Media Advisory
July 3, 2019

The City of Toronto will hold a media launch of Summerlicious at Miku Toronto restaurant on Friday, with remarks by Mayor John Tory and Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson (Ward 21 Scarborough Centre), Chair of the City’s Economic and Community Development Committee. Miku Toronto will offer a sampling of its Summerlicious prix fixe menu, including its signature Aburi sushi.

Date: Friday, July 5
Time: 10 a.m. (remarks at 10:15 a.m.)
Location: Miku Toronto, 10 Bay St. (northwest corner of Queens Quay and Bay Street)

The remarks by Mayor Tory and Deputy Mayor Thompson, along with comments by Chef Michael Acero of Miku Toronto, will be followed by a photo opportunity.  

From July 5 to 21, Summerlicious – Toronto’s favourite prix fixe foodie event – will offer three-course prix fixe lunch and dinner menus for diners to explore Toronto’s food culture at nearly 200 of Toronto’s top restaurants. A complete list of participating restaurants is available at http://www.toronto.ca/summerlicious.

About Winterlicious and Summerlicious
The Winterlicious and Summerlicious programs, created by the City, began in 2003 as a way to boost Toronto’s restaurant industry during typically slow periods of business. In the years since the programs’ inception, participating restaurants have served nearly 7.5 million meals, generating more than $331 million in economic activity for the local restaurant industry. Follow Summerlicious on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/LiciousTO, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LiciousTO and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/LiciousTO. The event hashtag is #LiciousTO.

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Michele Simpson
Economic Development and Culture
416-392-4467