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| - Disclaimer: I won 2 free tickets from Yelp Giveaway! Thanks Yelp & Chantal :))
-- My First Impression --
I have never been to Taste of Toronto (TOT) before. Given that their ticket prices were quite expensive ($29 each without including any additional food/beverage/experience related expenses), I was hesitant to attend the event. Thanks @Chantal from Yelp Toronto for hosting the giveaway, I finally had a chance to attend this foodie event. We attended the Sunday event. After reading fellow yelpers' reviews, we were there half hour before the event began to make sure we could pick up the tickets and enroll in the Metro Master Class smoothly. When I talked to the tickets attendant, she couldn't find my name on the list. I had to show her my message from Chantal @Yelptoronto in order to prove I was entitled for free tickets. She then pointed me to the VIP line, but we were then asked to join the general admission line later on. The instructions there were quite confusing.
When it reached noon time, we were allowed to enter the venue and I rushed to the Metro Master Class booth to sign up for a free cooking class. We were lucky enough to Chef Claudio Aprile's cooking class. The cooking class was interesting and Chef Aprile was a great teacher! We received a free apron, a cooking book, a Metro tote bag and a bottle of spice for participating in his lesson. We later also went to the Taste Theatre session by Chef Aprile again! Before we left the venue, we went to the Maille Mustart workshop to make our own mustard and participated in the mustard sommerlier workshop to learn the basic technique to prepare mustard marinate.
-- Food and Drink --
1. Root Beer Pork Rib (jalapeno corn puree, corn nuts, pickled fennel) from Rasa - 10 crowns
- The rib was very tender! Unlike normal BBQ marinate, Rasa' marinate was on the tangy and sour side! Perfect for hot weather! There were 4 baby pork ribs. In terms of the quantity at TOT, the size was not bad.
2. Siracha Soy Fried Chicken from the Drake Hotel - 10 crowns
- Originally, we were going to order the ribs from The Drake Hotel, unfortunately it was already sold out by the time we reached their booth. However, they offered some new items that were not on their original menu. The sirach soy fried chicken was very moist and juicy. It was more on the salty side and it wasn't spicy at all. This was my husband's favorite dish at TOT.
3. Churro Nest (with housemade dulce de leche or vanilla bean hard ice-cream) from El Caballito - 8 crowns
- After seeing so many Instagram photos of this dish and how my cousin mentioned this was one of the best dishes he tried at TOT, I had a high expectation for this dish. It was mediocre. Since I went during the Sunday session, they no longer had the crunchy topping on the ice-cream. The churro nest was overcooked and hard to cut through.
4. Station Burger (milk bun, beet chutney, onion ring) from Richmond Station - 10 crowns
- I was shocked they only gave us half of the burger. The beet chutney was too runny and it made the bottom of the bun really soggy. I wasn't a fan of it.
5. Aburi Oshi Sushi (Salmon Oshi and Ebi Oshi 2 each) from Miku Restaurant - 10 crowns
- My cousin reminded me to try this dish at TOT and it didn't let me down! The aburi sushi was so delicious! I personally liked the salmon one better! :)
6. Green Tea Opera and Yuzunade (green tea genoise, matcha butter ceam, dark chocolate ganache, adzuki bean cream, hazelnut wafer) from Miku Restaurant - 6 crowns
- This was the last dish we tried at TOT. I could taste the different layers of flavors and textures in the dessert. This was definitely the perfect way to end our meal at TOT. Their green tea genoise and dark chocolate ganache complemented each other perfectly! The hazelnut wafer was super crispy! The tangy and refreshing Yuzunade help to clean up our palette after we finished the cake!
-- Overall --
I had a lot of fun participating in TOT. Some of the menu items were overpriced, but being able to participate in the Metro Cooking class definitely made my money worth it. I would revisit TOT in the future.
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