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Electric Mud in Parkdale

As someone that lives in Parkdale, I was very sad to see my go-to burger joint Stampede sold off. Luckily, it went to the owners of Grand Electric, who've done a reasonably good job of turning it into a fun, 80's memorabilia glad barbeque smoke house.

We ordered:

• Shrimp and Grits : My fav - great flavour but a bit stingy on the grits and slightly too saucy. More of an app size than a main.

• Roasted Cauliflower: Good sized portion and lots of nice little ingredient details with nuts and raisins that added texture.

• Hot Links: sausages: Way too juicy and spicy with not enough smoke - we didn't even finish the dish, which speaks volumes for people that love meat.

• Pickles: Meh, nothing special at all - skip 'em.

• Collard Greens: Ok - good flavour. Nothing more elevated than one might make at home though.

• Crack Rolls: Freshly baked buns with butter that had pan scrappings in it: Any food name that has "crack" as a descriptor should have a melt-your brain addictive quality - these did not. We used the bread to soak up the saucy grits instead.

• Banana Cream Pie in a jar: Good but not exceptional. The whole dessert in a jar trend is a bit annoying as the portions tend to be smaller (yes - I am a total pig).

• Soft Serve tea flavoured ice-cream: Surpisingly, this was one of my favourite items. The flavour was so subtle and light - it was delicious!

• Watermelon Porch Crawler Cocktail: I loved this drink, it was so light and refreshing and the flavour was delightful. Very pretty colour too.

Overall, the experience was really fun, (good service, fun decor, cool vibe), while the food itself (in total) was just ok.
 

That all said, we'll be back to try all the other items on the menu we missed this first round and see if they've worked out the kinks.

 

Dinner at The Grove

The Parsley root soup with snails, bacon & fried bread is awesome. Also, loooved the Pork Pie - it had great flavour. The Cod with smoked potato & bacon was good too. The fancy orange chocolate marshmallow "Viva Puff" for dessert was charming and fun. Go try.

Dinner at Sushi Kaji

 

It's truly hard to find anything negative to say about the food at Sushi Kaji. It really is exceptional in terms of freshness and flavour. The fatty tuna was easily the best I have ever had.

And yet, even after watching Jiro: Dreams of Sushi, that shows the world's best sushi master modestly situated in the basement of corporate building next to a subway, I was still bothered by the lacklustre airport lounge decor and location in an Etobicoke strip mall.

I know these things are not supposed to matter so much when you are in the presence of greatness. I also know that I forgive shabby locations all the time when certain other types of amazing street foods are involved.

But yet, I was bothered the entire time throughout the meal by the space design, like a little fly buzzing around my head. I just kept saying to myself, why must this place be so ugly? It felt unnecessary, distracting, inconsistent with the food, and worst of all – cheap.

Hoof Raw Bar: Toronto's Best Kept Secret

That little cube is pickled watermelon rind. The smallest and most delicious detail.

If Hoof Raw Bar was situated next to my office, I would literally eat there every single day – that's how much I love it. As it stands, I'm averaging every Friday for dinner. Last night I missed it, and I can tell you I felt sincere regret because I've come to really look forward to how good their food makes me feel.

Over the last month, I have visited HRB about 5 times, and in that time, have sampled every single item on the menu and like a perfect album, there isn't one song or note out of place. 

I realize I sound like a gusher, but it's so rare to come across an accessible restaurant where you can literally choose anything off the menu and you'll be happy – more than happy in fact. The flavour combinations are surprising and illicit conversations that attempt to deconstruct their layers.

Each time I have visited to date, I've seen a big group waiting next door for sister restaurant Black Hoof, and yet, Raw remains generally empty-ish until almost 1.5 hours later. That's probably why I've avoided posting about it. The place feels like a delicious secret still, without the silly line-ups like BH and Grand Electric.

Dishes that you must try: the shrimp toast with egg yolk cooked sous vide, salmon in a can with chips with pickled egg white, the squid salad cooked sous vide with flying fish roe, the smoked muscles, the ceviche, the cured board, and I could go on...

Also worth noting – they have a excellent selection of tomato-based cocktails (caesars, bloody marys and two other RHB originals).

Lastly, the staff have been consistently warm and generous – even gifting us a jar of the smoked muscles we raved about once.

If you love fish – go!
 

