The Chefs’ House – Toronto – 2016 04 12 – Bangerter Dinner

12 Tuesday Apr 2016

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Adrian Rusyn, bread, bread service, Butter, Cambridge, Chef de Cuisine, Chef School, chevre, Cream, Cucumber, dark chocolate, Darnell Gregg, Fennel, fig, fig jam, garnish, George Brown, geranium, green house, Hazelnut, Hen, hen liver, Heritage Hen, Jason Bangerter, John Higgins, juniper, Kolapore Springs, Langdon Hall, lardo, liver, Madeira, mignardes, Monforte, morel, new potato, Oliver Li, Onion, Ontario, Parmesan, Pâté, Peanuts, Pork, pork lardo, Potato, Purée, Radish, Raspberry, rosewater, Salted, salted cucumber, shortbread, signature, Smoked, Smoked Trout, Soubise, Sous Chef, terroir noir, Trout, Truffle

fresh Monforte chevre, hazelnut, fennel, geranium, fig jam

The Chefs’ House

St Lawrence Market/Old Town 215 King Street East Toronto Ontario M5A 1J9 +1-416-415-2260

Hours The Chefs’ House is open to the public for lunch and dinner, Monday to Friday.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dinner: 6 p.m. with last seating at 8 p.m.
Final bar service will be: 1:15 pm at lunch and 9:15 pm at dinner

John Higgins, Director, Corporate Chef, George Brown Chef School
Oliver Li, CCC, Chef de Cuisine, The Chefs’ House, George Brown Chef School
Reservations are strongly recommended. Business casual dress code is in effect.
Wheelchair Accessible

Twitter: The Chefs’ House @thechefshouse
Twitter: John Higgins @haggisracer
Twitter: George Brown Collage
Twitter: Jason Bangerter @chefbangerter

The Chefs’ House Opentable Reservations via Opentable

Information e-mail: chefshouse@georgebrown.ca

The Chefs’ House Facebook Page

: young juniper smoked trout (Kolapore Springs)

: young juniper smoked trout (Kolapore Springs)

: salted cucumber, rosewater, raspberry

: salted cucumber, rosewater, raspberry

: Langdon Hall butter, pork lardo, hen liver pate, radish

: Langdon Hall butter, pork lardo, hen liver pate, radish

: bread service

: bread service

: radish

: radish

: fresh Monforte chevre, hazelnut, fennel, geranium, fig jam

: fresh Monforte chevre, hazelnut, fennel, geranium, fig jam

: parmesan shortbread

: parmesan shortbread

: truffle purée, morel cream, parmesan shortbread

: truffle purée, morel cream, parmesan shortbread

: heritage hen, smoked new potato, onion soubise, madeira

: heritage hen, smoked new potato, onion soubise, madeira

: terroir noir, Langdon Hall signature dark chocolate, green house garnish, Ontario peanuts

: terroir noir, Langdon Hall signature dark chocolate, green house garnish, Ontario peanuts

: mignardes

: mignardes

: Chef Jason Bangerter Langdon Hall Cambridge

: Chef Jason Bangerter Langdon Hall Cambridge

: Chef Jason Bangerter Langdon Hall Cambridge

: Chef John Higgins Director George Brown Chef School

: Chef John Higgins Director George Brown Chef School

: Chef Adrian Rusyn, Chef Technologist

: Chef Adrian Rusyn, Chef Technologist

: Darnell Gregg, Langdon Hall sous chef

: Darnell Gregg, Langdon Hall sous chef

: Chef Oliver Li chef de cuisine

: Chef Oliver Li chef de cuisine

: (Kolapore Springs Trout © 2016 Langdon Hall)

: (Group Image © 2016 George Brown Chef School)

: Langdon Hall locally harvested honey gift

: 2015 04 12 menu Trending Now Dinner with Jason Bangerter Dinner for two including taxes and gratuity $ 170.00

: Jason Bangerter’s truffle soup recipe

: Jason Bangerter’s truffle soup recipe

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

20 Saturday Feb 2016

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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)

