Gluten Free Stuff I like

O'Doughs: Banana bread with choco chip yummy Mmm...Genius - Glutino: white bread (does not taste like foam) Glutino: choco wafer bars Nature's Path: Gluten free blueberry waffles

reliable restos

Restaurant Type of Food Ambience price comments Lou dawgs BBQ Casual $ ribs petit dejeuner Brunch Casual $ my fave brunch place - good waffles burger priest burgers Casual $ they have secret menu items that you don’t see when you're there. Take out only and usually line ups on week nights. You can call ahead and just pick up. You can google burger priest secret menu . http://www.postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Eat/June-2012/Blue-Steel/ Smokes Poutinerie Canadian Casual $ poutine = heart attack (jk) fries with cheese curds gravy and other things. They are open very late as well Roti Palace Carribean Casual $ best roti in town - good doubles as well - take out Asian Legend Chinese Casual $ Schezuan congee queen chinese Casual $ mix of chinese and thai - good mix of foods and fast dumpling house chinese Casual $ I prefer the steam dumplings, cheap fast, and yum lolita's lust Continental Casual $$ good burger and greek fries lakeview diner diner Casual $ open late Foxley fusion Asian Casual $$ tapas fusion asian dishes Gautama Indian Buffet Casual $ dinner buffet $13.99 dinner Campagnolo Italian Casual $$ Small plates, but good quality Pizza Libretto Italian Casual $$ Pizza Mercatto Italian Casual $$ pizza and pasta Terroni Italian Casual $$ pizza and pasta New Island Sushi Japanese Casual $$ 19.99 all you can eat sushi dinner - you can have brown rice role Guu Izakaya Japanese Casual $ Japanese Tapas - so cooked food - the atmosphere is fun, they yell at you in a good way Ajisan Ramen Japanese Casual $ Japanese Noodles Kinton Rame Japanese Casual $ Japanese Noodles Mables Bakery Pastry Casual $ best Lemon Tart EVER portuguese chicken guy portuguese Casual $ roast chicken Fishbar Seafood Casual $$ small places of seafood, menu changes all the time Grand Electric tacos Casual $ good fish tacos Khao San Road Thai Casual $ usually very packed, but it's worth it Feel Good Guru Raw Casual $ take out raw food - best kale salad Fresh Vegetarian Casual $ good soups and veg options tulip diner/steakhouse Casual $$ good value for your money for steak liberty schwarma schwarma Casual $ take out Nora schwarma schwarma Casual $ take out Salad King Thai Casual $ close to your hotel Spring rolls Asian Casual $$ all you can eat thai chinese japanese - quality not the best but it's a mix of all kinds of asian food the one that got away fish and chips casual $ take out Duff's wings Casual $ Real Sports sports bar Casual $$ good place the watch any sporting event Kenzo Ramen Japanese casual $ japanese noodles - close to your hotel momofuku Japanese casual/fine $/$$$ just opened, three floors, bottom floor is noodle house, other floors more fine dining Brassaii Continental Fine $$$ Frank's Kitchen Continental Fine $$$ My fave restaurant in ALL OF TORONTO - everything is good Volos Greek Fine $$ Scarpetta Italian Fine $$$ Blow Fish Japanese Fine $$$ My fave sushi in Toronto harbour 60 Steakhouse Fine $$$ good steak Barbarian Steakhouse Fine $$$ good steak

La Commune in Old Montreal DA BOMB MMMM

http://restaurantcommunion.wordpress.com/

menu changes all the time
but amazing food
service
well thought out
would def go again
want to try brunch menu
rating: MMMM

unblended creamless wildmushroom soup with turkey meat balls, orzo, and organicgreens

INGREDIENTS
chicken stock
artichoke water/vinegar
garlic
one onion
salt
white pepper
turkey meat balls marinated in chives and onion powder
portabellos
dried wild mushrooms
orzo
chive
oregano
onion powder
basil
bay leaf
organic arugula or other bitter greens
parmagianno reggiano (optional)
truffle oil (optional)

put dried wildmushrooms in boiling water and let them soften

sautee onions, garlic, portabellos - add salt and white pepper and basil, oregano, and other italian seasonings

boil chicken stock add bay leaf...add artichoke water to the mix

add sauteed mixture (mushrooms onions) to pot once stock has boiled

add softened wild mushrooms and water used to soften it into the mixture

let boil for an hour

add orzo
role minced turkey into mini meat balls and drop in

let boil on medium for another half hour


add handful of organic greens when ready to serve - on top of soup
shave parmagianno reggianno on top (optional)
drizzed with tiny bit of truffle oil (optional)

artichoke jus

I usually save the vinegar that the artichokes are soaked in...

Today i used it with some chicken breast, garlic, and chives...delish!

I've also added it to my wildmushroom soup to make it less heavy for the summer.

Waste not want not.

all about FROMAGE (fave cheeses)

fal pi
balderston
truffle oka
almalattea
piave
grana padano
parmagianno reggiano

today's bbq menu

Veg:
asparagus
zucchini
red peppers
yams


Protein:
spareribs - bulgogi
drum sticks
tilapia
chicken (dark and white meat) = marinade tbd
*angus sliders if necessary