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TORONTO, March 27, 2010
Chef David Chrystian Brings Toronto’s Cultural Flavour to Social Dining Destination, Victor Restaurant.
A champion of the Slow Food movement, talented young Toronto chef serves a fresh take on his city’s neighbourhood cuisine.
Toronto, ON: Victor’s Social 52 offers signature familial dinners downtown nightly -- 52 weeks a year -- by Chef David Chrystian. With ingredients that mirror the Canadian seasons and showcase sustainable, organically sourced ingredients, Social 52 has become a signature of Toronto’s accomplished chef in the restaurant adjacent to Hotel Le Germain Toronto in the entertainment district.
Inspired new menus announced today bring Chef Chrystian’s social dining concept even closer to home -- through the city’s neighbourhood cuisine. Victor Restaurant introduces a daily four-course, prix-fixe feature that corresponds with one of Toronto’s magnetic neighbourhoods from Christie Pitts to Gerrard East to The Danforth and beyond.
“Each day, a new Toronto destination becomes the Social 52 menu focus,” says Chef Chrystian. “On Wednesdays our diners could experience the essence of Gerrard East with lentil soup, butter chicken, spinach, raita, rice and papadum. Sundays, the best of Kensington Market take the showcase spot.”
“Meals shared with friends and family in a dynamic social setting is Victor’s raison d'etre,” says director of food and beverage Michael Sullivan. “Each dinner features soups, salads, vegetables, entrees and desserts served family-style with intimacy for couples or with conviviality for larger groups. Today, we welcome guests to embrace this communal cuisine concept through our communities’ local favourites”
Social 52 Menu $45 per person, plus gratuity and tax
Monday
Christie Pits
tortilla soup, smoked beef brisket, re-fried beans, chorizo and queso fresco, coleslaw
Tuesday
Roncesvalles & Bloor West Village
borscht, perogies, cabbage rolls, braised pork hocks, sausage and kapusta
Wednesday
Gerrard East
lentil soup, butter chicken, spinach, raita, rice and papadum
Thursday
The Danforth
egg drop soup, village salad, spanakopita, moussaka, potatoes and rice
Friday
Dundas West
Portuguese fish soup, marinated bell peppers, whole roasted fish
Saturday
College Street
minestrone, eggplant parmesan, veal saltimbocca, bitter greens and lemon
Sunday Kensington Market
*daily menu items are subject to change based on availability
About David Chrystian
Chef David Chrystian is a local talent well-known for his inspired Canadiana cuisine, from Alberta beef to Northern Ontario wild leeks to east Coast shellfish. An educator, culinary skills mentor for youth and Slow Food steward, Chrystian grew up on a fruit farm in Ontario’s Niagara region where food provenance was integral to his family. Chef Chrystian conceived The Centre for Wine and Food Experimentation in the Niagara region and his past executive chef positions include Cafe Societa, Patriot, Accolade and the Drake Hotel.
About Victor Restaurant
Contemporary architecture and décor define the room at Victor Restaurant. Chef David Chrystian defines the food, inspired by Toronto’s ethnicity. Sustainable, organically sourced ingredients are as much a source of pride as a means for living for the farmers and individuals who deliver high-eco, quality products to the downtown restaurant. Victor specializes in social dining. Layering the bold, modern space with depth and warmth of shared meals enhances the dining experience.
Victor Restaurant and Bar
30 Mercer Street, Toronto
416.883.3431
www.victorrestaurant.com
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