Reservations have been hard to come by since Grant van Gameren’s Barcelona taberna–inspired Bar Isabel opened in March 2013. It has managed to sustain excitement and loyalty among Toronto’s foodies with an elemental recipe of outstanding food (including classic platos like whole roasted octopus and Basque seafood hotpot, plus various embutidos cured meats, a specialty of
John Verzi was obsessed with celebrities for years, taking 12,500 photos and gathering 'the greatest autograph collection ever seen.' He kept them all to himself until his death.