So fun! We just loved the Distillery District crawl! Our first stop on the tour was a little track down on King St. Massimo Bruno the chef and owner of Massimo Bruno Supper club, gave us a sneak peak into a undiscovered culinary adventure. Massimo has been running these amazing supper clubs, and let me tell you we’ll all be back!! We were presented with Homemade Focaccia Bread, Roasted Oyster Mushroom Salad, Orecchiette with cherry tomatoes and ricotta salata.

Our second stop was at SOMA Chocolatea chocolate maker in the Distillery District! Paul gave us a fabulous lecture on chocolate, how it’s made, all the different kinds of coco beans there are and so much more information. Well we listened and asked questions, Stephanie served us our choice of Mayan or Classic hot chocolate shot, and selection of truffles. Absolutely amazing, thank you Stephanie and Paul!!

We trotted off to Pure Spirits Oyster House & Bar We had some virgins oyster eaters, and they were all willing to try….so fun! We ate a Crispy natural oyster with cucumber mignonette, Shrimp dumpling with smoked salmon and ginger broth, and Paella mixta – chicken, chourico, scallops, squid and mussels. Delicious!!  

Our final stop for the evening was Tappos Wine Bar & Restaurant this is the date night location, gorgeous interior and warm atmosphere. Nat cooked us up Risotto, Penne, and deep fried meatballs, a complimentary glass of red wine So Lovely!

Last but not least our takeaway for the evening was handmade Smores and Brownies from The Sweet Escape…thank you Michelle!

Thank you to all the fabulous places that shared their nearest and dearest items, THANK YOU! Feel free to stop by and say, “Hi” next time you’re passing through.

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Until we eat again!

Your friendly Dishcrawl duo,

Gretchen & Zeion

What a wonderful way to start the week. On Monday eighteen meat eaters gathered at Barque Smokehouse to “MEAT our maker” and feast on BBQ. Chef Brain put together a wonderful feast for us, check out the smoker!!

To start, we ordered some cocktails to get the party started! Bacon Caesar with honey-dipped-candied-bacon-rim!

1^st dish Fritters with red peppers, smoked duck, goat cheese & a lemon dill aioli

For the 2^nd dish, we enjoyed General tao chicken

The 3^rd smoked, seared calamari, smoked olives, cherry tomatoes, tossed in citrus vinaigrette

4^th a fresh Arugula salad with roasted almonds, blue cheese, and orange

The 5^th course we started in on the Meat! Smoked chicken with signature rub

The 6^th Smoked asparagus

7^th Dry rub baby back ribs

8^th Brisket..so good!!

And the 9^th Cajun fries with aioli dipping sauce

And we topped off the evening with Coffee cake with strawberries and syrup

We had a fantastic time! Thank you to Barque Smokehouse  for sharing their nearest and dearest items, THANK YOU! Feel free to stop by and say, “Hi” next time you’re passing through.

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Until we eat again!

Your friendly Dishcrawl duo,

Gretchen & Zeion

What a lovely evening!

Due to popular demand we went back to the village of Roncesvalles in Toronto; our first visit was at Mabel’s Bakery Lorraine the owner gave us the whole story on why she started this little shop, all the handmade breads, preserves, soups, and baked goods they make on the premises. She also offers a wide range of artisan cheeses, and other goods, all organic….and very tasty. We were presented with Homemade Chicken & Celery & Cerleyroot soup, a selection of Cheeses with pecans, and Triple chocolate brownies & Lemon squares to go.

Our second stop at Blue Plate,a sexed up diner! As Melissa greeted us and gave us the Blue Plate story, Julia the chef and her team, served a full plate with Fried chicken, coleslaw, cheese and meat ploughmans with toast, onion jam and cranberry mustard. Absolutely amazing, thank you Melissa & Julia!!

And on we skipped (not too full yet) over to Pizzeria Defina the friendliest pizzeria in town. They have a wonderful selection of pizza and not to mention the apps are pretty spectacular too!  We ate a Crispy Green Beans ‘fritti’ with truffle aioli, Calamari, Meat Balls, and a Wide arrange of Pizza’s including the Margherita (san marzano tomatoes, fior di latte, parmigiano reggiano, basil) Delicious!!  

Our final stop for the evening was Fat Cat Wine Bar they are serving us Lobster for $20 all summer long. To go with the theme Matt cooked us up Diver sea scallops wrapped in Bacon, and a Lobster Ceviche.

Thank you to all the fabulous places that shared their nearest and dearest items, THANK YOU! Feel free to stop by and say, “Hi” next time you’re passing through.

Don’t forget to keep in touch on Facebook and the Twitter!

Until we eat again!

Your friendly Dishcrawl duo,

Gretchen & Zeion