Although I do enjoy cooking, it was nice to take a break from being the one doing the grocery shopping and making the meals to just ordering tasty food off a menu. I didn't really plan which restaurants I would go to ahead of time, just went with the whim of the day.
And along the way, getting some inspiration for making those home cooked meals... like lightly pickling red onion or grapes, or remembering to add some edible blossoms to the plate, adding refreshing gazpacho to the menu.
- Café Boulud at the Four Seasons for French brasserie fare in Yorkville
- Dandelion salad with pickled red onion and grilled peach. Roulade de Poulet for the main, which was artfully plated with a mustard chicken jus. Dessert was gorgeous (blueberry compote, lemon poundcake, white chocolate lavendar chantilly)
- Piano Piano on Harbord for relaxed Italian
- The name of the restaurant comes from the Italian phrase “piano piano va lontano,” meaning “slowly slowly we go further.” The perfect philosophy for a summer vacation and getting more out of life by taking it slower. My favourite here was the appetizer of smoked burrata with pickled grapes and romesco verde.
- Goa Indian Farm Kitchen for Kashmir cooking in Bayview Village
- Spicy beef kabobs, chicken xacutti porcini with fresh coconut and sticky toffee pudding... delicately balanced flavours and very nicely presented
- Tapas at Embrujo for Spanish small bites on the Danforth
- Gazpacho, black angus sirloin with mustard sauce, and for dessert goat cheese fritters with honey and Seville marmelade (Delicias de cueso de cabra) ... will have to come back for the live flamenco sometime!
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