Nice lunch at Completo on Broadview today. I had the chorizo churrasco sandwich with salad, and my friend had the beef tacos with GOAT fries ( goat cheese and salsa fries). I would return.
Nice lunch at Completo on Broadview today. I had the chorizo churrasco sandwich with salad, and my friend had the beef tacos with GOAT fries ( goat cheese and salsa fries). I would return.
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looks good!
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Stopped by Martine’s Wine Bar, as a walk-in. Nice meal.
The carrots with tahini, served cold ($20)
The tempura green beans. ($17) The gribiche sauce was nice. The tempura should have been fried in oil that was hotter.
The Wakefield cabbage with potato sfuma (foam) ($20)
The virgin Mojito was good. $14. Going rate for mocktails, I guess
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The sandwiches there are always very good.
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I really liked it when I went there: roasted chicken was also good.
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I admit I don’t order roasted chicken at bistros anymore because I make it at home several times a month. 
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During last week’s patio spell, we had another lovely meal at Bar Vendetta. We decided to focus on pastas we hadn’t tried.
We had two delicious cocktails:
- Silhouette - Cynar, black currant, absinthe, cava - really nice and herbal.
- Palomino ~ tequila, grapefruit, cinnamon, fino, yuzu - great mix of flavours.
We then ordered a glass Blaufränkisch (Lemberger) ‘Béla-Jóska’ Wachter Wiesler, Aut 2020 - charming, not too acidic, light and lovely. A bit later we had a glass of Chianti Classico Continue Capone, Ita 2021 - fruity and not tanniny.
We ordered 4 pastas, skipping the wonderful crown cacio e pepe since it is always on the menu.
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Tagliatelle with lobster, corn, poblano, scallion - beautifully fragrant (lime zest), sweet from the corn, and spicy.
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Rigatoni with duck confit, zucchini, mustard, herbs, aged provolone and something citrus - yummy duck and the tang of the mustard seeds knit the dish together.
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Special: roasted pork ravioli with sweet potato purée pecorino buckwheat and watercress sprouts - very nice, could have used a little more pepper.
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Campanelle puttanesca with smoked tomato, shallots, pecorino - gently smoky and appropriately pungent and salty from the anchovies and capers.
To finish we had Vendetta’s house camomile grappa, plus a pleasant corn gelato and a nice but somewhat subtle calamansi sorbet.
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Their pastas are so delicious. Glad you had a nice meal.
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We took advantage of another mild day today to sneak in another patio meal at Foxley. We are sad to say that we haven’t been here for a few years, although our allegiance to Tom Thai goes back to Youki and then Tempo. We are pleased to report that many of the classic dishes remain on the menu and the overall Asian fusion cooking remains very pleasing.
We ordered a bottle of Gelber Traminer Wildrosen (Salomon Undohof), Kremstal, Austria 2019 - great, dried nectarines and roses (or white flowers?) and mineral.
One of our longstanding favourites is the arctic char ceviche with green apple and ginger, (plus sesame, cilantro and red chili sauce) - which remains a beautifully balanced dish.
Figuring we had room for another ceviche, we ordered another favourite, the Hokkaido scallops with yuzu compote and grilled jalapeño - also lovely.
One of the specials were tempura-fried oyster hand rolls with sesame, pineapple, Thai basil and spicy mayo - outstanding, we got a second order.
Another special featured a crunchy fried wrapper surrounding braised pork should, pork belly, kimchi, Vietnamese-style cucumber and carrot pickles, and hoisin - rich and delicious.
We returned to another classic, the sticky pork side ribs with caramelized shallot glaze - still incredible (the sauce apparently has upteen ingredients).
We split one dessert, the rich and comforting coconut black rice pudding, with cinnamon.
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