Here’s what went down at the Toronto Life Best Restaurants 2018 party at the Evergreen Brick Works

To commemorate Toronto Life’s annual Where to Eat Now issue, a star-studded lineup of chefs from 23 Toronto kitchens served up signature dishes for more than 1,200 guests at the Evergreen Brick Works on Monday night. Crowd favourites included General Assembly Pizza’s wood-fired pepperoni and mushroom pies; Estia’s perfectly grilled octopus with spicy ‘nduja; Bacchanal’s indulgent escargot agnolotti and miniature Paris-Brest pastries; and Café Cancan’s heaping foie gras parfaits on brioche with strawberry-rhubarb jam. And of course, the made-for-social-media edible balloons were a big hit too.

Here’s the full menu:

Amano: “Pope’s Hat” tortelloni pasta Atlas: Lamb chorba Bacchanal: Escargot agnolotti and Paris-Brest pastries Bar Begonia: Fougasse served with assorted toppings BlueBlood Steakhouse: Beef tartare Café Cancan: Foie gras parfait with strawberry rhubarb jam Chop Chop: General Tao chicken Chubby’s: Vegetarian Jamaican patties Civic: Red deer tartare Estia: Grilled octopus with ‘nduja, preserved lemon and romesco General Assembly Pizza: Loving Cup and King Shroom pizzas Hexagon: Octopus tostada Kiin: Wing bean salad Ku-Kum Kitchen: Seal tartare with salmon roe Labora: Fried calamari sandwiches Los Colibris: Pork carnitas Miku: Aburi salmon oshi sushi Mythology Diner: Vegan reuben sandwich Northern Maverick: Cold-smoked Ontario trout Soufi’s: “Banoffeh” knafeh Tanto: Ensalada rusa Tich: Chicken biryani Uncle Mikey’s: Oxtail gnocchi

Check out photos from the event in the gallery below.