The Ladies Who Lunch (Part 2)

[Anna N]

[Moderator note: The original The Ladies Who Lunch topic became too large for our servers to handle efficiently, so we've divided it up; the preceding part of this discussion is here: The Ladies Who Lunch (Part 1)]

 

 

 

 

Despite a rumour that spring had arrived in the GTA, yesterday the temperature was well below zero and the wind chill only added insult to injury. Food to warm the cockles of the heart called out to me so I suggested we return to Bombay Grill.




Assorted appetizer platter.



Lamb bhuna and karahi chicken



Basmati rice.






Naan.

From the warm welcome to the warming curries I think I chose well.

Edited to place final remark in right place.

Edited March 28, 2014 by Mjx
Host note added. (log)

[Okanagancook]

Oh, another fantastic looking naan. You're killing me. However, I think you deserve it considering your weather. I can't get naan like that here but my lettuce is poking up out of the soil here in the Okanagan. :-))

[Anna N]

Okanagancook,

Lucky you. We still have mountains of dirty snow!

Yesterday I suggested a return visit to Lemongrass in Hamilton.

Kerry ordered ginger tea while I had a Tsingtao beer shown here with the complimentary soup which was quite delicious. It seemed obvious that it was an almagamation of various leftovers so we named it Thai sink soup!

We shared an appetizer platter:

Then we each ordered a dish which we ultimately shared:

Crispy chicken with Thai curry sauce

And

A noodle dish whose name escapes me.

[Plantes Vertes]

What's in the middle of the appetiser plate? It looks like a great choice.

[Kerry Beal]

What's in the middle of the appetiser plate? It looks like a great choice.

A mango salad with some wontons.

[Kerry Beal]

Today Anna and I went to my child's school for a chocolate demo.  She's in a special needs classroom - so it was a pretty simple demo - get the kids to put a little dark or white chocolate in some molds, then use a squeezy bottle to put in some tempered milk chocolate.  

 

By the time we were done it was around 1:30 and we were getting a little peckish - so we took to opportunity to find the closest suitable place for a bit of lunch.

 

We found a spot called Adami - a sushi/dim sum/japanese spot.  You can order a variety of different dishes - a couple of pieces of each.

 

First up a bit of sushi - inari, shrimp tempura roll, futo maki

 

 

A couple of pieces of tempura and on the other side of the table - squid tentacles tempura (gotta have calamari) - chewy but tasty.  

 

 

Japanese fried chicken and gyoza.

 

 

Yakitori.

 

 

Har gow

 

 

Har gow attached to paper napkin.

 

 

Siu mai

 

 

A very satisfactory lunch - no dinner needed today.

 

 

[Kerry Beal]

 

Sometimes the Ladies Who Lunch are the ladies who eat on the run.  Yesterday Anna and I made a quick dash to Costco before I headed off to work - and this was lunch!

[Anna N]

Thank heaven for a late breakfast yesterday! I didn't have to eat a hot dog.

Today we returned to Miss Thailand in Hamilton.

A Tsingtao beer for me.

Ginger tea for Kerry.

Two views of the appetizer platter for two

Dipping sauces.

Spicy noodles and Panang chicken curry.

[Smithy]

Oh, that looks luscious!

[rotuts]

very nice plates.  esp.  the fish. 

[Anna N]

Today Kerry and I had an errand on Queen Street in downtown Toronto. We were not too far from Pho Phuong, a restaurant that we had visited before. We remembered how much we had enjoyed the Banh Xeo and decided it was time for a repeat.

Tea for Kerry

Vietnamese iced coffee for me.

Dipping sauce.

Bahn Xeo

Rice

Steamed vegetables.

Pork ribs in coconut sauce.

[Anna N]

On Tuesday Kerry and I returned to one of our favourite places, The Plains Road Bistro.

Curried mussels and frites for Kerry

The Bistro's interpretation of croque madame for me (open-faced and topped with bechamel and an egg).

