De Mello Coffee is teaming up with Chocolat de Kat for a new shop set to open near St. Clair Avenue West and Atlas Avenue. Although this is the first co-branded storefront for the pair, Chocolat de Kat owner Kata Ambrus says the two have had a long-running partnership. Ambrus spent part of her early … Continued
Oliver & Bonacini, the restaurant group behind beloved Toronto restaurants like Auberge du Pommier and Canoe, is teaming up with Voilà by Sobeys to bring a gourmet experience to grocery home delivery. Voilà already features items from Safeway, Farm Boy and Well.ca in addition to Sobeys’ own products. It’s now set to add some of … Continued
A new doughnut shop has opened in Toronto’s Dundas West neighbourhood. Operating out of the Fourth Man and the Fire Pizzeria, which is known for its affordable, American-style pizzas, Harry and Heels Donuts sells a wide variety of doughnuts as singles, by the half-dozen or by the dozen. Described as a “California” doughnuts, Harry and … Continued
Midtown will soon have a new destination for flavourful Thai and Malaysian cuisine with the upcoming opening of Thai Room Grand at 288 Eglinton Ave. W. this spring. The new restaurant will be the second outpost of Thai Room Grand, which originally opened in York Mills in 2018, and sister restaurant to Thai Room, which … Continued
Jody Shapiro, co-owner of lumberjack-chic hipster hotspot Antler, has partnered with the Stephen Bulger Gallery to create Lockdown 2.0, a photo essay series aimed at raising funds for the hard-hit restaurant industry. Featuring 14 Toronto restaurants, including Ascari, Blackbird Bakery, Canoe, the Federal, Skippa, the Skyline and Uncle Mikey’s, Shapiro’s photos depict some of these … Continued
If you’ve been finding the Toronto winter a little bleaker in the absence of the city’s much-loved annual Winterlicious event, a new initiative is here to fill the prix-fixe meal void. LocalLicious sees more than 100 restaurants across Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan offering special three-course menus from today until March 7. The 10-day event organized … Continued
Miami-based chef Michael Lewis is making his Toronto restaurant debut by tapping into two of the city’s biggest pandemic dining trends: fried chicken sandwiches and ghost kitchens. This weekend, the chef is set to launch two delivery-only concepts, Chikin and Laid Fresh, in partnership with REEF Neighbourhood Kitchens, a North American ghost kitchen provider. Lewis … Continued
Although the pandemic has seen the unfortunate closure of many Toronto restaurants, and dramatic business model pivots from many others, one of the city’s most popular wine bars appears to be on the verge of an expansion. Records from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario show that Paris Paris recently applied for a liquor … Continued
From smash burgers to fried chicken, comfort food is a pandemic-related dining trend that’s showing no signs of slowing down. With the ongoing demand for belly-warming foods that travel well, it makes sense that new pizzerias have been popping up all over the city in the last few months. Here are our top picks for … Continued
The smoker at Earlscourt BBQ will be back up and running next month after a temporary closure that stretched on for over a year. The Corso Italia restaurant initially shuttered its doors in the wake of a fire in December 2019. In the ensuing months, owner Jason Rees says the restaurant encountered difficulties securing its … Continued
If you’ve never taken a bartending class, mixing a cocktail might sound intimidating—especially if you don’t even own a cocktail shaker. Luckily, there are tons of restaurants across the GTA that have started packaging their signature cocktails into neat and tidy DIY cocktail kits that you can make at home. If a vodka cranberry or … Continued
