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    Danny Smiles

    Partner & Co-Executive Chef, Le Violon

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    Portrait of Danny Smiles

    Portrait of Danny Smiles

    i. Biography

    Coverage of Le Violon and Smiles notes that he opened Double’s in early 2023 and later launched Le Violon in Montreal’s Plateau district, where he works with partners Mitch Laughren, Andrew Park, and Dan Climan.

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