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Tickling the culinary fancy of select media, personalities and Toronto foodies alike, the beloved Pusateri family toasted the opening location of its Saks Food Hall with a VIP cocktail and dinner party at CF Sherway Gardens in March of this year. The VIP evening kicked off with flutes of Veuve Clicquot and tasty apps, followed …

Anyone who knows good food in Toronto knows about the artisanal groceries lining the aisles of Pusateri’s — that row of aged balsamic vinegars and fine Italian olive oils, that display of tempting truffles and fine cheeses imported from Europe. Since its flagship store on Avenue Road opened in 1986, the iconic family-run business has dedicated …

Shoppers flow in and out of the entrance of Pusateri’s Fine Foods on Avenue Road, shopping as they would on any other typical Thursday morning. But in the office above, Frank Luchetta is outlining a groundbreaking move that is anything but normal for the venerable high-end grocer. The president of Pusateri’s has pulled back the …

There’s a pork craze going on right now in many high-end restaurants, so we’re making a healthy version with most of the fat removed and a marinating sauce free of BBQ sauces found in typical pulled pork recipes. We call it a pulled porchetta slider. We’re adding a rapine and spicy pepperoncino dressing, and a …

It’s just another Friday afternoon at Pusateri’s Fine Food flagship store on Avenue Road: a palpable rush of shoppers, the sweet aroma of freshly baked pastries and a signature traffic guard navigating the parking lot outside. In fact, there’s nothing that would indicate that the upscale Toronto grocer has recently undergone the roughest week in …