Top five Toronto restos to try during Summerlicious
The annual summer food shindig in the city is back so get ready to hit the reservation lines with reckless abandon.
Category: Restaurants
Landmark King Street restaurant gets new lease on life
“Beast” is more than a name, it’s the main course at newly opened Beast Restaurant. Executive chef Scott Vivian says his pig’s head pasta with spaghetti marinated with brazed pork is already a hit with the King West clientele.
New bistro opens kitchen to North Toronto locals
Chris Boland opened up his restaurant — and his kitchen — to local diners last month when Boland’s Open Kitchen made its debut on Mt. Pleasant Road just north of Davisville Avenue.
Club king ready to tackle Yorkville
Nightclub czar Charles Khabouth is currently putting the finishing touches on Bisha, the boutique hotel bearing his childhood nickname, and he’s already deep into prep work for two new restaurants in the Yorkville area.
Susur blasting hole through Madeline’s wall
According to Susur Lee, Madeline’s will reopen mid- August as Lee Lounge. The major change will be a massive hole in the wall connecting Lee Lounge to Lee.
T.O.'s coolest charcuterie at Cowbell on Queen
I began with the lardo, a creamy indulgence that I spread on the crunchy crust of the restaurant’s own bread. Next, I tasted the melt in your mouth fat of the crispy crusted pork belly, served with the pickled baby leeks. I could not get enough of these morsels.
Riley full of surprises at Beach bistro Amuse
Former Perigee chef Pat Riley is venturing off the beaten path this month at his new bistro, Amuse. Riley recently launched the Road Less Travelled menu for his Beach neighbours who are tired of the typical pub fare.
Toronto Chef Jamie Kennedy gets back to basics
Jamie Kennedy just keeps getting better, if that is even possible as he is already so knowledgeable. I could use all the current catchwords: locavore, sustainable, seasonal, but none would do justice to Jamie Kennedy’s current sensibilities.
Celeb chef arrives with new casual Italian trattoria
THE MENU MAY stick to a classic Italian theme, with a dedicated page for bambinos, but the room itself boasts a modern, sophisticated feel.
Roll with the punches
THIS PLACE SUFFERS from a bit of an identity crisis (the storefront’s moniker reads “N.K. Sushi”), and the sampled backkitchen– prepped offerings fall into the ho-hum category, but the sushi chef rolls a pretty mean spicy tuna, and prices are reasonable.
Keep cooking like this, and they will come
IF THE FIRST rule of assessing a restaurant’s chance of success is location, location, location, what to think about a place that is below ground on a rather desolate stretch of Dupont Street?
Toronto restaurateur Gio Rana joins a convent
Gio Rana of Gio Rana’s Really Really Nice Restaurant has left the building. Rana promises his new establishment will be a religious experience — but you’ll have to go to Italy to taste it.