years, the dusty 34-foot trailer sat unused on their property in Prince Edward County. When the pandemic hit and the film industry shut down, the Dapratos finally had time to bring their vision to life. They gutted the Airstream, stripping out the old cushions and mouldy furniture and evicting the critters that had moved in. Then they built a tiled bathroom with a composting toilet and added leather banquettes around a dining table that doubles as a workspace. Three years and $60,000 later, the renovation was complete. For all of our city coverage, visit torontolife.com or subscribe to our print edition. |
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| Aaron Brown has loved Jeopardy! since he was a child. He spent more than a decade applying to be on the game show, hosting trivia nights across the city to feed his passion. Then, this past summer, he finally got the phone call he’d been waiting for. |
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| Fifteen years ago, Jen Agg led a Toronto restaurant revolution with her chalkboard charcuterie mecca, the Black Hoof. Ten openings, one memoir and a million social-media spats later, Agg continues to innovate. Her new baby, General Public, is her most ambitious spot yet. Read our Q&A with Agg here. |
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| In the latest issue: 20 Torontonians doing big things with small footprints. Plus, the ugly truth about Ontario’s reform schools, a Q&A with the city’s traffic czar, vintage cars retrofitted for the electric age and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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