grano

grano celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2011. please send/leave us your email so that you might be apprised of upcoming events - wine tastings, readings, soirées,...
rdm@grano.ca

BEN McNALLY BOOKS • AUTHOR DINNERS

ALISON WEIR
Wednesday July 28 at 6.30 pm.

CAMILLA GIBB
Wednesday August 18 at 6.30 pm

$ 95.00 all in • book, full dinner with wine
rsvp for tickets 416 361 0032

companatico! an italian word which means 'with bread' (the orgins of the word companion)
breaking bread informs all manner of get togethers - social, cultural, corporate, academic,....our private rooms continue to host luncheons, off-campus board retreats, business meetings, out of sight 'out of towners' dinner parties, concerts, wine tastings, blogies, book launches, fundraisers,... WI-FI, plasma,... check out our group menus lunch|dinner|cocktail ... it's party time!

grano gift cards
Any denomination (for the faithful!). a tasteful card with the grano watercolour done by Johnny Wales, resident in Japan, best man of Lucia & Roberto. gift cards can be posted to your favourite recipient with a greeting card & message...in Italiano, perhaps. rdm@grano.ca

where do you park around here?
free parking is available after 5 pm on the Firestone lot 1 1/2 blocks N on the NW corner of Yonge & Hillsdale and on the metered lots 1/2 block S on Glebe Road West. Yonge Street metered parking & side streets also. map

SI-FI to WI-FI gratis @ grano
i bimbi Martella christened the Siena-Firenze highway (SI-FI) "Sci FI". To pay hommage to the infostrada, we offer free WiFi, a plasma, and a computer at the bar where you might check email, theatre/cinema times, billets doux,...

learn italian the fast & fun way
Our language & linguine Italian lessons are a 20 year grano tradition. Monday nights and include 3 fulls meals with wine. Cost $ 235.00 plus gst. Next session begins Monday September 13 , 2010 at either 6.15 pm or 8.00 pm for 1.5 hours per class for 10 weeks. Consider it as a gift, thank you... We can gift wrap the book and post it. You can book by phone or email.

grano2go. da noi a voi (from us to you)
Our online catering menu is a simple outline to offer ideas for home or office celebrations. Simply give us a call and we are sure to have something to fit every budget and occasion. rentals, staffing, espresso machine,...

2 dinner/discussion series: Canada 2017 & Whither Italy!?
stay tuned for info. rdm@grano.ca for comments, suggestions...
"non si vive di solo pane" (one does not live by bread alone)

T.Eau (T.O.) - better water, a better way.
Concerned with the carbon footprint of world-travelling bottled water, grano has installed an excellent filter system by Forefront Homespring. We call our fresh new product T*eau and serve it free of charge in place of regular Toronto tap and bottled natural water. Feel free to check the FAQ page for more info.

Frescobaldi Laudemio • ITALY'S BEST OLIVE OIL*
This oil is consistently one of Italy's most sought after. From Tuscany, it is part of a group of producers who market the oil in the same bottle and protective carton (each with a personalized label). Frescobaldi is the biggest producer. Try it before you buy it...ideally with one of Frescobaldi's wines - Nipozzano, Campo ai Sassi ('baby brunello'), il Benefizio, Mormoreto, Montesodi, Attems Pinot Grigio, Rosato,...Ornellaia,... $ 40.00 / 500 ml. $28.00/250 ml.

the grano speaker series
the grano speaker series is in its 6th year. it is always sold out and Roberto says if it weren't at grano he wouldn't be invited. Send us an email for a chance to attend one of the series. rdm@grano.ca

italy sends its best! gift baskets from $ 50.00.
we deliver!
Did you know grano offers gift baskets year-round? Come in and select from our specialty items to build the perfect basket; ceramics, extra-virgin olive oils, real balsamic vinegars, hard-to-find Italian movies or music, even gift certificates for our popular language & linguine lessons.

the people's favourite dessert.
Our Crostata Tricolore has been the grano signature dessert for two decades now. We offer you the recipe to try it at home!

guide to the best wines of italy $ 14.95
Ian d'Agata's book. (Canadian born/Italian-raised/interntionally wine savvy and Director of the prestigious International Wine Academy at the Spanish Steps) Guide to the Best Wines of Italy. fun for the bar, loo, wine shop,...great info & insights!