From co-owners, Hollywood director Ivan Reitman and world-renowned chef Jonathan Waxman, come Montecito – a new restaurant in the heart of the entertainment district. The restaurant takes its inspiration from its southern California namesake, both in the picturesque setting and its cuisine.
Personally, I’m a fan of tasting menus, as you get to try out many of the restaurant’s dishes, giving you a good feel for what the restaurant is all about. There are quite a few great tasting menus in this amazing foodie city, and the #HKDateNight menu is Hudson Kitchen’s entry in this field.
For Chef Nick Liu, opening his new restaurant has been a journey more than two years in the making. Teaming up with sommelier Anton Potvin, and husband-and-wife team, Dave Dattels and Jen Grant, Liu’s restaurant has finally come to fruition. On August 7th DaiLo opened its doors, and we were there for a first look.
The first ever Taste Festival in North America was held in Toronto at the Fort York National Historic Site from July 24 to 27. This event brought together some of Toronto’s acclaimed chefs and rising stars of Toronto’s restaurant scene, allowing guests to sample over 50 dishes from their respective restaurants.
Toronto has a lot of great places to go for post-work socializing and Biff’s Bistro is one of them. While the $1 oysters after 5 pm has been available for a while, Biff’s Bistro has added even more reason to visit for happy hour with it’s new “Ménage à Trois, Quatre, Cinq” promotion.
As a preview to this year’s Just for Laugh’s JFL42 stand-up comedy festival coming up this September, Ron Funches was one of the comics who gave us a “JFL42 in July” preview on July 22nd.