Paulette's Original Donuts & Chicken

Paulette's retro storefront and sweet staff charms you when you arrive. The nostaligic look of it makes you feel like you're about to be taken care of.

Aside from the lack of space to sit and eat, (they have a few stools and one bench outside), I really liked the experience. I certainly wouldn't go there too often given the decidely unhealthy bent to the whole menu, but it was a tasty treat. The chicken has a crust akin to a springroll – which was really crunchy and surprising and the donuts come in some unusually delicious flavour combinations. Defintely go and give it a try!

They also cater. We brought in their donuts for a client meeting recently and they were a big hit.

Dinner at Chantecler

When I told people I was moving to Parkdale two years ago, I got a lot of sideways glances that irked me. Happy to say, as I predicted when I moved to Queen West 10 years before, the hood is awesome. Every week, some fabulous new place opens that reaffirms it.

This past Friday, @itbitme and I had dinner at newly opened Chantecler and are excited to report that it was really great.

We tried 6 different items from the menu and not only were they all good, but refreshingly different from anything else we had seen recently.

The potato gnocchi made with a creamy potato sauce accented with cured cod roe and dusted with seaweed powder was delicious and very comforting.

The pork neck, lightly dusted with white tumeric and served with braised lettuce and poached oysters and topped off with a house-made xo sauce, was very tasty and @itbitme's fav. He also really liked a torched mackerel dish served with slaw and toasts.

I loved the melt-in-your-mouth braised beef cheek served on a bed of parsley root and marrow mash, with sweet beet sauce.

The cocktails were also something quite special. We sat at the bar and watched them being made and they were as delicious as they were complex! An old-fashioned was finished with lavender smoke and the ice-cubes were like long sticks of butter.

I already know we're going to be fixtures here. And yes, thankfully they will be taking reservations!

Adieu Oddfellows, Hello County General

I was sad to see Oddfellows go – big fan of their witch's cauldron breakfast and banana split. Luckily, something equally as good has taken it's place. 

MB and I visited County General just before leaving for New York and liked it so much, we came back again the very next day, right before our flight.

To be fair – we've only tried a few things...But the stand out item that brought us back so soon was the fried buttermilk chicken thigh sandwich – delicious!

Select photos via County General

Evergreen Brickworks Picnic

You'd think the rain would keep people away from the annual Evergreen Brickwork Picnic – but not hard core foodies – oh no! :) My gang and I arrived early and there were already throngs of people lined up to get in at noon. Luckily, being friends with a sponsor got us to the front of the line and in no time we were gobbling up everything in sight from Ontario's best restaurants and merchants.

Almost everything was wonderful, but, of particular note, was Auberge du Pommier's cassoulet topped with foie gras! It was very rich & perfect for a cold rainy day.

This year was my first and I can safely say I will not miss it again going forward – very worth it and totally fun.

The CNE: A yearly tradition of pigging out

We ate: corn dogs, crisps, deep fried Twinkie, funnel cake with ice-cream, deep fried butter, lemonade, poutine and spaghetti. I am not kidding when I say I actually had a food hangover the next day – was slated to leave for an early morning roadtrip to Picton and I couldn't negotiate being vertical for several hours! Sugar is a killer!

ACME DeLuxe Ice-Cream Bricks

This is a real store sign! Unfortunately, it's sits on what is now an antique store on Queen West, next to Local Kitchen where I had dinner tonight.

Honestly, the concept of an "ice cream brick" store named "ACME DeLuxe" seems too good to be true – it's right out of a Bugs Bunny cartoon...  :-)

High Tea at the Windsor Arms

Last weekend, a group of friends and I enjoyed High Tea at the Windsor Arms.

The Red Room we started out in was charming as all hell but very hot, so we had to move to a cooler area. Once re-seated, our tea arrived quickly and we were grateful! The rose tea we had was wonderful, as were the scones and Devon clotted cream. The sushi style rolled sandwiches were not remarkable though – a bit dry and flavourless. The petit fours were also not terribly inspired either, although pretty to look at. I would advise skipping those courses and simply focus your attention on what they do best – scones & tea!

Overall, a nice experience, with attentive service.

Next up for High Tea – MoRoCo & The Four Seasons!


P.S. There was a wealth of great art all around too – many great Charlie Pachters throughout the space.

 

It's the little things that make me truly happy:

Like sweet fresh shelled peas from the farmer's market...