[Anna N]

Yesterday Kerry and I had a few errands to do. Afterwards we found ourselves as usual quite peckish. We found ourselves in the Mikado, a Japanese/Korean restaurant.

Miso soup and salad.

Calamari

Crispy scallops (to die for!)

Beef udon in broth

Tempura lunch plate

Dipping sauce in an adorable dish.

And the dish that caused an outburst of school girl giggling!

[rotuts]

Scallops look exceptional !

[heidih]

Scallops look exceptional !

Yes agreed - intrigued - is that a puffed rice sort of coating?

[Anna N]

Yes agreed - intrigued - is that a puffed rice sort of coating?

It is indeed.

[Tri2Cook]

And the dish that caused an outburst of school girl giggling!

Did you recommend a good Mohel?

 

[Kerry Beal]

Did you recommend a good Mohel?

 

More because we decided they were something edible!

[Anna N]

Yesterday felt more like November than almost May. After being soaked a number of times by icy cold rain, we determined that pho was the only answer for lunch. Fortunately our errands had taken us very close to our favorite pho joint in Hamilton.

Chicken and beef for Kerry and rare and well-done beef for me.

Wonderfully fresh garnishes including the elusive and expensive lime wedges.

Calamari (a rare fail!).

And fresh rice paper rolls.

[Anna N]

Anyone reading this topic could be excused for thinking that Kerry Beal and I do nothing but lunch! Today we headed south of the border to Buffalo for some retail therapy and to meet up with member patris for a bite of lunch. Patris is always tasked with discovering new and interesting places for lunch. Today she took us to Balkan Dining in Tonawanda.

Sorry but this Balkan salad smelled so fresh and inviting that it was almost finished before Kerry remembered the camera. Tomatoes, cucumbers, onion dressed with sour cream.

Mushroom and cheese filled pita. Very different than any pita we had known before. A cross between a bread dough and flaky pastry. Kerry and I were thinking Borek

Same but filled with spinach and cheese.

Mixed meat platter - cevapi (ground beef patties), chicken breast, sudzukice (beef sausage), and veal kebab served with fries and lepina (flatbread).

[Anna N]

Kerry and I ended up in Ancaster yesterday. We were hoping for a recommendation from a friend who practices in Ancaster but we had left it to the last minute. So we found My Thai (when the friend replied this restaurant was one on his list!)

Ginger tea for Kerry.

A beer for me!

Appetizer platter including calamari. My clenched fists in the background show how much will power I was exerting so Kerry could get a photo before the platter was demolished.

Beef massaman

Royal scallop dish

Both dishes with the rice.

[rotuts]

I must say, the Lunch Ladies sure have the touch !  it cant just be the GTA.

 

love the Singha Mug !  liked that beer w Thai.

 

I also noticed the "Grasping Hand" in the last picture about grab that mug !

 

[Anna N]

I must say, the Lunch Ladies sure have the touch !  it cant just be the GTA.

 

love the Singha Mug !  liked that beer w Thai.

 

I also noticed the "Grasping Hand" in the last picture about grab that mug !

 

Yeah. I'm short on manners but big on appetite and thirst!

[rotuts]

a Singha can do that to anyone

[Anna N]

Kerry Beal is flying off to Las Vegas today to participate in the Chocolate & Confectionery Workshop so yesterday we snuck in a visit with Society member Alleguede and for good measure lunch at a Spoon & Fork.

Ginger tea for Kerry. I stuck with water.

Something called South Thai Fried Rice though the presence of canned kidney beans left us puzzled.

Bok choy in a garlic sauce.

Inari-sushi

Dynamite roll. Shrimp, avocado, CRAB STICK, tobiko, cucumber and spicy sauce. (My survival instinct must have kicked in as I chose not to try this one (I am severely allergic to crab)).

And finally calamari and tempura.

This was an all-you-can-eat menu so we had a second serving of calamari.