In today’s edition of This City: the best Father’s Day gifts for every budget. Plus, four drag performers on the price of being fabulous, Real Housewives of Toronto star Kara Alloway on her new book about reality TV, and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our coverage on the city. |
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Whether your budget is $50 or $500, we rounded up some fun, thoughtful gift ideas that the dad and dad figures in your life will love. A foaming beer dispenser, a locally made wallet, a buzzy new video game and more, here. |
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| | We spoke to drag performers Tynomi Banks, Manny Dingo, Juice Boxx and Bom Bae about body hair, safety zones and aging gracefully. “During the HIV/AIDS epidemic, we lost so many young lives,” says Bom Bae. “Now, we should have an understanding that being gay and aging is a privilege.” Read the full questionnaire here. |
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| | Six years ago, magazine editor Kara Alloway starred in The Real Housewives of Toronto, a local iteration of the hit Bravo reality series. “I understood the assignment,” says Alloway of her onscreen persona, who famously lost it when the other ladies got drunk at her dinner party. Now, Alloway is back in the spotlight with her debut novel, which follows a group of women on a Housewives-esque reality series. Here, she dishes on the behind-the-scenes secrets of reality stardom. |
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What to read, watch and listen to in June |
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| | Formed in 1997, Death Cab for Cutie entered the mainstream with their hit 2003 album, Transatlanticism. Two decades later, the band count 10 studio albums, eight Grammy nominations and a certified platinum record among their accomplishments. Their latest album, 2022’s Asphalt Meadows, received critical acclaim, but the Transatlanticism Tour celebrates the 20th anniversary of the band’s most beloved album. June 2, Massey Hall |
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| | 416 Snack Bar opened in 2011 and quickly became the spot where Toronto’s restaurant staff went to eat and unwind after a long service. Twelve years later, its owners opened Short Turn, a cocktail bar just steps away, designed to evoke a vintage streetcar. Join TL Insider on Tuesday, June 6 for drinks, snacks and more. Get tickets here |
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| | After two years of takeout and home cooking, Toronto diners are keen to splurge on caviar, seafood towers and prime cuts of beef. And this is all happening at a time when chicken breasts are going for $23 a kilogram and we’re price-matching at supermarkets like it’s a bloodsport. The message, in short, is that if people choose to dine out, they’re going big. In our June issue, 20 restaurants where we’re more than happy to put our money where our mouths are. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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