Kathy A. McDonald Toronto’s lively food and drink scene expands with five new restaurants: Casa Maderaat the 1 Hotel Chef Olivier Le Calvez’s menu owes as much to the Mediterranean as to Mexico City.
Cocktails can be a show: Smoke, fire, fog and other tableside flourishes make for extraordinary drinks. Oysters Cascara are the favored briny starter, or splurge on the showy seafood tower. Where: 550 Wellington St.
W Web: thecasamadera.com D|azur at theFour Seasons Hotel At the Four Seasons’ alfresco D|azur, diners can feast on offerings from world-renowned chef Daniel Boulud’s menu of elevated bistro classics.
A special TIFF-only lineup of seven film-inspired cocktails includes the After Party: Kahlua, double espresso and Kraken spiced rum topped with whipped cream. Where: 60 Yorkville Ave. Web: fourseasons.com/toronto Louix Louisat the St.
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