Let’s talk about restaurants. Tell me your favourite place to eat in Toronto.

That’s really tough. There are a lot of places that I like equally, so this is in no particular order. For dim sum, there’s a great place called Rol San, but honestly, any dim sum in Chinatown is great. It just has amazing Chinese food. Then, for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food, go to Fat Pasha in Dupont. You can get an entire baked head of cauliflower. It’s just so delicious.

Where else would you recommend people go to eat in the city?

I don’t really spend much time downtown, but there is a good spot Pai, which is Thai food. I once had a really good peanut sundae for dessert. My favourite casual pizza is called Badiali. It’s my favourite slice of pizza in the world – to me, it’s better than any New York slice I’ve had. I know people will be pissed about that, but if you haven’t tried it, then you should.

What about bars? Where do you go to drink?

I’m not a huge drinker, but there are some fun places. There’s a place called Bellwoods Brewery which does these beer slushies. They’re literally the most addictive, best-tasting things. They only do it in the summer, but it’s insanely good. That place is awesome. There’s a vintage spot called Expo Vintage, which has great curated vintage clothes, but also sells beer. My friend works at a spot called Houndstooth, which is a fun bar, and it plays VHSs and old films. But a Toronto staple that you have to go to is called Sneaky Dee’s. It’s one of the oldest dives in Toronto. A lot of bands got their start there.

Have you played there?

No, I’ve never played there, but that’d be fun. I played at another place on Queen Street called The Horseshoe Tavern. I think originally it was a country venue, but now it’s a famous Canadian music spot. The Stones played there once.

Where do you stay when you go? What are the best hotels in Toronto?

It’s actually hard to find a nice place that isn’t ungodly expensive, but I would honestly recommend the Drake Hotel – which is of no relation to Drake, the musician. It’s on the west side of Toronto, so it’s near all the places that I’ve been talking about. It’s a boutique hotel, and it has a really nice cafe on the bottom, and a really good bar. That’s 100 per cent where I would stay.

What keeps drawing you back to Toronto?

It’s just an awesome city. A lot of my friends live there, and so that’s mainly what keeps me coming back – just the close friendships that I have. But every time I go, I feel like I get to know it a bit more and my goal is to just keep getting to know the city and see it change.

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