
Kristen Wells
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1 week ago |
tastetoronto.com | Christine Peddie |Kristen Wells
If the name doesn’t tip you off, take the menu of antipasti, primi and pizzette, the Italo-house music and the cocktails laced with Campari, Amaretto, Malfy Gin and more as proof that Cassius Cucina Contemporanea is seriamente Italiano. A supper club where diners are eased from polished dinners through to ebullient evenings, Cassius brings Italian-style sophistication to King West’s ever-buzzing party scene.
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Mar 4, 2025 |
tastetoronto.com | Michael Sommers |Kristen Wells
Although the lonely, gritty stretch of Dundas West curving up from Roncy towards the Junction is known as the West Bend, traditionally it has seemed like more of a dead end. However, revitalization is underway with the opening of Aisle 3, a Vietnamese-inspired snack and cocktail bar that has brought much needed vibrancy, not to mention vibes, to this otherwise forsaken strip.
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Jan 9, 2025 |
tastetoronto.com | Christine Peddie |Kristen Wells
That General Public is so at odds with its plain-Jane environs is an intentional detail that just adds to the restaurant’s substantial appeal. Sure, the street has its charms but turn General Public’s oversized brass doorknob and you’ll feel like Lucy stepping into Narnia — both bewildered by the scene before you and thrilled at the find.
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Oct 7, 2024 |
tastetoronto.com | Christine Peddie |Kristen Wells
At Raff’s Pizza, there’s a secret ingredient to the team’s success. That ingredient, the team would have you believe, can be found in the signature tomato sauce that they casually dollop onto a good portion of the menu’s standout pies. But look closer, and you’ll see that the real secret ingredient is founder and chef Simon Vickerson’s unbridled enthusiasm.
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Sep 30, 2024 |
tastetoronto.com | Michael Sommers |Kristen Wells
In these increasingly partisan times, not even burgers are neutral territory. And so while some of us get riled up about smash burgers, others would walk over hot coals to avail themselves of a flame-broiled patty. Then there’s Shant Mardirosian, who proudly swings both ways – and always has. Growing up in the hamburger heaven that was LA of the 1980s, Mardiron recalls hopping into cars with his buddies and driving out to McD’s for griddle-seared burgers.
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