Scaramouche – Toronto – 2016 04 02 – Dinner

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Basil, Beet Salad, Blood, blood orange, bread, bread crumbs, brioche, brown, Butter, caper, carrot purée, Cheese, Cherry, Chive, Chives, Coconut, Cod coquette, crispy, crust, Daily Soup, Fennel, fine olive oil, Foie Gras, frisée lettuce, Glaze, glazed, gnocchi, Goat, grapes, house made, Italian meringue, jelly, jus, lamb rack, Leek, leek and potato, Lemon, lemon cream, lime, Lobster, maple, maple jelly, meringue, Mustard, Myer lemon, natural jus, Nova Scotia, orange, parisienne, Parmesan, pecans, Pickled, pickled curry, pickled grapes, Potato, Purée, radicchio, Radish, Radishes, red onion, reduction, relish, runner beans, Sea Salt, shortbread, soft, Sorbet, sour, sour cherry, Spicy, spicy eggplant, swiss chard, Tarragon, Terrine, toasted, tomatoes, Vanilla, Veal, Walnut, whipped, wild mushrooms

Foie Gras Terrine Sea salt brioche, pickled grapes, maple jelly and sour cherry glaze. $28

Scaramouche Restaurant, Pasta Bar and Grill

Midtown One Benvenuto Place Toronto Ontario +1-416-961-8011

$$$$ French Romantic, Private Parties

hours of operation are:
Monday to Saturday, dinner only, from 5:30 p.m.
Closed Sundays, but Scaramouche can be rented for private functions.

Scaramouche is pleased to offer complimentary valet parking

Executive Chef Keith Froggett
Chef Carolyn Reid
Pastry Chefs: Dianne Louise and Nesreen Mrouch

House made bread – three varieties

House made bread – three varieties

Cod coquette, basil Myer lemon purée, radish, chives, frisée lettuce

Cod coquette, basil Myer lemon purée, radish, chives, frisée lettuce

Daily soup leek and potato, Nova Scotia lobster (priced accordingly) ($16)

Daily soup leek and potato, Nova Scotia lobster (priced accordingly) ($16)

Daily soup leek and potato, Nova Scotia lobster (priced accordingly) ($16)

House made bread – three varieties

Beet Salad blood orange, fennel, soft whipped goat cheese, radicchio, red onion, fine olive oil blood orange reduction. $19

Beet Salad blood orange, fennel, soft whipped goat cheese, radicchio, red onion, fine olive oil blood orange reduction. $19

Spicy glazed pecans

Spicy glazed pecans

Foie Gras Terrine Sea salt brioche, pickled grapes, maple jelly and sour cherry glaze. $28

Foie Gras Terrine Sea salt brioche, pickled grapes, maple jelly and sour cherry glaze. $28

Veal Tarragon chive gnocchi parisienne, runner beans, radishes and wild mushrooms. Caper brown butter jus and crispy Parmesan. $42

Veal Tarragon chive gnocchi parisienne, runner beans, radishes and wild mushrooms. Caper brown butter jus and crispy Parmesan. $42

Lamb Rack with crispy mustard crust. Swiss chard, pickled curry cherry tomatoes and carrot puree. Spicy eggplant relish and toasted walnut bread crumbs. Natural jus. $48

Lamb Rack with crispy mustard crust. Swiss chard, pickled curry cherry tomatoes and carrot puree. Spicy eggplant relish and toasted walnut bread crumbs. Natural jus. $48

Lemon Meringue Lemon cream, Italian meringue, vanilla shortbread crust and coconut lime sorbet. $14

Lemon Meringue Lemon cream, Italian meringue, vanilla shortbread crust and coconut lime sorbet. $14

The Menu 2016 04 02

The Menu 2016 04 02

The Menu 2016 04 02

The Menu 2016 04 02

The Menu 2016 04 02

The Menu 2016 04 02

The Menu 2016 04 02

The Menu 2016 04 02

The Menu 2016 04 02

Dinner for two $270.52 (Gratuity $40.00.00)

