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

Remy's

Location: 115 Yorkville Ave. Toronto, ON M5R 1C1
Phone: (416) 968-9429‎

TRA Christmas Party 2009

Appetizers

Penne Primavera Pommadora: sauteed mushrooms, peppers, onions, sun-dried and diced tomatoes, served in a tomato, basil sauce. (S) I remember liking this, the sauce was nice. (J) This was the better app, more substantial.

Caprese Salad: fresh tomatoes and bocconcini cheese on a bed of mixed greens, topped with a basil vinaigrette. (S) I generally like cheese on tomatoes but this cheese kinda tasted like nothing. (J) The whole thing tasted like nothing.

Entrées

Salmon Fillet: grilled, topped with a Provencal sauce, served with rice and vegetables. (S) The salmon was really good. I liked the crispy skin underneath the moist meat. (J) Good salmon, and the berries on top gave it some tang.

Veal Marsala: sautéed veal scaloppini, topped with a Marsala wine, mushroom demi-glaze, served with potatoes and vegetables. (S) This was pretty good too. People were raving about it. (J) I don't usually eat veal so I don't know if it was good, but others were saying it was fantastic, so it must have been!

Desserts

Raspberry Vanilla & Coconut Tartufo: (S) I wasn't a big fan of the coconut texture, and there was too little raspberry. (J) It was alright.

Chocolate Eggnog Tartufo: (S) Yummm. This one was the better dessert. (J) The eggnog and chocolate flavours were an interesting mix, but in a good way.