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Toronto Restaurant Group is opening Café Zuzu in the heart of Regent Park.
By Fred Alvarado Fred is a community journalist with FOCUS MEDIA ARTS CENTRE
Welcome to RPTV Weekly News Show Episode 36. In this weekly news show hosted by RPTV reporters Fred Alvarado, Victoria Nanneti, Jameila Parnell, and Aniqa Al-basith, we present news that impacts on Toronto's Regent Park and the surrounding areas.
Episode 36 features segments on:
* Toronto’s Restaurant Group is opening Café Zuzu in the heart of Regent Park at 555 Dundas St E (01:28 min);
* Legendary Boris Argiloff, owner of BA Grocery and Variety store in Regent Park since 1958, passed away (02:44 min);
* Report of Moss Park Coalition community meeting held on August 20th, 2022 (07:23 min);
* Indigenous Healing Circle at Moss Park for International Overdose Awareness Day (15:57 min);
* Back To School giveaway: 350 backpacks given to middle school children in Regent Park (21:12 min);
* Olive Tree Foundation Awards two outstanding Regent Park students with scholarships (23:44 min);
* Canada announces $100M investment in 'historic' action plan for 2SLGBT communities (24:27 min);
* Covid-19 and Vaccination Update: More than 400,000 COVID-19 vaccine fourth doses administered in Toronto / Racialized populations had higher COVID mortality rates: Statistics Canada (27:26 min).
Lead Story:
Gusto 54 Restaurant Group announced the opening of Café Zuzu at 555 Dundas Street East taking over
the space that was once home to Paintbox Bistro, which was known for its social and environmental
inpact in Regent Park.
Café Zuzu is a brand new multi-faceted concept of café & bistro, retail space and will continue to be a neighbourhood community hub prioritizing local hiring practices to serve the community with culturally relevant, transporting culinary experiences.
Café Zuzu It's intended to be inspired by the nostalgia of 1950s Italy and will be an all-day café & bistro with Italian pastry turned into wine bar at night with two corner patios on the North and West sides as well as a sidewalk gelato service featuring flavours from the Landsdowne Cone.
Gusto 54, led by Janet Zuccarini, is committed to partner with local organizations in the Regent Park
community to maintain access to the space with a calendar of events centred around entrepreneurship
in hospitality and women in leadership.
Additionally, the space will be home to Gusto 54 Catering overseeing off-site services in over twenty
venues across the GTA, and specializing in planning weddings and corporate events.
The team is excited to open their doors late summer 2022 to serve this incredible community.
For more information and hiring, please contact: info@cafezuzu.com
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