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| - Visited on Mon Oct 13 Thanksgiving for a tasting menu Japanese Tapas meets Spanish Wine. It was a special event with a a group called Spanish Wine Society. Reservations for 4 were easily made. Went with 3 friends Janet, Puiyan and Deanna. Parking in the area was a bit limited to pay-and-display along Eglinton.
Atmosphere
The restaurant is split into two levels, we were at first seated on the bottom level with a normal table for 4. After 20 min the server moved us to the upper level. But the seating was awkward we were seating beside each other in a line, it really made it difficult to have a conversation. The server said this section was where guests were seated for the tasting menu. We didn't enjoy the setup of the tables, and there were 2 staff that were trying to get organized which took a while. We asked one server to get the tasting menu started, and 15 min later the 2nd server asks if we are ready to start they obviously didn't communicate. The volume of the restaurant was a average volume, but died down by 10pm.
Wines
The Master of Oenology was Gonzalo Lainez, but he barely talked to us. We were given 3 glasses of wine: a Chardonnnay, a Rosado and a Madre Reserva a red. The glasses were only about 1/3 full and they didn't offer refills which seemed kind of cheap. We could see the bottles all opened at the table on the side, they should have offered refills. He made brief 30 second introductions about the wines, but seemed more interested in talking to the group to the left of us. The group to the left seemed to be personal friends, as near the end of our meal he took off his jacket and sat down with them. We asked Gonzalo if he had tasted the food, and stated that he hadn't. How can he talk about the wines if he hasn't eaten the food that it was paired with?
Food
There was a small amuse-bouche consiting of room-temperature noodles which was nice and sweet.
The 6 items came on two dishes, you can see photos that i've uploaded. It was difficult to keep track as on the menu they weren't listed the same way that they were served. All of the portions were very small, which is typical of tasting menues. The seared tuna was good. The unagi avocago temari was quite unique looking as it was a round-style sushi. The Kobe gyoza was disappointing as there was only 1 piece! The mini dynamite hand-roll was excellent and they use a different type of seaweed that isn't as chewy. The chicken breast was a bit tough in my opinion. There was what we assume were real gold flakes on the dishes.
The highlight of the evening was meeting the Corporate Executive Chef Ryo Ozawa who has been with Edo for 9 years. He has made appearances with Top Chef Canada and other cooking competitions. At least he explained that he tasted the food and the wine to ensure they were paired well. He talked to our group for a good 5 min and was much more interesting to talk to than the wine expert. He even gave his personal business card.
For the price of $25 including tax and tip was a great price. But I was still hungry afterwards and got a slice of pizza.
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