THE RUBINO BROTHERS Toronto’s most notorious sibling restaurateurs are back in the spotlight, having recently remade their super-sleek Asian-fusion boîte, Rain, into an exotically adorned den for Japanese cuisine. Now dubbed Ame, the ambitious space in the Entertainment District is samurai-chic, a modern fantasy of a medieval izakaya with rustic wood tables, iron screens and waterfalls framing the sake bar. Chef Guy Rubino operates from the open kitchen (brother Michael handles front-of-house responsibilities), crafting intricate dishes including upscale sashimi—sample the fluke with white raisin ponzu—wagyu short ribs and bluefin tuna kabayaki, the latter hot off Guy’s custom-made robata grill.
