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  • The venue Toronto/GTA, the target a holiday dinner. Weather in Canada and the holiday spirit, two entities that have been at loggerheads since time immemorial. The weather seemed to have the upper hand in this battle as it brought down most of the city to its knees with an ice storm and just as a final finishing blow when the opponent is down, decided to throw a snow storm punch. But never underestimate the heart of a champion (dedicated food lovers in this case) as plans were set forth with all sorts of arrangements made for back up and then back ups back up in case one spot fell through. In the end the food luvers triumphed and threw a one two combo of their own that won this battle. After it became impossible for my hosts to pick me up from downtown an alternate plan was formulated and I met them up town. My normally short walk to the Union Station felt like Rocky Balboa running/training through the street of Philadelphia (cue in the theme from Rocky) Risin' up, back on the street Did my time, took my chances Went the distance Now I'm back on my feet Just a man and his will to survive So many times, it happens too fast You trade your passion for glory Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past You must fight just to keep them alive It's the eye of the tiger....... Ah well even with numerous detours due to power outage we made it to this venue. My hosts are regulars here and had a good table reserved (red envelopes help in times like these). This was a set menu so other than sharing the wine and see the events unfold there was not much else to ponder in terms of food. So here is a blow by blow 1) BBQ Pork with Jelly Fish (I don't eat pork but did enjoy the Jelly Fish it was seasoned well) 2) Seafood Medley. One of the better dish we had for this meal. Nice plump shrimps and scallops cooked to the right consistency. 3) Hai Kim. Crab claw with stuffing. One of my fav items on the dim sum menu. Served pipping hot. Just right IMO 4) Sharkfin Soup with crab meat (OK before everyone pulls out the pitch forks I don't have any appreciation for this dish and was obligated to have it as to honor my generous hosts) This version was one of the better iteration of this soup I have had. Sharkfin is almost always lost in soup but the crab meat at least provided the texture and the seasoning satisfied the umami one craves. 5) Fried stuffed chicken with shrimp paste. My hosts had taken notes I guess when I raved about this dish I had tried at a UYE at Maple Yip Restaurant. Maple Yip does it a lot better IMO as this was OK. Not your mundane take on fried chicken for sure. I would describe this dish more like Hai Kim with chicken so if you like those taste profiles by all means go for it. 6) Scallops with greens and garlic. Hmm I didn't care for this dish much as the dried texture doesn't appeal to me. Greens were cooked and seasoned well. 7) Steamed Grouper with Scallions. This one disappointed, as even the hosts commented that it was way over cooked. 8) Stir fried lobster with E Fu noodles. A bit starchy for the meat IMO. The noodles were done just right. 9) Seafood rice in wrapped in lotus Root. I didn't try this dish as it had pork sausage in it. 10) Assorted desserts. Not a big fan of desserts for this cuisine. The Tofu with syrup was the better choice IMO. Other items being just run of mill items. The service was immaculate but I guess this had a lot to do with the red envelopes being handed out to staff and my hosts being regulars here. Even though the place was at capacity (bursting through the seams if you ask me) they performed well. All said and done a good way to spend a dreaded day in the comfort of family and friends. 3.5 Stars.
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