torontowest91
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that was kettlemans bagels most recently right?
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GenerationLee
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PL1
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Shake Shack will be there largely post Crosstown construction, which should help
evandyk
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I'm pretty sure Shake Shack will thrive in that location. It's the perfect business for that spot.
artyboy123
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The food at both Bar Cart and Eloise is from chef Akhil Hajare (Alo, Le Sélect Bistro). At the speakeasy, his menu lists global comfort food dressed to impress: foie gras parfait with maple bourbon sauce, chicken 65 with lemon aïoli and pão de queijo gussied up with parmesan.
artyboy123
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When Kevin Jazexhi decided to work on a project that would be a game-changer for Toronto’s waterfront, he didn’t think he’d end up with something the size of Queens Harbour. The new lakeside spot is almost comically big at 23,000 square feet, with a retractable roof rivalled only by the Rogers Centre. “My sister Iris and I had always been interested in opening something on the waterfront,” says Jazexhi. “But the property my real estate agent showed me was the 2,000-square-foot former Lavazzo café next door. When I told him it was too small, he showed me this place. I told him he was insane, but here we are.”
artyboy123
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What started as an online source for freshly baked focaccia last fall has found a permanent home in Kensington Market. Uncle Pete’s Bread Co. is officially opening the third weekend of August, when it will sell the floofy focaccia and sandwiches that garnered the brand a following through custom catering and pop-ups at Black Lab Brewing
artyboy123
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East-enders who are also fans of Singaporean cheese shop and café Kiss My Pans no longer have to travel to Little Italy for their hawker-style cuisine. That’s because Jeanne Chai and David Burga have just opened Agak Agak Kopitiam in Cabbagetown—and the crowds are already crowding.
artyboy123
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Reopening on August 15, the new Bar Reyna features three distinct spaces that land somewhere between Lawrence of Arabia and The Real Housewives of Miami—think azure and dusty rose accents, plush fabrics, pergolas, greenery and flowers. The refreshed menu blends signature favourites (don’t worry: the Bar Reyna salad, falafel and lamb baklava tacos are still on it) with some modern, slightly stepped-up snacks.
artyboy123
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A new collaboration between cocktail nerd Nick Hao (Slice of Life), coffee-and-vinyl guy Nigel Wang (Rooms, 915 Dupont) and Mother alumnus Stephen Luo is set to serve west-end bar-goers this September.
Tucked beneath MSSM Ossington in a moody basement clad in oak and concrete (dank, but make it fashion), Uh Bar channels Hao’s vision of scaled-up simplicity. “I’ve been in the bar industry for quite a while now. People constantly use fresh ideas and bold concepts to inspire guests,” says Hao. “I used to love this approach and immersed myself in cocktails, trying to deepen my knowledge of the craft. But recently I remembered my first simple glass of Jack Daniel’s and how that pure feeling has never been matched. That’s what I want Uh Bar to offer our guests—a place that just feels like a bar, somewhere to relax, not overthink and simply enjoy the moment.” So, uh bar where you can have uh drink and maybe uh snack with uh friend.
artyboy123
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Pedal Pub Toronto has teamed up with Collective Arts to sling craft beers, $7 vodka sodas and other ready-to-drink cocktails as a dozen or so pedallers—likely tourists, possibly a bachelorette party in matching outfits—sweat their way down King West and along the waterfront
There are rules, though, sort of: pedal pubs need a city-approved route, a licensed and sober driver, and $2 million in insurance. They also can’t set their wheels on roads with speed limits over 40 kilometres per hour, which unfortunately means they’ll still be sticking to the already jam-packed streets of the downtown core. But, hey, it’s a win for tourism and the ongoing liberalization of Ontario’s liquor laws—at least some of us will be enjoying a cold one while stuck in gridlock. Cheers!
@Northern Light @AlbertC @GenerationLee @evandyk
haha what's your takes on this!
Mihairokov
Active Member
This place is a meme with my partner and I because I think the signage outside is so funny - like, why are we kissing pans? Is Singapore known for cheese? It's so much all at once lol
AlbertC
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No issues here. I've visited other cities where I've seen this before. If some folks enjoy it and it's an economic driver then alright with me.
artyboy123
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Sebouh, Serouj and Saro Yacoubian—the three brothers behind Taline, a Michelin-recommended Armenian restaurant in Summerhill—have opened something a little bit different at Wellington Market, the fancy food hall inside the Well. Giragi, a quick-service counter, is Toronto’s first Armenian-Lebanese kebab shop.
artyboy123
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Nafe Mustafa and Omar Ibrahim, co-owners and chefs of Those Guys—a tiny fried chicken and smash burger joint running out of an Annex coffee shop—were both born and raised in Bangladesh. Mustafa moved to BC in 2016 for business school, and Ibrahim came to Toronto in 2015 to study economics and political science. After graduating, Mustafa relocated to Toronto, where he met Ibrahim through mutual friends.