Canadian TL&CC Collective eatery Actinolite is celebrated in two major publications as a must-visit Toronto restaurant.

It’s been an exciting start to the year for Toronto, Ontario, Canada restaurant Actinolite. The TL&CC member restaurant has been featured on two “Best Restaurant” lists. Toronto Life named them fourth on their list of “The City’s 100 Best Restaurants”, which aims to represent “a cross-section of the city’s dining DNA, with high-end fine dining and pedigreed splurges alongside exceptional chef-driven neighbourhood spots, creatively inspired carry-out joints and specialists in dishes that can be found almost nowhere else.”

The publication acknowledged Chef Justin Cournoyer’s passion for local, seasonal food, and praised the restaurant for mastering the art of modern Canadian cuisine. “The unassuming dining room has the feel of a local restaurant, but aspires to, and achieves, so much more: this is the pinnacle of contemporary Canadian cuisine right now.”

Actinolite was also celebrated on NARCITY, with a piece by Instagram-famous foodie An Tram (@mtlfoodsnob). Titled “These Are The Best 25 Restaurants You Need To Discover In Toronto For 2019”, the piece placed Actinolite in the “Date Night” category. “It's a neighbourhood restaurant with an upscale food performance, yet a superb laid-back ambiance,” writes Tram. “Dishes change according to seasons and showcasing the best of each ingredient is the restaurant's main mission.”

She adds that: “Your date will be smitten you thought her/him worthy of such a beautiful spot.”

News: other things you need to know

• We are pleased to announce a new feature on the TL&CC website, the introduction of our Member Restaurant login area. Now members can update their contact details and send us comments to update their profile information, all on one easy-to-use interface. Login and get started here.
• Jonathan Gushue, executive chef, and Zita Cobb, innkeeper, at Fogo Island Inn, Newfoundland, Canada, are bound for New York City on Thursday, 28 February. The pair are hosting a one-night culinary engagement at the James Beard House, which will be followed by a panel discussion with TL&CC USA associate editor, Gabrielle Gershenson, and James Beard Foundation chief strategy officer, Mitchell Davis. Click here for more information.
• Also in the line-up for Fogo Island Inn is a collaboration with James Beard Award-winning chef, cookbook author and Top Chef judge, Hugh Acheson. Atlanta to the Atlantic, which takes place from 15–17 March, 2019, sees Acheson join Fogo Island Inn Executive Chef Jonathan Gushue in an exploration of North Atlantic and Southern USA cuisine. For more details, click here.
• Warragul, Australia restaurant Hogget Kitchen is partaking in a special event as part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. The Village Feast, held in the small town of Jindivick an hour from Melbourne, features live music, competitions, stalls selling food, drink and produce, and a town fair for children. Hogget Kitchen chef/owner, Trevor Perkins, will be onsite at The Deli and Smokehouse stand. For more information, click here.