Nota Bene – Toronto – 2015 08 14 – Estrella Tapas

14 Friday Aug 2015

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Beer, Belly, Belly Buster Slider, Bun, burrata, burrata cheese, Burrata Pugliese, Buttermilk, Calamari, caper berries, capers, Caramel, Cheese, cheese bun, chili-lime, Chilled, chimichurri, Crostini, Damm, Farmer's Market, Fried Chicken, Frites, Goat, Goats' Cheese, grilled, grilled miche, heirloom, heirloom tomatoes, homemade, homemade ketchup, Ketchup, Lager, Mayonnaise, miche, moscatel vinegar, muscatel, Oil, Olive, Olive Oil, olive tapenade, Oyster, Pickle, pommes, Pommes Frites, Pork, Pork Belly, Roasted, salt, Salted, slider, Smoked, Soup, tapenade, tomato, tomatoes, Truffle, Truffles, Vinegar, zucchini

Nota Bene Restaurant/Cafe

Entertainment District 180 Queen Street West Toronto Ontario M5V 3X3 +1-416 977 6400

Canadian $$$ Late Night, BYOB, Farm-to-Table

Owner/Executive Chef- David Lee
Chef de Cuisine- Geoff O’Connor
General Manager Laurie Hillesheim

Hours
Monday to Friday 11:30 am to 2:00 am
Saturday 5:00 pm to 2:00 am

Nota Bene does allow guest to bring their own wine.
A corkage charge of $35 will apply to every bottle up to 750ml.
Nota Bene is also offering free corkage for reservations made Monday through Saturday after 9 pm.

Twitter: Nota Bene Restaurant/Cafe @NotaBeneToronto

Nota Bene Restaurant/Cafe Reservations via Opentable

Nota Bene Restaurant/Cafe Facebook Page
Nota Bene Restaurant/Cafe Instagram Page

: Over 140 years ago, young master brewer August Kuentzmann Damm emigrated from Alsace with his wife Melanie, fleeing the Franco-Prussian War. The journey took them to the Mediterranean coast where they settled down to make their dream come true: brewing beer. Lager 5.20 ABV

: Belly Buster Slider – roasted pork belly, cheese bun, homemade ketchup, pommes frites and pickle, Buttermilk-Fried Chicken – buttermilk-fried chicken, smoked oyster mayonnaise and chili-lime salt, Burrata Pugliese – burrata cheese, grilled miche, tomato and olive oil

: Belly Buster Sllder – roasted pork belly, cheese bun, homemade ketchup, pommes frites and pickle

: Burrata Pugliese – burrata cheese, grilled miche, tomato and olive oil

: Chicken – buttermilk-fried chicken, smoked oyster mayonnaise and chili-lime salt, Burrata Pugliese – burrata cheese, grilled miche, tomato and olive oil. Estrella Damm

: Belly Buster Slider – roasted pork belly, cheese bun, homemade ketchup, pommes frites and pickle, Buttermilk-Fried Chicken – buttermilk-fried chicken, smoked oyster mayonnaise and chili-lime salt, Burrata Pugliese – burrata cheese, grilled miche, tomato and olive oil

: Belly Buster Slider – roasted pork belly, cheese bun, homemade ketchup, pommes frites and pickle, Buttermilk-Fried Chicken – buttermilk-fried chicken, smoked oyster mayonnaise and chili-lime salt, Burrata Pugliese – burrata cheese, grilled miche, tomato and olive oil

: Belly Buster Sllder – roasted pork belly, cheese bun, homemade ketchup, pommes frites and pickle

: Calamari a La Plancha – heirloom tomatoes, chimichurri, capers, moscatel vinegar

: Calamari a La Plancha – heirloom tomatoes, chimichurri, capers, moscatel vinegar

: Chilled Farmer’s Market Zucchini Soup – crostini, goat’s cheese, olive tapenade

: Chilled Farmer’s Market Zucchini Soup – crostini, goat’s cheese, olive tapenade

: Chilled Farmer’s Market Zucchini Soup – crostini, goat’s cheese, olive tapenade

: Calamari a La Plancha – heirloom tomatoes, chimichurri, capers, moscatel vinegar

: Salted caramel truffles

: Salted caramel truffles

: Lunch Menu 2015 08 14

: Lunch Menu 2015 08 14

: Menu Estrella Tapas Journey 2015 08 14-23

: Estrella Tapas Journey 2015 08 14-23

: Estrella Tapas Journey 2015 08 14-23

: The Postcard

: The Postcard

: Lunch for two $76.84 (gratuity $13.00)

