April 2010 Contents
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Features
Where to Eat Now
Hip, low-budget bistros are popping up everywhere, elevated pub grub is finally here, and rustic Italian is making a comeback—dining out has become fun again. Our annual ranking of the best new restaurants By James Chatto
• See the five honourable mentions here
The Ryerson Revolution
Sheldon Levy, Ryerson’s fiercely ambitious president, persuaded students, politicians and Bay Street to bankroll his big idea. The once dumpy polytechnic is turning into an urban force, swallowing up Sam’s and the Gardens and redrawing the downtown By Marcus Gee
The Great Flood
This winter in Toronto, as many as 70 water mains ruptured every week, causing blackouts, flooding basements to the rafters and creating the perfect recipe for SUV-size sinkholes. How we got into this mess and what it will cost to get us out By Robert Hough
COLUMNS
Off the Rails
Cantankerous drivers, moribund managers and spineless politicians
are all to blame for the crapification of the TTC. The case for privatizing public transit—an oxymoronic idea whose time has come By Chris Nuttall-Smith
THIS CITY
The orchestral manoeuvres of Johannes debus, the COC’s new music director • An annotated evolution of indie café culture • Adam bomb: Giambrone’s premature evacuation • And speaking of extracurricular activities: Atom Egoyan on prostitution, infidelity and his slippery slide into mainstream moviesCITY SURVIVOR
The List
Ten things Matt Galloway, CBC Radio’s new morning man, can’t live without
Super Shopper
The city’s best loot By Alanna Davey
Great Spaces
Haligonian transplants bring some maritime revelry to Rosedale
By Victoria Webster
Real Estate
Two 20-somethings join forces to get
the hell out of Guelph By Bert Archer
Drink
Rating game: are the world’s highest-scoring wines really that good? A taste test of 10 critics’ picks By David Lawrason
This Month
Owen Pallett plays first fiddle at
the Queen Elizabeth • Daniel MacIvor returns to form with his first one-man show in seven years
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