This week, though, Nourian is embarking on a new venture that, she hopes, will expand her foothold on the city's French cuisine scene more broadly. When the first location of Nadege Patisserie opened on Queen West in 2009, it was an instant hit. Despite spending nearly the past two decades providing the city with some of the best French patisserie in town, Nourian tells blogTO that it's long since been a dream of hers to open a restaurant. Nourian tells blogTO that Chez Nad offers Toronto the increasingly rare chance to eat regional French cuisine prepared by an actual French chef, as faithful French bistros become less common in the city. "We have a dish called quenelle de Lyon, and it's a dish that's only made in Lyon, where I'm from," Nourian tells blogTO.