Where to get a Bamix Immersion Blender in Toronto? Besides Williams-Sonoma.

WS calls it a 'Bamix Professional'. I think it's this one:

http://www.amazon.ca/Bamix-Gastro-200-Immersion-Blender/dp/B001R4BBWE/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1293652692&sr=8-2-fkmr1

There's a guy on eBay that has sold them for as low as $120 US, but he seems unwilling to ship to Canada.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

Where to get a Bamix Immersion Blender in Toronto? Besides Williams-Sonoma.

Hi,

Does anyone know if I can get hold of a Bamix Immersion blender anywhere in Toronto besides at Williams-Sonoma? I considered buying the professional model in the states last week for $180 but decided to wait until coming back to Toronto. Big mistake - it's $260 here!

Thanks.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

Prix Fixe lunch deals?

Thanks for the help. I think we might give Bouley a go. Are reservations easy?

Danada in Manhattan

Prix Fixe lunch deals?

Hi there,

Last time I went to New York (about 5 years ago) a lot of the best restaurant in town seemed to have some great 3 course lunches available in the $20-35 range. I haven't been able to find a list of places that offer such deals currently. Can anyone help me out with some recommendations? Preferably somewhere that has great food and looks pretty fancy.

Also, can someone explain the current situation at Jean Georges with respect to their prix fixe lunch? The website doesn't exactly make it clear...

Thanks,

Dan

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Jean Georges
1 Central Park W, New York, NY 10023

Danada in Manhattan

Using dried bay leave in place of fresh

Hello,

Roughly how many dried bay leaves should be used per fresh bay leaf called for in a recipe to have a similar effect?

Thanks,

Dan

Danada in Home Cooking

Bombay mix in Toronto?

Hi, does anyone know if/where I can find Bombay mix in Toronto, preferably downtown?

Thanks.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

Napa Valley wine tours?

Hi,

I'll be in San Francisco for a few days next month and would like to spend a day in Napa Valley visiting some wineries and sampling the wines. A tour would seem to be the best option but there are so many tour companies operating. Can anyone provide recommendations about good/bad companies? Is there any difference? How much should we expect to pay for a good tour? Thanks,

Dan

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Sushi downtown Toronto. Suggestions?

Japango is very good.

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Japango
122 Elizabeth St, Toronto, ON M5G1P5, CA

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

how closely should the pan and burner diameters match?

Hi,

I'm thinking about getting a new saute pan because my current 3 qt one is a bit small and I tend to end up overfilling it. The current one is 9.5 inches across the base which fits my stovetop exactly. If I get one that is 11 inches in diameter, am I going to notice a big difference in the heating around the edge where the pan isn't directly over the burner, if I go with something like copper or aluminium?

Thanks.

Danada in Cookware

Where To Find Spot Prawns

Don't know how long they keep alive, but yes you can just throw them into the pan. They protest surprisingly little when being fried alive as compared to when being doused in wine or handled. They'll live for a minute or so though and continue to twitch, if that bothers you.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

Where To Find Spot Prawns

I picked some up from Bill's yesterday, I think there were 16 and 15 of them were very lively, with one deceased, not sure if it died before or after they sold it to me. They were very good.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

what's good around Bay & College?

Hi there,

Just moved over to this part of town. Anything good foodwise (restaurants, bakeries, anything at all) in the area, say 5-10 minute walk?

Thanks.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

White and brown scallops - what's the difference (not wet vs dry!)?

Hi,

I went to buy some scallops today and the selection included some that were very light, and others that had a more sandy colour. They are well dry scallops. The fishmonger didn't know the difference and neither did I so I bought some of each. The whiter ones were much sweeter and more tender, whereas the brown were a lot more meaty, and seemed much less pleasant to me. I wonder if anyone knows what the actual difference between these types is? They all smelt good, and were all apparently freshly caught.

Thanks,

Dan

Danada in General Chowhounding Topics

Venison sirloin

Yep - they're steaks, one is about 9 oz the other about 12. Thanks for the help!

