Sunnys Chinese

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Sunnys Chinese
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Sunnys Chinese
Restaurant information
EstablishedNovember 1, 2020 (2020-11-01)
Owner(s)David Schwartz [1]
Head chefDavid Schwartz [1]
Food typeChinese
Rating Michelin Bib Gourmand.png (Michelin Guide)
Street address60 Kensington Avenue
CityToronto, Ontario
CountryCanada
Coordinates 43°39′15.5″N79°24′3.1″W / 43.654306°N 79.400861°W / 43.654306; -79.400861
Seating capacity75 [2]
ReservationsYes
Website www.sunnyschinese.com

Sunnys Chinese is a Chinese restaurant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The restaurant's cuisine takes inspiration from multiple regions of China, such as Sichuan and Guangdong, as well as American Chinese cuisine. [5]

It originally opened as a takeout pop-up in November 2020, [1] selling food from the back door of its sister restaurant Mimi Chinese, which is located in Toronto's Yorkville neighbourhood. [2] Mimi Chinese was closed at the time due to Ontario's COVID-19 restrictions which prohibited indoor dining at restaurants. It moved to a permanent brick-and-mortar location located in Toronto's Kensington Market in Spring 2022. [2]

The restaurant's executive chef, David Schwartz, while not of Chinese origin, cites taking inspiration for his food from eating at Chinese restaurants located in Toronto's suburbs, including Markham and Scarborough. [6] Both regions of Metro Toronto are known for their large Chinese-Canadian populations and restaurants. After being refused training at traditional Chinese restaurants, Schwartz turned to YouTube to learn Chinese cooking techniques. [6]

Sunnys offers a cocktail menu produced by the restaurant's bar manager Monique Godinho that takes inspiration from ingredients and locations in China, such as bitter melon and prickly pear cactus. [7] The restaurant also serves Chinese alcoholic beverages such as baijiu and Shaoxing wine. [6]

Recognition

The business was named a Bib Gourmand restaurant by the Michelin Guide at Toronto's 2023 Michelin Guide ceremony. [8] A Bib Gourmand recognition is awarded to restaurants who offer "exceptionally good food at moderate prices". The restaurant's executive chef, David Schwartz, was also awarded the inaugural Michelin Young Chef award at the 2023 Toronto award ceremony. [6]

The restaurant was included in Air Canada's annual list of best new restaurants in Canada in 2021, winning the 'Best Takeout' award. [9]

Sunnys Chinese is the more casual concept sibling restaurant to Mimi Chinese, which is also recognized in Toronto's Michelin Guide. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Huras, Jessica (25 September 2023). "Inside the kitchen of David Schwartz, the executive chef at Sunnys Chinese". Toronto Life. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Silver, Mathew (2022-09-01). "What's on the menu at Sunnys, the buzzy new Chinese restaurant in Kensington Market". Toronto Life. Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Sunnys Chinese – Toronto - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant". MICHELIN Guide. Archived from the original on 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  4. ↑ Fleming, Rebecca (2023-07-06). "What's on the menu at Sunnys Chinese's brand-new patio in the old Cold Tea space". Toronto Life. Archived from the original on 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  5. ↑ "Sunnys Chinese - Toronto". Michelin Guide. Michelin North America. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Chan, Bernice (27 November 2023). "Shut out of Chinese restaurant kitchens, he turned to YouTube. Meet David Schwartz, the Michelin Young Chef winner taking Toronto's food scene by storm". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Doradea, Karen (27 March 2024). "Mixing Magic: Toronto bartender crafts cocktail masterpieces at a Michelin Bib Gourmand spot". Curiocity Toronto. Curiocity. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "4 new Bib Gourmand restaurants join the 2023 MICHELIN Guide Toronto". Michelin North America, Inc. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  9. ↑ Matsumoto, Nancy (3 November 2021). "Sunny's Chinese: A Ticket to Hunan, Hubei, Shanxi – and back". EnRoute Magazine. Air Canada. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Mimi Chinese - Toronto". Michelin Guide. Michelin North America. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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