The wedge of crispy iceberg lettuce was drizzled with a deliciously creamy ranch dressing that had bacon bits in it. For the most part, I thought the richer dressing contrasted pleasantly with the salad vegetables, like the cold iceberg lettuce and cherry tomatoes. However, the ranch did overpower the delicate licorice-like flavours of the pickled… [Read more…]
Due to the fact that exams are over and the school term has officially ended, we have more free time. Seeing that West, near the corner of Granville and 13th avenue, was on the top of our list of restaurant to try, we decided to pay them a visit for a much-anticipated meal. For the… [Read more…]
Earlier in the month Rachel and I attended a media tasting event at Laziza Modern Mediterranean restaurant on the ever busy Davies street. Laziza serves Lebanese cuisine with a modern twist. To make our visit extra special we had the fortune to meet other bloggers at this media event, and we were especially lucky to… [Read more…]
“Fine dining at home” pretty much sums up what Indishpensable is all about. Indish arranges fresh ready-to-cook prepared meals with step-by-step recipes and teaches you how to plate it beautifully. So here’s what two inexperience “chefs” came up with in their attempt of “fine dining at home”! We liked the dish overall, it was simple… [Read more…]
Although the yolk was still runny, my mum said that the poached egg could have been more delicately cooked. To go with the smoked salmon, the poached egg was topped with some capers; however, it really wasn’t much of a highlight. There were a tiny bit of orange zest on top but the orange element… [Read more…]
The expected vinegar element enhanced the taste profile of the various seafood components, and gave some of the richer flavours a refreshing touch. Other than the surprisingly crispy cucumber, delicious kanten glass noodles also made an appearance. Everything was fresh and the delicately sliced pieces of grapefruit were much appreciated. The only letdown was the… [Read more…]
We wanted to try several of the desserts from viewing the Faubourg online menu, but because we arrived at a later hour we found that most of their selections were already sold. We decided to try out the selections that were still available, which were the Chocolate Tart and the Lemon Tart. Even from outside,… [Read more…]
Au Petite Chauvignol, on E. Hastings street (between Hawks and Campbell avenue), was a little out of the way for us, but we soon found this wine and cheese bar to be well worth the journey. The sweetness of the red wine jus paired the prosciutto wrapped chicken breast was really well because the sweetness… [Read more…]
Those neatly pressed saba sushi were presented so beautifully that I was almost reluctant to ruin it by savouring it; but of course, you and I know that food is not primarily for the eye. To have an oily fish like mackerel vinegar cured, we were able to enjoy its luxuriantly rich flavours and delicate… [Read more…]
Almost like Inari-sushi with a twist, Autumn Field is an inside out maki wrapped with delicate pockets of fried bean curd. Initially I had thought that Tokyo Thyme seasoned their sushi rice differently to create a pleasantly sweet taste; after a quick inquiry, it happens so that it was the bean curd that had personal… [Read more…]
May 11, 2011
by Rachel
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