Restaurant Comings & Goings

[Northern Light]

Rasta Pasta had closed in Kensington over unpaid rent, apparently.

They are currently still open at their new Waterworks Foodhall location.

But the original space is now back, with the original menu, under a new name, as the original Rasta Pasta co-owner has come out of eretirmeent to revive it.

Kensington Market favorite reopens as Kensington Jerk and Pasta after sudden closure

Original co-owner Mary Neglia returned to revive the fusion spot, bringing back the chefs and the classic jerk dinners.

www.thestar.com

 

[Towered]

Rasta Pasta had closed in Kensington over unpaid rent, apparently.

They are currently still open at their new Waterworks Foodhall location.

But the original space is now back, with the original menu, under a new name, as the original Rasta Pasta co-owner has come out of eretirmeent to revive it.

Kensington Market favorite reopens as Kensington Jerk and Pasta after sudden closure

Original co-owner Mary Neglia returned to revive the fusion spot, bringing back the chefs and the classic jerk dinners.

www.thestar.com

I bought food from the Waterworks location in the summer and found it a tad underwhelming, so I'm surprised that Rasta Pasta has a "fanbase". What am I missing?

 

[bAuHaUs]

UK’s most famous Indian restaurants could be coming to Toronto

UK’s most famous Indian restaurants could be coming to Toronto

A London dining powerhouse just changed to Canadian hands — meaning Toronto could soon get a taste of the UK’s most iconic Indian eats.

streetsoftoronto.com

 

[artyboy123]

https://torontolife.com/food/a-team-of-torontos-restaurant-industry-heavyweights-is-behind-summerhills-new-seafood-spot/

Name: Seahorse Restaurant
Contact: 1226 Yonge St., seahorserestaurant.ca, @seahorsetoronto
Neighbourhood: Summerhill
Owners: Simon Bower, Richard Renaud, Eamon Clark
Chef: Federico Garcia
Accessibility: Not fully accessible

In 2020, during the height of the Covid lockdowns, Richard Renaud didn’t turn to sourdough to soothe his idle hands and spiralling mind. Instead, he began roasting coffee beans in his apartment. As luck would have it, he was friends with the owner of now-closed Haute Coffee, which sat at the corner of Dupont and Davenport. “She needed someone to look after the coffee shop because she wanted to temporarily hunker down at her home in BC—and I needed somewhere to sell my coffee and learn the ins and outs of running a shop so I could eventually open my own,” Renaud says.

 

[artyboy123]

https://torontolife.com/food/belle-isle-new-cantonese-menu/

It only just turned one in October, but Lake Inez’s cocktail bar sibling, Belle Isle, is already entering a new era. The Leslieville hotspot recently announced that it’s pivoting from a snack-bar set-up to something more “dinner-y.” Restaurants do this all the time to better cater to their clientele, but the Belle Isle team decided to switch things up because of a particular chef: Keith Siu, formerly of See You Soon, Frilu and Mimi Chinese.

“We’ve known and admired Keith Siu for a while,” says Zac Schwartz, co-owner of Lake Inez and Belle Isle. “He’s held pop-ups at both of our restaurants, and he has such a unique perspective and vast talent.”

 

[artyboy123]

https://torontolife.com/food/trees-to-happy-hour-christmas-tree-gin/

Not satisfied with simply drinking in the splendour of the season? Now you can actually swig it, one ounce at a time. That’s because content creator Brenton Mowforth (Cheers to Happy Hour) teamed up with the Junction’s Nickel 9 Distillery to make Trees to Happy Hour Christmas Tree Gin, a tipple that captures the nostalgia of the holidays in every drop.

 

[evandyk]

This sounds amazing:



I will go just to try that.

I finally got around to trying this octopus and beef tartare tonight and it was everything I hoped for. One of the best things I’ve eaten in Toronto in the last few years.

The rest of the menu wasn’t that great, though.

 

[artyboy123]

I finally got around to trying this octopus and beef tartare tonight and it was everything I hoped for. One of the best things I’ve eaten in Toronto in the last few years.

The rest of the menu wasn’t that great, though.

was it overhyped and underwhelming to say the least?

 

[torontowest91]

tried the lunch lady on Ossington yesterday - it was really good! lunch lady - really enjoyed the food & service

 

[PinkLucy]

I finally got around to trying this octopus and beef tartare tonight and it was everything I hoped for. One of the best things I’ve eaten in Toronto in the last few years.

The rest of the menu wasn’t that great, though.

Oh a good beef tartare is a wonderful thing

 

[evandyk]

was it overhyped and underwhelming to say the least?

Other than the beef and octopus tartare. That was something that was totally delicious, and completely unique in Toronto.

 

[Tuscani01]

UK’s most famous Indian restaurants could be coming to Toronto

UK’s most famous Indian restaurants could be coming to Toronto

A London dining powerhouse just changed to Canadian hands — meaning Toronto could soon get a taste of the UK’s most iconic Indian eats.

streetsoftoronto.com

Damn, I was hoping this was Dishoom.

 

[bAuHaUs]

Damn, I was hoping this was Dishoom.

Agreed. I would go for their breakfast from time to time as their Carnaby location was on my walk to work.

 

[lenaitch]

I don't normally follow this thread, so apologies if it's already been posted, but I just saw where a hangout of my past is closing its doors. San Francescos on Clinton was our hangout when OPP headquarters was in downtown Toronto. Grab one of the best veal on a bun on the planet then head upstairs to the Monarch Tavern (we never claimed to be classy) to spend an afternoon solving the world's problems.

Iconic Toronto sandwich shop closing after over 70 years

One of Toronto's longest-standing sandwich shops is about to close permanently after more than seven decades. Toronto is home to a staggering number …

www.blogto.com

 

[artyboy123]

https://torontolife.com/food/whats-on-the-menu-iron-cow-public-house-hamilton-td-coliseum-matty-matheson/

Name: The Iron Cow Public House
Contact: TD Coliseum, 101 York Blvd., Hamilton, ironcowpublichouse.com, @theironcowpublichouse
Neighbourhood: Central Hamilton
Chef: Coulson Armstrong
Ownership: Our House Hospitality Company and Oak View Group
Accessibility: Fully accessible

Two years ago—just as Matty Matheson’s Queen West steakhouse was hitting its, ahem, prime—the team at OVG Hospitality found themselves frequently unwinding there. At the time, they were deep into planning a massive overhaul of Hamilton’s Copps Coliseum, and it just so happened that the project included 9,500 square feet earmarked for a restaurant—one that could help anchor and amplify the venue’s rejuvenation.

Last week, the Iron Cow Public House opened its doors inside the reimagined venue. It’s a massive space, but the vibe is somewhere between a cozy Steeltown sports bar of yore and an Anglophile’s dream pub. While Matheson is the guiding creative force, the man behind the menu is Coulson Armstrong, culinary director of Our House Hospitality (and recent Top Chef Canada winner).