鵪鶉[二號]開飯 Eat in T.O.

Calgary: Belgo Brasserie

2011-06-22T18:55:00.009-04:00

Type: French with Belgium Taps
Address: 501 - 8th Avenue SW, Calgary [Corner of 4th Street and 8th Avenue SW.] Map
Phone: (403) 265-6555
Hours:
Mon-Fri [11am-4pm] Mon-Tue [4pm to Midnight] Wed-Fri [4pm-2am] Sat [5pm to 2am] Sunday Closed
Price: ~20$ meals, ~10$ beers
Tasty gauge: 8.1/10
Service rating: 9.7/10
Environment rating: 8.0/10
Website: belgo.ca

餐店簡介

在Calgary找好的生啤酒喝﹐就要來Belgo. Belgo是一個我在飛機上認識的本地人介紹的﹐結果實在是叫人驚喜。Belgo店內生啤種類繁多﹐其中有一半是Belgium啤酒﹐包括特級啤酒如 Delirium Tremens, Fruli, Leffe 也應有盡有。除了生啤﹐店主挑選的支裝啤酒也是極高水準﹐不常見的 Trappist 如 Westmalle Dubble, Pauwel Kwak 也存貨十足﹐而且當你點這些支裝啤酒的時候﹐他們都是用原裝生啤用的標準啤酒杯奉上。喜歡晚上在酒店休息的台長﹐實在也是喝得樂而忘返﹐待在那兒良久。

Belgo不得不讚的﹐是店員的service! 第一晚來到的時候﹐其中台長點的燒雞排有一點冷﹐但那是拼盤也算不上是主菜﹐所以台長本想吃罷就算﹐也沒想過要投訴還是什麼。怎料Kaika點長留意到我的雞排吃得很慢﹐而其他東西都吃完了﹐便主動走過來問是不是雞排有什麼問題。台長便隨便說說雞排有一點冷﹐她卻很認真的表示餐店的歉意。結果﹐結帳的時候她竟然沒算我的啤酒﹐還問我明天會不會來。改天我下班便再過來一趟﹐反正跟酒店很近。第二天晚上﹐她也一樣算我的啤酒免費﹐實在是太客氣了。

法式冷點

雖然餐牌上也有牛排之類的東西﹐Belgo的專長是法國菜。台長第一天點了燒羊排﹑德國香腸和雞排﹐結果最好吃的竟然是伴菜的乾晒蕃茄。台長其實是很討厭吃蕃茄的﹐但這幾片蕃茄香甜而不太乾﹐濕度剛好﹐還有濃濃的蕃茄香味﹐口感十足。但如上文所述﹐雞排是冷的﹐明顯熱食不是這店的專長﹐所以食物質數整體評分也被拉下去了。改天台長學醒目了﹐點了正宗的法國菜﹐beef tartar 和 seasoned salmon。 Beef tartar 跟生的鵪鹑蛋同上肉質新鮮﹐一點冰櫃的味道也沒有﹐而且牛肉味十足﹐調味均勻﹐辣度適中﹐是下酒佳物。值得一提的是配乾餅的手打酸忌廉﹐非常非常滑溜﹐一吃便知道不是拼子裡拿出來的。

啤酒

上文已讚過了杯中物﹐此處多奉上幾張照片。

婚戒。[+]

Dance On, and On.

2011-01-21T19:30:00.002-05:00

Type: Reads 邊食邊讀

In loving memory of my beloved friend, warrior, and partner in Christ. The one who hears the voice of my heart and struggles. A brave, faithful and courageous servant who fought a glorious battle with cancer for two years. Salute Tiger Q. Dance on, I know you will. I'll clap the beats.

Can't wait to see you again. Someday, wherever that eternal place is.

繼續跳舞。[+]

Hartford: Feng Asian Bistro

2010-12-30T23:59:00.010-05:00

Type: Japanese
Address: 93 Asylum Street, Hartford, Connecticut, 06103 Map
Phone: (860) 549-5118[FENG]
Price: Casual dining
Tasty gauge: 7.8
Service rating: 9.1/10
Environment rating: 9.1/10
Website: fengrestaurant.com

Treat before dinner

Thanks to Hilton Hartford, I got some surprises at the Manager's reception tonighit, and that is Basiron Pesto. Basiron Pesto is a grass-coloured Dutch Gouda with added Pesto which gives it a deep green colour. It was definitely good stuff. I also had the Harpoon IPA on tap with it, which is quite a treat after a long work day.

餐店內觀

風日式食店主要以紅色為主題﹐店內燈色昏暗﹐相當寧靜﹐是密友相談的好地方。

The best way to start a night

沒有什麼比 uni shooter 更加好。這裡的 uni shooter 調味有一點酸﹐台長略厭酒味不足﹐但還算是蠻不錯的。之後台長點了 Kumamoto oysters﹐還可以﹐不算很新鮮。不竟這裡是 Hartford﹐找到日本菜已經算走運了。

主菜

主菜先來一個 Edamame soup, cream based with chopped garlic and edamame。跟上是台長慣常愛吃的 sushi。這一來就確實分出高下。蛋有點過冷﹐蝦不夠大﹐魚也不夠新鮮。沒辦法﹐這不是多日本人聚居的地方。

生日快樂. [+]

神奇小子

2010-11-01T00:56:00.035-04:00

Type: Toys 邊食邊玩

旅行下來累積了很多讚吃的照片﹐還有好幾位朋友的私廚照﹐回來後本想一一整理分享﹐可是卻懶惰慣了就一直沒貼。台長今次只能為大家送上不能吃的神奇小子﹐在旺角的小店找到。在這個空間﹐台長可能還是喜歡文字多於吃食。

平衡線。[+]