The Beast Restaurant – Toronto – 2015 08 03

03 Monday Aug 2015

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abats, Absinthe, Amuse Bouche, angostura, aperitif, Bench, beurre, beurre blanc, Black, Blanc, blistered, brains, bread, burrata, butter.Rachelle Cadwell, Carpano Antica, Caviar, champagne, chard, Chocolate, citric acid, clam, coffee.NV brut, Colin Moise, Confit, Crème, crispy, Cured, daquoise, dessert, Digestif, Dill, Dillon's, Droit, Duck, Entrée, Fernet Branca, Foie Gras, Foreign & Domestic, Fresh, fresh dill, Fried, fried leeks, gamay, Gamay Noir, GBC graduate, goose barnacles, grilled, Hazelnut, heart, hollandaise, House, IBBA, Ice Cream, Jamie Martyniuk, Jason Poon, Late Harvest, leeks, lime, Little Neck, Matthew Gaudet, méthode, Mousse, mushrooms, Ned Elliott, New Schmidt, Noir, Northern Divine, Old Vines, omelet, pamericelli, Pâté, percebes, pods, Radish, radish pods, Raspberry, Riesling, sab stories, Salad, Salade, Scott Vivian, Sea, sea urchin, Smoked, SommelièreChâteau des CharmesMaison Maille, Sous Chef, Sparkling, Spicy, St. David's, Sweetbreads, Swiss, swiss chard, syrup, Tart, Terry Mocherniak, tomato, traditionnelle, treviso, Trout, Truffle, uFeast, Union Local 613, urchin, vinaigrette, Vinegar, Vineyard, Vodka, wasabi-infused, White, white wine, wild, wine, Yvonne Tsui

Garçon! French Food, Refined – Even If You Aren’t… – SOLD OUT!

Entrée – omelet goose barnacles (percebes) whelks, black truffle – blistered tomato confit, crispy brains, crème. Ned Elliott (@foreigndomestic)

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

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Information e-mail: The Beast Restaurant

: Aperitif – sab stories – wasabi-infused Dillon’s vodka, raspberry syrup, lime, angostura, citric acid. Jamie Martyniuk (@unionlocal613) Union Local 613 Ottawa

: Aperitif – sab stories – wasabi-infused Dillon’s vodka, raspberry syrup, lime, angostura, citric acid. Jamie Martyniuk (@unionlocal613) Union Local 613 Ottawa(@613union613) Union Local 613 Ottawa

: Amuse Bouche – sea urchin mousse – fried leeks, champagne vinegar, beurre blanc, white wine, truffle. Jason Poon (@ja_poon) (GBC graduate)

: Amuse Bouche – sea urchin mousse – fried leeks, champagne vinegar, beurre blanc, white wine, truffle. Jason Poon (@ja_poon) (GBC graduate)

: House bread and butter. Rachelle Cadwell (@doughtoronto)

: House bread and butter. Rachelle Cadwell (@doughtoronto)

: Salade – grilled spicy duck heart salad – cured foie gras, burrata, little neck clam vinaigrette. Matthew Gaudet (@GaudetMatthew)

: Salade – grilled spicy duck heart salad – cured foie gras, burrata, little neck clam vinaigrette. Matthew Gaudet (@GaudetMatthew)

: Pâté – smoked trout tart – swiss chard, fresh dill, radish pods, Northern Divine caviar, hollandaise. Scott Vivian (@beastrestaurant)

: Pâté – smoked trout tart – swiss chard, fresh dill, radish pods, Northern Divine caviar, hollandaise. Scott Vivian (@beastrestaurant)

: Abats – pamericelli of sweetbreads and foie gras, wild mushrooms, treviso. Colin Moise (@ColinMoise)

: Abats – pamericelli of sweetbreads and foie gras, wild mushrooms, treviso. Colin Moise (@ColinMoise)

: Entrée – omelet goose barnacles (percebes) whelks, black truffle – blistered tomato confit, crispy brains, crème. Ned Elliott (@foreigndomestic)