Or making more homemade ice-cream –

Here's the first strawberry flavour @itbitme and I ever attemped and it was amazing...

 

Barque has bite

I've been to Barque Smokehouse twice, once for brunch and once for dinner and here's what I have to say:

• Call ahead – it's always packed
• Be warned, the cocktails are strong – the mint julep I had was so potent I couldn't finish it
• If you must choose between going for brunch or dinner, choose dinner as they do not serve the BBQ sampler at brunch
• Order the babyback ribs – after having the sampler with chicken and brisket, which was all good, they were still easily the best item on the menu

Enjoy!

Bobbette & Belle: Go for the Whoppie Pie, Stay for Everything Else.

As mentioned in a previous post, Jules and I, (that's her in the first photo), popped into Bobbette & Belle last weekend to sample their macaroons, whoppie pies and raspberry lemonade – all of which were delicious! Toronto Life actually named their whoppie pies the best in the city – so I would recommend skipping the Starbucks versions and try a red velvet pie like the one I had above.

The shop's size and space is quite impressive and the decor is really beautiful – perfectly suited to hosting private parties, or having a gab fest with a friend.

Mini Mac at 416 Snack Bar

Ok – so I was sad when I arrived at 416 Snack Bar tonight and saw that the Ribwich was off the new menu – but faith was restored after I ordered the Mini Mac! A tiny, and significantly less harmful version of the original Mickey Dee's variety, the Mini Mac is a new fav. Go try it! Order 2, because you'll want another immediately after.

Bakerbots opens in Bloordale

 

Julie and I had a busy day – we went to Bonjour Brioche for brunch, Bobbette & Belle for dessert, furniture shopping on Queen East, antiquing at the St Lawrence North Market and finally, ended up at Bakerbots for ice-cream sandwiches.

Rosanne, who has been creating custom cakes for the last two years as part of her Bakerbots catering business, decided to open a retail outpost recently so that the public could sample her marvellous cookies, croissant, macaroons and cupcakes as they puttered around Bloordale.

The place is utterly charming and the food is scrumptious. In addition to the delicious ice-cream sandwich I had made with the "everything cookie" and "sweet cream" ice-cream, I went home with a care package of cookies and cream cheese carrot cupcakes – which already have a substantial dent in them – they will not last!

 

Brunch at La Société

 
Last Sunday, the city was very quiet on Bloor Street, as all the ladies who lunch and their hubbies were in Muskoka for the long weekend. This provided my friends and I a rare opportunity to experience La Société sans "scene" and just focus on what's really important – good food!

In an effort to cleanse ourselves of a very indulgent series of rich meals over the previous few days, we skipped the Croque Madames and opted for the fresh seafood tower.

As we waited for it to arrive, I toured the new space and was very impressed not only with it's size, but the lovely attention to detail with the decor. The ceilings, the wood panelling, the beautiful floor are all evidence of Charles Khabouth's commitment to making La Société feel like an authentic French Bistro and it's fair to say, he has succeeded.

During my walk, I also came across a chef photographing the seafood tower he had just finished assembling for my table and I was delighted to learn that he loves to document his work. This pride in his craft was evident in the tasting that soon followed – we gobbled up all the oysters, prawns, tuna, salmon, lobster and crab with big smiles on our faces. Our dessert of macaroons, jellies and truffles were also delicious!

Will return for dinner soon and report again –

The Burger's Priest

Ok – so I got three different things: fries, The Priest with an "Option" of a cheese filled, deep fried portobello mushroom added on top of the beef patty AND...the "Vatican City" – which isn't even on the menu, you have to just ask for it by name. It's essentially two grilled cheese sandwiches with two beef patties in the middle.

 

The "Priest" with the cheese filled portobello mushroom on top was really good. The meatiness of the mushroom paired with the beef patty makes for a very substanial burger. Vegetarians will love the meatless version.

The "Vatican City", (2 grilled cheese sandwiches with two beef patties inbetween) which almost seems like a dare – like a DoubleDown, is something at first I felt I had to try just to say I had...when in Rome as they say. But, the surprising part is that I would totally get it again – minus one beef patty – as the shear thickness demanded I eat it like a squirrel nibbling at an acorn. And nibble I did – all around and through the gooey and crispy grilled cheese right into the super yummy freshly ground beef burger patties – which were really well seasoned.

