Tastastic @ Terroni's a Thirty Year Celebration

Once every decade or so there comes a person or two who inspires, encourages and delights. Last wednesday I had the pleasure of sitting down with both of them for a V.I.P dining experience thirty years in the making.

Honoree of the night and FF boy to boot, Jeff Kirkwood chose Terroni's newest, elegant destination to play host to his 30th, offering guests a seat at his upstairs exclusive table. Cheeky-geeky we arrived at Terroni's to already chilled glasses of the FF favorite, champagne. With no gondolier in sight and our accordionist gone awol, we toasted the next best thing this side of the pond. Terroni's (www.terroni.ca) first opened its doors in ninety two with little more than an espresso machine. Fifteen years later  Paolo Scoppio and Cosimo Mammoliti, friends and co-owners swung open the brass gilded doors to their newest location (and our table for the night) at 57a Adelaide St. E.

Delicious thin crust pizzas topped with luxury cheeses, designer deli meats, endless glasses of red wine and the most decadent flour-less dark chocolate cake (reason alone to visit the restaurant) were only a few items partaken of by those in attendance. With an intimate guest list and food fit for a king, one's attire must certainly be called into question- especially when dining with fashion royalty. Kirkwood's dynamic sense of personal style has always, for this FF boy, been finished so cleverly and sometimes not so subtly by his choice of accessories. I have often spent hours pining over the seemingly endless boxes of mouthwatering finds; indian inspired turquoise, pins and pendants propagated from his beginning in the bermudian paradise. 

Our choices for the night were based in the recent "frame" craze that has had everyone running to vintage paradise in search of 50's Raybans. The fad has even top eye-wear designers cranking the vintage inspired specs in record numbers. Frames which can be worn lens optional are great non-piercing options to accessorizing the face. Combined for the occasion with a fantastic suede Miu Miu broach and a tissue paper pocket square the outfit came together with a shirtless paired belted blazer. 

Man cleavage, fashion risk and fantastic food aside the evening could most certainly not be complete without the most fabulous accessory of all- amazing friends. So here is to you my dear friends and fashion brothers Jeff Kirkwood and Jeff Rustia who have given me the unmistakable answer to the question: "Whats in a name?"

       Cheers

                  ~J