(Image: Gabby Frank)
Name: Annette Food Market
Neighbourhood: The Junction
Contact: 240 Annette St., 647-792-6963, facebook , @annettefoodmarket
Previously: Sagra
Owners: Max and Amara Mancuso (owners of the Good Neighbour café next door)
Chef: Sivi Sitsoruban (Sagra)
Bar Manager: Meaghan Murray (Northwood)
The Food: Sharing plates of rustic, Italian-influenced dishes, the majority of which are roasted in a wood-fired oven inherited from Sagra. The items on offer include house-made pasta, slow-cooked pork shoulder and short ribs, roasted veggies and a handful of Neapolitan pizzas. Also: a bowl of bubbly, melted cheese with crackers for dipping. “There’s nothing wrong with a giant pot of cheese,” says Max.
The Drinks: The focus is on wine (by the glass or bottle) with over 20 varietals categorized by style (big and bold, rich and creamy, smooth and silky) on a chalkboard that runs the length of the dining room. “I really wanted to make it a list that people could navigate quite easily and that’s why we broke it down,” explains Max. There are house cocktails as well, a few beers on tap and champagne, for those special occasions (like a Tuesday).
The Place: Smack-dab in the middle of an otherwise residential stretch of the street, next to its sister coffee shop and a convenience store, the restaurant is named for the original Annette Food Market that closed over 15 years ago. “We had customers coming in all the time next-door, telling great stories about the place,” says Max. “We wanted to bring that back and that’s why we revived the name.” Between church pews and barstools, the cozy space seats around 25 people and there’s a harvest table in the back room for larger parties.
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313617 Roasted beet salad with burrata and chestnut purée ($12). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-15-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-15.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-15.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-annette-food-market-italian-trattoria-junction/slide/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-15/ toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-15 0 0
313606 Beef tenderloin carpaccio with pickled mushrooms, arugula and grana padano ($13). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-04-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-04.jpg 1200 777 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-annette-food-market-italian-trattoria-junction/slide/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-04/ toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-04 0 0
313607 Wood-fire baked cheese medley with toast ($13). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-05-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-05.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-annette-food-market-italian-trattoria-junction/slide/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-05/ toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-05 0 0
313611 House-made pappardelle in a slow-braised rabbit ragu ($12). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-09-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-09.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-annette-food-market-italian-trattoria-junction/slide/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-09/ toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-09 0 0
313612 Slow-cooked and brined pork shoulder with an amaretti crumble ($13) and rapini with garlic, shallots, sun-dried tomatoes and pecorino ($7). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-10-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-10.jpg 800 1200 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-annette-food-market-italian-trattoria-junction/slide/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-10/ toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-10 0 0
313613 Wood-fired pizza with fingerling potatoes, 'nduja, panna and rosemary ($14). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-11-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-11.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-annette-food-market-italian-trattoria-junction/slide/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-11/ toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-11 0 0
313615 Mixed-fruit panna cotta ($6) and a chocolate raspberry bar ($7) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-13-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-13.jpg 800 1200 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-annette-food-market-italian-trattoria-junction/slide/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-13/ toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-13 0 0
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313609 Pear and black peppercorn gin sour: Dillon's gin, Dillon's pear bitters, simple syrup, fresh lemon juice and house-made vanilla liqueur ($12). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-07-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-07.jpg 800 1200 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-annette-food-market-italian-trattoria-junction/slide/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-07/ toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-07 0 0
313610 Amaretto Manhattan: amaretto, Collingwood whiskey, orange bitters and house-made Luxardo cherries ($11). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-08-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-08.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-annette-food-market-italian-trattoria-junction/slide/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-08/ toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-08 0 0
313614 The harvest table in the back room is for larger parties. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-12-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-12.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-annette-food-market-italian-trattoria-junction/slide/toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-12/ toronto-restaurants-annette-food-market-12 0 0
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