As per usual. my birthday this weekend ended up becoming a week long celebration. This happens when you are married, with divorced parents....with friends (hopefully everyone at least has the latter of those three). Your Dad and Step-Mom want to see you and feed you, your in-laws want to take you out, your husband wants a special birthday night for a romantically delicious time, your friends want to dine somewhere fun, and then to roll out the obesity - your Italian Mother wants to stuff your face with Lasagna, veal, bruchetta and dairy queen birthday cake. help.
Nevertheless, it always ends up being one of the best, most delicious and chubby weeks of the year. Up there with turkey feasts and shortbread binges around the holidays. Ergo, in an effort to make all you foodies drool over your computer this fine Monday morning, I'll share two out of the five meals from this past weekend.
Friday July 22nd (the night before my actual bday) Enoteca Sociale with my besties and their men.
This restaurant really does deserve it's own blog post of praise. We had dinner in their private room - aka their wine cellar that overlooks their little cheese cave. Surrounded by wine and cheese at a big wooden table, presented with a simply delicious meal - it was perfect.
my menu choices:
Papardelle with Rabit Ragu
Saturday July 23rd - Lee Restaurant with Hubs
One of our favorite restaurants in Toronto, hubs chose Lee for my birthday dinner. Since Susur Lee is a foodie celeb for me, it was nice to see that he was actually there on Saturday, and therefore the dishes were extra delicious.
our sharing plates consisted of...
Susur's Signature Singapore Slaw
Asian-style Salmon ceviche
pickled daikon, ginger, ponzu sauce, confit lemon purée, jalapeno
pickled daikon, ginger, ponzu sauce, confit lemon purée, jalapeno
Duck confit roll
spiced nuts, oven-dried pineapple,
goat cheese & Canadian Ice wine syrup
spiced nuts, oven-dried pineapple,
goat cheese & Canadian Ice wine syrup
Korean style skirt steak
garlic mushroom & spicy ponzu
garlic mushroom & spicy ponzu
Top Chef green curry chicken
Sweet pea polenta, butter almondine, spicy tomato jam, oven dried pineapple, chilli mint chutney (Top Chef winning dish)
Sweet pea polenta, butter almondine, spicy tomato jam, oven dried pineapple, chilli mint chutney (Top Chef winning dish)
A total feast. Loved every minute of it. Sad its over :(
xo Chef Natty
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