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News Archive for Eatertainment Hospitality Inc.

THE WALKTHROUGH 03.13.09 12:03 PM

Redesigned Bloor Street Diner Adopts the Feel of a Modern French Café

The dining room
Photo: Bruce Gibson

The pink neon decor that filled the Bloor Street Diner when the restaurant first opened in 1981 is long gone. The restaurant, operated by Eatertainment Hospitality Inc. and located in the Manulife Centre, recently underwent its second major transformation (the first redesign was in 1994). Toronto-based interior designer Mehran Foroughi—who is also working on a renovation of Eatertainment's Panorama—collaborated with owners Maryvone and Stephen Centner on the three-month $750,000 project.

Inspired by their travels to France, the Centner's aimed to incorporate contemporary European design and French motifs in the new decor. The 96-seat dining room features a monochromatic colour palette with a textured white wall, banquettes, and Italian leather seating. Solid teak panels carve out the ceiling in the space—lit by 40 handblown pendant chandeliers. MORE >>

Eatertainment Hospitality Inc.