So my verdict? Amazing. I'm sad they don't have a more central location. Which is probably a good thing, or I'd be there way too often.

Burger's Priest

 

 

Distillery Food Truck Festival

 

I'm sure you could glean from my many posts and tweets that I had high hopes for the Food Truck festival at the Distillery.

Well... they obviously had good intentions but no idea how many people would actually show up or how to accommodate them. There were 2 hour wait lines for each truck – major turn off.

The above is evidence of the one concession stand I had the patience to stand in line for – which all told, was pretty good but rather expensive at $10 for 6 smoked chicken croquettes.

Our group quickly abandoned ship and decided to go to Burger's Priest – which was a brilliant idea courtesy of @itbitme. Post on that coming up!

Tomorrow: Food Truck Festival at the Distillery

Why is eating food out of a truck so fun? I don't know the answer but the idea excites me terribly. See you there!

Your next cocktail should be:

 

Some of the most delicious cocktails I've enjoyed this summer have been at Campagnolo. This one was called the Harvest Cooler and it was a watermelon, cucumber vodka and lime concoction. Waaaaay too easy to drink!

Ice-Box Cake at Parts & Labour

The main I had was waaaaay too salty to mention, but their dessert was another story. I have a serious soft spot for Ice-Box cakes and this one was an unexpected option, as most restos are still deeply entrenched in the donut craze. It was excellent – as was the strawberry shortcake. Now we need to get whoopie pies on menus and I'll be all set.

Cool Hand Luc: A Welcome Addition

When summer heat hits, I literally crave ice-cream daily. Thankfully a fun new ice-cream shop has opened on my route home from work on King West and I am pleased as ever about it. Cool Hand Luc is open nightly until 11pm to snare the after dinner crowd on the strip and I predict they will do well. The ice-cream is all from Kawartha Dairy and although not as distinctive in flavour concoctions as Greg's, still very satisfying! The best part of all though is that they intend to stay open all year round. Finally, someone that understands that ice-cream, although particularly enjoyable on a hot summer's day, is an all-year-round treat.

Visit to the Cheese Boutique

On Saturday, @itbitme and I were on a mission to buy the ingredients to make Spaghetti Amatriciana after having it at Campagnolo recently. Our very knowledgeable foodie friend @bloggerton suggested The Cheese Boutique as the place to buy guanciale – a not so easy-to-find Italian pork jowl bacon.

As a first time visitor to CB, I can say I liked it instantly. Not at all pretentious like Pusateri's, the staff were warm and friendly and the selection of fine foods was great and vast.

The most amazing part hands-down was the cheese vault that you can enter and explore. I stood in there for a few long minutes inhaling deeply... :)

 

Dinner at Campagnolo

WHERE: Campagolo 832 Dundas Street West (just west of Bathurst)

MOOD: Rustic & charming. It's not a hugely inspiring or beautiful space but it's comfortable. There was enough space around our table that we didn't have to listen to neighbors conversations – which was appreciated.

PRICE: $$ / $$$

WHEN WE WENT: Sunday evening

WHAT: The menu changes daily

TRY: If they have it, get the spaghetti amatriciana, the smokey grilled asparagus with fennel, the grilled nectrarine salad with escarole, the Hendrick's Tipple cocktail

SKIP: We didn't order as many dishes as we usually do, but, what we had, we really enjoyed!

SERVICE: Attentive

REPEAT?: Absolutely!

MOST NOTABLE: The spaghetti amatriciana was amazing. I could have easily eaten another helping and am salivating right now thinking about it. The pasta was perfectly al dente and the sauce was salted by crisp pork jowl bacon. I savoured every bite!

 

Wvrst: A Sausage Hall

My friend LadyB took me to her friend's restaurant Wvrst tonight. Described as a "sausage hall", the space and food were simple, comfortable and charming. I ordered a traditional Sicilian pork sausage with fennel which was served on a bun. MissB got a Kranjska sausage with sweet peppers which is what we were raised on as kids and so I was immediately reminded of home the second I bit in to it. In addition, they have a pretty varied game sausage selection – like guinea fowl, pheasant, venison, rabbit, bison, wild boar and even kangaroo.

We both also got the duck fat fries – which had great flavour, but were a bit too thick and not crispy enough for my liking. They did have a very robust selection of flavoured mayos as dipping sauces though – which helped. We shared a bottle of Plowman's to wash it down and felt perfectly content after.

