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Swish by Han?
Maybe they shouldn't post their dinner hours until they actually start opening for dinner. Had gone last Friday after having seen the menu/hours on the window only to find the restaurant closed. Didn't make a good first impression on me.
In search of toasted wheat germ
Picked up a bottle last week from Fresh & Wild at King and Spadina.
Looking for Rojak Sauce
Bought some last week from Hua Sheng on Spadina (east side), just a little north of Dundas -- close to the Bank of Montreal.
good macarons, seriously.
MoRoCo Chocolat might be worth a try, 99 Yorkville Ave (in the same building as the Coffee Mill). I had the chocolate and pistachio – quite flavourful, not too sweet. The cookies were uniform and tasted fresh.
Name this produce
Could the grape be the Sovereign Coronation?
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/496244
Top Quality, World Chocolate Retail Shops in GTA
Organic Boutique on Queen St West (at Givins, 1 block east of Ossington) carries a fairly wide selection of Galler bars.
Organic Boutique Inc
970 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M6J 1H1
Telephone : 416-536-3851
Kibbeh Nayyeh/Cig Kofte
Try Ameer Restaurant, 2034 Lawrence Avenue East 416-757-2727 -- I think they have it on their menu
Hanoi Bistro, Baldwin Village
Had dinner recently at Hanoi Bistro on the south side of Baldwin (on the second floor a few doors east of Jodhpore Club). Overall, a good neighbourhood restaurant with nicely spiced, tasty food in simple, pleasant surroundings.
Menu consists of a small selection of appetisers and a mains section of one-dish meals (noodle soup, meat/seafood with rice/vermicelli). We ordered 4 mains shared between 3 people, a durian shake and 2 Vietnamese coffee.
1. Noodle soup with white wine – flat noodles in a tasty broth with cubes of beef; raw bean sprouts, chilli and fresh basil on the side
2. Spicy beef with rice – a generous portion of stir-fried beef with turmeric and sesame oil (also curry powder and coriander?)
3. Shrimp in coconut milk with rice – decent-sized shrimps in a milky curry sauce
4. Hanoi-style fish with vermicelli – battered and deep-fried fish served on a sizzling hotplate with onions and dill. Description in menu mentioned shrimp paste but couldn’t really taste this. The blandest dish among the 4, the flavours didn’t really come through and the fish was on the chewy side
Durian shake was thick and pungent – the taste of coconut milk was very strong when the shake first arrived but this mellowed somewhat. The coffee was tasty but wasn’t really ‘brewed’ in the drip as there were no coffee grounds.
Prices were reasonable, with mains ranging from $6 to $10 (noodles $6, shrimp/beef $7.50, fish $10; coffee/shake about $3.50); total bill without taxes was $41. Would definitely go back to try other dishes, especially the pho.
Where can I get hold of Banana leaves in the UK
Saw some banana leaves today at New Loon Moon Supermarket in Chinatown -- Gerrard St. Just to the left of the entrance.
Good, cheap food in London?
Goddard's has closed. From the sign in the window, looks like it's reopening next year as a pure catering business.
