Christmas came early to the Thompson Landry Cooperage Gallery in the Distillery District with a holiday themed three-course meal by Celebrity Chef Rob Rossi, Top Chef Canada, Season One finalist, restaurateur and Chef of Bestellen.
Michelle Mawby, interior design expert on The Marilyn Denis Show, and founder of Lucid Interior Design Inc., furnished the Christmas themed decor.
Chef Rossi used Oikos Greek Yogurt to add a new twist to a traditional holiday meal.
Curried Lentil and Yogurt Soup
Harissa and Yogurt, Marinated "Yorkshire Valley Farms" Organic Chicken, Spiced Sweet Potato Mash
Cider Poached Pears, Candied Walnuts & Yogurt
As you can see, Oikos Greek Yogurt can be quite a versatile cooking ingredient, not to mention a tasty and nutritious snack.
L’Unità is a traditional Italian osteria & wine bar where you can experience handmade pastas, thin crust pizzas, and grilled meats and fish. They have a vast selection of 500 Italian and local wines to complement their seasonal menus.
We had a sample of their salumi board featuring delicious gamey cured meats from L’Unità’s suppliers: Dolce Lucano, The Cheese Boutique, Gabriele Paganelli and smaller producers that they deal with at the St. Lawrence Market.
A delectable favourite of mine was the bacon jam made from scratch at L'Unita and served as a garnish on the salumi board.
L’Unità also makes non-cured additions to their salumi plate daily, such as Rillettes, Terrines and Fresh Sausages.
Maléna serves up their interpretation of Ionian coastal cuisine, heavily influenced by the fresh Mediterranean flavours of Greece and Southern Italy.
Head Chef, Doug Neigel prepared the menu below to showcase the flavours of the region, with exquisite wines expertly selected by Sommelier, Zinta Steprans.
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On an imported slab of heat-retention stone from Australia, you cook your own meal. Looks like fun! However it might be more about the experience than anything else - we heard some not-so-good reviews from a friend recently. We'll try anything once though!
¤Kultura (King East - Furniture District) Heard a lot about Roger Mooking's restaurants - think we're more obsessed with going there because of the fact that he used to be in Bass is Base!
¤ Cafe Gilead (King East - Furniture District) Jamie Kennedy's stuff is usually pretty good so we want to try it. ¤ Guu (Church St - The Gaybourhood) This place is trendy, so some people go there for that reason alone, but we'd be heading there to see what "Japanese tapas" is all about.
Follow a couple of foodies around the city as they discover the best (and worst) of what Toronto's culinary scene has to offer.
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