We'll definitely be back. I can already tell this is a place that is going to get very loud quickly.

Back to Ruby Watch Co.

When I like something, I can go back to it again and again with no delay.

Last night, a group of friends and myself enjoyed another super cozy and delicious dinner at Ruby Watch Co.

Everything was great but the steak and mushrooms were especially good, as was the sweet and sour cherry tomatoes with the cheese course. The portions are very generous, so leaving with To-go containers at the end of the night are a guarantee.


We gobbled up:

RUBY’S SHRIMP COCKTAIL SALAD

Romaine Hearts, Avocado, Garden Radishes, A.F.G’s Cucumbers,

Marie Rose Dressing

 

MUSTARD MARINATED TRI TIP STEAK WITH TOMATO & RED ONION RELISH

Charred Ontario Ramp & 10 yr Old Cheddar Pasta Salad,

Grilled Norfolk Asparagus with Black Pepper Lemon Crumb,

Balsamic Roasted Button Mushrooms

 

LE CENDRE DES PRES BY FROMAGERIE DOMAINE FEODAL

Sweet & Sour Cherry Tomatoes, Grilled Country Bread

 

VANILLA PANNA COTTA

Honey & Ginger Rhubarb Sauce

 

The cocktails were also quite fun –

I finally made it out to Ruby Watch Co.

 

WHERE: Ruby Watch Co.  730 Queen East – east of Broadview

MOOD: Sophisticated, Hip

PRICE: Prix Fixe  $$ / $$$

WHEN: A Tuesday night after work

WHAT: Everything on the menu above

TRY: Whatever they put in front of you – it's all delicious and served family style (which I love!)

SKIP: If I must complain about one thing – there was a redundant salad course

SERVICE: Lovely

REPEAT?: Absolutely! Very comfortable atmosphere with excellent quality food & service

MOST NOTABLE: The veal tenderloin & sweet breads

416 Snack Bar

 

 

WHERE: 416 Snack Bar: 181 Bathurst just north of Queen on the East side

MOOD: Hip, Casual

PRICE: Cheap & Cheerful  $ / $$$

WHEN: A Wednesday night after work

WHAT: Highlighted items on the menu above

TRY: Everything. It's a small, inexpensive menu of tapas sized servings – get one of each.

SKIP: I live for corn dogs but the meat sort of just fell apart.

SERVICE: Decent, pleasant, relatively attentive

REPEAT?: Yes. Super cute place and the gimmicky comfort food is really fun.

MOST NOTABLE: The Ribwich. I ordered two (see above). YUM.

 

 

A sweet video about Nadège Patisserie

Woodlot: Second time was still a charm

 





Enjoyed my second visit to Woodlot last night – and again, must say that it's really a lovely addition to Little Italy. Their delicious bread is baked in-house in a wood-burning oven along with the cozy chicken & smoked ham pie (see above) that I gobbled up. The wine was also nice and the service was attentive and accomodating. Loved sitting at the main floor communal table and watching all the open-kitchen action.

Cake Opera Co.

I can't decide what I like about Opera Cake Co. more – the fact that they are such gifted artists or that they live in my own city! Making a plan to visit next weekend...

Dlish Cupcakes

Trust me – I know cupcakes  – I've tried them all In Toronto. Most icing is too sweet or granular, or they have dry, crumbly cake.

The vanilla cupcake I had today at Dlish was great – perfect balance of icing sweetness to moist cake. Hooked. Read a review here.

Image from BlogTO

MoRoCo: the Chocolate Bar in Yorkville

So, I've clearly been living under a rock because I had no idea that MoRoCo existed until last week and it's been open for roughly a year now! Perhaps it's tucked away location behind some buildings on Yorkville Avenue has something to do with it not being more well known because once you try one of their French macaroons, you'll sing their praises to all that will listen. I tried a variety of flavours from salted caramel and pistachio to peppermint and BBJ and they were light, crisp, chewy and creamy – all characteristics of a great macaroon. They also make almond toffee bark, hazelnut dipped shortbread, roasted almond and sea salt bars, milk chocolate dipped Florentine, dipped orange peel and marshmallow bears, amongst other delectable items like chocolate fondue to-go! Their restaurant serves lunch as well, which I plan to try during my next visit.