一個朋友﹐就這樣離開了。

教會﹐朋友﹐下午郁悶幾個人坐下來喝咖啡﹐大家都還不大能反應過來﹐包括自己。

一個人這樣毫無情理地霎眼離開已經很難過﹐心底最擔心的是警方要不要起訴誰。

到了這個年紀﹐其實已經沒有什麼放得下放不下。再不能放下的﹐其實都是瑣事。

神要留下誰﹐神要帶走誰﹐箇中精密的術數﹐我們沒有可能看徹。

而表面人能看到讀到聽到的東西﹐跟事情的實底﹐又往往這樣活生生而殘酷地相距九萬八千丈。

一個人走了﹐就連帶著過去一切的恩怨情愁﹐埋葬到泥土裡去。

所以也沒有所謂的原諒不原諒﹐就只有一個'過去了'。

這陣子﹐執著著一件事﹐一個刻意的白謊話。

我討厭朋友對我說白謊話。你對我說白謊話﹐表示你跟本沒有把我當成是朋友。

那我也不知道我到底算是什麼。我只是你身旁一個天天說話但卻什麼都不能說或沒說的人。

從來都不覺得自己能掌握得住什麼。

不花努力的事情如是﹐花了努力的事情如是。

這是我第二次讓你從緊扣著的指逢間溜走﹐從幸福摩天輪的頂部重重的摔下來﹐案件重演般被拒絕得乾淨俐落。

兩個世界變得好沉寂。

不由自主的視線盯著熒幕﹐然後朋友也在這個時候離開了。

方才醒覺沒有什麼不會變。

不竟﹐過去一年內﹐捨棄了的事情太多。

如果一個朋友花上你十年或二十年的時間心思﹐那麼一下子丟棄了的可能是上一百或二百年的時間﹑光陰。

沒有什麼變了再不能克服那種疼痛感。

並不是生了誰的氣﹐目的只為保障自己存在空間的安全度。

誰誤會了這樣的出發點﹐也已經變得不太重要。

聽起來確實有點神經質﹐事實卻是有這樣的必要。

因為不能再受傷害。

結果卻發現原來相對而言﹐身邊的人對這種本能反應比自己掌握得更敏銳﹐更迅速。

更狠。

結果自己還是能感覺到那點距離之間若隱若現不消不散但刺心的微痛。

怎麼說﹐把我放在和其他隨便一個人的秤子上作這樣平衡性的比較﹐怎樣都說不過去。

要不你也可以乾脆承認那個人的重要性﹐而非說上什麼事情並不是如我想像那樣的話。

篇連以為無意還是慣性刻意的隱瞞﹐事實卻是可憐的確鑿。既然如此﹐離開﹐也著實合理。

反正生命無時無刻還是繼續正在以光速滑行。

我們不會變﹐也只是另一個白謊話。

RIP C.

Mooncake on AC flights?

2010-09-22T21:26:00.004-04:00

首先﹐要恭喜一位朋友。

第一次在飛機上收到中秋月餅﹐很可愛的加航。

好想。[+]

Black Asahi coming to Guu

2010-08-31T13:08:00.008-04:00

Post Reference: Guu Izakaya 居酒屋

Asahi Premium 黑生

之前介紹過的Guu Izakaya﹐最近來了期待已久的 Asahi Premium 黑生。侍應拿來的時候還有台長最愛的小杯子。一瓶才不過七塊錢﹐台長一口氣喝了兩瓶﹐滿足。順帶一提﹐此外﹐他們的清酒選擇也添了不少新貨﹐菜單也有每月不同的特選。

Ka Ya Korean BBQ

Type: Korean
Address: 4710 Reed Road, Columbus, Ohio Map
Phone: (614) 326-2551
Hours: Mon-Thurs [11am-10pm], Fri-Sat [11am-10:30pm], Sun [11am-10pm]

除了 Asahi Premium 黑生﹐最近還有好喝的。那天晚上跟了韓籍同事去 Ka Ya 喝酒﹐他點了 Mak Koli 米酒和 yook hwe 作小吃。韓籍老闆送來大碗子﹐說是傳統喝酒的器皿﹐豪氣十足。

時間。[+]

Dublin: Sushi Bistro Masa

2010-08-09T12:10:00.009-04:00

Type: Japanese
Address: 6395 Perimeter Drive, Dublin, Ohio Map
Phone: (614) 336-8855
Hours: Mon-Sat [11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:00pm] Sun [5:00pm-9:00pm]
Price: ~20-40 USD
Tasty gauge: 7.7/10
Service rating: 7.9/10 [Service is exceptional when the restaurant is quiet, but a very long wait on a busy day, only two servers available]
Environment rating: 7.9/10
Website: sushibistromasa.com

餐店內觀

來了Dublin半年﹐一直很想找好吃的日本菜﹐找過好多間高價的﹐每次都期待會找到點好吃的﹐結果都是失望而回。經過半年的努力﹐今天我們終於來到 Sushi Bistro Masa.

走進日本餐店﹐沒有什麼比見到滿店的日本人更高興。除此之外﹐就是看到專為日本食家而設的日文餐牌。在Dublin這個地方﹐日本餐店多﹐但魚生常常欠奉。反觀Masa﹐它有單點的sushi/sashimi menu﹐拉麵有跟nigiri的﹐甚至有壽司魚生船﹐拼盤之類。

日本清酒

Masa有不錯的清酒selection, 有冷的﹐也有熱的。要小心不是全部都是日本製的﹐有些是美國本地製。點酒前別忘請侍應先把酒瓶拿來看過清楚。只是﹐這裡沒有台長愛喝 Kahachi 也有賣的 fish fin sake, 台長只好點了小瓶的熱長兵衛。

前菜

Masa有串燒﹐但不是爐端燒﹐沒有明火。台長點了 negima 和 mirugai ($2 each), 好吃。前菜另點 seafood cucumber sunomono salad ($7) 和 grilled beef marinated in miso ($6), sunomono 的青瓜很好﹐不會太酸還有新鮮的青瓜味道。Grilled beef 則有點過火﹐有燒焦味而且有點乾。

Sushi﹑nigiri﹑roll﹑chirashi

朋友點了彩虹卷﹐台長則點了必吃的蛋﹑甜蝦﹑魚子﹑海膽﹑和尤魚壽司。以 Dublin 來說﹐除了Sushi Time 的藍蝦和 Kahachi over-priced 的拼盤﹐這裡的魚生應該是最好的了。點甜蝦壽司﹐你可以選擇蝦頭要跟miso soup煮還是要炸吃﹐台長要了 miso soup。最後貪吃還點了 chirashi﹐才不過 $15.95。

黑洞。[+]

Grandview: Vino Vino Wine Bar

2010-07-01T18:23:00.017-04:00

Type: Tapas
Address: 1371 Grandview Avenue, Columbus, Ohio Map
Phone: (614) 481-8200
Hours: Mon-Fri 5pm+
Price: ~20-45 USD
Tasty gauge: 7.8/10
Service rating: 8.0/10
Environment rating: 8.2/10
Website: vinovinocolumbus.com

Project Magic

意外地因工作來到Dublin暫居的台長﹐在偶然的機會下跟友人談起了舊同學﹐竟發現原來同學多年前來到Dublin定居。就這樣﹐兩個十七年沒見面的朋友﹐就在Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant再度重遇了。十七年﹐樣子沒變﹐人沒變﹐習慣沒變﹐就連高度差距也沒變。談的話題很多﹐就像十七年來沒停頓過聯絡一樣。不竟這麼多年了﹐談得來便談﹐談不來也沒什麼好掩飾的﹐反而暢所慾言﹐無甚忌諱。

