YOUR WEEKLY DIGEST OF TORONTO FOOD NEWS |
Dear reader, Don’t let this disgusting stretch of cold, wet weather fool you—we’re days away from Toronto’s favourite time of year: patio season. If we’re lucky, that means three to four months of cold drinks in the hot sun. The city (which typically wraps everything fun in layers of red tape) even allowed CaféTO to outlive the pandemic so that restaurants and bars without patio space of their own can set up tables and seats on sidewalks and streets. But one French restaurant in the east end is saying non to alfresco dining. Jordan Diniz, the chef and owner of Est, announced earlier this week that he’s boldly doing away with not one but two Covid-times boons: temporary patios and top-notch delivery. Why? It’s not because of increased permit fees or delivery app commissions. Read on to find out. Also in this week’s newsletter: why a Toronto chef picked up and moved to Italy (and how it’s going), the scoop on a fancy new meal-delivery subscription service, and what’s on the menu at both Jacobs and Co. and Linny’s Luncheonette. |
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| —Rebecca Fleming
Food-and-drink editor |
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While most Toronto restaurants and bars are preparing to open their patios for the season, one east-end kitchen is doing the opposite. Yesterday, Jordan Diniz, the chef and owner of Est in Riverdale, took to Instagram to explain why he’s putting a pin in patio service this summer. |
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| I love where I live, but a couple of weeks in Tuscany rewired my brain. It didn’t take that many glasses of chianti to get me googling “villas for sale near me.” It’s nice to dream, but Toronto chef Joachim Hayward made Italy his reality when he packed up his family and moved to Lake Como last year. We chatted with him to find out how he’s enjoying la dolce vita. |
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| CookUnity, a US-based meal-delivery subscription service, is launching in Ontario on June 1—and they’ve partnered with some of the city’s top culinary talent. So instead of having a sad desk lunch, you can heat and eat a helping of Patrick Kriss’s grilled chicken with pine nut–chili salsa. |
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| You may remember chef Danny McCallum (seen here peeking between some dry-aging fishies) from his bonkers-but-true life story in last week’s newsletter. We caught up with him again for a tour of his brand-new (very big) baby. |
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| Speaking of steakhouses, Linny’s—David Schwartz’s deli-inspired steakhouse on Ossington—has a new sister sandwich shop next door. The fast-casual counter is serving up hulking stacks of pastrami on rye, smoked fish salad and gravy-soaked potato knishes as well as nostalgic soda pop and snacks. |
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