Kaiseki-Sakura

kaiseki-Sakura 416-923-1010 556 Church Street Literally translated, kaiseki means “stone in the bossom,” named for the practice whereby Zen Buddhist monks placed warm stones in the folds of their obi as a way to stave off hunger. But its meaning is derived from more than that, says Yumi Izutsu, who with her husband, chef Daisuke Izutsu, opened kaiseki-Sakura [...]

If a depressing strip mall in the barrens of Etobicoke is good enough for the home of Sushi Kaji, the undisputed dining for the finest Japanese food in the GTA, then why not a charmless street corner in the epicentre of the decaying gay village for Kaiseki-Sakura Restaurant & Bar -- a serious challenge to Kaji-san's supremacy?