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So while the old sounds of Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt fill your ears let me describe the love affair that began this week as I visited J.Red & Co for the first time - it's a story of food that not only filled my belly... but filled my soul as well!
HA HA... OK I really wanted to do this review as cheesy as possible but as I sit hear listing to this song, I can't keep a straight face (mostly because I'm asking how in the heck Aaron Neville was popular in the 80's with that Jerry Curl and that yawn-like voice), but you know when you have a crush on someone and anytime you think about them you just smile. Yeah well I'm thinking about my meal yesterday for lunch and I'm literally beaming from ear to ear.
So J.Red & Co is the passion project of head chef and owner Jason Rosso who has been cooking all over the world for nearly 30 years. The moment you walk in the smell of firewood hits you, not because the building is on fire but because their giant stone oven is blazing, fired by wood and cooking pizza to order. I'd describe the decor as an eclectic mix between refined and rustic, settling somewhere in the casual dining area.
I didn't bother to look at the menu much once I was seated and essentially let chef choose for me so he suggested I start with the Mac'N'Cheese Samosas and follow it up with his signature dish. Now before i go any further, yes you heard that right, Samosas filled with hot and gooey mac'n'cheese. What a crazy combination, but it totally works! You get about 4-5 samosas in an order with each being about 2-3 bites. These were incredible... just incredible.
Now on to the signature dish: The Thai Fighter. I learned that Chef Jason was at one point in time not only a chef in Thailand but also training in Muay Thai (Thai boxing), and while he was there he learned how to make a unique Thai street food dish from a local who would cook it fresh daily off the back of a mo-ped scooter which he'd fashioned a small kitchen to the back. Bringing this recipe in it's exact form back to Canada with him, it's a flavourful perfectly spiced, delicious dish that you can easily ask to have the heat kicked up on, but for the timid the standard offering is... "just right" so it's good for all tastes. I'd like to tell you more about this dish but it's the reason I'm smiling today... seriously. It's not quite a thai curry, not quite pad thai, it's shrimp, noodles, chicken, veggies, basil and a little bit of heaven. So rather than me ruin it for you... just get in there and try it.
I was drinking water but I did make note of their on tap offerings which included two wines on tap! They've got a super diverse bottled beer selection so I think you'll be impressed with it if you're into "good beer". I'm excited to come back next week for lunch again so I can try more of their menu
So to quote Mr. Neville once again "And that may be all YOU need to know..."
Eatcrest Out
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