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Cuisine on the scene

Toronto’s Assembly Chef ’s Hall has all the ingredient­s for success

- AMORYN ENGEL RYAN EMBERLEY

The Assembly Chef ’s Hall is a food- lover’s dream. Think of it as a next-generation food court in Toronto’s financial district with a bunch of hipsters thrown in for good measure. Toronto’s top chefs, restaurate­urs and baristas have come together to offer great eats in a whopping 18,000- squarefoot piece of heaven which includes a wine bar, beer hall and outdoor patio.

VIP guests and influencer­s such as photograph­er Caitlin Cronenberg, Mayor John Tory, television personalit­y Hilary Farr, Liz Trinnear and Chloe Wilde poured into the venue and had the pleasure of digging into some spectacula­r bites. Delectable snacks included fried chicken by Love Chix, Texas Style Brisket by Cherry Street Bar- B- Que, Crispy Sweet and Sour Pork Hock with Asian slaw by DaiLo, lobster bisque by Bluenose Lobster and Kale Sunflower Caesar Salad by Mira Mira – just to mention a few. This brilliant concept was the brainchild of visionary Andreas Antoniou.

“Opening Assembly Chef ’s Hall has been quite the adventure. After nearly two years of planning, curation and developmen­t, we are honoured to have brought Canada’s first- ever Chef ’s Hall to Toronto,” enthused Andreas Antoniou, Managing Partner. “Assembly Chef ’s Hall is home to seventeen acclaimed chefs from across the city, all under one roof who share in our vision and desire to develop a world- class hospitalit­y venue and push the limits of the culinary scene – right in the heart of Toronto.”

For breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in between, the seventeen Assembly chefs will be serving up their signature dishes, with an eighteenth spot serving as a rotational pop-up for local and visiting chefs to test new concepts. Once the coolio crowd was satiated, the revellers moved to the Beer Hall where the fun went late into the night as everyone got their dance on until the wee hours.

 ??  ?? Chef Top Srisomphan, Mayor John Tory and Monte Wan
Chef Top Srisomphan, Mayor John Tory and Monte Wan
 ??  ?? Hani Roustom and Andreas Antoniou
Hani Roustom and Andreas Antoniou
 ??  ?? Olivia Penzo, Christi Himmelhebe­r and Natasha Penzo McIntosh
Olivia Penzo, Christi Himmelhebe­r and Natasha Penzo McIntosh
 ??  ?? Robin Kay and Hilary Farr
Robin Kay and Hilary Farr
 ??  ?? Natasha Black and Lindsay Singer
Natasha Black and Lindsay Singer
 ??  ?? Shawn Rusich and Shauna McMahon
Shawn Rusich and Shauna McMahon
 ??  ?? Chef Elia Herrera
Chef Elia Herrera
 ??  ?? Caitlin Cronenberg
Caitlin Cronenberg
 ??  ?? Sunny Pathak and Halla Rafati
Sunny Pathak and Halla Rafati
 ??  ?? Andrea Bolley and April Wozny
Andrea Bolley and April Wozny
 ??  ?? Moez Kassam and Marissa Kassam
Moez Kassam and Marissa Kassam
 ??  ?? Olivia Labonté and Drydon Chow
Olivia Labonté and Drydon Chow
 ??  ?? Lucia Remedios and Jeffrey Remedios
Lucia Remedios and Jeffrey Remedios
 ??  ?? Diego Armand and Alex Wichmann
Diego Armand and Alex Wichmann
 ??  ?? Jon and Andrea Anders
Jon and Andrea Anders
 ??  ?? Mira Singh and Jordin Mimran
Mira Singh and Jordin Mimran
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