On Oct. 31, Toronto’s own Japanese fine dining shrine EDO is combining forces with Nobu from New York City to host a reception as part of the Grand Cru wine festival to raise money for the University Health Network.
The legendary restaurant, opened in 1994, and co-owned by Nobu Matsuhisa and Robert DeNiro has expanded to locations around the world such as Milan, Italy; London, England and Cape Town, South Africa.
"They are probably the best known Japanese restaurant outside of Japan in the world," says Barry Chaim, who owns EDO along with its casual sibling EDO-KO. "They put Japanese cuisine on the map in the western world."
The restaurant’s head sushi chef Tomita will be coming to town to take part in the day’s festivities. Chaim also teamed up with Tomita last year for Grand Cru, and has added an additional culinary event due to popular demand.
The cocktail-style party will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at EDO, 484 Eglinton Ave. W. Tickets are $36 per person and includes hors d’eouvres and a glass of wine. Reservations are required.