Drake’s Opening a Restaurant

There are probably a handful of smarmy ledes to be written about Drake regaining his hunger, but we here at XXL will spare you. According to Now Toronto, the If You're Reading This It's Too Late star has opened up a restaurant in his hometown, catching even some of the city's closest cultural observers off guard. Called Fring's Toronto, the restaurant is a collaboration between the rapper and the renowned Hong Kong-born, Ontario-based chef Susur Lee, along with contributions from the famous food entrepreneur's sons Kai and Levi Bent-Lee. (The Bent-Lees together run a Toronto restaurant called Bent.) Fring's is in the former space of Crush Wine Bar, which shuttered its doors in June. Now Toronto reports that the restaurant's final menu has not yet been set; while the launch party included beef sliders and tuna tartare, the publication notes Drake's proclivity for the city's many esteemed Italian kitchens.

Celebrities including Serena Williams and Jaden Smith showed up at the opening, along with many faces who might be obscure to the average hip-hop listener, but are major players in the North American food scene. (Members of the Kennedy family, famous for their specialty French fries, were in attendance, and are rumored to be adding their touches to the kitchen.) This news comes after Drake opened a Toronto nightclub that he named in honor of his late grandparents. His album-length collaboration with Future, What a Time To Be Alive, is projected to move some 500,000 units in its first week of release.