Vino Vino

同學剛好這星期放假﹐便相約好星期三再見面。我們來到Grandview的Vino Vino竟然相當客滿﹐幸好地道的她早已預訂了桌子。小小的店﹐氣氛很好。坐坐談談﹐樂此不疲。

Stauf's Coffee Roasters

趁著盛夏﹐飯後最好就是在街上走走。逛著Grandview﹐朋友剛好要買她最愛的咖啡豆﹐我們就來到Stauf's喝個咖啡。咖啡是上好的﹐比起常去的Starbucks少了連鎖店的味道﹐反而親切溫暖。

部落格. [+]

Columbus: Marcella’s Ristorante / Pizzeria / Wine Bar

2010-06-22T23:59:00.013-04:00

Type: Italian
Address: 615 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio Map
Phone: (614) 223-2100
Hours: 4pm-10pm [Sun.-Thurs], 4pm-12am [Fri-Sat]
Price: ~25-40 USD
Tasty gauge: 8.5/10
Service rating: 8.4/10
Environment rating: 8.2/10
Website: shortnorth.marcellasristorante.com

Interior

Marcella's is a little place that reminds you of Milan. Classic wooden fans on the ceiling, red retro looking sofas, a very modern bar, with an open-sided street facing half patio, just the right mix for a relaxing casual ristorante and wine bar. You can almost always find a spot in the restaurant that you'll like.

The very Italian menu

The minute you saw the menu you can almost immediately tell that you are at the right place. Selections of cured meats, olives, cheeses, and small plates, it just can't be wrong.

Bread and dip

Not sure if the bread is made here but it definitely feels very fresh. The thin layer of fluffy flour on the surface of the bread also made it very authentic.

Beer and Sangria

One thing about our team is, we almost always start our night with drinks. Seeing the rarely available white sangria ($24), we ordered a litre of that to start with. Good thing about it is that it didn't come with any soda, but just wine, juice and fruits. It did taste a little sweeter than what everyone was expecting, so we decided to go with red sangria ($24) the second time around. The red one tasted just like cough syrup. We checked and all that's there was apples and oranges, not sure what's giving off that cough syrup taste. And I'm not saying it's bad. It was actually pretty good, except that, yes, it tasted just like cough syrup. Hehe.

Cured meats and carpaccio

I almost never miss trying out a plate of carpaccio wherever I go. I probably have picked that habit up from K. Carpaccio here is served with a bed of shaved celery and two little warm ricotta pancakes ($7). They are all good, especially the pancakes. The beef is sliced right, not salty at all with a very rich meat taste. It probably didn't carry the best looks of carpaccio but fantastic otherwise.

For cured meats ($4 each) we tried bresaola, air dried highly seasoned beef, and capicola, air dried seasoned pork shoulder ham. They are decent, comes with a little dish of sauteed onions.

Features, specialties, and pizza

My Italian friends have told me that ordering a meatball dish is the best way to find out whether an Italian ristorante is any good and I have to agree with that. Spaghetti & meatball (with tomato marinara, and fresh grated parmesan $11.95) here comes with a single huge meatballs sitting right on top of a handful of spaghetti. The meatball isn't dry at all, instead, it's very soft and tender yet not fluffy. I would say it's better than those you can find in La Scala which is also in town. I ordered linguine & clams (linguine, littleneck clams, evoo, parmesan, and pancetta $14.95) for myself. I would say the clams are a little smaller than expected but the pasta was very good. Not too soft, not stuffy, cooked just right. Kerry tried the Pepperoni pizza (pepperoni, red Onion, provolone $13). He didn't say much but seems pretty happy with it, so my guess is, it's alright.

Dessert / B-day gelato

Then there came the b-day surprise! See what 6 dollars can get you here? Profiteroles (pistachio, chocolate & honey vanilla gelato, warm chocolate ganache) came with a little candle on top : ) It was absolutely fabulous! Chocolate was warm and it mixes incredibly well with the ice-cold gelato. My co-workers also picked up the bill and asked me to claim the per diem for a b-day gift LoL Thanks Kerry, Sanujit, and Dorothy.

B-Day drinks

We ended our night hitting the Elevator before heading back to the hotel. The Elevator is a very retro looking pub with stained glass all around, looking just like a renaissance church. It was actually converted into a pub from an old theater. I'll save that for another blog entry. Meanwhile, feel free to check out their website at http://www.elevatorbrewing.com/.

超人不會飛. [+]

Dublin: Jeni's Ice Cream

2010-05-31T03:23:00.025-04:00

Type: Desserts
Address: 1 W. Bridge St., Dublin, Ohio Map
Phone: (614) 792-5364
Hours: [Apr–Sep] 11am-11pm [Oct–Mar] 12pm-10pm (Sun-Thu) 11pm (Fri-Sat)
Price: ~5 USD
Tasty gauge: 9.8/10
Service rating: 9.8/10
Environment rating: 7.8/10
Website: jenisicecreams.com

Interior

Getting to know random people on the flights sometimes does bring good things. Jeni's ice cream, which was once featured on the New York Times, was brought to our attention by Lisa Marie Miller who works at the local Dispatch. Having heard how wonderful it is, me and my co-worker Dorothy decided to journey down this famous place after work last week.

Flavors that bloom

It's called flavors that bloom because Jeni's ice cream serves homemade handcrafted seasonal flavors. Jeni takes ingredients freshly found in the Ohio countryside according to the season and mixes them with responsibly-raised exotics from around the world. Jeni's ice cream are known to be less sweet and more flavorful, which both me and Dorothy has proven it true.

We ordered two studies ($4.75 USD) which consist of three tasting scoops each. The flavors we tried out were: Thai chili, Mackenzie creamery goat cheese with roasted red cherries, riesling poached pear, wildberry lavender, rhubarb rosé, mango lassi. And frankly speaking, the flavors were all so good that we had a very hard time trying to rank them. The closest conclusion we could come to was probably a 6 for mango lassi, and then 1s for all the other flavors. My personal favorite was the riesling poached pear. It really pretty much taste just like a real pear, very refreshing and cool. The first bite of the Thai chili came down with a very peanut like flavor, then the spices came around slowly. The rhubarb rosé was very interesting too, you can actually taste the rosé first and then the wine flavor came a ted later. The flavor of goat cheese in the Mackenzie creamery goat cheese with roasted red cherries absolutely stood out. It felt very different from having a bite of cheese cake in the way that it didn't feel stuffy at all. Last but not least was the wildberry lavender which flavors were once again all separated in very distinguishable layers. It almost felt like science to me, that the layers would just kick into your taste buds by a carefully timed sequence.