Omaw (Matt Blondin) – Toronto – 2016 02 20 Dinner

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aged, BBQ, Beef, Belly, Black, black garlic, Black Truffle, blackened, Burnt, burnt lime, Carbonara, carrots, celery, Cheese, chow chow, cornsmut, crab, draught, Dumplings, English Bay, fat vinaigrette, Fresh, fresh cheese, frybread, Garlic, graham, Granville Island, Hanger, Hanger Steak, Keyline, likker, lime, meringue, mussels, Onion, onion likker, Pickled, pickled onion, pie, Pork, Pork Belly, spice, Steak, Stone, stone crab, Truffle, Turkey, vegetables, vinaigrette, Wagyu, wagyu beef, Walnut, winter, winter vegetables

mussels on frybread cornsmut and celery chow chow $14

OMAW Restaurant

Trinity Bellwoods 88 Ossington Avenue Toronto Ontario M6J 2Z4 +1-416-477-5450

Tuesday to Saturday 6 pm to close
Owners: Matt Blondin, Adrian Niman, Brent McClenahan
Chef: Matt Blondin (Acadia, Momofuku Daishō)
Bar Manager: Alex Harber (Mercatto, Nota Bene, Momofuku Nikai)

Twitter: OMAW Restaurant (@Omaw88)

OMAW Restaurant Reservations via Bookenda

Information e-mail: info@omaw.ca

Granville Island English Bay draught 20 oz. (Canadian pint in 2×10 oz. glasses) $7

A portion of the open kitchen

aged wagyu beef fat vinaigrette and pickled onion $17

aged wagyu beef fat vinaigrette and pickled onion $17

aged wagyu beef fat vinaigrette and pickled onion $17

mussels on frybread cornsmut and celery chow chow $14

mussels on frybread cornsmut and celery chow chow $14

mussels on frybread cornsmut and celery chow chow $14

pork belly burnt lime bbq and blackened spice $14

turkey + dumplings onion likker and black truffle $15

turkey + dumplings onion likker and black truffle $15

hanger steak farrotto and carrots $17

hanger steak farrotto and carrots $17

stone crab carbonara and pickled walnut $18

stone crab carbonara and pickled walnut $18

winter vegetables fresh cheese and black garlic $14

winter vegetables fresh cheese and black garlic $14

Keyline pie graham and meringue $11

Keyline pie graham and meringue $11

The Menu 2016 02 20

2016 02 20

2016 02 20

Dinner for two $131.87 (Gratuity $20.00) (Two of our dishes were complimentary by Chef Matt Blondin)

Splendido – Toronto – 2015 11 26 – Alba White Truffle Dinner

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1982, 1988, 2013, Alba, albuferra, Alsace, Apple, artichoke, baguette, Beef, beef consommé, bone, bone marrow, bread, brioche, brown, Brown Butter, Butter, butter poached, Cauliflower, cauliflower purée, Caviar, champagne, chantecler, chantecler chicken, Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Chawanmushi, Chef Victor Barry, Chicken, chili, chip, Chocolate, Cippolini, Consommé, cumin, epoisse, foam, Gewurztraminer, gnocchi, goat’s milk, Green, green apple, grilled, Jerusalem, Jerusalem artichoke tart, jus, Lafite, Lavender, lavender macaron, lime, Lobster, macaron, Maitake, maitake mushroom, marrow, Marshmallow, melted, melted epoisse, Mushroom, Nova Scotia, onion potato gnocchi, Parmigiano, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Paste, paté de fruits, pearl, pearl onion, Petit Fours, poached, Potato, Potato Chip, potato foam, purée British Columbia, Quail Egg, Reggiano, Roasted, Saint-Julien, sauce, sauce albuferra, sea buckthorn, sea urchin, Shaved, shaved maitake, Smoked, Split, split chicken jus, Tart, toasted almonds, toffee, unami, unami paste, Villa Wolf, White, White Chocolate, white chocolate sorbet, White Truffle, White Truffles, Yoghurt

