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South St Burgers in the Home Depot/Best Buy box plaza in Leaside makes a surprisingly good burger. Its another brand of a chain (NY Fries).
Limited menu shows attention to burgers. Wide variety of standard and "gourmet" toppings.
After 2 visits, I will return.
This is good to know. The crowds there seem to support your view as well.
I was there to get something from Best Buy, but couldn't wait as I was with a cranky 3 year old and the lineups were almost out the door.
Will definitely give it a try...
Thanks,
d.
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Like the Burger Shack at Oriole Parkway and Eglinton. In my hood, so I go there a lot.
Will 2nd Rebel House, my favourite pub.
Near the office is Betty's which is good. Buddy of mine turned me onto..with asiago cheese. Spinach salad on the side.
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There's an espresso bar at Rosedale, On Yonge street across from the starbucks. I dont know the name, but you'll see alot of people on the patio.
Yes, that's Cafe Doria. Quite decent and Italian. For French and good croissants, try Patachou at the north end of the block.
Also quite good is Black Camel, this is a little hole in the wall right across from Rosedale subway station on the east side of Yonge. Good espresso, but even better sandwiches! I've had the breakfast sandwich one morning, and will usually take a bbq brisket sandwich on the plane with me when I have to fly.
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It is mediocre. I don't hate it, but it isn't great either.
If there is someone making the sushi, buying the stuff that is newly made is OK. The stuff that has been sitting in the display cases for a while (the rice gets very hard), I find difficult to purchase even if I'm starving and have a craving for sushi.
Overall? 6/10. Not bad for a snack that isn't too bad for you. I wouldn't go out of my way to get it though...
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FOUND IT!
Went to St. Lawrence Market at lunch today. Lively Life had the frozen banana leaves that I needed. Finding the salt was a bit more difficult.
Most places gave me a blank stare. Lots of other salts from France, Wales...basically all other places with salt water besides Hawaii.
Then, I hit the jackpot. At Scheffler's Deli (on the top floor on east side) there were 2...yes TWO types of Alaea Salt. I bought the stuff by Hawaii Kai. $9.99 for a 227g bag. The other stuff was about 5 bucks more and didn't look as red.
Thanks again all!
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FOUND IT!
Went to St. Lawrence Market at lunch today. Lively Life had the frozen banana leaves that I needed. Finding the salt was a bit more difficult.
Most places gave me a blank stare. Lots of other salts from France, Wales...basically all other places with salt water besides Hawaii.
Then, I hit the jackpot. At Scheffler's Deli (on the top floor on east side) there were 2...yes TWO types of Alaea Salt. I bought the stuff by Hawaii Kai. $9.99 for a 227g bag. The other stuff was about 5 bucks more and didn't look as red.
Thanks again all!
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Thanks for the tips guys. I'll try the market, and if I don't find it there will head up to Pusateri.
I'm making a hawaiian pulled pork so this is a critical ingredient...
Will let you know how it goes!
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Anyone know where to find Hawaiian Red 'Alea' Sea Salt in the Toronto area?
I've some poking around and have come up empty.
Thanks,
Daniel
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While surfing, I found this...a recipe for Vanilla Nutella Ice Cream.
Looks great!
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Rarely go to diners but I do remember the waitresses at Fran's on St Clair. They were wonderful, and I know why Glenn Gould ate there every night.
The diner I remember best was the Knotty Pine, on the outskirts of London, Ont., by the Labatt estate. I watched a counter cook work with speed and precision; I was awed (a mere student) and I vowed to get there somehow. Never quite made it, but the experience was worth it....
Knotty Pine was a good place. The student hangouts in London that I liked was Campus HiFi on Richmond just south of Oxford. LOVED that spot and practially lived there in the late 80's early 90's. Also there was another further west on Oxford...for some reason I think it was called the Oxford.
Wonder if these places are still around...the downtown has changed and there are chain restaurants there now.
I had a few meetings there a couple of years ago and had lunch at the Prince Albert diner...had a fancy burger with chipotle and nippy cheese and a shake. It was memorable...
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What about "The Senator" just off Dundas Square?
Fine burgers.
Good salads at The Senator too. Everything except for Salad Nicoise which involves a full can of iffy tuna turned upside down on the lettuce.
