Sunday brunch with my (Israeli) mum. The plan was to go for an Indian buffet, but then a light bulb went off in her head and she said 'let's go to United Bakers' instead. Well, I haven't lived in Toronto for nearly 20 years and before that, only ventured to that neck of the woods once. But I was happy for the change of plans..
Having grown up with 2 Jewish parents; one Ashkenazi and the other Sephardic/Yemenite, my taste for these things is strong...and I was not disappointed. I loved the famous Pea soup that I tasted from mum's bowl, but even more was the smoked salmon plate with a twisted bagel. I was stuffed by the end and it was hard for me to think of even looking at the counter for take out bagels and pastries. However, I succumbed and got half a dozen bagels for the work week and a salmon patty that I'm going to eat as soon as I finish this review.
My only only issue was that there wasn't any poppy seed hamintashen (spelling) left when we were done. Heart-broken!! Maybe next Purim we'll go back.
Lovely staff. Lovely food. I will return.