Sundaes and Macaroons

Other than that, Jeni's also serves sundaes and macaroons. They look big, don't they?

To summarize, Jeni's Ice Cream is definitely a must-try if you happen to be traveling around Ohio. To make things even better, Jeni's do ship out to almost all US states. Check under 'Buy Now' on their website for shipping rates.

說了再見.才發現再也見不到. [+]

雨下一整晚曲：周杰倫詞：方文山

街燈下的櫥窗　有一種落寞的溫暖

圖貼在玻璃上　畫著你的模樣

開著車漫無目的地轉彎不知要去哪個地方

涼卻的電視牆　到底有誰在看

白楊木影子被拉長　像我對你的思念總不完

原來我從未習慣　你已不在我身旁

街道的鐵門被拉上　只剩轉角霓虹燈還在閃

這城市的小巷　雨下一整晚

你撐把小紙傘　她音韻太婉轉

雨落下霧茫茫　問天涯在何方

午夜裡你深藏　偷偷偷透過窗

燭台前　我們還在想

小扇板　畫呀畫

小紙傘　遮雨也遮月光

我們開始的地方﹐你終於賣了。

方才醒覺﹐原來你真的這麼愛她。

新房子﹐新生活。

你的東西﹐我還留著。

凌晨四時﹐夢驚醒的感覺﹐沒完沒了﹐從沒離開。

思前想後﹐當天你的心走得這麼遠了﹐推你走﹐是對? 是錯? 是從來沒有選擇餘地。

愛你的人﹐了解你的眼神。每一個動作﹐每一句說話﹐是刺在骨子裡的痛。

愛要痊癒﹐是否非恨不可?

恨易執筆﹐恨情非執字。

雨下一整晚﹐如果那是唯一方法﹐我選擇不痊癒。

Sarah McLachlan - Angel
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Spend all your time waiting

For that second chance

For a break that would make it okay

There's always one reason

To feel not good enough

And it's hard at the end of the day

I need some distraction

Oh beautiful release

Memory seeps from my veins

Let me be empty

And weightless and maybe

I'll find some peace tonight

In the arms of an angel

Fly away from here

From this dark cold hotel room

And the endlessness that you fear

You are pulled from the wreckage

Of your silent reverie

You're in the arms of the angel

May you find some comfort there

You're in the arms of the angel

May you find some comfort here

So tired of the straight line

And everywhere you turn

There's vultures and thieves at your back

And the storm keeps on twisting

You keep on building the lie

That you make up for all that you lack

It don't make no difference

Escaping one last time

It's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh

This glorious sadness that brings me to my knees

Where's Waldo?

2010-05-06T10:04:00.007-04:00

Golf and Guinness

Sorry for not being able to update the blog for the past month. So where's Waldo? Waldo is buried somewhere deep in Dublin. How deep? Check that reflection of the golf course on my glass of Guinness after work. Sunshine and patio. Yeah man, now we're talking.

Brewed in Dublin, but not the same Dublin. Yet, no complains!

She's always a woman - Billy Joel. [+]

Embrujo Flamenco Tapas Restaurant

2010-03-29T19:11:00.012-04:00

Type: Tapas
Address: 97 Danforth Avenue (E. of Broadview) Map
Phone: (416) 778-0007
Hours: Open daily @ 5pm
Price: Feeling generous
Tasty gauge: 7.6(other days of the week)/10
Service rating: 7.9/10
Environment rating: 8.1/10
Website: embrujoflamenco.com
Menus: View

Drink of the day

We had one lady on the table tonight who absolutely falls for Sangria, so Sangria it is for the night. They served it in a nice little clay pot with lots of fresh apple and pear cubes with it.

To start off the meal, we ordered Chirozo con brandy ($9.95), authentic home made Spanish chorizo sausage sautéed in brandy. We also had some hummus served along with olives and bread.

Meats

The interesting thing about Embrujo Flamenco is that, some of the dishes are absolutely amazing while others are an unacceptable piece of crap for the price they are offering. The first dish you see on the left is Pato con peras ($10.95), duck confit with pears and its value truly surpasses its cost. The quality of the meat, taste, sauce, and the pear that goes with it makes it an excellent dish overall. However, when we moved on to the Puntillas en salsa de mostaza ($9.95), grilled black angus sirloin on a bed of home cut fries topped with
a light mustard sauce, and the Pechuga de pollo al Jerez ($8.95) sautéed chicken breast in Spanish sherry, they were unfortunately very disappointing. The sirloin were very 'chewy' if I have to find a word for it, and both the chicken and the sirloin carried very little taste.

Desserts

Given the disappointments, we still finished our meal with desserts. We ordered caramel custard and mango sorbet with fresh strawberries. Both of them were okay, tho' I cannot say they were overly enlightening.

To summarize, Embrujo Flamenco did carried some amazing foods, but you'll need to know which are the right ones to order, because as a matter of fact, they also served some dishes that were just not up to the value.

不倒.翁. [+]

Ohio: Tucci's Wood-Fired Bistro

2010-03-23T16:21:00.009-04:00

Type: American [Californian]
Address: 35 North High St., Dublin, Ohio Map
Phone: (614) 792-3466
Hours:
Bar: Mon-Sat: 4pm-close, Early dinner special: 4pm-close, Regular hours: Mon-Thur: 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat: 5pm-11pm, Sun: Closed
Price: Casual dining
Tasty gauge: 2.1(Mondays chef)-8.4(other days of the week)/10
Service rating: 8.5/10
Environment rating: 8.5/10
Website: tuccisbistro.com
Menus: Lunch, Dinner

Wine of the day

Tonight's pick is Lander-Jenkins 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, and for this price, I have to say it's a fantastic wine. Like it says on the web, 'Full-bodied and well-structured with flavors of ripe Bing cherry, black currant, crème brulée, firm but integrated tannins leading to a long lingering finish.' Every single word in that sentence is true. A list of all the awards this wine has received can be found here, rutherfordwine.com.

