Retiring Globe and Mail restaurant critic Joanne Kates describes the emerging no-reservations trend as “unfriendly,” but she’ll have no problems saving a seat at the soon-to-open food court at Toronto’s upscale Yorkdale Mall.
Er, make that, food collection:
(General manager Anthony) Casalanguida cringes when you call his food court, a food court. It’s a “food collection,” he insists.
To whit, a few things you won’t find at your average mall:
- plated food, with cutlery,
- a perfume butler,
- a translator service,
- convenient under-the-table bag hooks,
- two fireplaces, and
- an outdoor patio that seats 60.
(Source: Yorkdale food court sneak peek, The Toronto Star)
The Toronto Star has posted an online photo gallery giving a sneak peak at the new food court/collection, slated to open June 2. Check out the gorgeous Morello Forni oven at Famoso Neopolitan Pizzeria‘s first Toronto location.
Industry consultant — and RestaurantCentral.ca contributor — Diane Chiasson had the final word when it came to whether or not advance booking was a thing of the past or the wave of the future:
Those better be good french fries for someone to make a reservation.
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