Live and Breathe

LAB, standing for Live And Breathe, is where amazing chefs meets local and organic food under the microscope. Located at 651 College St., in the heart of Toronto’s little Italy, Howard Dubrovsky has set up his form of a lab, a restaurant.

I chose this restaurant for my girl’s night out based on two factors. My restaurant bible – Toronto Life Magazine and the photo on LAB’s website of their wall of mason jars.

Feature Wall
Colourful & Functional

Amazing choice. Good vibe and great food.

I started with House made pickled vegetables ($8). Those jars on the shelf were not just decoration. Delicious!

For dinner, the Pasta telefono, house made cavatelli with fresh basil, and melted buffalo mozzarella($19) hit the spot. An unreal dish. Unfortunately, this left me with no room for dessert.

Mason Jar Dessert - Yum!

The two gentlemen sitting at the next table did not have this problem and ordered the Chocolate Budino.($10)  Think, dark chocolate pudding, salt caramel chocolate mousse, and cherry violet gelee IN A MASON JAR! And yes, I asked for a picture of their dessert. The photo does not do it justice.

With an evolving menu, LAB is a restaurant that pays great tribute to the classic techniques of the past and impresses with modern culinary innovation. 

Next time, I'm leaving room for dessert.