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The co-owner of Taverne Bernhardt’s shares where she goes for ‘phenomenal’ soup, savoury-sweet French toast and a legendary lunch

Carmelina Imola is the co-owner of two Toronto-favourite restaurants and will add a third later this spring.

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Carmelina Imola is impressed with “the variety and quality” on Toronto’s food scene.

 Daniel Neuhaus
By Briony SmithCulture & Lifestyle Reporter

As a Montrealer, is often asked what sets her new home of 海角社区官网apart: What makes our restaurants so great? 海角社区官网can be very self deprecating when it comes to the dining scene, according to the co-owner of and (she handles operations and the wine). 鈥淚 think that鈥檚 unfair because of how broad the offering is here. This city is huge, yet people travel for a strong endorsement. I鈥檓 always hearing from my peers, staff and friends of another under-the-radar gem in a corner of the GTA I barely know,鈥 she says. 鈥淚鈥檓 impressed with the variety and quality, and find it refreshing that in spite of how hard it is to survive in this industry, small business represents a large part of the scene, high and low. Guests are discerning and support what feels honest.鈥

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Now, guests will have yet another Imola-owned restaurant to frequent: She and her co-owner husband, chef Zachary Kolomeir, are opening a third restaurant late this spring on College, N.L. Ginzburg, which will feature 鈥渁 dining room and menu strongly inspired by the simplicity of the unassuming slow food Italian trattoria, viewed through a diasporic Jewish lens.鈥

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Briony Smith writes about culture, entertainment and lifestyle for the Star.

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