Location: Elm Street, Toronto ON
Website: http://www.wintermagic.ca/icewinedine
Cheese & Spinach Pies ($4): from
Eggsmart. (S) I am always up for yummy spinach pies! (J) We took bites to show the insides. They were cold but still tasty.
Sampling Plate ($5.65): from
Commensal Vegetarian Cuisine. (S) Oh man, this was soooo good! I wonder what dressing they used on the spinach salad, it was really good. The bean salad was super! Sweet potatoes, burrito and tofu were really good too! (J) I like how they make vegetables taste so good.
Mini Pot Roast Sandwich ($4) & Mini Deep Fried Mars Bar ($1): from
Duke of Somerset. (S) The sandwich tasted really good and fatty with the horseradish mayo. We were OMG-ing with one bite of the mars bar. Soooo good! (J) I liked the hamburger bun. The Mars bar was so warm and creamy, and the perfect guilt-free portion size.
Hot Chocolate & Apple Muffin ($5): from
Fresh Start Coffee. (S) We replaced coffee with hot chocolate and it was really good on a cold day (although it really wasn't too cold). We didn't want to ruin our appetite, so we didn't eat the muffin. I'm excited to eat it later though. (J) The guy had to leave us alone and run across the street to get a small mixing pot to make our hot chocolate. It was so bizarre and funny.
Chicken Satay & Spring Rolls ($5): from
Bangkok Garden. (S) The fried spring roll was the best item on this dish; nice and crunchy. The rice rolls had a lot of cilantro, enough said. Chicken wasn't bad. (J) Way too much cilantro in the rice rolls. Chicken was dry. Spring rolls were awesome.
Butter Chicken & Garlic Naan ($3): from
Delta Chelsea Hotel, served with complementary apple cider. (S) I miss Naan and curry! This was really good! There was a good amount of chicken for a sample. (J) Pretty good for $3. Cider was like really good and warm apple juice.
Shrimp Fritter ($1): from
Adega Restaurant. (S) More dough than shrimp. Fried things always taste good though. (J) There was sauce inside, or the shrimp was sweating.
Chili & Garlic Bread ($5): from Wolf & Firkin Pub. (S) Ohh man, the lady filled this bowl up until it was overflowing. It had a bit of spice to it, but I recently started to really like those beans so I ate it anyways. (J) So much chili! I was filled.
Gingerbread & Apple Cider (Free): from The Queen and Beaver Public House. (S) Not a big fan of the gingerbread, too gingery for me. (J) I like free. I wonder if the cider was the same as from the Delta Chelsea hotel because they tasted the same.
Cupcake ($1): from Pretty Sweet, sold at
Arm Candy Casa. (S) So cute! It was a 1-bite cupcake, yumm. (J) So tiny.
Mushroom Risotto ($5): from
Donatello Restaurant. (S) I waited a long time for this and by the time we got it we were so full...but we stuffed it down anyways. It was pretty good! I liked the mushrooms. (J) The mushrooms were plump and juicy. The rice had a nice firmness and I think a hint of cheese.
Pizza & Salad: vegetarian pizza (zucchini, peppers and feta cheese on whole wheat) and garden salad with Italian dressing. (J) Pizza tasted healthy. Salad had tons of dressing on it, which made it very tangy. (S) The guy poured too much dressing on the salad. The pizza was kinda soggy, had to support the bottom at multiple points in order for it to not flop over.
Panini & Soup: turkey club panini sandwich (turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado) and some sort of vegetable soup with pasta. (J) Panini was good. Soup had a special name that I forgot. I liked that it had lots of vegetables. (S) Someone spilled the soup but covered it up nicely :P Very hearty soup, filled me up, couldn't finish my half of the sandwich. The bacon was kinda soggy I think.
