Thursday 29 September 2016

Otto's Berlin Döner

I was so excited when Otto's Berlin Döner opened up and I finally had a place to go for German Döner Kebabs! 
Small Chicken Döner Teller
I was thinking of getting a kebab, but then decided I wanted a more hearty meal in a box. 
The ingredients were all fresh, but I felt like it was still missing something compared to what I had in Berlin. It might have been the spices or the fact that it wasn't like the street food in Berlin (definitely classier & prettier). It was a good döner experience, but somehow it didn't quite meet my expectations (which may have been a little too high). 

Website: http://ottosdoner.com/

Monday 26 September 2016

Mill Creek Chocolate - Kincardine

The Smoothies!
I bought one of each flavour including raspberry, mint, caramel and more.
The chocolates lived up to their smoothie name since the flavour was so smooth and silky and it just melted on my tongue with a rich milk chocolate taste.  I would highly recommend any of the flavours and my favourite was the raspberry smoothie since it had this great aromatic raspberry flavour that I could immediately taste when I bit into it.

Friday 23 September 2016

Bombay Street Food

This restaurant opened up a little while ago and it looks amazing! I've been meaning to try it for a while and I finally stopped by for some chai tea:


Cutting Chai
The cup smelt delicious with all the aromatic spices, but when I actually tried it - the flavours were really diluted by the water.  The drink was more watery than flavourful, so I was kind of disappointed (especially since it cost about the same price as a fancy Starbucks drink).

Saturday 17 September 2016

Uno Mustachio

Sept 17, 2016
A foodie haven! 

Uno Mustachio


Chicken Parma Eggplant
Thin breaded chicken and deliciously savoury eggplant parmigiana layers all thrown together with the tasty marinara sauce on a kaiser bun. Yum! 
A very hearty meal (and kind of like comfort food) after a dreary and rainy day at Polson Pier. 

August 19, 2012
After reading about the Gaia exhibit on Toronto Life (article here), I convinced my friend to come with me to check it out on the weekend. On our way from the station to the Distillery District, we decided to grab lunch at a cheaper venue and stopped by the St. Lawrence Market

In the basement is one of the most popular sandwich places in Toronto: Uno Mustachio. It's super busy and the line actually moves very fast with people churning out the orders in an assembly line format.

The sandwich menu is pretty simple: there's the classics, then the upgraded Nona's favourites and finally the Godfather's favourites. 

The offerings behind the counter.

Chicken Parma Eggplant ($10.12 including tax)
Side view of the sandwich
Recipe: 2 eggplant parmas + 1 chicken parma + marinara sauce + sauteed mushrooms + peppers + cheese = amazing italian sandwich.

OMG it's huge - even half is super filling! The kaiser bun is soft but still retains the crispy toasted texture outside. The chicken parma (parmigiana) layer was really thin, but with the two slices of eggplant parma - it gave it more flavour and texture. The sandwich just worked well together with all the ingredients. I kinda wish they put more of their amazing marinara sauce on the sandwich to make it less dry. (Note to self: ask for more sauce next time).

Veal Parma Eggplant
The veal sandwich was even better than the chicken! It was moist, tender and very tasty. Unfortunately, the sauce issue popped up again. 

Overall: Fast, filling, yummy and great value for money! 


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Buster's Sea Cove @ Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals

My friend and I went to watch the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals at Polson Pier, but it was such a rainy day that we didn't really get to fully enjoy the tournament. 


Key Lime Pie in a Jar
Before we left the tournament, I bought a key lime pie jar from Buster's Sea Cove (and it was packaged beautifully). The key lime pie was good - a nice combination of tart and sweet and I could eat it out of an easily accessible jar! :)

Saturday 10 September 2016

Red Lobster's Endless Shrimp

Endless Shrimp is on! I've heard about the Red Lobster promotion for a few years, but I didn't get a chance to go until now. All you can eat shrimp for around $22.

Grilled Shrimp and Walt's Shrimp with a baked potato
The grilled shrimp were coated in this delicious garlicky sauce on a bed of rice and the fried shrimp had a nice tangy shrimp cocktail sauce to accompany them.


Grilled Shrimp skewer

Parmesan Shrimp
Fried shrimp with parmesan on top.

Garlic Shrimp
Fat succulent shrimp in a bowl with garlic butter sauce - yummy! (and a heart attack waiting to happen).

All the shrimp tails...I ended up eating 75 shrimp - pretty awesome if I do say so myself.


Shrimp Linguine
I love this garlicky, creamy pasta dish - but I knew I had to save it for the end when I was fully done with all the other shrimp (one dish of this and you'll be ready to pass out). It's so good - but really rich and really heavy.

Friday 9 September 2016

The Burger's Priest @ Yonge & Lawrence

September 9, 2016
Peter's Denial and The Priest
This time around, the burgers just didn't look as appealing. Peter's Denial is a chicken burger with corn and gravy and the Priest has turned into just a cheeseburger with the option. 
They're still good burgers, but they just seem really pricey and not that amazing anymore. (Maybe the novelty wore off?)

August 23, 2014
After hearing about The Burger's Priest for so long, I finally got a chance to go and try it out for myself at the Yonge and Lawrence location:

  
High Priest: two beef patties with a bun in the middle, special sauce, lettuce and cheese
A classier Big Mac is what I would actually call it. It was similar in structure, but I would say the ingredients are higher quality - juicy beef, crisp fresh lettuce, butter buns and yummy special sauce.

  
Cheeseburger with lettuce and tomato
Simple and sweet - buttered bun with fresh lettuce and tomato and oozy cheese on top of a beef patty. Yum!

  
Priest + Vatican
Priest: Cheeseburger with a breaded and deep fried portabello mushroom (the "Option")
Vatican: 2 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches instead of buns

 
It looked like a bit of a hot mess - but it was really cheesy burger goodness.
The cheese sauce was really good! However, I thought the best part was the "Option" which was the breaded and deep fried portabello mushroom on the burger! I would definitely come back and order another burger with the Option.

Overall: Great classic and simple burgers done really well.  The burgers do come with a bit of a gourmet price tag, but if you're here you should definitely try the Option because the breaded and fried portabello mushroom is worth the splurge!

The Burger's Priest on Urbanspoon

Thursday 8 September 2016

Snacks @ Galeria Kaufhof Frankfurt An der Hauptwache - Frankfurt, Germany

The baumkuchen from Galeria department store in Frankfurt:
Unfortunately, it wasn't as good as the baumkuchen from Japan
The white chocolate coating was hard and it felt like it was masking the flavourless and hard cake rings. A disappointment for sure. 

Lindt Chocolate Selection! 
Lindt is my favourite chocolate brand and I was so excited when I saw all these varieties of chocolate that I couldn't resist buying all of them. I thought I'd like the pistachio chocolate the best, but I wasn't a fan of the combination of really dark chocolate and pistachio (the dark chocolate was stronger than the pistachio flavour). I did really like the creation with the mango, papaya and acai berry (my favourite chocolate was the acai berry even though I usually love mango the most).