The ‘Power Breakfast’ Toronto-style: Location, location, location
So you’ve got an informal breakfast meeting in Toronto with one of Canada’s premier VCs. This superb opportunity to establish a long-term relationship depends as much on the restaurant as it does the industry savvy you demonstrate.
While Toronto has dozens of breakfast dining options, three stand head-and-shoulders above the rest – for various reasons – and the one chosen says a lot about you and the VC.
Tim Horton’s, the Great White North’s cousin to Krispy Kreme (sans the industrial donut extruder and roller assembly line), offers a ‘shock and awe’ inducing array of donuts, bagels and uniquely Canadian breakfast pastries, most notably the ‘duchy.’ The eats are great – and you’ll never tire of endless ‘pass the duchy par the left hand side’ quips – but Tim Horton’s is perhaps a little too informal for that crucial first meeting.
The King Edwards Hotel (”King Eddie” in local parlance) offers the classy, upscale dining experience you’d expect of a 4-star hotel named after British royalty (not the heir apparents mind you). You can’t go wrong with the King Eddie, but it’s an inherently safe bet that may be a bit too formal for an informal meeting.
Le Petit Dejeuner is a favorite with Toronto locals in-the-know and for several good reasons. First and foremost the food is 4-star. The ‘eggy bread’ (French toast that’s nicely carmelized) and the fluffy scrambled eggs are particular favorites. The décor is eclectic enough to induce grins and serve as an ice breaker, but is not overtly kitsch. There’s a quiet hum from other patrons, but this serves as white noise to keep your conversation contained to your table. The booths are too small for more than four (two if you’re both of defensive lineman proportions), but this is about the only issue. Le Petit Dejeuner is an excellent place for an informal business meeting, and an even better place for Sunday breakfast. Score!
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