The Black Hoof – Toronto – 2012 01 28

Tags

beef cheek, Black Bean, bread, chippos, cochons, crab, Dijon, Duck, Duck Confit, Duck Liver, Dungeness, Eggplant, everspring farm, fried bread, head cheese, liver, Mustard, olives, Onions, pappardelle, Pistachio, Pork, Roasted, salted cabbage, terrine board

Duck & Black Bean – Everspring Farm Duck Confit, Black Bean Eggplant, Salted Cabbage $19

THE BLACK HOOF
928 Dundas Street West Toronto Ontario M6J 1W3 +1-416-551-8854 

Dinner THU – SAT 6 pm – 1 am SUN – MON 6 pm – 11:30 pm TUE – WED – CLOSED –

*cash & CDN debit only *no reservations

 

Twitter: @The Black Hoof Jenn Agg
Twitter: @King_of_Ginger

 

The bar across the street at dusk

The Menu

Bread, Terrine Board, (Pork Pistachio, Head Cheese, Beef Cheek) Cochons, Dijon Mustard ,Olives

Terrine Board $16 – Pork Pistachio, Dijon Mustard

Terrine Board $16 – Head Cheese, Cochons

Terrine Board $16 – Beef Cheek, Cochon, Dijon Mustard

Olives $4 warm

Bread $4 large order

Liver and Onions $14 – Duck Liver, Roasted Chippos, Fried Bread

Liver and Onions $14 – Duck Liver, Roasted Chippos, Fried Bread

Duck & Black Bean $19 – Everspring Farm Duck Confit, Black Bean Eggplant, Salted Cabbage

Duck & Black Bean $19 – Everspring Farm Duck Confit, Black Bean Eggplant, Salted Cabbage

Dungeness Crab Pappardelle $18

Dungeness Crab Pappardelle $18

The bill

Duck & Black Bean – Everspring Farm Duck Confit, Black Bean Eggplant, Salted Cabbage $19

EL Ideas – Chicago – January 20, 2012

Tags

acorn, argon oil, bagel, Banana, black bass, black garlic, black pepper bay scallop, blood orange, Cauliflower, celery, chestnut, cocoa, Coconut, coconut macadamia – pineapple, coffee, Corn bread, crab, Cream, cream cheese, cream macadamia – pineapple, Dijon, donut, Fennel, grapefruit, hedgehogs, huckleberries, katsuobush, marrow, mustard greens, Parmesan, pata negra, phillip foss, Pork, Potato, Quail Egg, Razor Clam, sassafras, Spinach, sunchokes, Tapioca, Truffle, venison, yukon char

