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Tasting Notes Toronto by Insider Wine

Alex Abbott Boyd

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Frequency: 1 episode/16d. Total Eps: 27

Hosted by Toronto-based sommelier Alex Abbott Boyd, Tasting Notes Toronto explores the people shaping the city’s food and wine culture—from Michelin-starred chefs and master sommeliers to restaurant operators and winemakers. Each episode goes behind the scenes of hospitality careers, restaurant culture, and the decisions that shape what we eat and drink in Toronto today.

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Tasting Menus Are Out. Sara Bet on One. — Adam Minster

Episode 27

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 • Duration 01:01:30

Why would a restaurant kill à la carte when the majority of fine dining is bringing it back?

Adam Minster is a partner in The Food Dudes — the group behind Rasa, Sara, Chop'Hop and Pantry — and this spring Sara went all-in on a single seven-course tasting menu.

We talk about the 70% of guests who'd already made the decision for him, the choices that keep it $115 instead of $300, and how a $60 wine pairing works economically. Plus: the hospitality reflex you can hire for but can't train.

If you run a restaurant, work a floor, or just want to know what a $115 tasting menu is really buying you, this episode is a must-listen.

Tasting Menus Are Out. Sara Bet on One. — Adam Minster

Timestamps:

00:00 Why Sara killed à la carte
02:12 $115, not $300: the strip loin math
04:02 The Journey, course by course
09:15 The hospitality reflex: hire for it, can't train it
11:07 A $60 wine pairing, and why guests just want to trust you
17:49 "I can't eat your dry eggs anymore"
20:57 "This is the guy": The Food Dudes to Rasa
24:13 Cook for the guest — and the salad people would riot over
29:50 Opening Sara: "I wasn't ready"
35:25 COVID, the great equalizer
37:55 Closing Rasa for a month. Still worth it?
40:06 Chop'Hop, 3pm closes, and the best salads in Toronto
51:12 Delivery apps: "They f***ing suck"
53:04 Which half of the restaurant the robots replace first

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