: Entrée – omelet goose barnacles (percebes) whelks, black truffle – blistered tomato confit, crispy brains, crème. Ned Elliott (@foreigndomestic)

: Entrée – omelet goose barnacles (percebes) whelks, black truffle – blistered tomato confit, crispy brains, crème. Ned Elliott (@foreigndomestic)

: Entrée – omelet goose barnacles (percebes) whelks, black truffle – blistered tomato confit, crispy brains, crème. Ned Elliott (@foreigndomestic)

: Dessert – chocolate tart – hazelnut ice cream, raspberry, daquoise, coffee. Rachelle Cadwell (@doughtoronto)

: Dessert – chocolate tart – hazelnut ice cream, raspberry, daquoise, coffee. Rachelle Cadwell (@doughtoronto)

: Dessert – chocolate tart – hazelnut ice cream, raspberry, daquoise, coffee. Rachelle Cadwell (@doughtoronto)

: Dessert – chocolate tart – hazelnut ice cream, raspberry, daquoise, coffee. Rachelle Cadwell (@doughtoronto)

: NV brut sparkling wine, méthode traditionnelle

: 2013 “Old Vines’ Riesling

: 2012 Gamay Noir “Droit,” St. David’s Bench Vineyard

: 2008 Late Harvest Riesling

: 2013 Gamay Noir

: Digestif – New Schmidt – Fernet Branca – Carpano Antica – Absinthe – sugar

: Digestif – New Schmidt – Fernet Branca – Carpano Antica – Absinthe – sugar

: Yvonne Tsui IBBA (th3hungrycat 為食貓 @th3hungrycat)

: Terry Mocherniak,CEO of uFeast

: Chef/The Beast owner Scott Vivian

: Chef/The Beast owner Scott Vivian

: Sous chef Jason Poon (@ja_poon) (GBC graduate)

: Sous chef Jason Poon (@ja_poon) (GBC graduate)

: Chef Matthew Gaudet (@GaudetMatthew)

: Chef Matthew Gaudet (@GaudetMatthew)

: Chef/The Beast owner Scott Vivian

: Chef/The Beast owner Scott Vivian

: Chef Rachelle Cadwell (@doughtoronto)

: Chef Rachelle Cadwell (@doughtoronto)

: The Beast sous chef Colin Moise (@ColinMoise)

: The Beast sous chef Colin Moise (@ColinMoise)

: Chef/The Beast owner Scott Vivian

: Chef/Owner Foreign & Domestic Ned Elliott

: Chef/Owner Ned Elliott (@foreigndomestic)

: Chef/Owner Foreign & Domestic Ned Elliott

: Chef/Owner Ned Elliott (@foreigndomestic)

: Sommelière, Rebecca Meir-Liebman (@RebeccaSomm)

: Sommelière, Rebecca Meir-Liebman (@RebeccaSomm)

: Sommelière, Rebecca Meir-Liebman (@RebeccaSomm)

: Chef/Owner Foreign & Domestic Ned Elliott (@foreigndomestic), The Beast sous chef Colin Moise (@ColinMoise) and Chef Matthew Gaudet (@GaudetMatthew)

: Chef/Owner Foreign & Domestic Ned Elliott (@foreigndomestic), Chef/The Beast owner Scott Vivian

: Chef/Owner Foreign & Domestic Ned Elliott (@foreigndomestic), Beast sous chef Colin Moise (@ColinMoise)

: Chef/The Beast owner Scott Vivian

: The Beast décor

: Social media food photography [Yvonne Tsui IBBA (U-Feast) th3hungrycat 為食貓 @th3hungrycat]

: Social media food photography

: Sommelière, Rebecca Meir-Liebman (@RebeccaSomm) [Yvonne Tsui IBBA (U-Feast) th3hungrycat 為食貓 @th3hungrycat]

: Sommelière, Rebecca Meir-Liebman (@RebeccaSomm) [Yvonne Tsui IBBA (U-Feast) th3hungrycat 為食貓 @th3hungrycat]

: Social media food photography

: Social media food photography

: Winepairings courtesy of Château des Charmes (@mbosc) Wines poured by Sommelière, Rebecca Meir-Liebman (@RebeccaSomm) Party favour courtesy of Maison Maille (@,MailleCanada)