truffle – grits / parmesan / vinaigrette

EL IDEAS
2419 West 14th Street Chicago Illinois 60608 312-226-8144 

Information e-mail: reservations@elideas.com

Twitter: @ELideasChi
Twitter: @ PhillipFoss

general inquiries info@ELideas.com

chef phillip foss phillip@ELideas.com

angus gorberg – marketing director angus@ELideas.com

The Menu 2012 01 20 The night of snow in Chicago 4-8″ fell

chef – phillip foss

crab – sunchokes / grapefruit / fennel

crab – sunchokes / grapefruit / fennel

everything bagel – cream cheese / quail egg / lemon

everything bagel – cream cheese / quail egg / lemon

Preparation

Preparation

Preparation

Preparation

Preparation

Preparation

black bass – hedgehogs / salsify / onion

black bass – hedgehogs / salsify / onion

razor clam – cauliflower / black garlic / argon oil

razor clam – cauliflower / black garlic / argon oil

bay scallop – spinach / dijon / black pepper

bay scallop – spinach / dijon / black pepper

yukon char – smoked roe / katsuobush i / tapioca

yukon char – smoked roe / katsuobush i / tapioca

acorn – pata negra / celery / potato

acorn – pata negra / celery / potato

truffle – grits / parmesan / vinaigrette

truffle – grits / parmesan / vinaigrette

marrow – chestnut / chard / blood orange

marrow – chestnut / chard / blood orange

pork – corn bread / hot sauce / mustard greens

pork – corn bread / hot sauce / mustard greens

venison – sassafras / huckleberries / pecan

venison – sassafras / huckleberries / pecan

venison – sassafras / huckleberries / pecan

venison – sassafras / huckleberries / pecan

donut – coffee / cocoa / cream

donut – coffee / cocoa / cream

macadamia – pineapple / banana / coconut

macadamia – pineapple / banana / coconut

Preparation

Preparation

Preparation – Chef/Owner Phillip Foss

Preparation – Chef/Owner Phillip Foss

Preparation – Chef/Owner Phillip Foss

Preparation – Chef/Owner Phillip Foss

Preparation – Chef/Owner Phillip Foss

Preparation – Chef/Owner Phillip Foss

Preparation – Chef/Owner Phillip Foss

South Park – Chef’s Salty Balls

The Kitchen

The Dining Room

truffle – grits / parmesan / vinaigrette

Preparation

The Wines

2012 01 20 ELideas the Menu

truffle – grits / parmesan / vinaigrette

Alinea Restaurant – Chicago – 2012 01 19

Tags

agedashi, allspice, Apple, bacon, Banana, Bean, beef shortrib, Beet, birch, Black Truffle, blackberry, brie, Butter, butternut squash, caponata, caramel popcorn, carrot, Char Roe, Cherry, Chesnut, Chicken Liver, Chocolate, chocolate bon bon, Christmas tree, cinnamon, Coconut, cold potato, crab, Croquette, curry, Daikon, dark chocolate, Duck, dungeness crab, explosion, Fennel, finger, Guava, heart of palm, hearts of palm, hibiscus, Honey, hot potato, ice, juniper, King Crab, lamb, Lemongrass, Licorice, lime, lingonberry, Mango, Mastic, mignonette, mint, miro. chestnut, Miso, Monkfish, Mustard, New Hampshire, Onion, orange, Oxalis, oyster cream, oyster leaf, panella, paprika, Parmesan, passionfruit, PB&J, Peanut, Peppermint, percolated, persimmon, Pudding, Quince, Razor Clam, Red Cabbage, rhubarb, Romaine, root vegetables, Salsify, sardine, Scallop, scup, sea urchin, shallot, shiso, Shrimp, slice, smoking, Snow, Sorrel, soy, Squab, Squid, steelhead roe, stout, strawberry, sumac, sweet potato, thai basil, tofu, togarishi, tomato, Transparency, trout roe, Tuna, Turbot, veal heart, venison, Wagyu, Watermelon, wild mushrooms, winter, woolly pig, yuba

Squab – inspired by Miro

ALINEA RESTAURANT
1723 North Halsted Street Chicago Illinois 60614
p +1-312-867-0110 f +1-312-482-8192

Twitter: @gachatzTO
Twitter: @nickkokonas

Reservations: by tickets only from website (Website is not Internet Explorer Friendly)

Alinea is open for dinner only, Wednesday through Sunday.

Napkin on black table (no tablecloth)

Table decoration

Table decoration

CHAR ROE – carrot, coconut, curry

OYSTER LEAF – KING CRAB – SEA URCHIN – RAZOR CLAM

OYSTER LEAF – mignonette

KING CRAB – passionfruit, heart of palm, allspice SEA URCHIN – banana, black truffle RAZOR CLAM – shiso, soy, daikon

YUBA – shrimp, miso, togarishi

YUBA – shrimp, miso, togarishi

YUBA – shrimp, miso, togarishi

The making of the broth [Shades of percolated coffee]

The making of the broth [Shades of percolated coffee]

The making of the broth [Shades of percolated coffee]

The making of the broth [Shades of percolated coffee]

SCALLOP – fennel, orange, squid

SCALLOP – fennel, orange, squid

SCALLOP – fennel, orange, squid

WOOLLY PIG – acting like agedashi tofu

ICE – beet, hibiscus, licorice

HOT POTATO – potato, black truffle, butter

SCUP – caponata, mint, panella

SCUP – caponata, mint, panella

SCUP – caponata, mint, panella

SCUP – caponata, mint, panella

SCUP – caponata, mint, panella

SCUP – caponata, mint, panella

SCUP – caponata, mint, panella

[Table decoration]

[Table decoration]

WILD MUSHROOMS – juniper, sumac, shallot

WILD MUSHROOMS – juniper, sumac, shallot

VENISON – red cabbage, mustard, paprika

VENISON – red cabbage, mustard, paprika

VENISON – red cabbage, mustard, paprika

VENISON – red cabbage, mustard, paprika

BLACK TRUFFLE – explosion, romaine, parmesan

SQUAB – inspired by Miro

SQUAB – inspired by Miro

APPLE – onion, brie, smoking cinnamon

APPLE – onion, brie, smoking cinnamon

WINTER – in New Hampshire

WINTER – in New Hampshire

LEMONGRASS – mango, thai basil, finger lime

LEMONGRASS – mango, thai basil, finger lime

[Marsha’s Birthday surprise – chocolate bon bon]

[Marsha’s Birthday surprise – chocolate bon bon]

