
How Toronto’s most famous fine dining destination adapted to takeout and patio service
There’s one fine dining restaurant in Toronto that’s had to adapt to takeout and patio service after over 40 years of hushed, semi-hidden service to movie stars, politicians, business tycoons and other famous clientele.
Scaramouche was founded in 1980 by Morden Yolles, whose family owned the building where it’s now located in a residential area near Avenue Road and St. Clair.
It’s not the first restaurant in the space, however: there’s been a restaurant in the Scaramouche space since the 1950s, serving the guests that stayed at the building during its life as an apartment hotel from around the