Charles Khabouth at his newest restaurant, La Société (Image: Gizelle Lau)
A few months back, we reported that restaurateur and nightlife impresario Charles Khabouth was planning to open two new restaurants on King Street West. Over the weekend, we found out that Khabouth has partnered with Hanif Harji to make a run on the neighbourhood with a handful of projects.
First, there’s Stories (or perhaps Storys; there seems to be some disagreement), slated to open June 2012 next year. The new four-level complex on Duncan Street, home to Grey Goose Soho House during this year’s TIFF, will offer a restaurant and tavern on the main floor, event space on the second and third floors and a rooftop cocktail bar on the fourth. On King Street itself, just west of Spadina, there are two other Khabouth-Harji properties in the works for the new year, possibly as soon as January. One will be the pair’s take on a modern saloon. The other will be a Spanish-influenced restaurant that Harji promises will be quite different from Cava and the other Spanish restos in the city. With a bar at the front serving pinchos and tapas, the space’s back area will offer jamón ibérico de bellota—the super-fatty ham from black Iberian pigs— as well as Spanish sardines and serrano ham, and rioja and cava to drink.
Lol, perfect…another guy who knows absolutely nothing about restaurants partnering with the other guy who knows nothing about restaurants. Toronto is doomed.
September 14, 2011 at 12:50 am | by JJTAh don’t worry, Toronto’s fine. This is King St. not Toronto.
September 14, 2011 at 10:50 am | by LLDQuite different from Cava in that Cava has great food, service and decor?
September 14, 2011 at 10:17 pm | by Matt KCAVA IS GARBAGE AND HAS A PERMANET ADD ON CRAIGSLIST……BORING AND MEDIOCRE FOOD ALL THE TIME…..CHEAP DECOR VERY IKEA….CHARLES WILL MAKE THINGS BETTER ..
September 15, 2011 at 9:55 am | by not a ginger loverI’m rather sick of Charles Khabouth and his lame resto concepts. All style, no substance.
September 15, 2011 at 3:13 pm | by ebReal Jamon Iberico in Toronto? I was under the impression it could not be imported into Canada at this point.
September 15, 2011 at 4:02 pm | by mattagascarQuestion? Who keeps giving these shady characters money?
March 5, 2012 at 11:49 pm | by question