jacquieF's Profile
2011 Food and Resto CLOSINGS
Porquois Pas, French resto at Yonge and Sheppard. Been there for years and years. RIP.
Where to buy mini pot de creme pots
If you're in the north end try Cayne's on Doncaster. If you're in the west end try Golda's Kitchen. Both also have great websites to check out first.
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Golda's Kitchen
2885 Argentia Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N, CA
Porquois pas?
Does anyone know what happened to Porquois Pas? It was a French place on Sheppard West of Yonge. We used to go there for family events but it's gone! The owner, Sharif, was always so gracious. If we knew where they went we would certainly follow!
Has anyone tried "crazy wings"
I just saw it the other day myself, I live in the area and that used to be a Korean place I think. Haven't been there yet but would love to hear from someone who has! I think it is very new (like, weeks old)
Colombian Grace Key West
223 Petronia Street
Key West, FL 33040-7373, United States
(305) 517-6449
We visited Key West for a short (long enough) 5 days and had a chance to eat at this restaurant twice. The first time we stumbled upon it in the morning and had breakfast. We had fresh fruit juice which was lovely and a Colombian rice, beans, egg dish that was a great change from the all you can eat or Denny's kind of places on the main drag (Duval). Service was good, I believe it was one of the owners. The decor is upscale with Colombian crafts artfully placed, and chairs aren't the most comfortable but the food was excellent so we decided to back for dinner on another night.
That night we sat upstairs on their balcony patio which was just as nice this time of year. We had their signature sangria which was delish (could have used more ice) and wonderful special entrees - which vary - on our night we had snapper.
I really hope this places does well, it opened only Nov 09 with good reviews and I hope they keep up the quality and attention to detail in the food. They really make an effort and deserve to succeedl. A find like this in Key West is not common, especially for tourists who only see the main parts of town. I'm not entirely familiar with Colombian food so can't vouch for authenticity but based on our discussions with the wait staff it seems to be very true to the real thing.
Give it a try!
ISO French sugar cubes in packets?
Hi,
Looking for a place in Toronto (anywhere in GTA really) to buy those sugar cubes that come in little packets (maybe three to a packet), just like in French cafes? I see an old post from 2007 but no one seemed to know of a place back then - any ideas?
Popcorn maker?
Thanks Hoagy294 that's exactly what I was looking for ! I'll give it a try and let you know how it goes.
Popcorn maker?
Hi, not sure if popcorn qualifies as chow-worthy, but I'm looking for a stovetop popcorn maker to replace my dead hot air unit. I've seen photos and read reviews and think this is the way to go.
Checked Caynes, Lee Valley and the Bay - can't seem to locate one in the GTA - does anyone have any opinions on using them and/or any idea where I can get one?
Thanks!
Recipes You've Never Heard of Outside Your Family
I think these are not listed yet (at least not these exactly):
- Cheez Whiz and sliced dill pickle sandwiches
- Noodles and Cottage Cheese - melt butter in pan and soften thinly sliced onions; boil wide egg noodles then drain and toss with cottage cheese - pour butter/onion mixture over top
- sardines mashed up with ketchup and horseradish spread onto Ritz crackers
- fried smelts
Real Veal Cutlet Sandwhich
How come no one has mentioned San Francescos? Not good enough? They always seem to fit the bill. But recently I found another place that I believe is the best I've ever had. I like them hot, and this place really knows their hot.
The place is called MIlano Sandwiches on the east side of Woodbine just north of Steeles. For a hot veal, they spread a kind of prepared pepper sauce on the bun, then add the veal cutlet (cut in half cuz it's just sooo big) and then sauce and I also like mushrooms. Excellent with a Brio! Highly recommended. Nice people too.
Boneless Beef Finger Meat?
Update to this post - I ground the meat in my cuisinart - not too much so it didn't get mushy and it made the BEST burgers! Yes a little fat but super juicy and meaty tasting - am buying some more this week....
Boneless Beef Finger Meat?
The last few weeks I've been seeing people snap up these vacuum packed boneless rib finger meat at Loblaws..... so I bought some too.
It looks a bit fatty - does anyone know how I should cook it? Just like ribs or is some kind of crock pot adventure in order?
Does Coffee count as food?
Looking for a new coffee maker - our cuisinart died after about 4 years. Looked on coffeegeek and we're leaning toward brands like Newco, Capresso and Technivorm, none of which are available locally (unless anyone knows of a dealer in TO).
Hoping for something that doesn't "boil" in the plastic resevoir, and something that stays hot for a reasonable time!
