Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Kit Kat


A hole in the wall, but no Golden Spike. I enjoyed this restaurant. I walked in and looked around and was so impressed by its nonchalant, comfortable feel. When I sat down and the waitress asked what I wanted to drink and I answered, "I don't know, red wine, maybe, something top-shelf". She answers, "I know just what you want!" and she brings me a profoundly enjoyable glass of wine. As an appetizer I order the mussels in a lemon-wine sauce. I was so impressed by these mussels. They were so good that I even dipped the bread into the broth and ate it.

The main course was mahi-mahi in a lemon-caper sauce. This is one of my favorite sauces and at Kit Kat it was done so well. I normally never order Mahi-mahi because I don't like the name, the taste or the idea of eating it. But for a nice lemon-caper sauce I can make an exception. I was not disappointed.






The final was, as always, Creme brulee. The gave me the desert menu and I looked for creme brulee but couldn't find it. So I told the waitress that I didn't want any desert because the only desert I ever order is creme brulee. "That's our specialty" she responded with something like a squeal. So I said, bring it on!It was a delightful meal.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Lai Wan Heen (Toronto)



The restaurant was quiet. I walked in concerned that it would be overpriced and bad. The restaurant is located on the second floor of the Metropolitan Hotel in Toronto. It was an expensive restaurant. And, I would have to say, decidedly overpriced. I ordered some shrimp with vegetables and some merlot. It was good, but it wasn't anything extraordinary. I originally ordered the shrimp with dragon tea leaves, because that sounded like an exotic, choice. But the waiter told me that was a bad choice and recommended the shrimp with vegetables. I've had better food, better atmosphere at much lower prices.

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