Inatei Japenese Cuisine 稻亭日本料理 (Revisit)

Inatei Japanese Cuisine 稻亭日本料理
Date: November 26, 2009 (Thursday)
Address: 9021 Leslie Street, Unit 7 & 8, Richmond Hill (Hwy 7 & Leslie)
Phone: (905) 881-9500

had lunch here with relatives from HK.. seems like Jap food is fresher here than in HK.. (Inatei becomes one of my fav. jap restaurants to go nowadays..)

(left) Salmon Sashimi ~$5.25 per order
(right) Spicy Salmon Handroll $3.99

Hobo (sashimi + soup) $46
..dunno what kind of fish it was so i did some research online..
it said Hobo is 魴鯡 Gurnard.. & it's a seasonal fish.. Hobo will usually be served in the weaning ceremony 「箸初め」(Hashizome) in Japan.. it has a very light flavor.. but the fish soup was great..


Grilled Salmon Belly $5.99

Hamachi Kama $13.99

Vegetable Tempura $4.99

鍋仔烏冬 Udon $10.99

Desserts

..the waiter brought many different ones for us to choose from..

a variety of tofu mousse, & custard.. i liked the coffee flavor one most..

another very satisfying meal..

Le Sélect Bistro (Revisit)

Le Sélect Bistro
Date: November 20, 2009 (Friday)
Address: 432 Wellington Street West, Toronto (West of Spadina)
Phone: (416) 596-6405
Open daily

bringing M&D to try this restaurant.. it's not as impressive as the 1st time.. yet the food was still ok..

Duo de Gravlax et de Tartare $11.95
..salmon Tartare & Gravlax with frisée

& my fav.. Terrine de Foie Gras $18
..we had 2 orders as D wanted one on his own.. haha!

Oops! can't remember what this is.. hmm.. i guess this is Lamb Neck..

Confit de Canard
..duck legs confit with crispy skin, served with green beans & potatoes au gratin
One leg: $18.95 / Two legs: $25.95

LG had the Menu Prix Fixe for $35, which includes Soup, Steak frites (5 oz tender bavette cut) & dessert Mousse au chocolate..

desserts..

Cupcakes!

the Cupcake towel we ordered for my cousin's wedding!!!
it's Beach/Caribbean theme!


we had a cupcake bridal shower for my cousin too!
it's Shopaholic theme! these cupcakes were in Ferrero Rocher & Pina Colada flavor..

thx CC for making this wonderful pina colada punch that goes very well with the cupcakes!!

the baker, Catherine, showing us how to make Dark Chocolate Cupcakes..

the recipe & the colorings..

we r given 2 cupcakes for decorating.. one is Coconut flavor & one is vanilla flavor..

& we made the Fondant into different colors..

we r so creative... Sony TV, Beatles with traffic light, handbag, doggies, etc..!!

it was sooooo much fun!!

details re the baker..
she did all kind of cupcakes with many different flavors!!

Sugar Baking

(647) 669-9754

catherine@sugar-baking.com

Mikado Authentic Japanese Cuisine

Mikado Authentic Japanese Cuisine (renamed to Nikada & now AYCE)
Date: October 31, 2009 (Saturday)
Address: 1883 McNicoll Avenue, Scarborough (Steeles & Kennedy)
Phone: (416) 754-8838

it was Halloween & we didn't wanna stay home for the night.. so we decided to go try a new restaurant..

Miso Soup & Uni Handrolls $4.95 each

Kamikaze Cocktail $6.95
..it's Hot Spicy Tuna..

Salmon Sashimi (Atlantic Salmon) 12 pcs $16.95

Hotate Sushi $2.75 each

Screwdriver Maki $12.95
..with Hamachi, Cucumber, Ika, Tobiko & Avocado..
..this one tasted very good! all the ingredients r what i like..


the food was very fresh.. & some of them were very special (like the Screwdriver Maki)..
we've got a coupon from a magazine & so we have 15% off, which made it soooo worth it!!
(Total is $49.25 incl. tax)

Kenzo Ramen

Kenzo Ramen
Date: October 23, 2009 (Friday)
Address: 6180 Yonge Street, Toronto (Steeles & Yonge)

the ramen here is always big in size.. & very rich in ingredients..

The King of the Kings Ramen
..Hot Netsu ramen with five toppings

Netsu Ramen
..Hot Sapporo-style Ramen with meat & vegetable

Tacoyaki 章魚丸

Linda

Linda
Date: October 22, 2009 (Thursday)
Address: 11 Karl Fraser Road, Toronto (Don Mills & Lawrence)
Phone: (416) 642-3866

celebrating LG's birthday at lunch.. we went to Linda at the new plaza on Don Mills.. service was excellent.. as we were served by our friend, who is a waiter there.. hee hee..

we ordered 2 set lunch.. mine was the Green Curry Chicken..
..i like the curry.. not too spicy.. very good to eat with rice or bread..

LG had the beef dish.. (forgot the name..)

it's in heart shape..

we enjoyed the lunch very much even though the food was a bit pricey..