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Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 390 Roncesvalles Ave. (at Howard Park Ave.) View on map »
  • 416-516-8112
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Editorial Review

West-enders have zealously tried to keep this eight-year- old restaurant a secret, to no avail—it’s always crowded. Classy simplicity reigns, from the decor to the paper menu offering not just apps and entrées, but something in between called “other lovely things.” Candy-sweet popcorn seedlings and purple basil sprouts intersperse other Cookstown greens, delicately dressed in a gewürztraminer vinaigrette and matched with red wine–poached pears and cumin-spiced almonds. Five fat honey mussels from the Gulf Islands ...

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    390 Roncesvalles Ave. (at Howard Park Ave.)
  • 416-516-8112

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