After a long-ish flight, and a drive from Calgary to Canmore, plus a time difference. I needed some coffee. And as always, I try and avoid Starbucks unless I have no other choice. So I'm super glad I found Rave Coffee. Finding Rave was a bit difficult. It's tucked in a corner of a small plaza. If you weren't looking for them, you really wouldn't know they exist.
Rave not only makes coffee, they also roast their own beans. Kinda surprised to find that in a small town like Canmore. But glad that they do do it! I ordered a latte and a flat white. It was nice and smooth, but I found my latte a bit weak, drowned out by the milk. The hubby's flat white was better, probably because there was less milk. And because I was tired and in a rush, I forgot to take a picture.
Side note, milk in Alberta doesn't taste very good. Not rich and creamy at all. Of course, I bought only regular milk, didn't try the organic milk. Not sure if that makes a difference, but I find organic milk usually tastes a bit better.
Rave Coffee
113-703 Bow Valley Trail
Canmore, AB
T1W 2H4
Phone: (403) 675-7777
Hours: Monday - Sunday 800a - 600p
https://ravecoffee.ca
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
The Green Wood
I'm not that familiar to the south east end of toronto, or more specifically the Leslieville/Beaches area. I honestly don't remember how I stumbled across the Green Wood. But I was so glad I did. We went for a very late brunch, technically it could have been considered a late lunch if anything. Surprisingly, even though it was so late, the restaurant was full, no lineup but full. We got the last table that was available. But there was still bar seating.
We ordered, a fried chicken sandwich with fries, and the classic shakshuka. The fried chicken sandwich of course was the hubby's order. The chicken had a crispy outside and juicy inside, topped with a lightly dressed creamy coleslaw, all sitting on a brioche type bun. I found the bun to be a bit too light to hold up to such a dense filling, but taste wise it worked. Fries were great, thicker cut than normal, but not thick to the point of it being wedges. House made ketchup had a slightly smokey flavour, not too sweet like store bought ketchup can be. The shakshuka, my new favourite brunch dish. It was so good (although I don't really have other comparisons), that I attempted to make it at home for dinner the same week. Of course, mine didn't match up quite as well. I loved the tanginess of the tomatoes, the softly cooked eggs, and the homemade bread (honey oat I think) that was served alongside.
Too bad the Green Wood is so far from home, otherwise, I would be eating here way more often. I love how their restaurant uses all local ingredients and chooses sustainable food items. If you would like to see what they get their ingredients from, check them out on their webpage.
The Green Wood
1402 Queen St E.,
Toronto, ON
M4L 1C9
Phone: (416) 778-4343
Hours: Monday - Sunday 900a - 400p
http://eatgreenwood.com
We ordered, a fried chicken sandwich with fries, and the classic shakshuka. The fried chicken sandwich of course was the hubby's order. The chicken had a crispy outside and juicy inside, topped with a lightly dressed creamy coleslaw, all sitting on a brioche type bun. I found the bun to be a bit too light to hold up to such a dense filling, but taste wise it worked. Fries were great, thicker cut than normal, but not thick to the point of it being wedges. House made ketchup had a slightly smokey flavour, not too sweet like store bought ketchup can be. The shakshuka, my new favourite brunch dish. It was so good (although I don't really have other comparisons), that I attempted to make it at home for dinner the same week. Of course, mine didn't match up quite as well. I loved the tanginess of the tomatoes, the softly cooked eggs, and the homemade bread (honey oat I think) that was served alongside.
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| Fried Chicken Sandwich |
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| Classic Shakshuka |
Too bad the Green Wood is so far from home, otherwise, I would be eating here way more often. I love how their restaurant uses all local ingredients and chooses sustainable food items. If you would like to see what they get their ingredients from, check them out on their webpage.