Appetizers

我們點了 Brie in Phyllo ($8), baked and wrapped in prosciutto, garnished with rosemary honey and hazelnuts 和 Beef carpaccio ($10), shaved manchego cheese, crisp capers, balsamic greens and gaufrette potatoes. Brie in Phyllo 是相當好吃﹐應該是台長吃過最好吃的。脆皮鬆化﹐芝士香而不膩。我本來只想吃一小塊﹐怕吃不下主菜。同事堅持給我切一大塊﹐說很好很好吃。唔﹐好吧﹐結果﹐真的啊﹐很好吃﹐一點滯口的感覺也沒有。再看看 Beef carpaccio﹐唔﹐很好看吧? 大概也很好吃? 哈哈﹐你被騙了。這應該是台長平生吃過最難吃的 Beef carpaccio﹐從肉質厚薄味道到醬料都是錯的。僅留的2.1分由沙拉和薄片芝士所得。那麼薄的肉可以這麼鹹﹐真的很嚇人。

主菜

主菜牛魔王台長點了 Porcini filet mignon ($25), complemented by a hearty mushroom risotto and asparagus. served with red onion marmalade and a gorgonzola and cabernet demi. 同事則點了 Chorizo crusted grouper ($23), spicy pan-fried grouper served crispy with goat cheese potato cakes, wilted baby spinach
and a tomato-scallion emulsion. 重點是﹐其實台長是第二次在這裡吃 filet mignon﹐同事也是第二次在這裡吃 grouper. 第一次﹐星期四晚上﹐什麼都很好吃﹐色香味俱全。之後再來﹐星期三晚上﹐也很好吃﹐色香味俱全。話傳開了﹐就大家都很喜歡來﹐畢竟上路就是要找飯吃。今天晚上﹐我們卻是第一次星期一來﹐因為本來想要去的另外兩間餐店都關門。一行六人﹐大家都很詫異地感到很難吃。細問之下﹐原來是 Monday chef。Service 也沒平日的好。唔。。。Dublin 星期一原來真的是死城﹐找飯吃也難。

讓. [+]

Ohio: j.liu restaurant & bar

2010-03-16T15:02:00.019-04:00

Type: [Fusion] Italian, American, Chinese, Thai
Address: 50 W. Bridge Street, Dublin, Ohio Map
Phone: (614) 718-1818
Hours: Mon-Thu, Sun 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-110pm, happy hour Mon-Fri 4pm-7pm ($1 off all drinks and appetizers in the bar), Sunday brunch, every Sun 11am-2pm
Price: Casual dining
Tasty gauge: 8.4/10
Service rating: 8.5/10
Environment rating: 8.4/10
Website: jliurestaurant.com

奇怪的 fusion 餐廳

j.liu 的 menu 劈頭有三大個 section, American, Asian Fare, Italian. 台長禁不住轉頭問身邊的同事, 'Hm, so is that one chef or three chefs?'

Soups and appetizers

同事點了 lobster bisque 和 calamari﹐ 還可以啦。來 j.liu 必吃的反而是沾麵包的 bread dip﹐ olive oil mixed with sun-dried tomatoes and seven spices, it's surprisingly delicious. 可以外買﹐ 15$ 一瓶。

Filet Oscar

台長是晚點了 Filet Oscar﹐ 100% natural center cut accompanied by balsamic-grilled asparagus, Asiago potato cakes and veal demi-glaze. 台長要一貫的 show me the pan﹐生熟度很滿意﹐証明他們的肉夠新鮮。肉質很好﹐蟹肉忌廉干邑醬汁稍稍有點鹹﹐有蟹味卻但不算很香。不算是做得頂好的 Filet Oscar﹐但可以接受﹐算中上貨。

If your plate is screwed, that's your problem, don't touch mine. [+]

有貨到: 紅蟳 @ Warden T&T [大統華]

2010-03-13T15:34:00.009-05:00

Type: Home kitchen 鵪鶉煮飯

如果你鐘意食蟹又識煮飯﹐o甘你就有口福喇﹐因為 Warden T&T o黎o左一箱紅蟳! $13.99/lb.

紅蟳到底係乜東東? 紅蟳是梭子蟹科中體型最大、成長最快的一種。特點是羔多味濃﹐肉質鮮美﹐尤其係有身孕的紅蟳，屬於珍貴的特級海鮮。

有這麼一類人. [+]

Ematei 繪馬亭

2010-03-03T16:29:00.010-05:00

Ematei 繪馬亭
Type: Japanese
Address: 30 St. Patrick Street (N. of Queen Street W.) Map
Phone: (416) 340-0472
Hours: 11:45am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm weekdays, 5:30pm-10:30pm Saturdays, 5:30pm-10pm Sundays
Payment: Cash, debit, credit
Price: Between casual dining and feeling generous [$4-$8.5/dish, usually about $20-30/person]
Tasty gauge: 7.6/10
Service rating: 8.6/10
Environment rating: 8.2/10 [至少唔洗排隊]

餐店內觀

想食Izakaya又唔想排隊﹐台長會去Ematei。繪馬亭算不上是一間居酒屋﹐但就有細細碟o既居酒屋小食叫。如果你唔想貴﹐亦可以叫泡飯壽司一樣食得飽。Ematei店內寬敞﹐想多一點私人空間的話還有三間日式房間可以訂﹐是要脫鞋子的那一種。不過倒要留意Ematei環境不算寧靜﹐下班人士都愛來喝酒傾談﹐輕輕鬆鬆﹐高談闊論。

前菜﹑清酒

說繪馬亭不是居酒屋﹐皆因繪馬亭酒品種類不多﹐台長也只是點了簡單的暖清酒。來繪馬亭﹐侍應會先送上蘿蔔絲前菜﹐冷冷的﹐味道不錯。

素菜類

台長吃飯都愛先來素菜。這晚點了冷豆腐﹐燒蘆筍($5.5)和燒王子菇($7)。繪馬亭的燒物牛油味很重﹐很香口﹐喜不喜歡是見人見致。台長不怕油膩﹐就很愛吃﹐朋友則有點怕牛油太重不健康。

串燒($1.5 each)

來繪馬亭絕對少不了吃串燒。燒雞皮﹐雞腎都難得好吃。味道可選燒汁和鹽燒。

牛肉tataki($9.5)﹑甜蝦壽司($6.5)﹑辣三文魚卷物($6)

圖中可見﹐這兒的tataki...很怪。厚厚的﹐邊是熟透﹐卻沒半點燒過的痕跡﹐也沒調味﹐就只給你一點醬料﹐實在不知道怎樣形容這樣的tataki。朋友吃了一塊便放棄了。台長把它吃光了﹐卻不算慶高采烈。好了﹐我想大家明白了。

汁煮墨魚 taco nikomi ($5.50)﹑燒魚塊

Taco nikomi 是來繪馬亭必吃之物﹐只要你不怕辣。很香很香的甜辣汁底﹐混著濃濃的魷魚和蘿蔔汁﹐加進了蒟蒻小塊﹐好吃程度足有9.5分﹐是下酒佳物!

