BLOOM'S CUISINE is NUEVO LATINO, a fusion of Latin American inspired dishes, with a North American twist. With 27 Latin American Countries to choose from, plus the influences that Spain, Portugal and France left in their former colonies, there is an immense wealth of flavors to explore and experience. Our executive Chef Pedro Quintanilla, mostly relies on his native Cuban mild style of seasoning, which is based on citrus flavors and Sofrito sauces (sauteed onions, garlic and sweet pepper) and for the last several months, Bloom's guests have enjoyed his culinary creations such as our hottest sellers Ceviche, Guacamole, Cuban Sandwich, Rosted Cuban Pork, Paellas, Churrascos, Tostones, Maduros, Yuca Frita, Congrí, great seafood?add to all this a great selection of daily specials and you are in for a treat.more...See more text
When Bloom Restaurant opened in 2004, one of the owners, Bill luele, wanted to bring a little bit of downtown life to the west end. At first the new Bloor West Village restaurant served up international food but when Franca luele and Luis Mario Ochoa took over management in 2011, they chose to introduce Nuevo Latino cuisine to Bloor West Village.
“We wanted to offer dishes that represented Spain and Latin America,” Franca explains. “We knew many of the guests who dined at Bloom travelled to Spain and South America and they had fond memories of their vacation and the dishes they encountered. So for us it was a great opportunity to launch a menu jam-packed with Spanish and Latin dishes, which we call Nuevo Latino cuisine.”
Nuevo Latino cuisine blends Cuban cuisine with other dishes from Spain, Peru, Argentina and South and Central American countries. The concept was created in Florida during the 1990s by Cuban-American chef Douglas Rodriguez, who was eager to expand Cuban cuisine.
“We were one of the first to introduce this cuisine in Toronto,” Franca recalls, “and although we have seen many Latin American and Spanish restaurants enter into the market, what makes Bloom different is the fusion of all of these cuisines.”