Going on the list of Toronto restaurant openings — Piano Piano in particular — it’s tough to dispute the idea that owners and chefs and leaning to the more casual concepts.
Just Opened
- PIano PIano, Victor Barry’s comfortable Italian spot has opened in the old Splendido space on Harbord. And, yes, there’s pizza on the menu.
- Yoram Gabay, one of the former partners who founded Dr Laffa, has opened a sit-down version of Dr Laffa On the Go in the Sobey's plaza in Thornhill.
- On their Facebook page, Asada Mexican Grill announced that their new location at 1991 Yonge St. opened this week.
- According to blogTO, the former home of the Geraldine on Queen West has become an Asian fusion restaurant called Daiko.
Coming Soon
- When Adamson Barbecue opens by the end of April, Leaside will get a new option for Texas-style smoked meat.
Restaurant Coverage
- We had a First Look at Carver, the sandwich shop that pulled Rob Bragagnolo away from the stove at Marben.
- Thornhill got their own Dr. Laffa outpost with seating for 60.
- Feel like dim sum at 8 p.m. on Thursday? We had a First Look at the new Kwan on York Mills that has the all-day dim sum menu to cover those cravings.
- Signs point to Gordon Ramsay opening a Toronto restaurant, but our Jon Sufrin argues that’s no reason to get in a fluster.
- Victor Barry, the chef whose license plate reads PIZAPIE, has reopened the space that was Splendido as PIano PIano with a more casual menu of Italian dishes, including pizza.
- Sai Sumar is setting out to find what that hyper-popular description — "our menu changes with the seasons — means to Toronto restaurants and diners. This week, she has parsnips on the cutting board.
Changes and Other News
- The Leslieville restaurant with a not very Google friendly name, PO Box 1192 has closed.