Any recommendations?
Chapman's and Nortown
I had a couple at home for dinner last Friday, and had to work all day, so you 'hounds recommended Chapman's (Bayview and York Mills) as a possibility to pick up some prepared meals. Here's the outcome:
Chapman's and Nortown are two stores apart in the plaza, I must've gone back and forth between them 3 times trying to decide what to get. On top of my wanderings, it's the start of passover and the whole plaza was buzzing with folks picking up their passover supplies. I think that Chapman's maybe had a more limited selection than normal, or maybe had run out of stock already, because of passover.
From Nortown I got a flattened chicken marinating in herbs in a vaccum sealed bag, and a medium sized flank steak which I also marinated in oil, vinegar, soy and herbs when I got home.
It was a beautiful night, so both of these things on the grill turned out simply and absolutely fantastic. I would have loved to try their lamb too but my guests didn't eat lamb.
From Chapman's I got the red pepper hummous, a snap pea salad, and a roasted potato dish to reheat. I have to say service was excellent and everyone super friendly but the food was only so-so. The hummous was very sweet, not to my liking, and expensive! $8 for a small tub. The snap pea salad was fine, but the roasted potatoes were pretty bland. Maybe I just picked the wrong things.
Thank goodness the meats were the highlight of the meal or it would have been a very dull experience!
Best Jerk Chicken?
Not in North York, but there's a place called Mr. Tastee on Dennison in between Warden and Woodbine in Markham. It's a bakery that makes great patties and for lunch they will always have jerk chicken or pork, oxtail and curry mutton. Good home cooking!
Unionville Patio's
Great burgers at the Unionville Chop House and they have a patio too, probably less boisterous than Jake's.
Help! North T.O. caterer or prepared meals?
Wow these are great ideas - thanks a ton!
Wanda's sounds the most appealing so far (so does the Pastifico place but they don't do pasta)
O&B is out of my price range I think but that makes me think of something else - has anyone been to the wolfgang puck place at Yonge and Sheppard? Do they do food?
I'll report back on where I end up - right now it's a toss between Wandas and Chapmans, but if anyone has any more keep 'em coming!
thanks again
Help! North T.O. caterer or prepared meals?
Hi, It's Thursday afternoon and I've got to have a fancy dinner at home for 4 people on Friday night (tomorrow). I have a day job so can't start cooking, or even shopping, until tomorrow afternoon.
I just called Pusateri's and they won't take an order for their pre-made meals after 2pm if required for the next day, and also they only do pre-mades for parties of 8 or more.
Any ideas? I live at Yonge and Sheppard. One other thing - the guests are very "meat and potatoes" types, so I can't do sushi, seafood or even pasta!
Help! One other site I looked up is Freshman's on Mount Pleasant - any opinions on that or any other place?
ATTENTION RAMEN LOVERS!
Does anyone know if Kenzo "north" (kennedy and 7) is closed for good? I dropped by on a Tuesday and they were closed (the sign on the door says they're closed every Tuesday and I didn't know), but today I went again and it's Wednesday and still closed!
Had lunch at a place a couple of doors down called "Eat With Fun" which had good pork bbq slices but nothing else worth writing home about.
Was really hoping for some Kenzo ramen! Does anybody know anything?
Best grilled calamari downtown?
I like the grilled calamari served in a herb/oliveoil/garlic sauce at Porquois Pas - yes it's a French resto on Sheppard just west of Yonge (south side) but a nice change from Greek style.
North Toronto - Chicken/Butcher?
I live in the Yonge/Sheppard area but work in Markham. I'm looking for a place to get a good roasting chicken - not the scrawny things from chain supermarkets, but a decent fowl. Doesn't have to be free range but that would be nice if not too expensive. Any good butcher ideas?
ATTENTION RAMEN LOVERS!
Am I really naive or doesn't anyone think Ajisen has good ramen?
50's style Westernized Chinese Food
The only place I've ever seen those containers actually used is a thai place at the food court at Scarborough Town Centre. Really. And the thai food is really good too.
50's style Westernized Chinese Food
Does anyone remember the Moonglow on west side of Yonge around Lawrence? I think it closed a few years back but that was PERFECT for that 50's style chinese dinner.
Far East in Etobicoke is take out/delivery but pretty good.
Does anyone have any other recommendations for a place like this in North York?
Also should mention I came on this site because I had a craving for this very thing today! I usually stop the craving with some lemon chicken from T&T but it's too far to drive today....
