Nigel Finley is a Nova Scotia man, so he grew up around some of the best, freshest seafood in the country. “It’s in my blood,” he says. That’s a good thing, because he’s heading up the kitchen at Catch, an upcoming seafood restaurant by The Rushton’s Frank Pronesti.
When Grant van Gameren announced that he was leaving The Black Hoof back in August, the news was bittersweet. Sure, it sucked that he was leaving the Hoof, but what was he going to tackle next? The answer is Lucien, Toronto Life reports.
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With a freshly-painted rooster perched atop of what once was the Chick ‘n’ Deli, locals can stop wondering what happened to their long-standing chicken institution. The newly-named People’s Chicken is now open for business. After 30 years under its previous moniker, restaurant and rooster alike received a well-earned refresher prior to re-opening to the public last Thursday.
It took east-enders Colin Reed and Brittany Peglar several months to find the right spot for their first restaurant, Hammersmith’s, a British-inspired brunch destination in Riverdale. But landing the former Logan Grill space at the corner of Logan and Gerrard has proven to be a smart move for the couple. Local residents have been frequenting the restaurant since its opening earlier this month.
Queen West’s The Social may have ended its six-and-a-half year run earlier this month, but when one door closes, another one opens. Or in this case, two doors. Owners Richard Lambert and Jesse Girard are planning on opening a British pub in The Social’s space, and they’re are also working with Kenny Hotz (of Kenny vs. Spenny) and Embrace Productions on The Hoxton, a new nightclub set to open August 6.
Wasn’t everything better in the ‘50s? Actually, having seen Midnight in Paris, we know that we’re just inherently dissatisfied with the present. Still, we’re intrigued by the latest project from Table 17’s Erik Joyal and John Sinopoli: an upcoming restaurant and wine bar in Leslieville that’ll offer up lots of house-made pasta while paying homage to a bygone Italian era.
China House, an Eglinton West fixture since 1958, has announced that its vintage dining room will be closing on July 18. With the site slated for condo development, owner Jonathan Wise is currently searching for a new home for one of Toronto’s last upscale Chinese restaurants.
It’s an exciting time for Liberty Village these days. First came Liberty Belle Bistro, then The Beer Boutique. Now, a new restaurant from the team behind South of Temperance and Joy Bistro Bar is on the horizon. Williams Landing, tentatively set for a mid-July opening, is bringing with it a fresh and local approach to food, not to mention a spacious 175-seat patio.
With the recent influx of good barbecue in the city, Torontonians have a bit less incentive to drive all the way to Whitby or Oshawa for a taste of Buster Rhino’s Southern BBQ. That’s not to say that many won’t still do it, but it’s looking like Buster Rhino’s is heading to Toronto anyway. “Everything’s looking very promising for this year,” owner Darryl Koster says of a possible move to downtown. “If I had any doubts, I wouldn’t be saying that.”
My first clue that Terroni’s long awaited and latest incarnation, Bar Centrale, was going to feature a drastically different menu than its original pizza-pasta formula was seeing carpaccio di cavallo — otherwise known as horse meat — on the menu. Is the Rosedale set really ready for horse?
Those of us who were waiting for the highly anticipated opening of Black Hoof and Company (read: all of us) are probably going to want to give up on the breath-holding: co-owner Jen Agg announced yesterday that the opening will be delayed. For an entire year.
