Le Parc

Catherine & Anthony's Wedding

Hors d'oeuvres






Smoked salmon on bread, spanakopita, chicken skewer, spring roll and shrimp. (J) I liked the crispy spring roll the best. (S) I liked the spanakopita!

Dinner













Suckling pig with jelly fish, deep fried crab claws, baked salmon with veggies, pumpkin soup with mushrooms, mushroom and scallops with snow pea leaves, deep fried chicken, baked lobster, fried rice and e-fu noodles.

(J) I really liked the lobster with the butter and garlic flavours. I wasn't feeling too well so I couldn't eat my noodles. (S) Everything was exceptionally good. I was thoroughly impressed with the food. The lobster was the highlight for me. It was so tasty.

Dessert

(J) Great selection of fruits and cakes. (S) I didn't get a chance at the pineapples :s

Location: 8432 Leslie St., Thornhill ON L3T 7M6
Phone: (416) 798-7246
Website: http://www.leparc.ca


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Tastes of the Hill

(J) Like last year, local Richmond Hill restaurants gave out samples after we paid an entrance fee for charity. There weren't long lines this year and I got full pretty fast. I really enjoyed the shepherd's pie, steak, cookie and butter tart. Unfortunately Nando's and Turtle Jack's didn't give out chicken and wings respectively.

(S) I was disappointed that Nando's didn't have the chicken from last year. I always enjoy Moxie's steak, mushroom and blondie dessert. Unfortunately, we had too much sweets and cake the night before, so we passed on most cakes from Costco and other stands.

Location: Richmond Green Sports Centre
Website: Tastes of the Hill


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Whitby Yacht Club

John & Andrea's Wedding

Greek Salad (J) I ate around the onions so people wouldn't have to smell my breath. (S) Haha, me too...

Chicken Florentine with Herbed Cream Sauce: broccoli, carrots & red skin potatoes. (J) I really liked the creamy sauce and spinach inside the chicken. (S) The stuffed chicken was pretty tasty.

Strawberry Swirled Cheesecake: with fresh berries. (J) This was surprisingly filling. (S) I can't believe I still ate the wedding cake after eating this. For some reason I thought this was the wedding cake at the time.

Wedding Cake (J) I would have missed the cake if we weren't hanging around the bar. There was raspberry (?) in between the layers. (S) I ate around the raspberry, but the chocolate was yummy.

Candy (J) Candy table! Chocolate caramels, Reese's Pieces, Kisses, gummies and more. Nice little boxes to hold your loot. (S) Great idea for a party favour! AYCE candy!

Location: 701 Gordon Street, Whitby ON L1N 5S4
Phone: (905) 668-1391
Website: http://www.wyc.ca


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Ikea

Salad and Salmon: Berry goat cheese salad and Stuffed salmon plate. (J) The creamy cheese, tart vinaigrette and nutty nuts went well together. I couldn't identify the yellow sauce on the fish. The vegetable medallions tasted like cream of broccoli soup in cake form. (S) The salad was good, I liked the combo of flavours. The stuffed salmon was also very good, though the vegetables seem like they're from frozen, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Those tart-like things were really good though. Creamy and delicious.

Rib & Chicken and Almond Cake: (J) The beef rib was huge and meaty. Chicken was dry, but we did get the last one of the batch. I liked the crispy coating on the fries. Cake wasn't too sweet. (S) The rib was very meaty and fall-off-the-bone goodness. The chicken wasn't too bad. I liked the almond cake.

Location: 15 Provost Drive North York, ON M2K 2X9
Phone: (416) 222-4532
Website: http://www.ikea.ca

5th Elementt

3 Course Prix Fixe Dinner - 2 for 1 Deal

Appetizers

Salmon Wrapped Scallops: tomato salsa, soy glaze. (J) I ate the salmon and scallop together in one bite and it was nice and meaty. (S) The salmon and scallop combo was so soft, it melted in my mouth.

Mango & Clementine: salad with feta cheese and masala dressing. (J) I liked the mango. (S) I liked this salad, it was refreshing.

Main Course

Pan Grilled Atlantic Salmon: bengali curry sauce. (J) I was enjoying the salmon and sauce so much that I forgot to eat the rice until the end. (S) The sauce was nice, it went well with the salmon and rice. I really liked the rice, but the fish was really good too.

Baseball Steak: 8 oz, vindaloo sauce and fries. (J) Fries were nice and crispy. According to our friends they're from Costco. Steak was soft and the sauce had a nice little spice. (S) Crispy fries were good! Couldn't stop eating it. The steak was so nice, not even the spice from the sauce could take away from it.

Dessert

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake: (J) Sweet, soft and peanut buttery. I need to find this in stores. (S) So tasty!

Blueberry Cheese Tart: (J) I liked the crust at the bottom. (S) The tart wasn't bad...the blueberry was a bit sour.

Location: 506 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 2B3
Phone: (416) 504-3213
Website: http://www.5thelementt.com

Albany Club

J Work Christmas Party

Appetizer: truffle soup, served with bread and butter. (J) Warm and creamy. This was really good. (S) I really liked its earthy and creamy taste.

Main: veal and shrimp. (J) Veal was nice and soft. I don't know what the topping was, but it was tasty. (S) The meat came out a bit colder than I liked, but otherwise, it was nice.

Vegetarian Main: rice and chick pea stuffed pepper, topped with tomato sauce. (J) I opted for veggies so we would have more variety. (S) The stuffed pepper was pretty good!

Dessert: chocolate Yule log. (J) Lots of cream. One of my fruits was rotten. (S) Too much cream for me.

Location: 91 King Street East, Toronto ON M5C 1G3
Phone: (416) 364-5471
Website: http://www.albanyclub.ca

Amigo Steak & Seafood House

Salad: with fried scallops. (J) Lots of creamy dressing. The scallops were crispy and light. (S) I was so hungry at this point that I even ate the scallops. The salad dressing was refreshing.

Calamari Rings: (J) The lemon made it really good. (S) Yumm, more seafood! I like the crispies.

Spaghetti: with ham and chicken. (J) I was thinking tomato sauce when I ordered, but it came with a creamy sauce. Huge portion size; I was full after the appetizers.

Salmon: (S) The few bites I had of the fish was pretty good. I couldn't finish it because I was too full from appetizers.

Mango Mousse: (J) Nice and light. Went down easy. (S) We took a couple more of these home :P

Location: 633 Silver Star Boulevard, Scarborough ON M1V 5N1
Phone: (416) 293-6683