Please, you must go try this pie

If it isn't plainly obvious yet – I love to eat. And I especially love sweets. I love cakes and pies and cupcakes and cookies and pretty much everything else in between. So, take it from me, this is a %*$&ing (pardon my French) excellent chocolate peanut butter pie. The challenging part is that Wanda's doesn't always have it  – and although I'm actually tempted to phone ahead and check, I usually just go by and hold my breath right up until I reach the counter. Today, I nabbed the last piece and squealed like a piglet. Pure joy.

Edible art at Nadège

On Sunday, after dim sum with the gang, my friend Anita suggested that we go to Nadège for some macaroons. Since I recently declared La Bomboche has having the best I've ever had in my life, I decided to try something different instead – which is the beauty you see above. I mean for the love of Gucci – can you stand how beautiful this dessert is? This chilled peach coloured half-dome of white chocolate filled with a vanilla bean creme and raspberry sauce, topped with fresh mini figs, assorted berries and a toasted coconut marshmallow was as spectacular to eat as it was to look at. If you haven't gone to this marvelous patisserie yet – you must! You'll probably see me as I'm thinking about setting up my 2nd office there. ;-)

Report on La Bamboche Patisserie

As expected, La Bamboche was lovely. We enjoyed a selection of macaroons which were not only about 25% larger than Ladurée, but they were crisp, chewy, and fluffy – not to mention beautiful. I also had a chocolate éclair which was absolutely delicious. They have a house speciality called the Paquet which I am dying to try but I felt like a swine contemplating buying a $30 cake just for me. It's a cake that has a thin layer of cookie folded around it while it's still warm – wrapping it like a present or package. The very idea thrills me. They do a version for the holidays called the Buche Noel Paquet which I will be buying for anyone that invites me to a Christmas party this year. :-) 

Dear Cannelés, I love you

Today I went for a long bike ride around the city and stopped at the park, some favourite stores, Kensington Market and also, back to Nadège! This time I had an amazing chocolate and hazelnut 3 boule cake and it was very nice but what blew my socks off were the cannelés. For the life of me I can't recall why I've never kicked up a fuss about these before – maybe I've never had such good ones – but these are remarkable. They are the perfect balance of chewy, fluffy, soft, cakey, custardy, caramelized, toasty goodness. They sell mini versions in sets of three which is a very good thing because it makes them seem more precious. Otherwise, I would be inclined to buy them by the dozens and eat them like popcorn if it weren't so gauche.  ;-)

Oh...

According to the lovely folks at La Bamboche, chef and owner, Élie Benchitrit from Provence
makes her own killer Duck Confit. Will have to grab some to make roasted potatoes!

I am clearly too sheltered

 

When you have a loose and obviously foolish policy of never venturing north of Rosedale station, your life can become pretty sheltered indeed. All kidding aside though – my aversion to Yonge & Eglington has made me miss a gem! La Bamboche Patisserie is a Japanese / French patisserie that also serves brunch! Owner and pastry chef Stephen Nason trained in Japan for many years perfecting his technique before opening his own shop here. I am going this weekend come hell or high water.

Open Love Letter To Nadège

Anyone that knows me, knows that I obsess over anything French, especially French food. Much to my absolute delight, a marvelous French Patisserie just opened last month next to Trinity Bellwoods Park. Today, after eating at Oddfellows with my Sunday Brunch Group, we ventured there in the sweltering heat. I was giddy from the moment I set foot inside. Instead of a typical contrived notion of what a French patisserie is or should be as interpreted by a Canadian, the store is 100% modern and sleek contemporary Paris French – the authentic vision of Nadège Nourian, a Lyon-raised chef who was assistant Executive Pastry Chef at Michelin star adorned restaurant, Hakkasan in London before working all over Europe.

I had a beautiful *pink* tear-drop gateau made of strawberry and Champagne mouse with a chilled white chocolate dome encasing it. Pure happiness in edible form! Part of Nadège's secret is that she imports her chocolate, almond flour (for the macaroons) and her butter all from France. Canadian butter is too watery apparently.

What's so exciting to me is that I finally have an alternate choice to Clafouti, which is nice but always running low on stock and Dufflet – which is great but predictable. This is the ideal place to go when you need to get a chic dessert to bring to a dinner party. They wrap them in a charming box with a polka dot ribbon –  which is perfectly befitting of the precious cargo.

Nadège, 780 Queen St. W., 416-368-2009  Nadège