It has been — and continues to be — a week of visitors. Petite mainstay friend N (sans J, this time) is in from Montreal and has hung out with us a few times. Then Lindsay’s brother and his girlfriend arrived Friday. The five of us had a later dinner around the corner at Frankie’s, our first time back there in yonks. Their servers did yeoman duty, bravely surviving a lot more traffic than they expected, and helped us through a menu in transition for our first patio meal of the year. Felt nice.
The next day was another lovely one, so after dealing with a minor plumbing emergency, we walked to Eastbound for brunch, then took a streetcar up to Riverdale Park east where half the city seemed to be gathered. We sat under a tree and drank beers & pet nat. I got to throw a ball with a cute dog a few times.
Today was a bit more sedate — I did contemplate a Jays game but had too much to catch up on, so watching on TV sufficed — but we did squeeze in a late dinner at Richmond Station:
- Cocktails
- Black Walnut Old Fashioned
- Cardi P
- Spring Fling
- Appetizers
- Brigid’s Brie w/ truffled wildflower honey, brown butter, petits croutons, grilled sourdough focaccia
- Pain Au Lait w/ grass-fed butter, Vancouver island sea salt
- Spanish Mackerel Sashimi w/ granny smith apple, horseradish, pickled celery, buttermilk sauce
- Smoked Cookstown Beets w/ whipped ricotta, aged balsamic, roasted hazelnuts, endive
- Mains
- Berkshire Pork w/ Brussels sprouts, caramelized apple, potato rösti, apple cider vinaigrette
- Duo Of Muscovy Duck w/ dry aged breast, grilled endive, confit Cookstown rutabaga, orange-cognac jus
- Cave-Aged Comté Agnolotti w/ grilled wild spring onions, morel mushroom jus, ramp oil, verjus butter
- Grilled Leek & Chickpea Burger w/ beet chutney, aged cheddar, green chili & coriander mayo, iceberg lettuce, rosemary fries
- 2020 Domaine Breton “Trinch” Cabernet Franc
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