Breakfast stuff like pancakes, eggs esp. heuvos rancheros is good. Coffee isn't bad either for a diner.
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It's been years since I ate at Frans.
There is a little diner right across the street from 1 Queen Street. I wish I could remember the name of it, but they made wonderful breakfasts and we were often there for lunch since I worked at 1 Queen.
I think you are thinking of Victoria Diner. Victoria/Queen. Everything is decent. Fast friendly service with the same waitresses that get to know your name.
My faviourite is the fish and chips special every 2nd Friday. Otherwise burgers, breakfast stuff, sandwiches...all good.
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<img src="http://forums.egullet.org/uploads/1149481013/gallery_29805_1195_16614.jpg" hspace="8" align="left">by Tim Hayward
Maybe I looked wrong. Perhaps it was something about my cheery demeanour that pissed him off. Perhaps, in some paranoiac way he loathed newcomers. Whatever the reason, the coffee he sold me would have choked a goat. It was vile in way you can't possibly imagine unless you've felt you've discovered your life's greatest wish, waited six months, spent everything on a wreck, destroyed your L4 and L5 vertebrae carrying bags of cement and then had a crap cup of coffee.
I gave him the benefit of the doubt.
Eight times.
I kept going back, discussing with him various blends, grinds, roasts, hoping against hope that it was some momentary lapse. But the coffee just got worse.
Hahahaha...this was hillarious. Thanks for the piece. Your account basically tells a tale of something that would happen to me. I'm glad to know that I'm not alone in my food follies.
Maybe you should get some green beans and roast your own? It wouldn't take any effort to create something that is at least drinkable! What the heck is the old man roasting anyway? I'm thinking that it can't be THAT bad, but then again you are a food writer packing a Pavoni and grinder. Hmmm...enquiring minds want to know.
Now for your neighbours not noticing, it is entirely possible. It wasn't that many years ago that for the life of me, I couldn't get a good cup of coffee in London. Blech.
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http://www.atasteabove.com/
Saw this while walking by. Not sure exactly what's going on, but the "sous-vide" bit caught my eye, what with the pages-long discussion elsewhere.
Thought I'd just point this out! Anyone hear of these guys before?
I've never heard of these guys, but they have been doing construction for a LONG time. I know this because they are located right next to my office.
Before this, the place was empty after serving as a divey Coffee Time for years. I used to tuck in there for a coffee after checking out Henry's Cameras when I was a teenager and it was a bit rough/scary. So, a sous-vide place sounds good to me.
I don't really understand the concept though or why it is there. The sign says that they are opening simutaneously in a bunch of countries in 2007.
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Here's a trick that I found on the EdgePro site. To keep from making a mess, park the EdgePro system inside a glass baking dish...and put a dishcloth under the baking dish to keep it from sliding around.
That way, the water and slurry stays inside the dish and you can wash the whole thing out once you are done.
I just tried it for the first time today after having the Apex system for about 5 years now. Works great!
The EdgePro stones are specifically designed to be used wet. They are artificial waterstones, but not Japanese waterstones (natural or reconstituted). I don't think it would hurt them any to use them dry, but they won't cut nearly as well.Using them wet can be a little messy. If you watch the EdgePro video, Ben Dale uses a squirt bottle to hose down his stones every couple of strokes. He ends up with quite a puddle on his table. My wife would kill me.
I set the EdgePro up on the counter just to the right of the sink -- as close as I can get. That way the stone arm can hang down and over the sink while I wet down the stones. All the slurry and runoff just goes into the sink (where the other stones I'm going to use are soaking).
And instead of using a ketchup-style squirt bottle, I use a heavy duty spray bottle/plant mister set to the tightest stream. Every other pass with the stones (and there are several strokes per pass before you change sides) I use the spray bottle. The high-pressure stream blasts the built-up grit and metal out of the stone without making too much of a mess.
The other thing to watch out for with the EdgePro is the buildup of grit and slurry on the blade table. I don't worry about it too much; my knives are tools. But if you value the aesthetics of your knife or have a particularly nice or collectable knife, you'll want to use painter's tape on the blade. Otherwise it can get a fine pattern of scratches from being dragged across the blade table.
