Since I had some Hyatt loyalty points expiring on Dec 31, I used them to book us a little staycation in the city. In fact, back in my old neighbourhood of Yonge & Bloor: a room at the Anndore House. The points bought us a loft for the night, though between a long work day yesterday and an early-ish checkout this morning we didn’t get to spend much time there. We spent most of our time there downstairs, having dinner at Constantine with a friend.

Said dinner was pretty damn good too:

• Food
  • Lucky Limes oysters
  • Muhammara w/ za’atar, walnut, wood-fired pita
  • ‘Nduja Flatbread w/ ricotta, honey, oregano
  • Burratini w/ coronation grape puree, pickled grape, marinated cherry tomato, pine nut dukkah, focaccia
  • Ricotta Gnocchi w/ Kendall Hills oyster mushroom, chantrelle, Shogun maitake, swiss chard, focaccia crumble, grana padano
  • Lamb Cavatelli w/ broccolini, pepper soffritto, mint pesto, pecorino
• Wine
  • glasses of Monmarthe ‘Secret de Famille’ Champagne
  • glasses of Pinot Gris and Langhe red
  • a bottle of Chateau Musar 2014
  • glasses of late harvest Riesling