Entries from October 1, 2012 - October 31, 2012
Toronto Underground Market
Great visit back to @TOundrgroundmkt in probably over 6 months! If you still haven't been to TUM, and I know there are a few of you, you need to go check it out at least once!
Dragon's Beard Candy
Not a bad start...They ain't pretty, but they still taste good! I still need a ton a practice but hey practice makes perfect right?
NTS keep on medium high heat, it goes quick from room temp to 100, but slowly after that. Over cooked my syrup this time around :(
Grub To Go
Finally made the trek out to @chefrobertrose's @WawaGrub /Grub To Go in #Stratford!
It's been almost a decade since I was last in Stratford, Ontario. I was here once in grade 9 to watch a Shakespeare play, and even tho I attended university in Waterloo, only and hour away, I never took the time to come back.
Grub To Go/Wawa Grub is Canada's only full service restaurant using only Canadian products! So no chocolate, lemons, olives, and coconuts to name a few. Grub To Go is the day-to-day operation, quick lunches, grab and go items, you get the idea. The menu changes daily depending on what ingredients Rose has to work with.
Wawa grub is the back end of things where you'll find, starting in November, every Friday nigh they will host a tasting dinner. If Fridays don't work for you, Chef Rose will even close the restaurant on any other day for you and 5 friends for a private dinner without having interruptions from people walking in. Price ranges from $35 to $65 for a 6-9 course tasting. You tell Rose a theme, whether that be an ingredient or a region in Canada, and he takes care of the rest!
Anyways...I only popped in for a quick, late, lunch around 3 since I wanted to avoid as much of the GTA rush hour as I could heading home. I absolutely love this of place. I'd come back here more often if it weren't 2hrs from Toronto, but hey i go to Waterloo every other week, so I'll be sure to drop in again soon!
Pics: Roast beef with garlic mayo, Swiss cheese, and organic greens on a toasted baguette. Bacon and corn soup.
On a side note, I also took home a slice of spinach quiche, one of my favorite dishes and Rose definitely makes one of my favorites!
La Carnita
Fantastic food from @chefjonhamilton @TastyNate & @sashabogin @la_carnita
@la_carnita continues to have some of my favorite dishes in Toronto.
With exception of a brief period, I think I've been here at least once a week! I've lost track of just how many times I've been here.... I just never get bored of the food, drink, and music! Even tho I'm here so often, I still take a picture of everything I eat (I'm Asian, I can't help it lol)
Anyways, here's some of their recent specials...
@sashabogin made a sexually Salted carmel pudding covered in naughty Mexican chocolate cookie crumble, tastes like Werther's Original
@Ninjachefnick featured octopus taco with caponata, on jicama root
Mexican gangster cemitas sandwiches with confit G money pork, pickled things, and japaleeenoos hawt sauce
Cochinta de Pabil Pork
Richmond Station
Opening night dinner Top Chef winner @ChefHeinrich's @RichmondStation last night w/ @leftbanked.
It's great when everything just works out. I had an alumni event for my alma mater at 1 King West the same night that Richmond Station had their grand opening. Being in the area I thought I'd check it out...
Here's their full menu that plan to serve in the coming week or so. For now you have to order off a limited menu.
Here's the menu for now.
IMHO the dishes were $2-3 over priced, that said, the food was tasty, well executed, and service was wonderful. Will defeinately be back again for the rest of the menu. Keep up the great work!