Chad
Edited for grammer
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JCK is a great place to buy from. The proprietor is very pleasant and helpful to the extreme. I'm not a big Global fan. They look great but are a bit slippery to hold when wet and oily.
Another place that I found is Paul's Finest http://www.paulsfinest.com Paul is in Lachine, QC and is a great guy to deal with. He carries a few Japanese lines including the Furi line which is all metal like the Globals. My favourites though are the Misono in the UX-10 series.
Japanese style knives are great though. Harder steel that holds an edge better/longer. Slimmer blades for more efficient cutting especially of veggies. Not having a bolster that extends down the the edge of the blade makes the entire lenght of the blade easier to sharpen. Plus, they are sharper as the edge is sharpened to around a 15 degree bevel vs 20 degress plus on western chef's knives.
Best of all, the damascus steel ones are puuurty!
Direct from Japan: http://www.japanesechefsknife.com/I order everything from there, and I'm yet to see that good prices in Canada. Shipping is cheap as well.
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Yes, I thought this too. I thought I must have missed something and didn't check the release notes again when I got home. It does make for a more exciting visit though that is more akin to an easter egg hunt!
I still can not figure out how this happens but a few stores got a few cases of the 2002 Spottswoode Cabernet in. Price is not too bad at $124 given the US release price of $110 back in September of last year. Picked up two bottles. No note of its release at all. Strange.It's been very wierd lately, there have been a number of items that have quietly appeared on the shelves. I walked into Summerhill about a week ago and there was a bunch of different 2001 Barolo that was never announced.
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jayt90, for coffee I usually roast my own. However, when I don't the places that I frequent are Whole Foods, Everyday Gourmet in the basement of the SLM, Coffee Tree in Bloor West Village, or Moonbeam in Kensington Market.
For a Rancillio Rocky burr grinder, try The Green Beanery, 225 Brunswick Avenue (in the Annex). I've never been there but they have a website that I remember seeing the Rocky/Silvia combo that coffee geeks loved a few years back.
As an alternative, I use a Gaggia MDF that has served me well for over 10 years. Purchased from Gaggia on Davenport. Or check out what's available at Faema at Dupont and Christie.
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I was looking for a pork shoulder a while ago and NOTHING in the south market. HOWEVER, if you go on Saturday to the Farmer's Market in the North Building, right near the entrance there is a butcher that does all sorts of different cuts of pork.
Just to add to my question above - where can you get beef cheeks in TO?And, a small oddity - why is pork tenderloin just about never available in Kensington market? Maxwell & Sons is Jewish - no pork products at all there. I thought this may apply to some of the other places as well. But European has pork, just not tenderloin. I've bought it at St. Andrews poultry before, but I only see it there rarely. I'm not a regular shopper at the other butchers, so I may be missing an obvious source.
Cheers,
Geoff Ruby
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I agree that Bulldog is quite excellent. The barrista won the Canadian National Barrista Competition, so can arguably be called THE BEST espresso in Canada. I've been playing with latte art at home, but come nowhere close to the proficiency of the proprietor of Bulldog. The shop is immaculately clean and kitchy/cozy...a nice respite from corporate java joints. Nice La San Marco machine too!
b Espresso Bar on Queen just east of Church is decent...uses Illy. It is almost next to my office, so I go there quite often. Decent coffee but it depends a bit on whether they are in a rush and who is tending the espresso machine.
Also espressos are not bad at Bar Italia in Little Italy. Mercatto (on Toronto St.) is decent if they aren't in a rush...that said, I had the comment that I'm the only person picky enough to ever turn back coffee besides the owner's father!
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LOVE Nutella. Introduced a friend from Boulder to it while we were in Italy. Now, HE'S addicted too!
Nutella filled crepes with a bit of whipped cream
Strawberries dipped Nutella warmed up a bit
Nutella filled cornettes
Nutella gelato
Nutella topping home made eclaires
Nutella filled crispy buttery croissants...my choice everytime over pain au chocolat
OK, OK...sometimes I just mainline it...
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Thanks for this posting, Ivy. I live in Toronto and didn't know this about the mission.
St. Stephen's was in my old neighbourhood and it is a shame that an anchor of the community is being razed to build yet another condo!
However, it is heartwarming to hear about the good works of the companies that give generously to this worthwhile cause...
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