The list of our city’s most influential leaders and thinkers was revealed last week at a swanky reception at Four Seasons Hotel, reading like a list of who’s who.
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Looking for plans this Saturday? We’ve got your date night right here!
We’re giving away a 3-course dinner for two with wine at the Paintbox Bistro in celebration of the 13th annual Regent Park Film Festival closing film in the same building, Daniels Spectrum. Good luck!
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On Thursday, November 12, Air Canada‘s enRoute Magazine held a gala at The Ritz Carlton hotel in Toronto to celebrate this year’s top 10 best new restaurants in Canada. Guests met the chefs and sample some of their dishes, giving them a taste of why they made this year’s list.
The top 10 restaurants in order are:
1. Pigeonhole (Calgary, AB)
2. Port City Royal (Saint John, NB)
3. Pilgrimme (Galiano Island, BC)
4. DaiLo (Toronto, ON)
5. Bar Raval (Toronto, ON)
6. AnnaLena (Vancouver, BC)
7. Adelaide Oyster House (St. John’s, NL)
8. Yasu (Toronto, ON)
9. Enoteca (Winnipeg, MB)
10. Soif (Gatineau, QC)
Three Toronto restaurants made the top 10, with Dailo, Bar Raval, and Yasu taking the 4th, 5th, and 8th spots, respectively. We were there when DaiLo first opened and I was there just this past summer to sample their tasting menu. We congratulate Chef Nick Liu and his team for their well-deserved recognition. While unfortunately Bar Raval and Yasu could not attend, Toronto foodies know that these are two of the hottest restaurants in the city right now.
This year, the top new restaurant honour went to Pigeonhole from Calgary. On this evening, Chef Justin Leboe and his team prepared a delicious rabbit mortadella and doughnut dish. And while all of the bites were amazing, my favourites of the night were the playfully named Newfoundland “BLT” from Adelaide Oyster House, consisting of pork belly, lingonberry compote, and torched tuna, and the sturgeon mousse and caviar on buckwheat toast from Port City Royal. The people’s choice award went to Vancouver’s AnnaLena, and tonight they served oysters with foie gras.
Sturgeon mousse and caviar on buckwheat toast | Port City Royal (Saint John, NB)
Nfld "BLT" - pork belly, lingonberry compote, torched tuna | Adelaide Oyster House (St. John's, NL)
Congratulations to all of the restaurants who made this year’s top 10! To learn more about these restaurants, read about them on enRoute’s website:
enRoute Magazine
Twitter: @enroutemag #enroutetop10
Instagram: @enroutemag #enroutetop10
Also checkout our coverage of enRoute’s best new restaurants for 2014 and 2013.
Photos by John Tan
Chef Justin Leboe | Pigeonhole (Calgary, AB)
Rabbit mortadella and doughnut | Pigeonhole (Calgary, AB)
Rabbit mortadella and doughnut | Pigeonhole (Calgary, AB)
Sturgeon mousse and caviar on buckwheat toast | Port City Royal (Saint John, NB)
Sturgeon mousse and caviar on buckwheat toast | Port City Royal (Saint John, NB)
Oyster with foie gras | AnnaLena (Vancouver, BC)
Nfld "BLT" - pork belly, lingonberry compote, torched tuna | Adelaide Oyster House (St. John's, NL)
Squash with duck breast, smoked garlic, sage, brussel sprouts | Soif (Gatineau, QC)
Pumpkin dumplings | DaiLo (Toronto, ON)
Pumpkin dumplings | DaiLo (Toronto, ON)
Eggs, chickpeas, artichoke | Enoteca (Winnipeg, MB)
Eggs, chickpeas, artichoke | Enoteca (Winnipeg, MB)
Galeano potatoes | Pilgrimme (Galiano Island, BC)
Celebrating Canadian design firm Yabu-Pushelberg, the annual Design Exchange fundraising gala was held on Saturday, November 7th, 2015. Even though Halloween was the weekend prior, there were many guests and dancers who dressed up in Kismet-inspired costumes for this elegant design party.
DX Kismet gala took over the entire design museum with hundreds in attendance (including our #DXKISMET giveaway winner, Erika Komori!) and it was quite a treat. Check out photos below!
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On Saturday November 7th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the Mon Sheong Foundation held their 24th annual Cathay Ball charity gala. This year the Cathay Ball immersed guests in an enchanting evening in Barcelona.
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