The Grand Disaster
Restaurant May 16, 2009 The Waffle 5 Comments We went to the ByWard Market, wandering and wondering where to go for dinner. Buskers were performing on the William Street Mall, and the laughter and applause from the crowd attracted our attention to the area. That is when we noticed that Oregano’s successor was finally open. Oregano’s Pasta Market had been there for almost 30 years, and was very popular with tourists, with its red-and-white checkered table cloths, and its inoffensive if uninspired Italian comfort food cuisine. I did enjoy Oregano’s lasagna, I admit. But the owners of the popular Empire Grill and Metropolitain (I talked about the Met here and here) wanted to expand their branché empire in the Market, and they took over Oregano’s lease in August. Nine months letter, Gary Thompson, John Borsten and Dave Mangano gave birth to their new baby: The Grand. Appartently, they named…