[Splendido Restaurant will close on 31 December, 2015]

Splendido Restaurant

The Annex 88 Harbord Street Toronto Ontario M5S 1G6 +1-416-929-7788

Victor Barry – Chef de Cuisine and Proprietor
Dru-Vaughan-Evans – Chef
Jef Lapointe – Sous Chef
Mark Redman – Pastry Chef
International, European $$$$

Hours: Tuesday to Saturday for dinner Sunday for Brunch

potato gnocchi – parmigiano reggiano

Twitter: @Splendido_TO
Twitter: Chef Victor Barry @ChefVBarry

Splendido Restaurant Reservations via OpenTable

Splendido Restaurant Facebook Page
Splendido Restaurant Instagram Page

Alba White Truffles

Alba White Truffles

Complimentary corkage 1982 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou – Saint-Julien

Complimentary corkage 2013 Villa Wolf Gewürztraminer

Complimentary corkage 2013 Villa Wolf Gewürztraminer

Complimentary corkage 1982 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou – Saint-Julien (The 1988 Lafite was back-up wine)

Splendido décor

Complimentary champagne

Chef Victor Barry

Chef Victor Barry

white chocolate and Jerusalem artichoke tart

white chocolate and Jerusalem artichoke tart

smoked butter poached quail egg, caviar, brioche purée

smoked butter poached quail egg, caviar, brioche purée

British Columbia sea urchin – white truffle chawanmushi

British Columbia sea urchin – white truffle chawanmushi

roasted maitake mushroom – unami paste, shaved maitake, split chicken jus

roasted maitake mushroom – unami paste, shaved maitake, split chicken jus

butter poached Nova Scotia lobster – cauliflower purée, apple, toasted almonds

butter poached Nova Scotia lobster – cauliflower purée, apple, toasted almonds

roasted bone marrow – beef consommé, pearl onion

roasted bone marrow – beef consommé, pearl onion

roasted bone marrow – beef consommé, pearl onion

roasted bone marrow – beef consommé, pearl onion

potato gnocchi – parmigiano reggiano

potato gnocchi – parmigiano reggiano

poached chantecler chicken – potato foam, sauce albuferra, cippolini

poached chantecler chicken – potato foam, sauce albuferra, cippolini

poached chantecler chicken – potato foam, sauce albuferra, cippolini

poached chantecler chicken – potato foam, sauce albuferra, cippolini

poached chantecler chicken – potato foam, sauce albuferra, cippolini

poached chantecler chicken – potato foam, sauce albuferra, cippolini

melted epoisse – baguette (grilled bread)

melted epoisse – baguette (grilled bread)

Sea buckthorn toffee – goat’s milk yoghurt, white chocolate sorbet, shaved roasted white chocolate, cumin

Sea buckthorn toffee – goat’s milk yoghurt, white chocolate sorbet, shaved roasted white chocolate, cumin

Petit Fours – lavender macaron, brown butter marshmallow, chocolate lime chili potato chip, green apple paté de fruits

Petit Fours – lavender macaron, brown butter marshmallow, chocolate lime chili potato chip, green apple paté de fruits

2015 11 26 Promo

2015 11 26

2015 11 26

2015 11 26

Truffle Dinner for two $868.06 (gratuity $120.00)

The Beast Restaurant – Toronto – 2015 08 19 – Estrella Tapas

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Barcelona, bravas, Chicken, Cilantro, cumin, Damm, dressing, Estrella, fresh lime, Fried, Garlic, infused, lime, Meatball, offal, Ontario, Patatas, Pepper, Pescado Frito, Pincho De Albondigas, piquillo pepper, Potatoes, saffron, salt, sauce, Smelts, smoked paprika, Tapas Journey, tomato

