Ginny Weasley & French Fry Pad Thai

Now, just a little heads up, but this isn't really a proper 'review' - more simply a few pictures of our sips and nibbles at Lisa Marie. 

We obviously started with tumblers of water. 

The writing on the wall pretty much sums it up.

P always orders an Old Fashioned. I ordered the cocktail of the day - a Ginny Weasley.

Hails went for a dirty martini - and she didn't even have to ask for extra olives. They just knew. Bonus points!

P was happy with his cocktail (he is quite particular about his Old Fashioneds) and I had no complaints either. Anything somewhat refreshing and named after a Hogwarts character is going to make me a happy customer!

We had to go for the Pad Thai fries - a Fidel Gastro classic. We were not disappointed. These things are effing good!

Crispy, golden fries coated in a spicy and slightly sweet (but in a good way) Pad Thai sauce. These were finished alarmingly fast.

We also shared a fish dish (and I'm a bad blogger - I've forgotten the kind of fish and the name of the dish) but it was served with sauteed kale, cabbage slaw and shoestring fries. Oh and the most delicious fresh bread (that I believe they get from a bakery in Montreal...)

Beautifully presented.

The slaw was amazing. The kale was salty and pretty good for kale. The fish wasn't amazing and I'm sorry to say I came across more than a few bones but when all put together on one fork (sans bones) it was quite a nice bite.

I'd definitely come back for cocktails and French fry Pad Thai!

Overall we were happy campers!

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Sister Saturday

My sister lives in the great white North most of the year so when she is home in the 'south' I try and see her as often as I can.

Most of the time we both head back to the cottage for quality time on the dock but one weekend she was craving a city fix. She picked a dandy weekend to spend in Toronto too - sunny and perfect for strolling through Kensington Market....

....or sitting on a patio in Kensington with ice-cold beer and guac!

After our fill of Mexican treats we strolled through Trinity-Bellwoods where we came across some love.

A hot, sunny day filled isn't complete without ice-cream! We hit up Bang Bang Ice Cream on Ossington for their cool, minty offerings.

While delicious on a summer day, the heat did not work in our favour. Ice-cream rivers ran down Hailey's cone and down her arms...

My ice cream sandwich was soon just two cookies in a sea of minty green and Hails had ice cream everywhere. We walked slowly down to Queen St laughing 'til we cried and licking our fingers and hands and arms trying to remove the melted evidence.

Upon arriving at home we decided to rest our legs and quench our thirst with some homemade sangria. Bubbles and rose with plenty of fresh summer fruit!

Next on the itinerary was dinner. (I swear all we did was walk and eat!)

We ventured back to Ossington to dine at Fish Bar. Starting with delicious salmon tartar served with golden, crisp onion rings.

This dish was a real winner for both of us.

We tried the FishBar taco with mahi mahi and shrimp ceviche. 

I wasn't sure what to expect but this dish was really really tasty. Light and bright filling with a crunchy taco that didn't fall apart as you ate it.

PEI oysters and dirty martinis.

This is when we went a little overboard. Eyes WAY too big for our stomachs, we went and ordered the lobster mac n' cheese with smoked cheddar, gruyere and truffle oil. Good chunks of lobster but very, very salty.

Of course, I can never leave a table without a little sweet something. We opted for classic vanilla creme brulee.

I don't think there is anything better than sharing a meal (or a day's worth of delicious food) with a loved one!

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