The diverse snacking and dining phenomenon Eataly will open in the Manulife Centre on Bloor Street in 2019. Eataly is the invention of Italian businessman Oscar Farinetti who ten years ago converted a closed vermouth factory in Turin into the first location. His move to New York City introduced millions of North Americans (many from Toronto) to the imaginative sit down, stand up, grab-a-bun-and-walk-around eating experience. There are multiple over-the-counter and table-service spots. His complex in an old office building near Madison Square Park is always mobbed. Now the first Eataly will open under the Varsity movie theatres in the Manulife. It is a partnership of Eataly with the Selfridges Group and Terroni Restaurants. A depiction of the street view of the planned Bloor Street Eataly seems dazzling and promises more glory for the street.
