Italian restaurant The Red Tomato has been a fixture in the King West theatre district since 1988, along with sister restaurant, Fred’s Not Here. Now, in 2015, the restaurant aims to reinvent itself with a new menu focused on an Italian favourite – pizzas. On September 23rd, we visited to sample the new offerings.
The newly updated Café Boulud at Four Seasons Hotel opened just in time for this year’s TIFF. And I was lucky to take part in one of the first dining experiences at the new Cafe Boulud with the one and only world-famous Chef Daniel Boulud in attendance, on September 16, 2015.
The popular Taiwanese bakery chain, Bake Code, is now open Toronto. The location at Yonge and Sheppard in North York is the first in Canada, and the second in North America, following the recently opened location in Los Angeles. We attended the media preview right before the grand opening on September 17th, and discovered a bakery unlike any other in the city.
LobstahPalooza 2015 is almost upon us! This is the third time Matt Dean Pettit – chef and co-owner of Rock Lobster Food Co restaurants and Matty’s Seafood Brands is holding this event. This time, it will be held on Sunday, September 27 from 1-8pm at El Gordo’s Backyard, 214 Augusta St in Kensington Market.
For the 4th annual MTL à TABLE, Montreal’s Restaurant Week aims to be bigger and better than ever with 11 days of culinary tours, special events and prix fixe menus including brunch!
Now with over 150 eateries, including 45 joining for the first time, it becomes a great reason to visit Montreal from October 29 to November 8th, 2015 for MTL à TABLE 2015.
Mark your calendars for Monday, September 14 as ViaVai Pizzeria and Wine Bar hosts the Piedmont Wine Dinner – an elevated dining experience with a four-course menu by Executive Chef Joe Friday with wine pairings from Demarie Winery, located in the prestigious wine region of Piedmont, Italy . On September 9th, we visited ViaVai to get an exclusive preview.