DARK CHOCOLATE – butternut squash, lingonberry, stout

DARK CHOCOLATE – butternut squash, lingonberry, stout

DARK CHOCOLATE – butternut squash, lingonberry, stout

DARK CHOCOLATE – butternut squash, lingonberry, stout

DARK CHOCOLATE – butternut squash, lingonberry, stout

DARK CHOCOLATE – butternut squash, lingonberry, stout

DARK CHOCOLATE – butternut squash, lingonberry, stout

DARK CHOCOLATE – butternut squash, lingonberry, stout

DARK CHOCOLATE – butternut squash, lingonberry, stout

DARK CHOCOLATE – butternut squash, lingonberry, stout

DARK CHOCOLATE – butternut squash, lingonberry, stout

DARK CHOCOLATE – butternut squash, lingonberry, stout

The kitchen – organized chaos

The kitchen – organized chaos

The kitchen – organized chaos

The kitchen – organized chaos

The kitchen – organized chaos

The kitchen – organized chaos

The kitchen – organized chaos

A part of the Dining Room

A part of the Dining Room

The bill for two Part A

The bill for two Part B

The Menu Part A

The Menu Part B

Squab – inspired by Miro

Scaramouche Restaurant Pasta Bar and Grill – Lobsterlicious – 2012 01 12

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Amuse Bouche, Apple, armagnac, artichokes, asian greens, avocado, Beet, beurre blanc, blood orange, bread crumbs, Brown Butter, capers, Caramelized, carrots, Cheese, Chocolate, chocolate sauce, cider, Coconut, crab, cream pie, crispy, Endive, Gewurztraminer, ginger, gnocchi, grilled lobster, gruyere, herb gnocchi, honeycrisp, House bread, Humbrecht, hurricane broth, Ice Cream, jelly, Jerusalem, kouign amann, Lemon, lentil, lettuces, lime, macadamia nuts, Mango, Mayonnaise, mushroom salad, mushrooms honey, Panna Cotta, parisienne, parsley, pearl onions, Preserved, prune, puff pastry, Quail Egg, reduction, risotto, Rum, sauce, Scallop, Seared, sesame, shaving, shiitake, snap peas, Sorbet, thermidor, toasted, tuile, veal sauce, White, Zind

Lobster Gnocci/snap peas/carrots/pearl onions/beet-herb gnocchi/Parisienne lobster thermidor sauce/toasted bread crumbs/gruyère cheese

SCARAMOUCHE RESTAURANT PASTA BAR AND GRILL 
One Benvenuto Place Toronto Ontario +1-416-961-8011

Hours of operation: Monday to Saturday, dinner only for both The Dining Room & The Grill

Scaramouche is pleased to offer complimentary valet parking

Lobsterlicious: Monday through Thursday (except Valentine’s Day)

Scaramouche Restaurant Reservations via OpenTable.com

House bread

2009 Zind Humbrecht Gewurztraminer $66

Amuse Bouche Quail egg, lentil mushroom salad, veal sauce

Amuse Bouche Quail egg, lentil mushroom salad, veal sauce

Crab Risotto/brown butter/preserved lemon/parsley/capers

Crab Risotto/brown butter/preserved lemon/parsley/capers

Seared Scallop/endive lettuces/avocado/blood orange beurre blanc crispy Jerusalem artichokes

Seared Scallop/endive lettuces/avocado/blood orange beurre blanc crispy Jerusalem artichokes

Grilled Lobster/coconut hurricane broth/Asian greens/shiitake mushrooms honey mushrooms/ginger sesame mayonnaise

Grilled Lobster/coconut hurricane broth/Asian greens/shiitake mushrooms honey mushrooms/ginger sesame mayonnaise

Lobster Gnocchi/snap peas/carrots/pearl onions/beet/herb gnocchi Parisienne lobster thermidor sauce/toasted bread crumbs/gruyère cheese

Lobster Gnocchi/snap peas/carrots/pearl onions/beet/herb gnocchi Parisienne lobster thermidor sauce/toasted bread crumbs/gruyère cheese

Lobster Gnocchi/snap peas/carrots/pearl onions/beet/herb gnocchi Parisienne lobster thermidor sauce/toasted bread crumbs/gruyère cheese

Lobster Gnocchi/snap peas/carrots/pearl onions/beet/herb gnocchi Parisienne lobster thermidor sauce/toasted bread crumbs/gruyère cheese

Honeycrisp Apple Kouign Amann/caramelized puff pastry/prune & Armagnac ice cream apple cider reduction

Honeycrisp Apple Kouign Amann/caramelized puff pastry/prune & Armagnac ice cream apple cider reduction