三文魚子泡飯 Ikura cha($7.5)

繪馬亭是少數提供三文魚子泡飯的日式食店﹐而且價錢一點也不貴。

甜品

繪馬亭的甜品選擇不多﹐這個算是麻糬餅的物體﹐不好看也不好吃。甜品﹐還是別處尋吧。

Back on the road. [+]

黑芝麻雪糕@豐泰超市

2010-02-23T04:29:00.004-05:00

Type: Desserts 食甜o野

找到了黑芝麻雪糕@豐泰超市[5.99cdn]

Address: 5221 Highway 7 E. (S. of Highway 7 on McCowan W. side) Map
Phone: (647) 986-8555

Hime 黑芝麻雪糕[1L]﹐豐泰超市有售﹐$5.99cdn。台長買了一桶回來試﹐試完再向各位匯報。順道也看到了保力安芝麻雪糕[1.65L]﹐$12.99cdn。

3D蛋糕 @ The Violet Cake Shop

2010-02-21T18:14:00.010-05:00

Type: Desserts 食甜o野

蛋糕大家就食得多喇﹐今次同大家介紹下 The Violet Cake Shop 的立體蛋糕。

Address: Located in Markham, pickup in Markham or Mississauga, delivery can be arranged at a minimal charge
E-mail: thevioletcakeshop@yahoo.com
Website: thevioletcakeshop.webs.com
Facebook: The Violet Cake Shop

愛車的朋友生日﹐女朋友為他訂了超靚的生日蛋糕。

車子是平放在灰色的大底板上的﹐師傅用四塊藏在輪胎背後的小木頭架起鋁紙盤﹐然後將車身蛋糕放在上面。車牌上寫了朋友的名字﹐車頭蓋部份微微突起﹐像極了真車的線條。車身線條齊備不特止﹐連車身手柄﹐細緻如倒後鏡也有上色! 車尾部份細節如車子型號﹐死氣喉﹐車尾燈也交足功課﹐嘆為觀止。

雖然好唔捨得﹐但係最後都係決定切開黎食。於是朋友把Z4變成開蓬版。

而這些餅﹐就通常也好看不好吃。驚喜地﹐這個餅還算相當好吃﹐沒一般餅的鬆軟﹐但帶有很香的奶和蛋味。

順道送多個大統華搞笑餅比大家。係咪一樣甘搞o野呢? 不過呢個就平好多。在 Steeles/Warden T&T 有售。

虛竹. [+]

多啦A夢運動競賽篇@Times Square南園

2010-02-19T00:18:00.014-05:00

Type: Toys 邊食邊玩

多啦A夢運動競賽篇扭蛋在 Times Square 南園餐廳登場! [$2 each]

Address: Unit A7-8, 550 Highway 7 E. (W. of Leslie) Map
Phone: (905) 709-1628
Website: 哆啦A夢運動競賽篇@wikia

台長順道祝各位新年快樂。在一間港式茶餐廳內有這樣熱鬧的開年舞獅場面﹐大概只有在多倫多這個唐不唐番不番的地方才能看到。

隱. [+]

愛情的恐怖﹐在於它本體上腫瘤性的特質。

是肚子裡止不了那隱隱作痛﹐無時無刻不斷地在跟你嘗試正常生活所下的努力抗衡。

偶而動個手術把死壞的細胞割除﹐讓你好好睡個安穩兩天﹐精神還沒收復﹐它就又要長回來。

然後明知道它分分秒秒在無聲無息之間慢性吸蝕你每天用來維持生命所需的營養﹐卻無能為力﹐無法防守﹐只能讓它任意侵略。

旁人也無法能夠明白你這個修補不了的缺口﹐原委何在。

再者周遭也認定腫瘤科病人都一定是他們飲食或是生活上的什麼習慣不好或不平衡所致。

直至有天他們自己也無緣無故長了腫瘤﹐才能共鳴你的無助和委屈。

有些人簡單認為﹐缺口﹐只是一種執著。

我說﹐人執著是因為經歷過不一樣的感覺﹐而這感覺﹐不是每一個人都有機會經歷或遇上。

所以他們也用不上執著。

感覺的定義﹐就是與事物本質上的好與壞毫無關係的情感﹐而你也無法預知這微妙而不受控的化學作用到底潛在著什麼程度的威力。

因為前人甚至自己也無法提供沒有原料差異的實驗結果供你參考。

我一生忘記過的人很多﹐知道用不上執著的時候﹐走回來很容易。

其他時候﹐就只好承認戰敗在不幸地遇上了沒有抓得緊的罕有機遇。

沒有抓得緊的難得機遇﹐就只能淪為咒詛。

K﹐我什麼時候會不再想你﹐睡得安穩。

時間﹐你別催。

當愛已成往事

曲/詞：李宗盛　編：Jenny Chin/Mac Chew

往事不要再提　人生已多風雨

縱然記憶抹不去　愛與恨都還在心裡

真的要斷了過去　讓明天好好繼續

你就不要再苦苦追問我的消息

愛情它是個難題　讓人目眩神迷

忘了痛或許可以　忘了你卻太不容易

你不曾真的離去　你始終在我心裡

我對你仍有愛意　我對自己無能為力

因為我仍有夢　依然將你放在我心中

總是容易被往事打動　總是為了你心痛

別流連歲月中　我無意的柔情萬種

不要問我是否再相逢　不要管我是否言不由衷

為何你不懂　[別說我不懂]

只要有愛就有痛

有一天你會知道　人生沒有我並不會不同　[沒有你會不同]

人生已經太匆匆

我好害怕總是淚眼朦朧

忘了我就沒有痛　[忘了你也沒有用]

將往事留在風中

十五年前後﹐從胖白常笑的李宗盛到今天黑實沉著的他﹐誰人能說﹐找不緊的機遇不叫人心酸。

Novecento @ Corso Italia

2010-02-16T03:48:00.009-05:00

Novecento
Type: Desserts, Drinks, Italian
Address: 1228 St. Clair Ave W (W of Dufferin St.) Map
Phone: (416) 654-9900
Hours: 7am to 2am daily
Payment: Cash, debit, credit
Price: Casual desserts [gelato scoop $4.5, coffee $2.5-4.5]
Tasty gauge: 8.7/10
Service rating: 9.1/10
Environment rating: 8.4/10
Website: novecentocaffe.com

餐室內觀

Novecento 環境寬敞﹐有木椅子的四人方桌﹐也有藤椅子的多人圓桌﹐相當舒適。

甜品

這裡最有名的是西餅和意式 gelati. 這晚朋友點了 hazenut 和 raffaello gelati with affogato (topped with a shot of hot espresso and a shot of amaretto)﹐ 而台長則因先前吃得太飽的關係點了小喝 sgroppino (lemon gelato, premium vodka with chilled prosecco). Sgroppino 喝起來有點像刨冰﹐涼快好喝﹐也不太甜。

咖啡

那當然﹐來到這裡﹐少不了要嘗嘗這裡的咖啡。圖中所見是 Americano 和 macchiato.

