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“We haven’t sold this much high-end wine in a long, long time”: Restaurateur Charles Khabouth has reopened his night spots and rehired hundreds of people

He had to lay off 98 per cent of his 2,000-person staff at the beginning of the pandemic

What’s on the menu at Amal, Yorkville’s swanky new Lebanese restaurant

The restaurant's name is Arabic for "hope"

What’s on the menu at The Gaarden, Queen West’s new rooftop oasis

It's a plant-lover's paradise

What’s on the menu at Sofia, Charles Khabouth’s new Italian restaurant in Yorkville

Including carpaccio, house-made pasta, and lots of wine

What’s on the menu at Akira Back, the Michelin-starred chef’s first Canadian restaurant

It's in the new Bisha Hotel

Inside Bisha, Charles Khabouth’s slick new hotel in the Entertainment District

From lobby to 44th-floor infinity pool

What’s on the menu at Macho Radio Bar, a new Tex-Mex joint with arcade games and a giant patio

Also: frozen margaritas, cocktails by the pitcher and cornbread French toast made with Pop Rocks

Morimoto says no to T.O.

Plans for the Iron Chef's King West restaurant have been canned

Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #25, Charles Khabouth

Khabouth is Toronto’s leading club and restaurant mogul

Sex, Drugs and EDM: high times and overdoses in Toronto’s dance festival scene

Canada’s first Morimoto is opening on King West

Oliver & Bonacini teams up with Charles Khabouth’s company to take over Stock and Suits at the Trump

Charles Khabouth launches Uniun, a new LED-laden club on Adelaide

Five things we learned about Charles Khabouth from the Toronto Star’s profile

Introducing: Weslodge, the new King West “modern saloon” from Charles Khabouth and Hanif Harji