by Mijune on June 6, 2013 · 6 comments
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State Bird Provisions – America’s Best New Restaurant… or was it?! I have my issues with anything being called “the best”, so I won’t even go there, but it was an excellent restaurant. The food wasn’t necessarily the highlight (although I had some fantastic dishes), but it was the whole concept and execution. It was innovative, smart, original and memorable.
by Mijune on June 4, 2013 · 0 comments
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Line ups build anticipation and it can really make or break the experience. The restaurant needs to bring their A-game and the food needs to be top notch to make it worth it, so the pressure was on especially after winning what the restaurant world would call an Oscar (James Beard Award).
by Mijune on June 3, 2013 · 4 comments
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State Bird Provisions – America’s Best New Restaurant… or was it?! I have my issues with anything being called “the best”, so I won’t even go there, but it was an excellent restaurant. The food wasn’t necessarily the highlight (although I had some fantastic dishes), but it was the whole concept and execution. It was innovative, smart, original and memorable.
by Mijune on March 13, 2013 · 2 comments
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It was named #1 Best New Restaurant in Canada by EnRoute Magazine. It is a farm to table Euro-Canadian bistro inspired by seasonal and mostly local ingredients. The concepts and techniques are European and the food is presented unpretentiously. A must try in Toronto.
by Mijune on March 8, 2013 · 9 comments
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The Toronto Tasting menu offered 8 very different small plates and each plate represented a neighbourhood of Toronto. When it came time for desserts, I was presented an heirloom carrot cake, chocolate brownie with blood orange, maple pecan bar, and foie gras ice cream sandwich!
by Mijune on March 7, 2013 · 0 comments
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David Chrystian was 4th runner up on Top Chef Canada, and he is the Executive Chef and co-owner of Victor Restaurant + Bar. The “Toronto Tasting Menu” offered 8 very different small plates and each plate represented a neighbourhood of Toronto.
by Mijune on February 11, 2013 · 2 comments
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Blue Water blows it out of the water! It is the 9th Annual Unsung Heroes Festival and the thing I’m wondering is why the hell it has taken me so long to come here to try it?! Bravo! Encore! Thank goodness the festival is on every day for the whole month of February because I want to go again!
by Mijune on January 30, 2013 · 6 comments
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The menu and ambiance is very old fashioned and random to the point of almost frustrating, but if I just tried their Burmese dishes I would be writing about how I found a hidden gem in Kitsilano (with a million exclamation marks after it). Welcome to Burmese food… kind of.
