Big changes at "Canada's first Detroit style pizzeria." Descendant Detroit Style Pizza debuted in Leslieville in 2015. According to an American publication, owner Chris Getchell stepped away from the business and Sotirios (known as "Ike") Tzakis took it over in 2022. I reached out to the restaurant, which confirmed Ike is now the owner.

That's not all. An outpost in Boston's Prudential Center kicked off February 6th. And for those here in the Big Smoke, there's a temporary ghost kitchen in the west end in the works.

There was one place you could get pad thai and schnitzel, tom yum and goulash, under one roof. Hungary Thai Bar & Eatery has been a fixture in Kensington Market since 2001, in a house that was built in 1888. An auction of the restaurant's furniture and equipment has been posted. The news comes just days after the announcement of Amadeu's closure a few doors over. The Portuguese restaurant opened in 1989. 

King West's District Eatery, also known as District Restaurant and Bar, has permanently closed. The sprawling establishment on Restaurant Row is just doors away from recently shuttered Casa Mezcal that I broke the story on last week.

A Florentine trattoria is touching down in the Financial District soon. Florin Trattoria is slated to launch this spring in the Victory Building at Bay and Richmond. The new venture is from a local hospitality group behind establishments in Collingwood, Thornbury, The Blue Mountains, and Toronto's own Mother Tongue and Liquid Courage.

Fine dining lovers, this one's for you. Convivium, "a new venture that combines exceptional cuisine with unparalleled service," is set to open at Yonge and King soon. This neck of the woods is quickly becoming a fine dining destination with both old (The Chase) and new restaurants (just opened The Lost Land and Michelin Recommended Lucie) within steps of one another.