Toronto currently has the less-than-distinguished honour of being the world’s 10th most expensive city. The 6ix is now tied with London and—wait for it—outranks New York. New York! To take some sting out of the cost of living, here are some of the best food deals to be found in town.
The Underground Gourmet Our favourite places to eat and drink without going topside BY ALEX BALDINGER AND REBECCA FLEMING | PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANIEL NEUHAUS | JANUARY 8, 2019 Amano Union Station, York Street Promenade, 65 Front St. W., 647-350-0092, eatamano.com If catching the 5 p.m. train is the grand prize of commuting, Amano offers a …
Six years ago, when I first worked on this annual ranking, it was a struggle to find 10 new and notable restaurants to write about. Now, there seem to be 10 great spots opening every month. We have fancy chefs running diners and street-food chefs preparing plates fit for royalty. We’re drinking hard cocktails in …
When he was opening Amano, the first sit-down restaurant to open in the renovated Union Station, Michael Angeloni was almost never at home—the chef would take catnaps between gnocchi-making marathons. Unfortunately for Angeloni’s sleep schedule, he’s not likely to catch up on his z’s anytime soon. He’s the executive chef at Amano and Union Chicken, …
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The food “This is the restaurant I’ve wanted to open since I was kid making pasta in my nonna’s basement,” says Angeloni while reminiscing about how he used to hang pasta from the clothes drying rack. As a second generation Canadian, who happens to be half Italian, Angeloni’s a non-conformist when it comes to Italian …