Pincho De Albondigas – chicken offal meatball with garlic and tomato sauce infused with saffron , Patatas Bravas – fried potatoes with smoked paprika and piquillo pepper dressing, Pescado Frito – fried Ontario smelts dressed in cumin, cilantro, salt and pepper, and served with fresh lime

The Beast Restaurant

96 Tecumseth Street Toronto Ontario M6J 2H1 +1-647-352-6000

Owners Scott Vivian and Rachelle Vivian

Hours:
Monday and Tuesday closed, Wednesday and Thursday 5 pm to 9 pm,
Friday 5 pm to 10 pm, Saturday (brunch) 11 am to 3 pm (dinner) 5 pm to 10 pm
Sunday (brunch) 10 am to 3 pm (no reservations for brunch)

Toronto restaurant that celebrates Ontario’s local producers and farmers. Proud member of the @groupof7chefs

Twitter: @BeastRestaurant Scott Vivian

The Beast Restaurant Reservations by Bookenda

The Beast Restaurant Facebook Page

Information e-mail: The Beast Restaurant

Estrella Damm Tapas Journey

Please keep the shenanigans to a minimum

Tapas Journey Estrella Damm Barcelona 4.6% ABV 500 ml.

Patatas Bravas – fried potatoes with smoked paprika and piquillo pepper dressing and Pincho De Albondigas – chicken offal meatball with garlic and tomato sauce infused with saffron

Pincho De Albondigas – chicken offal meatball with garlic and tomato sauce infused with saffron , Patatas Bravas – fried potatoes with smoked paprika and piquillo pepper dressing, Pescado Frito – fried Ontario smelts dressed in cumin, cilantro, salt and pepper, and served with fresh lime

Patatas Bravas – fried potatoes with smoked paprika and piquillo pepper dressing

Patatas Bravas – fried potatoes with smoked paprika and piquillo pepper dressing

Pincho De Albondigas – chicken offal meatball with garlic and tomato sauce infused with saffron

Pincho De Albondigas – chicken offal meatball with garlic and tomato sauce infused with saffron

Pescado Frito – fried Ontario smelts dressed in cumin, cilantro, salt and pepper, and served with fresh lime

Pescado Frito – fried Ontario smelts dressed in cumin, cilantro, salt and pepper, and served with fresh lime

The Tapas Menu – 2015 08 19-23

The Tapas Journey

Estrella Tapas for two $45.20 (Gratuity $6.00)

People’s Eatery – Toronto – 2015 08 09 – Pop-Up Dinner

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Alia Fiamma, Beer, cakes, Chicken, chili, chilis, Cilantro, citron, classic, Coconut, coconut curry, Coriander, Cream, crispy, crispy shallots, crushed, cucumbers, curd, curry turnip, Daikon, daikon cakes, devilled, devilled eggs, Duggans, dust, eggs, Endive, Fantasia, fry, Garlic, ginger, Gose, Green, Green Onion, greens, Haan, Herb, ice, Ice Cream, Jalapeno, Kabinett, Korean, Lemon, lemon grass, Les Trois Mousquetaires, lime, lime dust, maple refresher, Max Richter, melon, Mild, Mushroom, No. 7, Onion, oysters, Palcu-Chang, Pepper, pepper dust, Pickled, Pickled vegetables, Pork, Puffed, Puffed Rice, Punch, Purée, Radish, ragu, Red, rice, rice cakes, Riesling, Rings, Salad, sauce, Sausage, seed, sesame, Sesame Seed, shallots, Shitake, slices, Sorbet, sour, soy, Spicy, spread, Steamed, stout, Taco, tamarind, Tarte, tarte au citron, thai, To-Po-Ki, tofu, tortillas, Varnelli, vegetables

turnip cakes -curry, jalapeño slices, green onion, pickled vegetables

Peoples Eatery

Kensington-Chinatown 307 Spadina Avenue, Toronto Ontario M5T 2E6+1-416-792-1784

Asian Fusion, Asian – Asian-inspired dishes with surprising twists.
HOURS Monday to Sunday 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.
No Home Delivery No Takeout Dine-In Available Serves Alcohol Wi-Fi Available
CAD $50 for two people (approx.)

