artyboy123
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Walk by king west and saw this
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Restaurant Comings & Goings
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AlbertC
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Ossington’s most famous French steak house just opened a massive new restaurant in the Annex
Brasserie Côte brings the same steak classics from its sister restaurant to the Annex, but it also serves breakfast and lunch.
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Brasserie Côte has opened at 400 Bloor St W, in the former By the Way Cafe space at Bloor and Brunswick.
It is the sister restaurant to the Ossington strip’s Côte de Boeuf.
artyboy123
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Last year, the brothers behind Gonzo Izakaya, Hansang and Juwon Lee, along with their business partner Hyunchan Jo, opened Kensei Bar, a vibey listening bar at Dundas and Ossington that looks plucked from post-war Japan.
Specializing in inventive cocktails like the Cold Noodle—a savoury and surprising swirl of rum, beef broth, cucumber, umeshu, cardamom and lemon—and Japanese-inspired small plates, the spot has been buzzing ever since.
Keeping up with the momentum, the trio have partnered with makgeolli maker Dohyeon Kim to return to their Korean roots with their newest project: Gyopo, a Korean restaurant and brewery making on-site makgeolli—a milky, slightly sparkling fermented rice wine.
artyboy123
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Tucked away in a strip mall—between a Subway and an RBC—is Revé, an 11-table “fire-to-table” experience that opened last September. It’s the first restaurant for Adriano Cappuzzello, who has previously worked in the kitchens of Langdon Hall and England’s Fat Duck.
artyboy123
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Mohammed Alkurd, the owner of Makann, a new Palestinian breakfast counter in the Annex, took a roundabout journey to his current career as a sandwich artist. “I was born in Gaza. I moved to the US in 2018, where I received a master’s in special education,” he says. “Since graduating, I’ve been working as a curriculum developer.”