470232 Mon Dec 17 09:48:45 -0800 2007 11 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 3215259 Hey guys, looks like xacutti is toast, anyone know what happened? Here I am stuck with a gift certificate and no restaurant... Tough time for the staff, closing before Xmas. Mon Dec 17 09:48:45 -0800 2007 18980 antifoodie 1 3217160 Really?? And I'd been looking forward to trying their famous brunch. Bummer! Mon Dec 17 19:49:44 -0800 2007 3215259 48857 estragon 2 3221690 don't believe the hype. xacutti was 'okay' not great. but then again, i went a few times because a couple of g/f's really liked it. IMO, over priced for not so fantastic food and not so great service. Is the bar upstairs closed too? now THAT place was funky! Wed Dec 19 08:08:37 -0800 2007 3217160 146256 hotsauce28 3 3222079 Rumour has it that Brad Moore is no longer with the company and that original co-owner and superstar Sommelier Leslie Gibson is moving back from her soujourn in LA to reopen using the Xacutti name... Wed Dec 19 09:48:00 -0800 2007 3221690 21026 Non Doctor 1 3250165 Xacutti is closed, and the chef Brad Moore will soon be opening a new restaurant called Eleven. It will be located on the northeast corner of Front and Jarvis, in the spot previously occupied by the Ninth Gate Korean Bistro, which I have to say I was surprised to see close so suddenly. Oh well, on to bigger and better things, I hope. Mon Dec 31 14:41:24 -0800 2007 3215259 12142 Gary 1 3255825 They may not have had the *best* brunch ever but it was just a really modern, elegant presentation of food and atmosphere that was a nice diversion on the weekend. Gah! Sugar now Xacutti, my brunch faves in the west are dropping quickly. I hope interesting new places open up come Spring... Wed Jan 02 21:34:41 -0800 2008 3215259 20065 artificialard 2 3255916 Musa on Dundas W serves some great brunch dishes in a quirky space with an interesting mix of people. The Drake menu can be really great too - it is especially great if you partake in one of their sweets. Mmmmm, donuts! Wed Jan 02 22:29:49 -0800 2008 3255825 48505 deelicious 1 3625414 There's a piece in the National Post today about Leslie Gibson opening up a place called Grace in the old Xacutti spot at 503 College in a couple of weeks. Apparently the chef will be Dustin Gallagher, formerly sous chef to Susur Lee. http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=466966 Thu Apr 24 08:07:02 -0700 2008 3215259 98493 JamieK 2 3625455 Interesting. Is it just me or is that one badly written piece? Thu Apr 24 08:23:02 -0700 2008 3625414 23415 pescatarian 3 3625484 It's not just you. All of Shinan's pieces are written that way. I think there's some delusion that it's some sort of writing style, when really it's just cringe inducing... Thu Apr 24 08:30:47 -0700 2008 3625455 176648 meld_la 4 3625530 hahaha just read the article. and i do agree with meld's comment - cringe inducing. there is no writing style here... regardless i am excited to check out Grace! Thu Apr 24 08:42:19 -0700 2008 3625484 167931 exquisite 1 3625952 I've read elsewhere on this board that Moore was at eleven, but is not longer. Pat Riley, previously of Perigee has taken over there. Don't know where Moore has gone and the menu at eleven (now called The Garden at Eleven) has dramatically changed. My first post on Chowhound! Hi, all! Thu Apr 24 10:33:33 -0700 2008 3215259 183794 stapler