With Black History Month upon us, we’re celebrating by sharing stories and voices from the Black community, highlighting the incredible work of some of our partners in the arts, music and food spaces. This week, we’re spotlighting Antonia Lawrence, co-founder of Uplift Kitchen, a food security initiative created to serve Black, Indigenous, and other racialized communities in … Continued
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With Black History Month upon us, we’re celebrating by sharing stories and voices from the Black community, highlighting the incredible work of some of our partners in the arts, music and food spaces. This week, we’re spotlighting Malik McKoy, a multimedia artist based in Ajax, Ontario. Straddling the line between analog and digital, Malik attempts … Continued
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With Black History Month upon us, we’re celebrating by sharing stories and voices from the Black community, highlighting the incredible work of some of our partners in the arts, music and food spaces. This week, we’re spotlighting Paulina O’Kieffe-Anthony, the Executive Director at SKETCH Working Arts, a not-for-profit community arts organization that supports marginalized, racialized … Continued
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Meet Patricia Ghamami, Drake Devonshire’s new General Manager. Joining the fam with years of experience in the hospitality space both here and overseas, and driven by her longtime admiration for the brand, Patricia is ready to head up our Drake by the Lake. “I love the passion, inspiration and vision that fuels the Drake and the endless possibilities to have fun,” she said. Learn more about what she’s most excited … Continued
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Why head to the brand-new lobby of The Drake Hotel’s Modern Wing? To take in the gorgeous space, warm up by the fire, and grab a drink in the lobby bar, of course. Built for maximum coziness, the Modern Wing’s street-facing bôite is the place to meet and watch life on West Queen West flow by. … Continued
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My Night in Nine is a series where we ask some of our friends, collaborators and all-around creatives to show us what a night at The Drake looks like for them in nine photos. When friend of The Drake and artist/photographer Holly Chang goes, she goes. With a recent Master’s degree under her belt, an … Continued
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My Night in Nine is a series where we ask some of our friends, collaborators and all-around creatives to show us what a night at The Drake looks like for them in nine photos. While Toronto-based Life Coach + entrepreneur Rahim Printer wouldn’t necessarily describe himself as a stranger to The Drake *cue The Underground strobe … Continued
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With the excitement of summer in the city returning, we are thrilled to announce the appointment of The Drake Hotel’s new Executive Chef, Laura Maxwell. With a winning combination of passion, experience and creativity, Chef Laura is looking forward to working in locally sourced and sustainable ingredients onto her menu, so be sure to stop by, say “hi” the next … Continued
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Summer at The Devonshire is heating up! We’re so excited to host you again lakeside and introduce you to our new Executive Chef, Amanda Ray. Amanda landed at The Drake Devonshire back in March, and she’s been hard at work dreaming up delicious things ever since. After a several-year stint in Montreal, we couldn’t be … Continued
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Do you miss checking out all the great art around our four walls while you’re dancing the night away or enjoying eggs benny? Us too. To help keep some of that magic going while we’re in lockdown, we teamed up with our friends at DesignTO to bring work from local artist Alisa McRonald to all … Continued
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