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Introducing: Angolino, a northern Italian kitchen in the Junction Triangle

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Introducing: Angolino, a northern Italian kitchen in the Junction Triangle
(Image: Caroline Aksich)

Name: Angolino Neighbourhood: Junction Triangle Contact: 1595 Dupont St., 647-748-2426, angolino.ca, @angolinoresto
Owners: Rozi Bali, Chris Goulart and Tyson Liebrecht Chef: Tyson Liebrecht (Bosk, Vertical)

The food

A mostly northern-Italian menu, with a focus on game meats like wild boar and venison. “We’re trying to be as authentically Italian as possible,” says Bali, who met Liebrecht at cooking school (they both graduated from George Brown’s Italian program). The kitchen makes four different types of noodles, including bucatini and curly bells of campanelle. Hearty bowls of pasta are garnish free—because what nonna accents a plate with micro-greens?

Introducing: Angolino, a northern Italian kitchen in the Junction Triangle
(Image: Caroline Aksich)

The daily salumi board with house-baked focaccia. This selection includes coppa, wild-boar salami, salame gentile and culatello (all supplied by East York’s Paganelli’s). $20.

Introducing: Angolino, a northern Italian kitchen in the Junction Triangle
(Image: Caroline Aksich)

Wild-boar meatballs topped with fontina and served with creamy polenta. $12.

Introducing: Angolino, a northern Italian kitchen in the Junction Triangle
(Image: Caroline Aksich)

Agnolotti stuffed with ricotta and spinach, cooked in brown butter. $14.

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Introducing: Angolino, a northern Italian kitchen in the Junction Triangle
(Image: Caroline Aksich)

House-made campanelle in a wild-boar ragu. $16.

Introducing: Angolino, a northern Italian kitchen in the Junction Triangle
(Image: Caroline Aksich)

Braised beef short rib topped with pine nuts, served with rapini. $24.

Introducing: Angolino, a northern Italian kitchen in the Junction Triangle
(Image: Caroline Aksich)

Tiramisu made with mascarpone, chocolate, salted caramel and Kahlua. $7.

The drinks

A short list of moderately priced Italian wines, two Duggan’s Brewery beers on tap (as well as a selection of cans) and Italian apéritifs and digestifs.

The space

The 26-seat space (“angolino” is Italian for “nook”) is a work in progress, and is currently decorated with photos of Bali’s Italian cooking stage. In the New Year, an Italian teacher will visit one night a week to give mini language lessons for free.

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Introducing: Angolino, a northern Italian kitchen in the Junction Triangle
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
Introducing: Angolino, a northern Italian kitchen in the Junction Triangle
(Images: Caroline Aksich)

Chef Liebrecht at the slicer.

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Caroline Aksich, a National Magazine Award recipient, is an ex-Montrealer who writes about Toronto’s ever-evolving food scene, real estate and culture for Toronto Life, Fodor’s, Designlines, Canadian Business, Glory Media and Post City. Her work ranges from features on octopus-hunting in the Adriatic to celebrity profiles.

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