Where / What / hoW
Kitchen Q&A
Nuit regular
the chef of pai northern
thai Kitchen shows
off the diversity of
thailand’s cuisine at her
new restaurant, Kiin
Why open another restaurant
after Pai’s success?
Food
Thin-CrusT Craze
Devour some of the best neapolitan
pizzas outside of italy
Queen Margherita
A strict Vera Pizza Napoletana
adherence is why these tradi-
tional pies are a reliable favourite.
Perfectly blistered crusts are
topped with hearty certified
San Marzano tomato sauce and
fired in a Naples-made oven.
1402 Queen St. E.; 785 Annette St.;
772 Dundas St. W., qmpizza.com
Terroni
Terroni’s extensive list of ’zas
embraces all the hallmarks
of the southern Italian tradition.
Your margherita or quattro
stagioni arrives at the table as
a whole pie, leaving you to
decide the size of your slices.
720 Queen St. W.; 1095 Yonge St.;
57 Adelaide St. E., terroni.com
Pizzeria Libretto
One of the first restaurants on
Toronto’s thin-slice scene now
includes five always-packed
locations (and a takeout-only
spot) across the city. Toppings
8
where
such as Ontario prosciutto and
duck confit are must-tries.
221 Ossington Ave.; 550 Danforth
Ave.; 155 University Ave.; 545 King
St. W., pizzerialibretto.com
Via Mercanti
Romolo Salvati’s mini pizza
empire adds a creative flair to its
authentic flavours. For example,
its signature Via Mercanti is a
two-pizza-layered masterpiece—
a ricotta, mushroom and spicy
soppressata-covered pizza hides
under a full margherita pie.
188 Augusta Ave.; 87 Elm St.; other
locations, pizzeriaviamercanti.ca
Lambretta Pizzeria
The signature dish at this family-
friendly joint is the prosciutto-
laden Lambretta pizza, with a
crispy crust that cradles fior de
latte, arugla and cherry tomatoes.
Or, if meat-free is more your
style, try the marinara, vegeteriana
or funghi. 89 Roncesvalles Ave.,
lambrettapizzeria.ca
September/OctOber 2017
What’s your favourite
dish to make at Kiin?
Right now it’s wing bean
salad. It’s a dish that I make
with tom yum paste: a chilli
paste that I make from scratch.
I went back to Thailand to
eat lots of wing bean salads,
to learn, and then I came
back and made this dish.
What’s an ingredient
unique to Kiin?
We use buffalo Thai basil.
My mom used to cook with
it when she made food like
Kua Hang Gai for me and the
neighbours. I tried to get
the basil in Toronto, but no one
sold it here, so I had to
search for a supplier and order
it in from Thailand.
Kiin is located at
326 Adelaide St. W.,
kiintoronto.com.
terroni
I wanted to introduce styles
of Thai food that people in
Toronto had yet to try, and to
offer a variety of foods from
across Thailand. There are
southern dishes, dishes from
the northeast, royal Thai
cuisine and many others.