The Green Wood
1402 Queen St E.,
Toronto, ON
M4L 1C9
Phone: (416) 778-4343
Hours: Monday - Sunday 900a - 400p
http://eatgreenwood.com
Friday, October 27, 2017
Afternoon on the Danforth: Souv Like & La Diperie
We decided to go grab a bite to eat on the Danforth one weekend, happened to be on of the hottest days EVER. And yes, I'm catching up on my blogging, so this is a late post. Life happens right?
Souv Like
I read that Souvlike has great authentic Greek gyros, at a good price, means I must go since theres one, no good Greek places uptown, and two good price!!! When I got there, I was kinda surprised, it was a tiny place right across from Pape station. My friend who used to frequent that location, said she's never even noticed it before but its been there a while. We ordered a pork gyro and a chicken gyro. Finally a place that puts french fries in the gyros, just like in Greece! The gyro meats were seasoned well, and huge portions stuffed into that fresh fluffy pita bread. I could eat this stuff for days! This is the kind of place I like, a hole in the wall that makes AMAZING food. No need for fancy restaurants for me...... well most of the time at least.
Souv Like
708 Pape Avenue,
Toronto, ON M4K 3S7
Phone: (647) 349-9420
Hours: Monday - Thursday 1100a - 100a
Friday - Saturday 1100a - 500a
Sunday 1100a - 100a
https://www.facebook.com/Souv-Like-745197328869469/
La Diperie
It's the freaking hottest day of the year, or at least it seems so to me. So what do we need? Cold cold ice cream. Noticed this Montreal chain (from some place on the internet, most likely BlogTO or Yelp or something), and figured no better day to try it. La Diperie does dipped soft serve cones. They have a large variety of flavours for you to choose from, from regular milk chocolate to lavender dip. I played it safe and went with a milk chocolate dip. I was feeling boring that day. I'm not sure if it was because it was hot, but my cone just didn't look so good. The chocolate seemed not to solidify/stick to the cone. Worth the money? Definitely not. The cone was small, so not worth it portion wise, think $1 Ikea cone size.
La Diperie
372 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, ON M4K 1P1
Phone: 416-901-7130
Hours: Not sure of the hours, no hours on their website, and Yelp and Google show different times
https://www.ladiperie.com
Souv Like
I read that Souvlike has great authentic Greek gyros, at a good price, means I must go since theres one, no good Greek places uptown, and two good price!!! When I got there, I was kinda surprised, it was a tiny place right across from Pape station. My friend who used to frequent that location, said she's never even noticed it before but its been there a while. We ordered a pork gyro and a chicken gyro. Finally a place that puts french fries in the gyros, just like in Greece! The gyro meats were seasoned well, and huge portions stuffed into that fresh fluffy pita bread. I could eat this stuff for days! This is the kind of place I like, a hole in the wall that makes AMAZING food. No need for fancy restaurants for me...... well most of the time at least.
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| Pork and Chicken Gyros |
Souv Like
708 Pape Avenue,
Toronto, ON M4K 3S7
Phone: (647) 349-9420
Hours: Monday - Thursday 1100a - 100a
Friday - Saturday 1100a - 500a
Sunday 1100a - 100a
https://www.facebook.com/Souv-Like-745197328869469/
La Diperie
It's the freaking hottest day of the year, or at least it seems so to me. So what do we need? Cold cold ice cream. Noticed this Montreal chain (from some place on the internet, most likely BlogTO or Yelp or something), and figured no better day to try it. La Diperie does dipped soft serve cones. They have a large variety of flavours for you to choose from, from regular milk chocolate to lavender dip. I played it safe and went with a milk chocolate dip. I was feeling boring that day. I'm not sure if it was because it was hot, but my cone just didn't look so good. The chocolate seemed not to solidify/stick to the cone. Worth the money? Definitely not. The cone was small, so not worth it portion wise, think $1 Ikea cone size.
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| Cone at La Diperie |
La Diperie
372 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, ON M4K 1P1
Phone: 416-901-7130
Hours: Not sure of the hours, no hours on their website, and Yelp and Google show different times
https://www.ladiperie.com
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