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| - I have first heard about Actinolite from a foodie friend of mine. We were sharing stories about memorable gastronomical experience, and Actinolite Restaurant came up in our conversation! I had no idea the restaurant was located in my home city, Toronto, and it was certainly a very memorable meal.
My date and I were seated at the window seat, and it was the perfect spot for photos to catch all that natural sunlight. We each ordered the 7-course Chef's Menu (includes snacks, appetizers, entrees, and desserts), and shared a delicious wine pairing from local Ontario vineyards.
It is true about what other Yelpers have mentioned: It is not for everyone. I know some people might not see its true value or are turned off by the raw and cooked plant-based ingredients. But what made this meal memorable for me:
1. The hyper-fresh, foraged ingredients. The colours are so vibrant, it looked almost surreal! I never thought the greens and flowers I see can be edible! #goingvegan lol. The chefs at Actinolite are 'obsessed with freshness and quality that came with picking produce and presenting it on the plate moments later'. Fresh ingredients used were harvested from the restaurant's very own garden, and foraged from the fields around the actual town of Actinolite, Ontario!
2. The creativity and unpredictability of each dish. You don't know what ingredient is going to pair with what, which makes this meal very exciting! The plating is often clean and simple, but I know there is a lot of work and details put into it :) A couple of my favourites were the Halibut with watercrest, mint and kelp, also, the Enoki mushrooms with hemp seed and onion cress! Ooo and the cured salmon... that was fantastic!
I would highly recommend this for adventurous, open-minded foodies. Every dish speaks character. It is definitely worth a try :)
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