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Antler: A Late Night Menu Worth Staying Up For

04 Thursday May 2017

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Walk into Antler at 10pm on a Friday, and you’ll be able to try a late night menu featuring dishes like Venison Heart Poppers, Wild Boar Corndog and Duck Heart Yakitori. I got a sneak preview of this exciting menu at a media event and I have to admit I have never pushed myself to be this adventurous!!

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Real talk though, it was both a fun and delicious experience! One of the highlights were the Duck Liver Paté served with crostini and wild blueberry compote. WOW, I was pleasantly surprised by the light and slightly salty taste of the paté, complemented by a touch of sweetness!

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I also really enjoyed the Wild Boar Corndog – the house made sausage was ridiculously tasty and perfectly deep fried… YUM!

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The late night menu is also Japanese inspired – you’ll see gyoza, takoyaki and yakitori on the menu. Not to mention a REALLY kick ass cocktail called Tsubomi Squeeze, featuring lemongrass infused sake, grapefruit liqueur, Aperol and lemon rhubarb bitters. I can drink it in gallons really, the flavours so delicate but not too sweet… It really made me nostalgic of my super dope Japan trip earlier this year.

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Antler prides itself on serving locally sourced food, and you’ll see wild boar, deer and bison all over the menu. One thing that stands out to me… Bison Rib Eye!! What?! I’ll definitely be back to try that!!

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Antler
1454 Dundas St W,
Toronto, ON M6J 1Y6

Legit Korean Dining Experience

25 Tuesday Apr 2017

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In two and a half hours I pretty much ate through nine delicious Korean dishes at Chopsticks + Fork’s Korean Food 101 dining experience at Song Kook’s. Highlights of the night were a few of my faves: really legit Japchae and equally delish Bulgogi. I love the sesame and lightly sweet soy flavours of both Japchae and Bugogi… Song Kook’s did not disappoint! Gotta admit, it was my first “dining experience” ever, and it was pretty fun! To be served a variety of of dope food (I love feasts) with a host talking about the backstory of every dish, can’t complain!!

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Connecting people through food and learning more about its rich cultural backstory is the concept behind Jusep Kim’s Chopsticks + Forks, which currently offers a Korean Food 101 dining experience and Kensington Market food tour. I definitely recommend this experience to those that want to learn more about Korean food, or even introduce it to friends. The food is BOMB and Jusep is an awesome and super passionate host. His enthusiasm is contagious – you can’t help but be drawn to the stories about the food that he grew up eating and listen to the cultural backstory behind every dish. 

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Yep, they also served a Korean classic, kimchi – which Song Cook’s served in generous portions (you had to cut with scissors!!).  Gotta love the unlimited banchan too!!!

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There’s no better place like Toronto to discover different food, and Jusep’s Chopsticks + Forks 101 is the best place to start.

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Mmm! The above was a deep fried sweet and sour pork (Tang Su Yuk). BONUS: use the coupon code FRIENDS2017 to get 30% off a food experience.

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Descendant Pizza

07 Monday Nov 2016

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I really love when restaurants in Toronto have concepts that are outside of the box and unique. Which is why Descendant Detroit Style Pizza was pretty great – loved the thick dough and crunchy crust that is so different from other pizza restaurants. My best friend and I split a regular Pepperoni (had to, it’s a classic) for lunch and it was the perfect size for a nice lunch snack. The flavour was lacking a bit though, we should have gotten double pepperoni…regrets!!! The crust to topping ratio was definitely off for my standards (I love meat), and the tart sauce did little to add to the overall pizza’s flavour.

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That said, I’ll for sure swing by this cute little spot the next time I find myself in Leslieville, and will try another type of pizza!

Descendant Detroit Style Pizza
1168 Queen St E.
Toronto, ON M4M 1L4

4/5

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Gyubee Japanese BBQ

02 Sunday Oct 2016

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Already going to preface this post by saying I can’t wait to go back to Gyubee! Alright, so I’ve eaten in my fair share of all BBQs in Toronto (both Korean and Japanese) and I gotta say this is my fav so far. If you don’t know me already I eat a LOT, and I’m pretty deliriously happy that I can eat high quality meat at an AYCE!

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A HUGE plus of the restaurant is that it’s not smoky at all. I was really turned off when I first ate at Chako. Swear I walked outta there smelling like I was the one barbecued (never again). The service here at Gyubee was great, with the servers teaching you how to BBQ correctly. I liked this better than Gyu-kaku because of the value and amount of food you get for the price point (around $29.99 for dinner per person).

Now my boyfriend and I got the dinner option during lunch hours (told you I was hungry AF), and there was a lot to choose from. Highlights were the beef! Get the beef (specifically kalbi short rib) and salmon carpaccio. I also enjoyed the bibimbap and any of the veggies. You can’t go wrong really.

4.5/5

Gyubee

7100 Woodbine Ave #100,

Markham, ON

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LAWD. Best Brisket + Ribs!

13 Wednesday Jul 2016

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Adamson Barbecue
176 Wicksteed Avenue
Toronto, ON M4G 2B6

THE HYPE IS REAL. Do yourself a favour and get your bums over to Adamson Barbecue ASAP. It’s hands down the most legit spot to get your BBQ fix in Toronto. The brisket, ribs and sausage were on another level of quality and flavor that I honestly didn’t feel like I was in Toronto. Don’t even think about hitting up Barque, Electric Mud, Carbon Bar and Aft Kitchen and Bar. Everything pales in comparison. I’ve also been to Slows BBQ (Detroit) and Smoque BBQ (Chicago) – Adamson Barbecue def beats those spots.

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As soon as I stepped in the door, I knew it was going to be good – it smelled HEAVENLY inside! My boyfriend and I got there at 11:15am and there was already a line (so try and get there early). I know other people had trouble parking but it wasn’t bad at all because we just parked at Home Depot and walked over.

We got a meat platter of 1 pound brisket, 1 pound of ribs, two sausages, sides and two pieces of bread. Honestly I was so focused on eating that I didn’t even take photos of the inside of the restaurant, or more angles of food. Pictures really don’t do this justice though. Everything was perfection, from the fall of the bone ribs, to the soft and tender brisket and even the delish bratwurst. LOVED how the ribs and brisket were cooked, they were so damn juicy – really on another level above all the BBQ places I’ve tried. All meats were perfectly seasoned and complimented by a great bbq sauce that had a nice mix of of sweet, spicy and tangy. The coleslaw and beans that we got as sides were amazing as well. If only they had more sides like mac and cheese or cornbread (I’m getting greedy now)!

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To top it off, the service was great and the people working there were very friendly! I do hope the lovely people at Adamson Barbeque will eventually change their hours so more people can try this dope place. I really wanted to visit this spot and made it a point to go on my day off. Will definitely visit again.

5/5 (a hard 5 out of 5)