Eight thousand square feet of Yorkville's ever-shrinking
retail space is re-opening on Friday after several months' vacancy.
Briefly known as Flow (for fans of 80s Yorkville, it's the
old M�venpick site), Liberty Entertainment Group is opening up Ciao Wine Bar
at 133 Yorkville Avenue with a heavy emphasis on all things Italian, including
the severs' Diesel wardrobes.
Richmond Hill's Chef Rob Punzo, formerly of Peter Pan,
Pronto, Auto Grill and most recently his own Punzo's Restaurant & Catering
in Oak Ridges, will be offering standard regional Italian fare made with local
ingredients.
Typical of the Liberty properties (which include the
Rosewater Supper Club, the Liberty Grand and the Spice Route), the approach is rather
grand. The bottom level will be done up like a wine cellar, with a long
alabaster pizza bar as its focus. The mezzanine level will be fairly casual,
with the street level as the main dining area. Wine will be served using a
system (called Enomatic) that preserves opened bottle with inert gas, meaning almost everything
will be available by the glass.
Writer: Bert Archer