Danada in Home Cooking

Venison sirloin

Hi,

I just bought a couple of (extremely dark) venison sirloins. I've never cooked these before, so does anyone have any tips? I was going to go with the way that I've found works best for beef, which is a couple of minutes on one side on a high heat, then flip over and put into a 500 degree oven for another couple of minutes. Then rest the meat whilst I whip up a little red wine sauce.

Does this sound like a good cooking method of venison? I assume as it isn't very fatty. that it should be cooked fast.

Thanks,

Dan

Danada in Home Cooking

nam pla/fish sauce

Thank you all. I went to T&T (quite an adventure!) and picked up some Golden Boy. It worked nicely.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

nam pla/fish sauce

Hi,

I'm hoping to try an 'authentic' Thai recipe later today - does anyone know where I can pick up some good nam pla in Toronto? Preferably downtown. Are there any Thai supermarkets?

Thanks.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

Great Sushi Restaurant at Spadina & Bloor - Yuki

Yuki is ok. As you say, probably the best along Bloor, although occasionally Sushi on Bloor can be alright.

Yuki did serve me some terrible grisly chicken once. And they seem to put even more salt in their food than most. But they're quite good value and most things I've had have been good for the price.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

New Sushi Restaurant on Harbord?

I went a week ago, for lunch. I had chirashi (my standard choice) which was very pleasant; a cut above the offerings on Bloor, a cut below Japango. It's a little expensive for lunch (minimum $10 before tax and tip, compared to ~$7 on Bloor) which is an issue if you're a student like me, but if I had a proper job I imagine I wouldn't mind so much.

The decor was pleasant enough, but we were the only two people there (it was around 3 pm, I don't know how they fare at peak hours) and the waiter didn't seem to be able to hold it together very well even with such a small crowd. He was fairly slow and inattentive and made some errors.

They were also playing jazz which really jarred with the atmosphere and struck me as a fairly silly choice.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

The best butter and eggs available?

Thanks guys. I'll have a look next time I'm around SLM. I used Organic Meadow last time and it was very nice. I'm honestly not sure that I could tell them difference between different butters and eggs when used in baking, but I'd like to investigate.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

The best butter and eggs available?

Hi there,

I'm looking for the best butter and eggs I can get hold of in Toronto for some baking. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

Cava Vs. Torito

I've been to both and I preferred Torito. As I recall the plates are about the same size at both, and all roughly consistent with what you'd get in Spain. I'm afraid I can't remember much else about them.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

Sushi restaurant around Yonge and Lawrence

Went last night. Decent fish. Overpriced and bad service. I had chirashi ('Kaisen don B') and it was tiny and certainly didn't look like $25 worth of fish. There was no soup in sight and when I asked for tea only I was given a cup and not the person I was eating with. Certainly no Japango.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

Sushi restaurant around Yonge and Lawrence

That's the one. Shinobu.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

Sushi restaurant around Yonge and Lawrence

Hi,

I was in Japango the other day talking with the waiter and he recommended a sushi place to me around Yonge and Lawrence. I'll be around there tomorrow but I've completely forgotten the name. I think it was a Japanese name, beginning with an 's', any ideas?

Thanks.

Danada in Ontario (including Toronto)

Transport to/from The French Laundry from/to San Francisco

I'm afraid I have deceived you all. The reality is far more shameful. We're students. Not particularly dirty either. And probably can't realistically afford to eat here, but as we probably won't be in the neighbourhood again...

Danada in San Francisco Bay Area

Transport to/from The French Laundry from/to San Francisco

Excellent, thank you.

Danada in San Francisco Bay Area

Transport to/from The French Laundry from/to San Francisco

Actually we're fairly poor dirty hippies. I just like food. Maybe the bus and ferry is doable for lunch...

Danada in San Francisco Bay Area

Transport to/from The French Laundry from/to San Francisco

Sadly we are dirty hippies who don't drive.

Danada in San Francisco Bay Area