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Rosa Muscillo began her long career in the culinary world working alongside her father at the family restaurant, all the while learning her grandmother Gemma's heirloom Italian recipes at home. With her acclaimed chefs Carmen Diano and Armand Sadikaj, Rosa proudly continues her family's tradition of bringing smiles to faces with feasts of creamy risotto, penne pasta with fresh veggies, and chicken parmagiano culled from ingredients found at local markets.
Visitors to Caffino Ristorante make their way past an iron gate and through a small courtyard, uncovering what may be one of Toronto's best-kept secrets, aside from the fact that Lake Ontario is full of mermen. Guests dine on plates of margherita pizza and grilled salmon on the open-air patio, or savour forkfuls of sirloin steak or caprese salad by the fireplace under the lofty ceilings of the sun-lit dining room. Wedding celebrations in the dreamy, earth-toned space provision up to 250 guests with cocktails and hearty Italian fare, while off-site catering packages infuse business luncheons and private parties with a touch of elegant, home-style cooking.
The Buffalo News raves equally over this unique restaurant's fresh cuisine and its dual dining rooms: a hibachi room, whose tables each center on a grill where chefs’ deft knife work synchronizes with dancing flames, and a room of traditional seating. USDA choice steaks and South African lobsters, hibachi-grilled to perfection, sate hunger in both rooms. Expertly crafted custom sushi rolls are stuffed with ingredients sourced from across the globe, uniting international flavors as effectively as the food-only Olympic Games. Steaming bowls of udon noodles, fragrant teriyaki, and other Japanese fare diversifies the menu, and cocktails such as the popular Asian pear martini—as well as vintages from full bar’s eclectic wine menu—delight the palate.
Commensal's chefs whirl all natural and organic ingredients into a series of hot, cold, and dessert items that showcase vegan, ovo, and lacto foods. A variety of accolades has been bestowed upon the restaurant and its selection of succulent dishes such as butternut-squash soup, florentine quiche, or lasagna—all of which are clearly marked with nutritional information. Patrons can load up on hummus, chickpea salads, or avocado in capers vinaigrette before seeking out freshly squeezed juices or fair-trade coffees. Dessert options such as key-lime pies, hazelnut cakes, or tapioca pudding are also priced per kilogram, allowing patrons to fill their purses until they’re overflowing.
At Sushi Boat, chefs send flotillas of delectable fish, noodles, and entrees sailing toward patrons’ mouths. Curry and fried rice accompany beef, pork, chicken, or seafood, while sushi rolls arrive in combinations such as salmon, kiwi, and honeydew.
Chances are W Burger Bar serves a kind of burger you’ve never tried before. The restaurant’s menu boasts nine different kinds of burgers: locally raised beef, bison, lamb, kobe, turkey, chicken, salmon, Portobello, and veggie. If you’ve tried all those, you can spice things up with one of the bar’s toppings, ranging from goat and feta cheese, to garlic-herb mayo, cilantro yogurt, and beets. After customizing the burger to your specifications, chefs top them with preservative-free buns.
Out in the dining room, diners can enjoy hand-cut fries or pulled-pork poutine while watching the bar’s flat-screens TVs. Guests can pair burgers with sodas, hand-spun milkshakes, or draught beer, including local Sleeman brews.
Tucked into a downtown Hespeler storefront, Montys on Queen boasts a Spanish-style tapas selection and international wine list that helped earn it a spot on Drew Edwards' 2010 Fantastic Five list in the Waterloo Region Record. Specifically, he praised it as a “truly rare find: something that out of nowhere exceeds all expectations.”
The restaurant's chef and sommelier coordinate their talents as they create complementary menus that emphasize locally sourced ingredients and Canadian-produced wines. This local flavour appears in the small plates' ocean-fresh seafood and seasonal vegetables, although the chefs incorporate chorizo, spicy chipotle, and edible geography textbooks to lend an international flair.
Although a green, illuminated sign advertises "Bier," the bartenders can also mix martinis and shake cocktails for diners to either sip at the bar or take back to one of the tables that line the neutral-toned wall on the opposite side of the dining room. Outside, a small patio area contains two small tables within an enclosed area, allowing guests to enjoy their meal outdoors during the warmer seasons.
