Whatever your hunger pangs, TIFF-goers this week should be nabbing reservations at these new high-powered hangouts before or after starry movie premieres, or when deal-making comes round. Arbequina Restaurant Executive chef and owner Moeen Abuzaid, who came to Toronto by way of New York City and a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan, pays homage to classic Middle Eastern cuisine with creative and elegant dishes like Freekeh, Jerusalem Artichoke (37) and Sea Bass, Red Tatbileh (65). “I’m not trying to change what they are, but to honor where they come from while expressing them through my own experience as a chef,” he explains. The…
