Chef
Rob Gentile

Toronto

My Venues

Bar Buca
75 Portland St
Toronto, ON
Buca
604 King St. W
Toronto, ON

Buca Yorkville
53 Scollard Street
Toronto, ON

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Accolades

Toronto's Most Influential Chef
The Grid
Toronto's Best Restaurants
Joanne Kates Top 100

Top Restaurants for Full-on, Blow-Your-Budget Indulgence and Awe
Toronto Life magazine
99 Chefs Can't Be Wrong
The Grid
ChefsFeed Winner
One of the Best Things to Eat in Toronto

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Featured Content

Uber Partners with Chefs Feed in Toronto! #UberOmakase

Uber Partners with Chefs Feed in Toronto! #UberOmakase

September 9, 2015

You've seen where Rob Gentile, the humble chef and owner of Buca, Bar Buca, and The Saint Tavern eats in his spare time in our app. But now we're taking it a step further and bringing the Chefs Feed experience to life so you can dine like a chef, with a chef! We've teamed up with Uber, the app that connects you with a driver at the tap of a button, to create #UberOmakase, a night out for you and a friend on us, with chef Gentile as your culinary tour guide. Visit: http://blog.uber.com/UberOmakaseTO to see how to enter, but hurry, the contest ends June 4!

Where I Go Out

Grilled razor clams

Grilled razor clams

$$$, Reservations, Full Bar, Tapas, Little Italy

"One word... epic."

Buca Osteria & Enoteca, Bar Buca

Spicy fried squid, crispy tongue and kale

Spicy fried squid, crispy tongue and kale

$$$, Reservations, Full Bar, Tapas, Little Italy

"Love this... Grant is the man!"

Buca Osteria & Enoteca, Bar Buca

Nasu maki

Zakkushi ざっ串

$$, Japanese, Reservations, Cabbagetown South

"Zakkushi serves incredible authentic Japanese skewers. Order them up by the piece; they have over 30 different types to choose from. It makes for an amazing experience! My favorite is the eggplant wrapped with pork."

Buca Osteria & Enoteca, Bar Buca

Green eggs & lamb

Green eggs & lamb

Beast Restaurant

$$, Reservations, American, Niagara

"This dish comes with a fried egg, pine nut purée, lamb neck, and green sauce—epic!"

Buca Osteria & Enoteca, Bar Buca

Fried pickles & ranch

Fried pickles & ranch

Beast Restaurant

$$, Reservations, American, Niagara

"This is the best brunch snack ever."

Buca Osteria & Enoteca, Bar Buca

Squid w/ juniper

Squid w/ juniper

$$, Restaurant, Christie Pits

"Actinolite is one of my favorite places in Toronto. It's a neighborhood gem!"

Buca Osteria & Enoteca, Bar Buca

At My Venues

Coffee

$$, Breakfast, Italian, Wellington Place

"Hands down best coffee in Toronto. Rob Gentile is as insane as he is gorgeous. Hint: they allow you to upgrade your cappuccino to buffalo milk, and their normal milk is a creamy, organic version from Quebec!"

Cervello

$$$, Outdoor Seating, Pizza, Full Bar, Italian, Wellington Place

"Lambs brains with prosciutto. I could eat these every day. The salty and crunchy taste mixed with salsa verde is the perfect balance."

Salumi di Buca

$$$, Outdoor Seating, Pizza, Full Bar, Italian, Wellington Place

"This is the best housemade charcuterie in town. The assortments are amazing and rich in flavour. I especially enjoy the prosciutto and Calabrese sausage. All of the cheese is fresh and fantastic, but I suggest the creamy Taleggio. Don't forget to order the Nodini and marinated olives. The Nodini are so addictive that they become an item that everyone fights for at the table. Olive oil, garlic, and rosemary bread knots are also so incredible!"

Corbin Tomaszeski

Cervello

$$$, Outdoor Seating, Pizza, Full Bar, Italian, Wellington Place

"I love the cervello, which is comprised of lamb's brain alla saltimbocca with Sicilian caper agliata. Get a basket of these and a glass of Barbera!"

Salumi di Buca

$$$, Outdoor Seating, Pizza, Full Bar, Italian, Wellington Place

"Rob makes some of the best charcuterie in Toronto—enough said!"

Salumi di Buca

$$$, Outdoor Seating, Pizza, Full Bar, Italian, Wellington Place

"All their charcuterie is made in-house. Choose any three, you can’t go wrong."

Lee Restaurant, Frings