Didier Restaurant
1496 Yonge St.
(416) 925-8588
National intel: Lovely time for critics of Les Bleus. Fans resent them, politicians pillory them and the team itself has no confidence. And they must stoop to beat Uruguay in the opening.
The pitch: One of Toronto's most decorated chefs, Didier Leroy will be opening the casual front section so that supporters of his native France can watch the games on the restaurant's 40-inch flat-screen TV. 'I thought it would be fun,' says Mr. Leroy, a veteran of Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris, when asked why he decided to transform his posh, classically French fine-dining establishment into a temporary sports bar. 'This isn't just for French people. The World Cup is a good excuse for people from around the world to change, to come together.'
The grub: Didier will offer its regular lunch menu (beet, orange, and goat's cheese salad; steak frites) and house-made desserts (profiteroles; soufflé Cote d'Azur) during France's opening games, and a more limited menu (omelettes, croques-monsieurs) for the morning games.
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