Inspired by Copain, a French restaurant featured in the ’70s crime thriller The French Connection, the two set out to create an opulent French restaurant. Top restaurateurs Frederic Morin and John Bil have transformed the abandoned Hearn Generating Station control room into a pop-up French restaurant until June 26. The restaurant is open inside the control room of the revitalized Hearn Generating Station for Luminato, so tickets sold out almost immediately. Melissa Renwick / Toronto Star ) Order this photoHow often do I get to say that I’m knocking back oysters in the control room of an abandoned power station? Le Pavillon is the fine-dining French restaurant put on by chef Frédéric Morin of Montreal’s Joe Beef and John Bil of seafood restaurant Honest Weight in The Junction.

Source: thestar June 15, 2016 15:00 UTC