Winston's, Toronto (CLOSED): ChefDb: The Chef and Restaurant Database

Winston's 120 King Street W. (1939 - 1973) 104 Adelaide Street W. (1973 - 1999) Toronto, Ontario	Winston Theatre Grill prior to 1967.
Designed by: Louis Kerenyi
Seating Capacity: 95 (approx.)
(1938 - 1994 ; 1997 - 1999)

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Recently Added

Back of the House
Duration	Name	Position
1998 - 1999	Olivier Boels	Executive Chef
1998	Seth Gabrielse	Stagiaire
1998 - 1999	Alek Stojanovic	Chef de Partie
1997 - 1998	Michael Potters	Executive Chef
1997 - 1998	Dean Cole	Pastry Chef
1997 - 1998	Ren Mercer	Junior Sous Chef
--	Tawfik Shehata	--
1997 - 1998	Kevin Maniaci	Sous Chef
--	Margaret MacKay	Sous Chef
1993 - 1994	Chris Klugman	Executive Chef
1992 - 1993	Ellen Greaves	Executive Chef
--	Jeff Cooper	Apprentice/Commis
[1988]	Fred Staheli	Chef de Cuisine
1986 - 1988	Carl Baptista Winston's Catering	Apprentice
1985	John Placko	Chef Tournant
--	Lynn Crawford	--
--	Michael Ewing	--
1982 - 1984	Bernd Gabel Winston's; Winston's Catering; Terra Cotta Inn; The Trillium (Ontario Place); The O'Keefe Centre	Corporate Executive Chef
--	Roger Romberg	--
1977 - 1979	Tony Carter	Chef de Partie
1975 - 1978	Michael Carlevale	--
[1974 - 1976]	Frank Suosmaa	Chef de Cuisine
1974 - 1981	Franco Gigli	Sous Chef
1974 - 1977	James Morris	--
1974 - 1992	Rolf Romberg	Chef or Executive Chef
1973 - 1974	Rolf Romberg	Sous Chef
1970 - 1975	Peter Colberg	Chef de Cuisine
[1961]	Mr. T. Del Genio	Chef or Executive Chef
Front of the House
Duration	Name	Position
--	Ronald (Rony) Hitti	Owner/Proprietor
[1997 - 1998]	Lebert Williams	Maitre d'
[1997 - 1998]	Andrew Laliberte	Sommelier
1997 - 1999	Zisi Konstantinou	Landlord
1991 - 1994	John Maxwell	Manager
1991 - 1994	Karsten von Wersebe	Owner/Proprietor
1989 - 1992	John Arena	General Manager
--	Thomas Belelieu	Manager
1976	Franco Prevedello	Maitre d'
--	Franco Prevedello Worked at Winston's for 5 years.	Manager
--	Raymond Grobner	Manager
1967 - 1989	John Arena Arena sold Winston's to York-Hanover Hotels in 1989, and they retained him to run it.	Owner/Proprietor
1962 - 1967	William Gilbride	Co-owner/Partner
1962 - 1966	Russell Payton	Co-owner/Partner
1962 - 1966	A.L. Skaith	Co-owner/Partner
1962 - 1966	J. Michael Rolph	Co-owner/Partner
1962 - 1966	E.J. Spence	Co-owner/Partner
1938 - 1966	Oscar Berceller	Owner/Proprietor

Last updated: 2023-06-13

Winston's Restaurant was named in honour of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Winston's began as a greasy spoon and hamburger stand, sharing space with an army surplus store in a building owned by The Globe & Mail.
Oscar Berceller upgraded the restaurant to a first-class establishment after the Second World War.
Between 1962 and 1966, the restaurant was owned by the corporation 'Winston Theatre Grill (1962)'