Where celebrities ate in Toronto last week
Last weekend’s NBA All-Star games brought serious star power to the city. Whether they were hanging court-side or just passing through, some pretty big names (Usher, Olivia Wilde, Dave Chappelle) flitted between high-profile events, flashy parties and some of the 6’s top restaurants.
Kevin Hart
Where he ate: Fring’s, for Valentine’s Day dinner with his wife.
What he ordered: The Valentine’s Day prix fixe, which included heart-shaped tuna tartare over salmon rillette and avocado, served with corn-sesame tuiles.
Jonas Valanciunas
Where he ate: Patria, for dinner with his wife. What he ordered: Seafood paella made with shrimp, bay scallops, monkfish, cuttlefish, mussels (he ordered extra) and snap peas.
Tonight’s tapas recommendation: Bacon wrapped dates with manchego cheese. They’re a perfect mix of sweet and savoury. A photo posted by Patria (@patriato) on
Shay Mitchell
Where she ate: Pizza Libretto’s King West location.
What she ordered: Mama’s Hot Pepper Pizza, which is one of the restaurant’s secret menu items made with tomato sauce and topped with basil, mozzarella, house-made sausage and “mama’s hot peppers” (made using a recipe from chef Rocco Agostino’s mother).
Usher
Where he ate: Patois. What he ordered: The stir-fried Prosperity Lobster with jerk butter; and kimchi potstickers topped with bacon, caramelized onions, scallions and kimchi-flavoured sour cream.
Meghan Markle
Where she ate: Café Boulud, for a brunch with Anderson Markus.
What she ordered: Eggs florentine with a side of frites.
Steve Nash
Where he ate: Cactus Club Café, for a “basketball and business” lunch and learn. What he ordered: A set menu that included the Hunter Chicken: a grilled chicken breast topped with shiitake, portabello, button and crimini mushroom demi-glace, and served on green beans and roasted potatoes.
Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul
Where they ate: Parcae, for Bryant’s farewell dinner hosted by the NBA All-Star Gentleman’s Club.
What he ordered: A set menu including whole grilled branzino and fried chicken, both served with herb-roasted potatoes.
Dave Chappelle
Where he ate: Buca Yorkville.
What he did: Gave a thumbs up to the camera with chef Ryan Campbell (and apparently made Campbell’s dreams come true).
Olivia Wilde
Where she ate: Rhum Corner during a break from the All-Star festivities.
What she did: According to her Instagram, she had “one hell of a dance party” with some very “un-douchey” people.
 flitted between high-profile events, flashy parties and some of the 6's top restaurants.
Kevin Hart
Where he ate: Fring's, for Valentine's Day dinner with his wife.
What he ordered: The Valentine's Day prix fixe, which included heart-shaped tuna tartare over salmon rillette and avocado, served with corn-sesame tuiles.
A photo posted by Peng Zhang (@ziddy617) on Feb 14, 2016 at 7:38pm PST
Jonas Valanciunas
Where he ate: Patria, for dinner with his wife. What he ordered: Seafood paella made with shrimp, bay scallops, monkfish, cuttlefish, mussels (he ordered extra) and snap peas.
Tonight's tapas recommendation: Bacon wrapped dates with manchego cheese. They're a perfect mix of sweet and savoury. A photo posted by Patria (@patriato) on Jan 8, 2016 at 1:17pm PST
Shay Mitchell
Where she ate: Pizza Libretto's King West location.
What she ordered: Mama's Hot Pepper Pizza, which is one of the restaurant's secret menu items made with tomato sauce and topped with basil, mozzarella, house-made sausage and "mama's hot peppers" (made using a recipe from chef Rocco Agostino's mother).
A photo posted by Pizzeria Libretto (@pizzalibretto) on Feb 9, 2016 at 6:29am PST
Usher
Where he ate: Patois. What he ordered: The stir-fried Prosperity Lobster with jerk butter; and kimchi potstickers topped with bacon, caramelized onions, scallions and kimchi-flavoured sour cream.
A photo posted by #PATOISTORONTO (@patoistoronto) on Feb 6, 2016 at 5:31pm PST
Meghan Markle
Where she ate: Café Boulud, for a brunch with Anderson Markus.
What she ordered: Eggs florentine with a side of frites.
A photo posted by Meghan Markle (@meghanmarkle) on Jan 4, 2016 at 5:03pm PST
Steve Nash
Where he ate: Cactus Club Café, for a “basketball and business" lunch and learn. What he ordered: A set menu that included the Hunter Chicken: a grilled chicken breast topped with shiitake, portabello, button and crimini mushroom demi-glace, and served on green beans and roasted potatoes.
A photo posted by Cactus Club Cafe (@cactusclubcafe) on Dec 6, 2015 at 6:17pm PST
Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul
Where they ate: Parcae, for Bryant's farewell dinner hosted by the NBA All-Star Gentleman's Club.
What he ordered: A set menu including whole grilled branzino and fried chicken, both served with herb-roasted potatoes.
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Dave Chappelle
Where he ate: Buca Yorkville.
What he did: Gave a thumbs up to the camera with chef Ryan Campbell (and apparently made Campbell's dreams come true).
A photo posted by Rob Gentile (@robgentilebuca) on Feb 13, 2016 at 3:10pm PST
Olivia Wilde
Where she ate: Rhum Corner during a break from the All-Star festivities.
What she did: According to her Instagram, she had “one hell of a dance party” with some very "un-douchey" people.
A photo posted by Olivia Wilde (@oliviawilde) on Feb 17, 2016 at 11:00am PST
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