轉捩點. [+]

Gama-go Badge Bombs

2010-02-14T23:59:00.001-05:00

Type: Toys 邊食邊玩

Gama-go Badge Bombs has arrived at Silver Snail Comics! ($1.25 each)

Address: 367 Queen Street W. (E. of Spadina) Map
Phone: (416) 593-0889
Website: www.silversnail.com
Store hours: Mon.-Tue.: 10am-6pm, Wed.-Fri.: 10am-6pm, Sat.: 10am-7pm, Sun.: 12pm-6pm

They only have one box, grab them while they are still available, neither gama-go nor badge bombs ships to Canada!

而台長﹐當然已經好開心o甘掛o左新玩具上包包啦! ^_^

v. [+]

給自己的歌 - 李宗盛

2010-02-10T00:01:00.002-05:00

Type: Reads 邊食邊讀

想得卻不可得你奈人生何

該捨的捨不得只顧著跟往事瞎扯

等你發現時間是賊了它早已偷光你的選擇

愛戀不過是一場高燒 思念是緊跟著的好不了的咳

是不能原諒卻無法阻擋

恨意在夜裡翻牆

是空空蕩蕩卻嗡嗡作響

誰在你心裡放冷槍

舊愛的誓言像極了一個巴掌

每當你記起一句就挨一個耳光

然後好幾年都聞不得問不得女人香

往事並不如煙是的

在愛裡念舊也不算美德

可惜戀愛不像寫歌 再認真也成不了風格

我問你見過思念放過誰呢不管你是累犯或是從無前科

我認識的只有那合久的分了沒見過分久的合

歲月你別催該來的我不推

該還的還該給的我給

歲月你別催走遠的我不追

我不過是想弄清原委

誰能告訴我這是什麼呢

她的愛在心裡埋葬了抹平了幾年了仍有餘威

情愛裡無智者

在你的世界裡沒有思念. 159.

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Guu Izakaya 居酒屋

2010-02-09T01:38:00.015-05:00

Guu Izakaya 居酒屋
Type: Japanese
Address: 398 Church St. (N of Gerrard St. E.) Map
Phone: (416) 977-0999
Website: guu-izakaya.com
Hours: 5pm-12am daily Menu
Payment: Cash, debit, credit
Price: Between casual dining and feeling generous [$4-$8.5/dish, usually about $20-30/person]
Tasty gauge: 7.9/10
Service rating: 8.0/10 [o野食o黎得有D慢﹐但係收碟都幾密]
Environment rating: 7.9/10 [舒適﹐嘈得o黎都幾好氣氛o既]
Note: 請勁早去或者預留時間排長龍。冬天有暖爐﹐但都係變雪條﹐台長排左個半鐘!

餐店內觀

Guu 地方雖小﹐桌子長長也密密麻麻的坐滿了人﹐但佈置還算氣氛不俗的。除了長桌子﹐廚房前面也有吧座﹐旁邊也有大概六﹑七張二人小桌。

點菜程序

點菜牌是一張雙面一格格過了膠的物體﹐每一個獨立格內都印有日文字﹐英文譯音名﹐英文菜式簡介﹐和價錢。基本上運作原理跟手指日本差不多。你指指點點幾下﹐禮成﹐好快就有o野食。

順帶一提﹐既是居酒屋﹐點菜牌上的酒品選擇是相當充裕的﹐雖然是晚台長跟朋友只是點了例牌悶餅的月桂冠熱sake($8)暖暖胃。

廚房任睇

日本餐店大多都有任睇唔嬲的廚房﹐居酒屋也不例外。圖中所見是吧桌前的廚房﹐師傅分別在煮湯烏冬麵和炒烏冬麵。

魚生小吃

魚生篇我們點了sweet shrimp sashimi from Vancouver($6.8), sweet soy sauce marinated B.C. Tona. with a hint of wasabi ($5.5), 和 hotate carpaccio scallop sashimi from Hokkaido with wasabi dressing ($6.8). 這三個之中最好吃的是 sweet soy sauce marinated B.C. Tona. with a hint of wasabi﹐好吃在醬汁很配合的把魚的鮮味帶出來了﹐而且醬汁的濃度剛好跟魚生的口感一致。坐在我們旁邊的兩位食客還點完一盤再追加一盤。他們之中其中一位指明我必需在這篇blog中提及她﹐因為是她推介我們吃這個的。Hi! I didn't forget about you, but I forgot to jot your name down the other night, it was nice meeting you two!

納豆三文

跟著叫來的是納豆三文﹐ salmon natto yukke ($8.3)﹐ chopped salmon sashimi with seven friends (natto, shibazuke, takuan, wonton chips, garlic chips, green onion and raw egg yolk). 這個是配 nori 海藻吃的。侍應會把還未拌弄的盤子那來﹐然後在你面前拌好﹐你再用調羹把拌好的三文刺身放在海藻上包好進食。這是朋友點的﹐不錯的選擇啊! 納豆黏黏的﹐口感很豐富﹐醬汁也蓋過了納豆的酵味﹐好吃。

涼拌海哲﹑湯烏冬

完結冷吃之前最後還有 kurage ($4.2), marinated jellyfish and vermicelli. 這個就﹐還可以啦﹐不算太特出。湯烏冬以每餸 $1.5 來計算﹐我們點了蛋﹐蘿蔔﹐和筍便盛惠 $4.5. 但是Guu的分數停留在7.9的關鍵。這裡的蛋是第一處失分點。莫說評不評這個溫泉蛋烹調技術好不好﹐這個湯烏冬的蛋切開來心全熟實在是無法接受的。褒熟蛋? 真係整咩呀。再者﹐相片中能清楚看到﹐滷水不滷水但反正就是蛋白還全白的蛋台長實在不太清楚到底他們是想煮給我們什麼蛋。。。總之。。。唔﹐隻蛋捧o左蛋喇今次。雖然﹐烏冬本身其實是還可以的。滑﹐有咬感。

肉類

食肉獸當然少不了吃肉。我們點了 gyu carpaccio ($6.8) lightly seared marbled beef sashimi with wasabi mayo﹐ Karaage ($5.8) deep fried soy sauce marinated chicken served with garlic mayo﹐和 gyutangue ($6.3) grilled beef tongue with salt. 三個當中台長最愛生牛肉﹐雖然台長並不排除這可能是個人偏好。其他兩個只屬一般﹐不壞﹐不好﹐是食物。

