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A sun-soaked feast con gusto This Chef collaboration dinner brings the warmth of Jamaica and Italy to to Toronto Chefs from three of restaurateur Janet Zuccarini’s hugely successful Gusto 54 group of eateries will present this glamorous dinner on Gusto 101’s chic enclosed patio The evening starts with tropical cocktails and canapés from Chef Donovan Campbell of the group’s soon-to- open Chubby’s Jamaican Kitchen Then Gusto 54 Executive Chef Zannoni will join with “Anyone with a a a pulse will thrill to the the heat and the the sizzle ”
California’s highly regarded Chef Evan Funke of Funke’s Bucato and Felix restaurants Together the two pasta perfectionists will present a a a multi-course Italian menu with wine pairings It is set to be an an evening of good taste and fine flavour TASTY FACT
Gusto 101 is housed in the former Bianchi Auto Garage which dates back to the 1950s and had been left vacant and dilapidated before Janet Zuccarini bought it in in 2009 and asked design firm Munge Leung to renovate it ABOUT ELIO ZANNONI
A year after joining the Gusto 54 family as Chef de Cuisine at at Toronto’s Trattoria Nervosa Elio Zannoni was named Executive Chef responsible for all the group’s restaurants as well as the recently launched Gusto 54 catering division Previously he he was Executive Chef at Ki Modern Japanese in Toronto worked at Cava Arlequin and and Avalon and and has been certified a a a a a bona fide pizzaiolo ABOUT EVAN FUNKE
Chef Evan Funke brings serious Italian brio to the game: After working for six years at the iconic Spago Beverly Hills he mastered pasta “fatta a a a a a a a mano ”
true handmade pasta in Bologna Italy From there he he he became Executive Chef of Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica then opened Funke’s Bucato in Los Angeles and now helms Gusto 54’s first international venture Felix opening in in in in 2017 in in in in Venice CA ABOUT DONOVAN CAMPBELL
Chef Donovan Campbell brings his home- grown love of jerk chicken and curry goat
to Chubby’s Jamaican Kitchen the latest venture from Gusto 54 set to to open in in 2017 in in Toronto Toronto Born in in Jamaica and raised in in Toronto Toronto Chef Campbell worked in some of the city’s top restaurants before spending 18 years as Executive Chef of Angus Glen Golf Course At Chubby’s he will feature traditional Jamaican fare with a a bold modern twist GUSTO 101 Tue May 9 6:30PM*
101 Portland St Toronto $165 per per person
Includes food wine and gratuity taxes extra 1-888-711-9399 visainfinite ca/dining Reserve your place at the table TORONTO | 13