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Rewatched the Toronto episode of Anthony Bourdain's The Layover, shot July 2012, and was struck that nearly every place he visited has since closed or moved, including two before the show even aired.
Full list:
Full list:
• Carousel Bakery (still there)
• Tosho Knife Arts (original, Mirvish Village location closed Dec. 2016, soon reopened nearby)
• Ronnie's Local 069 (still there)
• Agave y Aguacate (closed Aug. 2012, later briefly reopened nearby)
• Hits & Misses records (closed Sept. 2012)
• Tosho Knife Arts (original, Mirvish Village location closed Dec. 2016, soon reopened nearby)
• Ronnie's Local 069 (still there)
• Agave y Aguacate (closed Aug. 2012, later briefly reopened nearby)
• Hits & Misses records (closed Sept. 2012)
• Cocktail Bar (still there)
• The Black Hoof (closed Aug. 2018)
• Cold Tea (original, Kensington location closed Nov. 2020)
• Thirsty & Miserable (still there)
• Poutini's (closed Mar. 2020)
• The Black Hoof (closed Aug. 2018)
• Cold Tea (original, Kensington location closed Nov. 2020)
• Thirsty & Miserable (still there)
• Poutini's (closed Mar. 2020)
• Bacchus Roti Shop (closed Oct. 2018)
• Porchetta & Co. (original, Dundas location closed Sept. 2019)
• Porchetta & Co. (original, Dundas location closed Sept. 2019)
That's the episode this quote was from: https://twitter.com/goldsbie/status/1005071224538587137
Like a lot of the cities he visited on The Layover (São Paulo, Taipei, Philadelphia, Dublin…) his assessment was that Toronto is kinda meh but has some pretty good stuff if you know where to look.
(All that said, Toronto's food scene — and what counts as the dominant views of it — have evolved considerably since 2012. As an example, Bourdain exclusively spends the episode hanging out with and being guided around by white men.)
I should add! Bourdain's first TV series — A Cook's Tour, which aired on the Food Network in 2002-03 — has recently (and legally!) been uploaded to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpz7cLJ1_TwSLBsCZiO1b_O4YnlHAJiB2
