9 h. ago You can get discounts to 82 different places in Ontario with your Presto card

If you already have a Presto card, you might not know that, besides getting you across the city, it can actually unlock some pretty impressive perks and discounts on attractions, restaurants, and events happening all across Ontario. While some Presto discounts are available year-round, others are available for a limited time only. To get your discount, all you have to do is use a special discount code at checkout for online purchases or show your physical Presto card or digital version in person. Here are just a few examples out of the 82 places you get a discount in Ontario just by flashing your Presto card this fall. Attractions Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) If you're looking for indoor attractions to visit as the weather cools up, you can visit the AGO and use the promo code AGOPRESTO online to get 15 per cent off an AGO Annual Pass. This offer is only valid until Oct. 31.Canadian Automotive Museum Located in Oshawa, this museum is ...

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8 d. ago Three restaurants in Ontario were just named among the best on the continent

North America's 50 best restaurants for 2025 have been revealed, and three Ontario eateries made their way onto the list.For the first time ever, World's 50 Best, one of the leading awarding bodies for the best restaurants and bars in the world, has unveiled its list for the top 50 restaurants in North America — and three spots in Ontario made it on the list.We may be biased, but let's be real, is anyone surprised?Fresh off the heels of a major victory on the 2025 Toronto Michelin Guide, where it received two stars, making it the most awarded restaurant in Canada, Lincoln's Restaurant Pearl Morissette leads the pack with an impressive third-place ranking.The Niagara region's restaurant and winery is celebrated for its commitment to local, seasonal cuisine and an endlessly changing menu crafted from ingredients sourced within the region.If the third-place finish wasn't enough, Restaurant Pearl Morissette also walked away with the award for...

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2 w. ago Toronto Michelin Guide 2025 unveiled and here's the complete list of restaurants

The 2025 Toronto Michelin Guide has officially been announced, honouring stalwarts and surprise additions alike.The fourth edition of Toronto's Michelin Guide is here, celebrating the cream of the culinary crop in and around Toronto.2025 also marks the second year that restaurants outside of Toronto in the southern Ontario area are eligible for inclusion, following some surprise additions from the city's surrounding area that made it onto the list in 2024.The guide acts as a framework for tourists (and residents interested in doing some at-home culinary tourism of their own) to discern the can't-miss eateries in the given city, ranking honorees on the uniqueness, flavour and execution of their cuisine.According to Michelin, one, two, and three Michelin Stars identify "establishments serving exceptional cuisine that's rich in flavour, remarkably executed and infused with the personality of a talented chef."There's also the Bib Gourmand distinction, which...

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2 w. ago 6 Ontario finalists named for Air Canada's best new restaurants of 2025

The finalists for Air Canada's Best New Restaurants of 2025 have been revealed, celebrating a slew of new spots from coast to coast.Canada's food scene continues to be on the up-and-up, from getting international attention (like, say, when a certain former prime minister grabs dinner at a Montreal restaurant with a certain space exploring popstar) to inspiring culinary tourism among citizens who are, increasingly, opting to explore on home soil.Since the best new restaurants to open in 2025 range all the way from Newfoundland to B.C., who better to keep their finger on the culinary pulse coast to coast than Air Canada?For the past 23 years, the airline has been doing exactly that, identifying and celebrating the crème de la crème across Canada, using a strict critical framework each year, and the 31 finalists for 2025 have just been released.The top 10 winners will be announced by celebrity chef Chuck Hughes at a special cerem...

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4 w. ago The history of the Golden Griddle restaurant chain in Ontario

Decades before Ontario's brunch scene was overrun with trendy lattes and Instagram-worthy plates, there was the Golden Griddle, a no-frills, all-Canadian family restaurant that was synonymous with family gatherings, after-club eats, and well-earned breakfasts after all-nighters and final exams. The chain, which eventually went on to open dozens of locations across the GTA, southwestern, central, and eastern Ontario, had its humble beginnings at a 60-seat restaurant at the corner of Redpath and Eglinton Avenues.The brunch chain was founded by entrepreneur Harold McDonnell on May 2, 1964, and quickly grew to become one of Canada's most popular chains of family restaurants. Its home-style meals were served all day and became a go-to for everything from chocolate chip pancakes to omelettes, Belgian waffles to schnitzels, and burgers to dinner entrees. The chain began franchising in 1977, with many opting to stay open 24 hours a day. While the G...

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last month New Ontario hot chicken restaurant's owner calls place 'unhinged' in a good way

Ontario's newest go-to fried chicken restaurant might also be its most unique, and its founder has been dreaming it up for the past eight years.Fried chicken — particularly that of the addictively spicy variety — has been having a moment across the GTA for, well, years, which made two facts abundantly clear to Sal Hussain, owner of Mississauga's Mad Bird Hot Chicken and Mad Ox BBQ.Firstly, he had to take a stab at creating a hot chicken venture of his own. Secondly, it had to be unlike anything else you could already get in the city.That was back in 2018. Mad Bird, the eventual spawn of these two ideas, wouldn't open in Mississauga until June 2025, but, upon landing, it was clear that the concept was worth the wait.While Nashville's take on hot chicken tends to get all the glory (and rightfully so, since the Music City is generally credited with being the birthplace of the dish), Mad Bird puts an entirely different spin on it; one that refl...

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