December Restaurant & Event Catch Up

There have been so many food events and happenings around town in the last few months that I  have many, many photos to edit and stories to write  that continue to pile up (I really need an intern).

And despite having a few weeks where I did nothing but sit and eat and then go somewhere else to sit and eat (often twice in a day), I can’t wait to tell you about my  recent molecular meals and food gazing in Montreal and the Taste Ontario dinner hosted by Alexa Clark and prepared by the lovely Matt Kantor (pictured above, taken that evening).  Those are coming. In the meantime,  I want to catch you up on some food things I thought might be of interest:

- Davos on the Danforth opened. It’s crazy big (licensed for 245 people with 35-ft ceilings)Their Piri Piri Chicken is crazy spicy (just the way I like it) and their handmade sausages are great.

- Since molecular gastronomy has gained popularity in the last couple of years, you’ve probably heard of Chef Ferran Adrià’s restuarant El Bulli. The movie El Bulli: Cooking in Progress takes you through step-by-step how the food is created and gives you a glimpse into the life of this very unique and somewhat peculiar, yet fascinating restaurant. See what I mean by watching clips from the film.

- Brassaii recently launched a new menu. I love the space (what a great loft it would be!) and the handcrafted cocktails.

- People often ask me what restaurants I’ve been to lately. There are two ways to keep up-to-date with my restaurant life: 1. Pick up the Metro every Tuesday to read my lunch review or read it online. 2. For other  places, I keep a list here on this site. It’s on the sidebar on the right under “I Just Ate Here.” I really did and I’m happy to tell you about it any time.

- There is so much more – the new Loblaws has caused a frenzy in the city (how nice that people are excited about grocery shopping and how lucky for us to have so many options for ingredients), my list of new restaurants to cover in 2012 required me to get a new notebook to list them all and I’ll be introducing you to new chefs and food folks in the new few months. Stay tuned. In fact, subscribe to One More Bite on your left and make it easy to stay on top of it all.

Coming tomorrow -  my Taste Ontario adventure with Alexa Clark and Matt Kantor.