Due to its location , opulence , and flair , La Société also invoked comparisons to the famous Toronto restaurant Bemelmans , a glamorous eatery owned and operated by Tom Kristenbrun that ran from 1977 until 1994 just up the street at 83 Bloor Street West . La Société opening party on Wednesday , 15 June 2011 brought out the Toronto glitterati from the city 's business and media scenes , including Moses Znaimer , Roots Canada founder Michael Budman , architect and designer Dee Dee Taylor Eustace of Taylor Hannah Architect Inc. , Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong of Greta Constantine , Blake McGrath , Polly Shannon , Kevin Brauch , Jake Gold , Jian Ghomeshi , Seamus O'Regan , Melissa Grelo , and gossip columnists Shinan Govani , Bernadette Morra , and Suzanne Boyd . Within months of opening , La Société hosted various 2011 Toronto International Film Festival parties , including the closing one on 17 September 2011 that featured NKPR Inc 's Natasha Koifman , Bill Nighy , Robert Lantos , Suzanne Rogers , Glenn Baxter , Yannick Bisson , George Stroumboulopoulos , Jian Ghomeshi , Ben Mulroney & Jessica Brownstein , Colin & Justin , Drew & Jonathan Scott , designer Kirk Pickersgill , Suzanne Boyd , and Shinan Govani
2011 Toronto International Film Festival
2011 Toronto International Film Festival
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