Charles Khabouth’s new Italian restaurant Buonanotte (Image: Karolyne Ellacott)
Opening
- Porzia—Chef Basilio Pesce’s homey southern Italian restaurant will likely be Parkdale’s last opening until the restaurant ban on the strip gets lifted. Read our Introducing post »
- Boccone Trattoria Veloce—The restaurants at Pearson Airport are getting a much-needed refresh, and Boccone, a casual Italian restaurant with a menu from Mistura’s Massimo Capra, is first out of the gate. Read our Introducing post »
- Room 203—After bouncing between various consulting gigs, chef Guy Rawlings launched a new hybrid space—at a secret Parkdale location—for catering, classes and food events. Read our Introducing post »
Apparently this city has not yet had its fill of barbecue joints. Hardys: A Hogtown Brasserie, will open to the public in mid June, assuming the premises of an old Indian takeout joint at St. Clair West and Oakwood—just a few blocks away from the area’s current reigning smokehouse, The Stockyards. 
