12-05-2007, 06:39 AM | #42 (permalink) |
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a) a chocolate cake like no other made by the fancy restaurant next to my workplace - as in you're not quite sure if it's cake or mousse or soufflé but it tastes divine
b) artichoke dip made by a specific friend of mine who won't give me the full recipe (there's a special ingredient!) c) the first time i ate carpaccio in a good restaurant
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12-05-2007, 06:49 AM | #43 (permalink) |
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in 1987, while on business in new york, i did hit the original Il Fornaio, they had a paella that was decadent to say the least...
mcann's in manhattan, around the corner from the south gate hotel, prolly the bestest burger i ever ate... and in 1993 the four seasons in mid-town, the chateaubriand bearnaise was melt in your mouth... GAWD i miss those per diem checks Last edited by Hanxter; 12-05-2007 at 07:03 AM.. |
12-13-2007, 05:05 PM | #45 (permalink) | |
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My little slice of heaven was at a restaurant called La Cave in Cannes... Perfect Pesto Ravioli, Magret Duck and then the best Creme brulee I've ever had... I've been back for it a few times.
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12-13-2007, 06:04 PM | #46 (permalink) | |
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12-13-2007, 09:30 PM | #53 (permalink) | |
Getting it.
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...I'll be here all week! Try the ape, it's fresh.
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12-15-2007, 06:03 PM | #54 (permalink) | |
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Homemade French toast w/ whole grain bread, topped with poached eggs and served with veggie sausage and a glass of juice
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12-15-2007, 07:53 PM | #56 (permalink) |
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My tastes don't run the truffles route, but I tend to look for delicious food at hole-in-the-wall kinds of places...
In Japan, I found some GREAT cuisine that I just wouldn't have tried at home - usually by asking for the sushi chef's omikase offerings. Expensive sometimes, but just awesome. I think some of the absolutely most delicious Chinese food I had was at a little hole in the wall place - Xepherys will know it! - in the back of a Chinese grocery in MI. The little gramma that worked back there made the BEST garlic chicken I've ever had. I've had a wonderful paella down in the bowels of Detroit, at a little Spanish restaurant.... YUM.
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12-15-2007, 11:22 PM | #57 (permalink) |
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This past year, my brother made chicken with champagne sauce (he never found a recipe, just looked at a white wine sauce and improvised from there) because she said it was the best meal she ever had, and hadn't had it since her sister's wedding rehearsal dinner. I see why she liked it so much, and she said that my brother made it even better than the restaurant did.
My second favorite is peach Jelly Belly jelly beans. They remind me of something from my childhood; I have no idea what it was, but every time I eat them it brings me back to ... whenever it was that I ate what they remind me of. |
12-22-2007, 01:34 PM | #58 (permalink) |
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Boy, that's a tough one. I don't know if there can be any one answer to this question.
Off the top of my head, though, the empanadas at Carnivale in Chicago were so good as to defy description. Also, sometimes you just NEED a good deep dish pizza, and getting a nice big slice from Art of Pizza perfectly hits the spot. Also, the first egg nog of the season ain't bad, and its always been a while!
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12-23-2007, 05:31 AM | #62 (permalink) |
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I'd have to say Spam Musubi....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_musubi
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12-27-2007, 05:10 PM | #64 (permalink) |
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There's a restaurant near my house that serves Chicken Chesapeake in a lemon-butter sauce. It's the food they serve in the nice restaurant in Heaven (as opposed to Heaven's dive bar, which serves nothing but mozzarella sticks and beer).
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12-29-2007, 08:14 PM | #65 (permalink) | |
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The beef carpaccio at Globe Bistro on the Danforth (formerly Cafe Brussel) is absolutely amazing by the way. I highly recommend it. |
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12-29-2007, 11:28 PM | #66 (permalink) |
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That's the second good review I've heard for Globe Bistro. I can't wait to visit Toronto to try it... I miss my old neighbourhood.
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12-30-2007, 06:31 AM | #68 (permalink) | |
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12-30-2007, 11:55 AM | #70 (permalink) | |
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I love that sinus clearing Wasabi. Last time I had sushi I requested more be brought to the table they looked at me as though I were nuts. My favorite breakfast is leftover mashed potatoes pressed into a sort of pancake and fried to a light golden brown(think hashbrowns) one egg, generally either poached or over-hard and a slice of cheese on top, all stacked like a breakfast sandwich. Sometimes I will use a havarti, other times even a farmers cheese. It is delicious and more filling than you would think. With a busy schedule like mine I often don't make it to lunch and it holds me well. I am quite challenged though in naming a favorite food. It depends upon the mood I am in at the time and the availability of fresh ingredients. I can remember a time that I had the most amazing crab bisque I have ever tasted, it was in some out of the way hole-in-the-wall restaurant that I could never remember the name to save my life. It is a shame as it was wonderful and they served it with fresh homemade bread that was to die for. |
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12-30-2007, 12:09 PM | #71 (permalink) |
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We are in Savannah atm...and we just had lunch and I just had the BEST shrimp salad I ever ate...I have no idea what the "creamy" part of it was...Im going to have to do some research on it....but omg was it fantastic
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12-30-2007, 05:25 PM | #72 (permalink) | |
Getting it.
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and a good beef carpaccio is hard to find in Toronto.
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12-31-2007, 01:07 AM | #73 (permalink) | |
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Mmmm. I think I'm going to have to make a batch soon.
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12-31-2007, 07:25 AM | #75 (permalink) | |
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Had my first salmon sashimi, and my first snapper sushi. Oh so fishy deliciousness. Japanese food is weird. Realize that I grew up on Froot Loops, Kraft Dinner, and bologna sandwiches.
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12-31-2007, 07:40 AM | #76 (permalink) | |
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Best sushi in T.O. is Kaji on the Queensway just east of Islington. Not where'd you expect to find the best Sushi restaurant, but there it is. |
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12-31-2007, 07:49 AM | #77 (permalink) | |
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12-31-2007, 01:38 PM | #78 (permalink) |
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Never been to Bloor Sushi.
For neighbourhood Sushi, I go to Yumi at Bloor and Jane. Blowfish is very good sushi, try the "Ebi Shooter" if you should happen to give it a shot. Amazing stuff - You won't be disappointed. 2 people will run about 100 to 120. Lots of pretty people there. Go early because after 9, they suddenly crank the music and turn it into a bar and you can't hear yourself think. That part really sux. Kaji is for the serious sushi lover. He picks for you. You don't pick anything, just how much you want to spend. (80/100/120 per person). Truly the art of Sushi. I've heard it called the best sushi in Canada. I've not had better, however, who knows. |
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