Rum Panna Cotta/coconut tuile/mango sorbet/lime jelly/macadamia nuts

Rum Panna Cotta/coconut tuile/mango sorbet/lime jelly/macadamia nuts

Coconut Cream Pie white chocolate shaving/dark chocolate sauce $13

Coconut Cream Pie white chocolate shaving/dark chocolate sauce $13

The window tables looking south to the Toronto skyline

The Check

Lobster Gnocci/snap peas/carrots/pearl onions/beet-herb gnocchi/Parisienne lobster thermidor sauce/toasted bread crumbs/gruyère cheese

Yours Truly Restaurant – Toronto – 2012 01 07

Tags

Aioli, applewood, Athena, baguette, bean ragu, Beans, Belly, bib, bisque carrots, breadcrumbs, Buttermilk, carrots, celery, Chicken, chili, corriander, crispy, dandelion, deviled eggs, Duck Fat, jang, kolapore, Lettuce, Lobster, lobster roll, lovage, marinated, massa, meringue, migas, nori, Oil, Panna Cotta, Paste, Pâté, persimmon, Pork, pork ssam, Potato, rapeseed, Rye, salt, samosas soup, sesame seeds, shallot crumble, shallots, smǿrrebrǿd, snack, Spinach, springs, Sriracha, ssam, streusel, Thuet bread, Toast, Tongue, Trout, wheatberry malt, whipped, yogurt

Carrots pork belly, persimmon, wheatberry malt, yogurt

YOURS TRULY RESTAURANT
229 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6J 2Z8 +1-416-533-2243

Twitter: @YoursTruly229

Rotating Tasting Menu, Small Plates and Cocktails; Late night snacks
Open 5:30pm – 2:00am Wednesday through Monday.

Thuet Bread, whipped duck fat and crispy shallots $5

Thuet Bread, whipped duck fat and crispy shallots $5

Spinach leafs topped with whipped buttermilk, salt and rye breadcrumbs

Spinach leafs topped with whipped buttermilk, salt and rye breadcrumbs

Deviled Eggs, sriracha, nori, sesame seeds $5

Deviled Eggs, sriracha, nori, sesame seeds $5

Snack Samosas

Snack Soup Lobster Bisque

Carrots pork belly, persimmon, wheatberry malt, yogurt

Carrots pork belly, persimmon, wheatberry malt, yogurt

Beans on Toast with Thuet bread, bean ragu, Athena $7

Beans on Toast with Thuet bread, bean ragu, Athena $7

Pork Ssam ssam jang, marinated corriander, bib lettuce, Chili paste $7

Pork Ssam ssam jang, marinated corriander, bib lettuce, Chili paste $7

Kolapore Springs Trout, migas, potato, lovage, rapeseed oil

Kolapore Springs Trout, migas, potato, lovage, rapeseed oil

Lobster Roll, Massa bread, celery aioli $14

Lobster Roll, Massa bread, celery aioli $14

Smǿrrebrǿd pâté, tongue, carrots, baguette $7

Smǿrrebrǿd pâté, tongue, carrots, baguette $7

Chicken, beans, dandelion, shallot crumble

Chicken, beans, dandelion, shallot crumble

Winter, applewood panna cotta, streusel, meringue

Winter, applewood panna cotta, streusel, meringue

229 Ossington Avenue coathooks under the bar © Paul S. Manson

229 Ossington Avenue coathooks under the bar © Paul S. Manson

229 Ossington Avenue The bar © Paul S. Manson

229 Ossington Avenue The bar © Paul S. Manson

229 Ossington Avenue The restaurant © Paul S. Manson

229 Ossington Avenue The restaurant © Paul S. Manson

© JHANNY VEE Roasted pork belly

© JHANNY VEE Xi’an lamb skewer

© JHANNY VEE Roasted carrots

©2011 YOURS TRULY Xi’an lamb skewer on flatbread w black vinegar chili + cucumber pickle

©2011 YOURS TRULY Animal Crackers – Pork Crackle and Trout skin with Vinegar Chili dipping sauce

Yours Truly 229 Ossington Avenue Menu 2012 01 07

Yours Truly 229 Ossington Avenue Menu 2012 01 07

Yours Truly 229 Ossington Avenue Menu 2012 01 07

Yours Truly 229 Ossington Avenue Check 2012 01 07

Image ©2011 yours-truly.ca

Image ©2011 yours-truly.ca

Image ©2011 yours-truly.ca

Image ©2011 yours-truly.ca

Image ©2011 yours-truly.ca

Image ©2011 yours-truly.ca

Image ©2011 yours-truly.ca

Image ©2011 yours-truly.ca

Carrots pork belly, persimmon, wheatberry malt, yogurt