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@gusto501

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Innovative Italian cuisine in the heart of Corktown

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My book launches in a few weeks. Between now and then, you’ll see me marketing my tour. But what I REALLY want you to see is the human behind the adventure.

My book, my tour, and my art: are all linked in my bio.
My sense of play… I’ll just leave here. Thank you for being unserious with me.

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TOUR IS TOURING! Details and tickets 🔗 in bio. I really want us to get to know each other. I want to eat with you. I want to paint with you. I want to rewrite ‘the rules’ of book touring… with you! Here’s the deal:

🥑 TORONTO

DINNER
When: November 17, 2026, 6PM Where: @gusto501, 501 King St. E, Toronto

BOOK TALK
When: November 24, 2026, 7PM Where: @bookbarto, 600 Markham St, Toronto

🥑 MONTREAL

PAINT NIGHT
When: November 21, 2026, 8PM Where: 124 McGill, Montreal, in partnership with @canvasclub.ca

DINNER
When: November 23, 2026, 6PM Where: @laspadamtl, 3580 R. Notre Damn O. Montreal

🥑 NYC

BOOK TALK
When: November 30, 2026, 6PM Where: @bibliothequenyc, 54 Mercer St, New York, NY

PAINT NIGHT
When: December 1, 2026, 7PM Where: Paint Hangout, 315 East 57th Street, sub basement, New York, NY

🥑 LA

BOOK TALK
When: December 4, 2026, 7PM Where: @goodgirlbooksla, 12444 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Each event is intentionally limited to an extremely intimate group, with spots available on a first-come, first served basis. Best of luck! I can’t wait to meet you in real life.

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📍Gusto 501 @gusto501

501 King St. E, Toronto, ON, M5A 1M3

Cuisine: Italian

#toronto #torontofood #foodstagram #foodie #foodtography

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& built-work // Commercial

Supporting 6m long guillotine glass panels that weigh 1 tonne each.

Gusto 501 @gusto501 is a multi-level contemporary Italian restaurant on the east side of Toronto in the Corktown neighbourhood. The front façade is an operable glass wall that opens the ground floor and the third floor to King Street East. Each panel weighs 1 tonne and moves on a counterbalance system. The panels are carried out through the buildings steel superstructure skeleton.

The lateral system was the primary design challenge. Floor diaphragms at multiple elevations, connected through multiple staircases, complicate the load path between the levels, and a large skylight occupying 60% of the roof adds further complexity.

The steel superstructure resists lateral forces through in-floor horizontal bracing and vertical bracing at specific locations throughout the building. With the floors at different elevations, extensive detailing of struts and collectors was required to drag forces from each diaphragm into the vertical bracing and down into the foundation.

📍 Toronto, ON | 2020

Architect: @partisansarchitecture

Engineering: Blackwell Structural Engineers

Glass Facade: @_panoramah_

Terra-cotta Masonry: @piccogroup

Photography: Jonathan Friedman & Blackwell Structural Engineers

Awards

2024 Azure AZ Awards: People’s Choice (Design)
2023 Toronto Urban Design Award: Award of Merit
2020 IES Illumination Award
2020 American Masonry Association Prize

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CLOSED • Giveaway Below! // New #DineWithEggs Vendor • Featured Dishes: Carbonara Pizza (Spot: @gusto501) #tastetoronto

We’re giving away a free meal for two to Gusto 501 - here’s how to win:

1 - Like this post⁠
2 - Follow @burnbraefarmsfoodservice, @tastetoronto and @gusto501
3 - Tag a friend in the comments below⁠

Bonus Entry - Upload a story or post of one of their featured #DineWithEggs dishes for an additional entry!

The winner will be randomly selected and announced on our story in 48 hours - good luck!⁠

Don’t forget to check out the link in our bio and vote for your favourite egg dish to be entered in to win the GRAND prize, an amazing getaway experience at the Belvedere Hotel 🧖‍♀️

*Terms and conditions apply when redeeming.

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Soft face, Sinister aura💅🏾✨

📸: @_mymahh.h
📍: @gusto501

#explorepage✨ #dinner #gustoitaliano #madeinitaly

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48 hours in toronto 🇨🇦

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How many of these spots have you tried?!

#toronto #torontofood #yyzeats #torontorestaurants #torontoblogger

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the phone ate too, but I forgot to post and now I’m running out of storage.

Can’t risk losing these photos and the joy each dish brought me.

ENJOY!

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Last year we went to @gusto501 for my birthday so we absolutely HAD to go back again and it didn't disappoint. Their famous mushroom pasta paired with their perfectly moist focaccia was just perfection 🤌🏼

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20 days, the cheque that changed everything, and what she calls “the best day of my career.”

Janet, on betting on yourself, playing the long game and building an empire.

Full episode on @Spotify, @ApplePodcasts, @YouTube and wherever you listen.🎙️

#BuiltForThis #Podcast #JanetZuccarini #Gusto54 #WomenWhoBuild RestaurantIndustry

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Dinner with the queen of Toronto’s restaurant scene. 👑

Last week we joined Janet Zuccarini at Gusto 501, where the room is almost as memorable as the food. An old auto shop reimagined by PARTISANS into one of the most beautiful spaces in the city.

The 2026 MICHELIN Guide Toronto & Region was just announced, so it felt like the right week to sit down with a woman who has helped shape Toronto’s dining for nearly three decades.

Come for date night. Stay for the campanelle con gamberi. And notice the staff, because Janet’s not so secret sauce is her people. ✨

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