Introducing: The Westerly, a new Roncesvalles restaurant and bar from a pair of West Coasters Introducing: The Westerly – torontolife.com

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Some of Tom Earl’s cookbook collection

: Co-owner Beth Davyduke outside her new Roncesvalles restaurant

: Co-owners Beth Davyduke and Tom Earl raised the ceiling and exposed the bricks and pipes

: Under the new white marble bar, classic Thonet bar stools

: Looking into the dining room

: Above the bar are crystal and brass chandeliers

: The front dining room

: Looking toward Roncesvalles from the back of the dining room

: The dessert selection on one night

: The key ingredients in the Westerly Spritzer: Cava, Cassis and Campari

: Some of Tom Earl’s cookbook collection

: When Beth Davyduke and Tom Earl were viewing the location, they walked downstairs and found “Beth” scrawled in big rainbow letters on the wall. Davyduke took it as a good omen

: French onion soup with gruyère and a rosemary crouton ($8)

: Butter lettuce and gorgonzola salad ($11)

: Daily cheese plate

: Bone-in pork loin chop with beans and sautéed chard ($18)

: Steak frites with grilled strip loin and a green peppercorn sauce ($24)

: Roasted pickerel fillet with salsa verde, roasted potatoes and fresh vegetables ($21)

: Pan-seared arctic char on a bed of Israeli couscous with lobster, peas and mascarpone ($22)

: Chicken liver crostini with lemon, capers and Kozlik’s mustard ($9)

: Appetizers at the bar

: Red wine–braised short ribs with roasted cipollini onions, horseradish mashed potatoes and marinated golden beets ($22)