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Yorkville’s Maléna has been sold; it will reopen as a new restaurant by fall

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We’ve just received word from Maléna’s press camp that the popular Yorkville restaurant has been sold. The restaurant’s final day of service will be on Aug. 25, after which time owners Sam Kalogiros and David Minicucci will focus all of their efforts on their other restaurant, L’Unità (they plan to be open seven days a week by fall). Maléna’s new owners haven’t been revealed yet, but they will be reopening the space as a new restaurant in October of this year.

What I Wore: a crew sweatshirt from a local company (because yes, sweater season is almost upon us)

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Dare I ask, but could it actually be sweater weather already? To be honest, I’ve welcomed the recent cool-down with open arms for two reasons. The main one is that this summer’s extremely high temperatures kept me clung to an air conditioner and frightened of the outdoors for three months straight. The second is that, well, I just really love sweaters, layering and wearing clothes in general.

Drink This: the blueberry soda at L’Unità

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L’Unità has been a mainstay of the city’s glitziest ’hood for some five years now. With exposed brick walls, dark woods and Fellini flicks playing behind the bar, this inviting Yorkville space affords an intimate setting for after-work cocktails and chitchat.

Meet a Comedian: Christina Walkinshaw

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Without a doubt, local comedian Christina Walkinshaw puts Joseph Gorden-Levitt‘s recent comments about how pretty girls can’t be funny to shame. The tow-headed looker’s jokes have been featured in the coffee table book She’s So Funny — along with the likes of Wanda Sykes and Ellen Degeneres — and she also has a Comedy Now special under her belt. This weekend, she’s up for a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Stand-Up.

Our favourite Dave Chappelle moments

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Dave Chappelle has never been the type to do things the conventional way. In 2005, he abruptly abandoned the third season of Chappelle’s Show and took an extended, unexplained trip to South Africa. It shouldn’t have been much of a surprise, then, when he announced that he would return to Toronto for three shows with just two weeks’ notice.

Agave y Aguacate leaves Kensington Market

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After Torontoist reported that the much-lauded Agave y Aguacate had closed, we got in touch with owner/chef Francisco Alejandri to find out more. Alejandri says that there is trouble going on at the Kensington Market food court at 214 Augusta, and that he and other vendors are no longer operating at the venue. For his part, Alejandri says that ongoing cleanliness issues that were beyond his control spurred his decision to leave.