Summerlicious July 19: Tutti Matti

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The story is well known by any Queen’s Commerce student. The IVEY School of Business case we were all forced to read is centred around the birth-child of a Tuscan-trained chef, Alida Solomon, struggling to survive in SARS-struck Toronto. In the case, an option is given to join Summerlicious, which had its inaugural year in 2003 as a response to the SARS epidemic. Ten years later, we see Tutti Matti as the second most popular participant of summerlicious according to Toronto Life. Unfortunately, the restaurant stands lonely as a castaway box in an alleyway waiting to be torn down. And the inside feels a little bare-boned and worn for Tuscany. The Carpaccio was too wet to hold much flavor. The fettuccini sat in a puddle of uninspiring tomato sauce, as boring as pasta usually is. The cake had no defining qualities and the dry sweetness made it hard to finish. It is a shame the Tutti Matti saga ends so unspectacularly.