Adriano Zenari died in his sleep August 5. I’m old enough to remember when Zenaris opened in the new Manulife Building downtown in 1981. He left academia to build the revolutionary café/gourmet shop with his wife Glenda. For 35 years it was the place to buy Italian culinary tools and house wares such as ceramics and Alessi everything, to have a delicious snack or quick lunch and a glass of Prosecco with Adriano. The Thursday night dinners in the bar outside the shop became legendary. Adriano Zenari was a character—witty, smart, gregarious, irascible. We will miss him. There is a viewing and prayer service at Park Memorial, from 4pm-6pm, Wednesday, August 10.