Twitter: Chef Haan Palcu-Chang @haanpc

Reservations: Peoples Eatery via Bookenda Reservations

Peoples Eatery Facebook Page

Information e-mail: info@peopleseatery.com

Duggans No. 7 stout

Duggans No. 7 stout

soy devilled eggs – ginger, green onion, puffed rice

soy devilled eggs – ginger, green onion, puffed rice

steamed oysters – coriander, greens

steamed oysters – coriander, greens

steamed oysters – coriander, greens

steamed oysters – coriander, greens

endive and tamarind salad – endive sprinkled with sesame, crispy shallots, greens

endive and tamarind salad – endive sprinkled with sesame, crispy shallots, greens

daikon cakes – mild coconut curry sauce, green onion (no chilis)

daikon cakes – mild coconut curry sauce, green onion (no chilis)

turnip cakes -curry, jalapeño slices, green onion, pickled vegetables

turnip cakes -curry, jalapeño slices, green onion, pickled vegetables

Korean rice cakes – (mild) shitake mushroom ragu, shallots, green onion rings, purée of tofu “To-Po-Ki”

Korean rice cakes – (mild) shitake mushroom ragu, shallots, green onion rings, purée of tofu “To-Po-Ki”

Korean rice cakes – shitake mushroom ragu, shallots, green onion rings, silken purée of tofu “To-Po-Ki”

Korean rice cakes – shitake mushroom ragu, shallots, green onion rings, silken purée of tofu “To-Po-Ki”

Thai taco spread – tortillas, chicken fry cilantro/chili sauce, garlic herb sauce, pickled red radish, pork sausage (mild and spicy), lemon grass, cilantro, cucumbers, red pepper

Thai taco spread – tortillas, chicken fry cilantro/chili sauce, garlic herb sauce, pickled red radish, pork sausage (mild and spicy), lemon grass, cilantro, cucumbers, red pepper

Thai taco spread – tortillas, chicken fry cilantro/chili sauce, garlic herb sauce, pickled red radish, pork sausage (mild and spicy), lemon grass, cilantro, cucumbers, red pepper

Thai taco spread – tortillas, chicken fry cilantro/chili sauce, garlic herb sauce, pickled red radish, pork sausage (mild and spicy), lemon grass, cilantro, cucumbers, red pepper

Thai taco spread – tortillas, chicken fry cilantro/chili sauce, garlic herb sauce, pickled red radish, pork sausage (mild and spicy), lemon grass, cilantro, cucumbers, red pepper

Thai taco spread – tortillas, chicken fry cilantro/chili sauce, garlic herb sauce, pickled red radish, pork sausage (mild and spicy), lemon grass, cilantro, cucumbers, red pepper

Thai taco spread – tortillas, chicken fry cilantro/chili sauce, garlic herb sauce, pickled red radish, pork sausage (mild and spicy), lemon grass, cilantro, cucumbers, red pepper

Thai taco spread – tortillas, chicken fry cilantro/chili sauce, garlic herb sauce, pickled red radish, pork sausage (mild and spicy), lemon grass, cilantro, cucumbers, red pepper

melon sorbet – lime dust and red pepper dust

melon sorbet – lime dust and red pepper dust

tarte au citron – coconut ice cream, classic lemon curd, crushed sesame seed

tarte au citron – coconut ice cream, classic lemon curd, crushed sesame seed

Max Richter Kabinett Riesling 2013

maple refresher

Les Trois Mousquetaires Gose Sour Beer

Varnelli Punch Alia Fiamma Fantasia

Chef Haan Palcu-Chang

Chef Haan Palcu-Chang

Chef Haan Palcu-Chang

Chef Haan Palcu-Chang

The pop-up tasting menu

The Business Card

Pop Up dinner for two $149.95 (Gratuity $20.00) [$45 per person for 5 course dinner $25+ for pairings]