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That wine was fantastic.

And lastly, a dessert described as streusel ice cream, strawberries, poached rhubarb in blackcurrant leaf kombucha. I just discovered that neither one of us took a picture of the dessert although the wine was not forgotten. I have asked for a picture and if I get it I'll post it here. Edited to add: the dessert has already been changed so unfortunately there is no picture.

A little pre-dessert dessert, a tiny fruit tart.

Next up was grilled PEI grass fed beef striploin, roasted cauliflower, cauliflower puree, veal jus with spruce and Labrador tea.

Number 5 was a black feather heritage chicken, rolled with wild leek puree, roasted chanterelles, wild leek and chanterelle reduction topped with crispy chicken skin. Yum.

The fourth tasting was Newfoundlsnd cod, pan seared on the skin, broccoli, onion petal and sea urchin butter. The broccoli florets are under the onions. Tablet battery just died. More in a bit.

We then moved on to Newfoundland turbot, pan seared on the skin, when butter and scallion oil.

The second course was described as a hand crafted pasta with basil puree and butter, ricotta salata and fried breadcrumbs. Also tasty.

I just received the detailed menu descriptions and we're off with the first course. I have posted a picture of the wine we had underneath the picture of the food. The first course was a hand torn diver scallop tossed in basil oil, and garnished with compressed cucumber and cucumber foam. Delicious, as was the wine.

I'd say should you ever come to Canada, Newfoundland is one place you would not want to miss. And Ottawa, where I live. I'd be more than happy to show you around.

The kitchen party we went to was on the Irish Loop. Stunning scenery, lovely people. There were about 25 of us there, people from Dawson Creek, Quebec City, some from Newfoundland itself. Oh, also from Edmonton and a few other spots I can't remember. If our paths should ever cross, the Irish Loop would be a fine place and so would Bonavista. Here is a picture of the scene from the front of the salt box house where the party was held. BTW, I found out about this place from the material you sent to me, so thank you!

What then is sweetened aromatic soy sauce?

Thanks. I know it is Indonesian but I thought that might be what sweetened aromatic soy sauce was as ketchup manis is the only sweetened soy sauce I know.

Would that be ketjap manis mixed with red chili oil?

Last night we had the tasting menu at Raymond's along with the wine flight. They have discontinued the practice of giving diners a copy of the printed menu and I can't remember the descriptions of the courses. I did take note of the wines that were served and it annoys me to not have the course descriptions. They said they would mail me a copy but now that we are back at home I have written to them to ask that they email me this information. I will then post it here. We are home after an uneventful flight home. Nothing much was served on the plane except for cookies, chips and soft drinks. My last post will follow once I get the info.

Just dump it in but keep the salt away from the yeast.

We had brunch at.The Duke of Duckworth. I had the toutons which came with.sausage and home fries. John had the Nor'Easter which is a sandwich where toutons replace the bread and included fried bologna, fried red onion, egg, cheese,mustard,.lettuce and tomatoes. It came with hash browns and sausage. We now need to walk off some of this food.😁

I've seen cheese and fish used together on cooking shows. Not something I'd do, but he thought it was good.

I doubt it. I've seen it in other places.

After lunch, we drove down highway 10 to a little place called Calvert. This is about an hour out of St. John's. There we were entertained by a "kitchen party". Basically, there were 2 musicians there, one played a squeeze box, the other a guitar and for two hours they sang Newfoundland songs. All were encouraged to join in but most of us stuck to the chorus as we didn't know the words. Fun time, though. Then back to St. John's for dinner which was at Saltwater. John had the seafood risotto and his plate arrived with said risotto, mussels, shrimp, salmon and cod with a basil pesto. I had the cod again. My fish was again a tad overcooked. They packaged me up a free dessert as compensation. It's cheesecake with partridgeberry sauce and I won't have any trouble eating that. My experience has been that if the fish is fresh they tell you and if it's been frozen they tell you. If I am in Newfoundland I do not want to eat frozen fish, as I can do that at home. Saltwater is a fairly high end place and while they didn't tell me the state of the fish, I expected fresh. It was frozen. Lesson learned. If they don't tell, ask. Tomorrow we are going to Raymond's for dinner. We were there a couple of years ago and are looking forward to it. Then, Monday we go home.

You were too quick. I had to add the pictures as I was having trouble loading them.

Today we had lunch at the Merchant Tavern. I had the Newfoundland breakfast while John had the pancakes. A big plate was dropped off in front me and my jaw just about hit the table. I was staring at eggs, a fish cake, a touton, a sausage, baked beans and potatoes. The eggs, sausage, and some of the potatoes were shifted to John's plate. We managed all but most of the potatoes and some of the pancakes. We finished with lemon madelines and creme anglais. When we ordered them we were told we would have to wait for them as they bake them to order. They were perfect.

Last night for dinner we went to Oliver's a place we had been to last year. John had the seafood fettuccini in a yellow curry sauce. The fettuccine had shrimp, salmon, and cod in it and he asked for scallops to be added to the dish. The make-up of his dish is hard to see under the blanket of grated cheese. I had the fresh halibut. John loved his dish, I would have loved mine instead of just liking it if the halibut and not been slightly overcooked. This place was are staying in is amazing as to how central it is to everything. We are within a few blocks of all the restaurants we had a hankering to eat at with the exception of one, and it was less than a kilometer away. Unfortunately it is uphill so we drove. By the time I fully get my "St. John's legs" I'll be on my way home. Lunch/brunch today is at the Merchant Tavern. After that, we are going to the community of Calvert to a kitchen party. Should be fun.

Me too. But, we are going out to a nice spot for dinner and wanted something lighter for lunch. I thought the pasta dish might have been too filling. Didn't stop me from having dessert, though.😀 I have learned that when the word fish is used, it means cod. If it is a fish other than cod, it is called by it's name, e.g. halibut. I had thought about trying the Coconut Green Curry Cod today but when we sat down the hostess said "the fish didn't come in today" I knew that there would be no cod for me. Halibut yes, cod no.

Today we had a great lunch ar the Hungry Heart Cafe. We have tried to eat here on previous trips but it has always been full. This time we took no chances and made a reservation. It is an initiative of Stella's Circle and aims to train disadvsntaged adults about the food industry so they can get meaningful work. John had the beef brisket and as I am posting the menu (for @rotuts and anyone else who may be interested) you can read the details there. When it first arrived both our thoughts were, wow, that looks overdone but then we remembered that it was brisket. (Duh!,) I had the Vietnamese plate. We finished with coffee and strawberry shortcake. It was very, very good and I'm happy we were finally able to support this great initiative. Not to mention having a very tasty lunch. We wanted to do some shopping afterward and started walking around but it was just too hot so we decided to go back to our lodging. On the way there, we took a stroll down George Street where there is a street party going on from last night through Saturday. Lots of music being played, mostly rock. George street, a short street and party central in St. John's is almost totally bars and restaurants. @lemniscate too bad you're not here - sounds as though you might enjoy it.