Toronto
The food historian has long believed that food is as much about satiation for the soul as for the stomach. She told us about food as a tool for political expression, sharing meals, and eating two breakfasts.
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Katie Merchant’s creative eye is applied to the photography she shares on her prolific Instagram account, @thankyou_ok, but also to her work as a creative director and stylist for brands such as Glossier, Babaà and Marimekko that share her penchant for nostalgia filtered through a lens of romance that recalls the films of Jacques Demy or Éric Rohmer. Here, we speak to Katie about capturing moments of serendipitous beauty on an iPhone, the opposite of buyer’s remorse (regret for a purchase unmade), and women she’s inspired by, from Miss Piggy to Martha Stewart.
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Growing up in Toronto, Amaal Nuux embraced the poetry of her culture and, from an early age, sought to make music inspired by the struggles those in her birthplace, Mogadishu, underwent. Here, she elaborates on her very ‘90s early inspirations—which range from DMX to S Club 7 to, of course, Destiny’s Child—to elucidate why those artists became influential in molding her sound today. In doing so, she also curates a playlist that is absolutely filled with bops.
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Along with being the founder of Rainbo—a medicinal mushroom based line of supplements and functional foods—Tonya Papanikolov is a Holistic Nutritionist, educator, cook, and yogi who lives in Toronto. Her work in mycotherapy builds from her platform as an educator on holistic health, nutrition, and healing through food as The Well Woman, and years spent foraging mushrooms in the Canadian forests. In this interview, she lets us in on her life, kitchen, and camera roll—proving that plant-based foods can be both extraordinarily pretty and delicious.
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Toronto-based Fran Miller is the founder and force behind her eponymous skincare brand, F. Miller. Her line—which was launched long before going natural was cool—is centered around effortless, oil-based essentials.
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