燒物

燒物篇也為Guu保住了這個7.9. 當中 kakimayo ($6.8) grilled oysters with spinach, garlic mayo and cheese on the top 做得相當不錯。其次點了 ikamaru ($6.3) grilled whole surume squid with shichimi pepper and garlic mayo 原隻燒魷魚和 kinoko cheese bibimbap($8.3) rice, garlic sauteed mushrooms and cheese with seaweed sauce. 兩個都不俗﹐芝士飯好香﹐亦唔太滯口。

餅類

台長不嬲唔係太'好'麵粉﹐但係點都要炸o下餅o既。餅類我們點了 kabocha korokke ($4.5) deep fried kabocha pumpkin croquette with a boiled egg inside﹐ 和 okonomiyaki ($6.5) deep fried Japanese style pancake with tonkatsu sauce and mustard mayo. 這裡﹐隻蛋再次失分。失分原因基本上大同小異。雖然台長讀過多個網站都對 kabocha korokke 極力推介﹐但台長確實稍嫌蛋身太乾﹐難以入口。 Okonomiyaki 反而比較中規中矩﹐不算出眾﹐屬合格之作。

餐後甜點

終於都食到甜品喇! 甜品我們點了 banana tempura ($5.8) deep fried banana tempura with sesame ice cream dressed with chocolate and mango sauce 和是晚廚師推介 yuzu cheese cake ($4.5) 柚子芝士蛋糕。芝麻雪糕味道算偏淡﹐不甜﹐也不太濃。台長較喜歡濃一點芝麻味道的。柚子芝士蛋糕反而意外地好吃﹐但好像不是天天有售。喜歡的朋友有沒有機會嘗到這個﹐要看彩數了。最後﹐埋單時﹐Guu會送上冰葡萄。

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同自家人去自家人

2010-01-30T04:28:00.010-05:00

自家人上海食府
Type: Chinese, Shanghai
Address: Unit 98-99, Bldg C, 505 Hwy7 E, Thornhill (Commerce Gate @ Hwy 7 & Leslie) Map
Phone: (905) 370-6868
Hours: Mon-Thu [11am-11pm], Fri[11am-1am], Sat[10:30am-10pm], Sun[10:30am-11pm]
Payment: Cash, debit, credit
Price: Casual Dinning [$12-18/person excluding drinks]
Tasty gauge: 8.3/10
Service rating: 8.3/10 [小心﹐老闆好鐘意打牙較]
Environment rating: 8.0/10 [光猛﹐寬敞]
Coupon: 午餐滿$20﹐ 晚餐滿$28送上海小籠包

餐店內觀

蘿蔔絲酥餅﹑馬蘭豆拌香豆乾

那天跟朋友相聚﹐剛好當中有上海人﹐台長便順道吃上海菜﹐好趁機學學上海菜餚的點滴。先來的是蘿蔔絲酥餅皮小吃。相比其他食店﹐自家人的蘿蔔絲酥餅皮很鬆脆﹐圓圓一團的﹐很可愛。切開酥餅﹐裡面的蘿蔔絲很多﹐也切得很幼細﹐很重蘿蔔味﹐好吃! 至於馬蘭豆拌香豆乾﹐比較起來味道則比較淡﹐醬油跟菜和豆乾的比例也不大對勁。雖然刀法還是不俗﹐口感很好﹐但調味和弄拌醬油的遜色﹐不竟是要扣分。很難得看到多倫多能點到這道菜﹐可能是台長期望過高﹐難免有點失望。

老浦東紅燒肉﹑肉鬆蔥香酥餅

喜不喜歡這裡的老浦東紅燒肉﹐大概真的要看你有多自家人。剛上菜的時候﹐台長本來是覺得還可以的﹐再細問同來的自家人朋友﹐才明白到有什麼問題。原來上海人做伴菜的蛋﹐都會把蛋跟肉一起煮﹐令蛋能沾上肉汁﹐然後才再把熟了的蛋放進鍋內把外皮炸脆。這裡的蛋﹐脆皮是對了﹐卻欠缺了肉汁﹐沒有肉香。吃起來就好像跟紅燒肉欠缺了一種關係﹐像‘咖哩啡’多於是同一盤菜的一部份﹐感覺很怪。其次醬汁也太鹹太濃﹐肉質也不夠鬆化。至於肉鬆蔥香酥餅﹐肉鬆是可以的﹐但名字是香酥餅﹐餅卻沒有香酥﹐是脆芝麻炸皮。

上海小籠包﹑上海生煎飽

只要你吃滿28元﹐憑coupon來到自家人﹐都會送上海小籠包。無論是上海小籠包或是上海生煎飽﹐都可以用皮薄餡靚來形容。尤其是上海生煎飽﹐皮不厚卻也不散﹐肉汁剛好滲透了皮的一半﹐滲到中心。由於包子皮麵粉的柔軟度剛好﹐所以滲滿了肉汁後外皮竟然還是乾爽的﹐一點也沒有影響到煎過的油香。好吃!

上海雜錦砂鍋湯

砂鍋湯未來﹐先來的是火爐。台長覺得這個火爐很有古典味道﹐特別拍下來跟大家分享。冬季來一個砂鍋湯﹐本身就已經是一絕。這個砂鍋湯﹐更再加送兩個二絕。一是先煙熏過的雞﹐有肉的嫩﹑雞鮮的美﹑更有煙熏的香口。另一絕則是蛋餃﹐是名正言順的上海地道菜。一般餐店都只會上餃子﹐但在這個湯鍋內找到蛋餃﹐實在是一個驚喜。

高力芝麻

其實已經吃得很飽﹐很喜歡打牙較的老闆卻走過來用純正上海話問﹐‘吃不吃高力芝麻?’ 台長也用純正廣東話答﹐‘食唔落啦!’ 怎料老闆竟然話﹐‘車﹐好細細丁屎四粒之嘛!’ o甘我又話﹐‘係咪真架?’ ‘梗係啦’ ‘好啦﹐好啦。。。’ 如此﹐我們便點了高力芝麻。

搞錯﹐成個拳頭o甘大。

其實﹐這個高力芝麻雖然好大粒﹐但真係好好食的。蛋白打得很好﹐很鬆﹐外皮也炸得很好。難得高力芝麻在多倫多不容易找到﹐大半都只賣高力豆沙。

我全都相信. [+]

饅頭夾蛋

2010-01-25T01:20:00.009-05:00

Type: 鵪鶉煮飯 Home Kitchen

材料: 饅頭﹑蛋

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