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La Forchetta star½ [?]

Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 613 College St. (at Bathurst) • View on map »
  • 416-534-3100
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Editorial Review

Though flickering candles flatter an unremarkable space, the homemade pastas and sublime risottos need no such help. They anchor a menu of updated Italian standards. Appetizers feature a few twists: a surprisingly mild bresaola of Arctic muskox partners with parmesan and grilled radicchio, while bacony smoked mozzarella is too much for rich goat cheese on a thick portobello cap. Overflowing with scallops and mussels, a virtuoso risotto di mare is creamy and properly al dente. ...

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