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| - Another day, another restaurant. I don't think I have ever dined out as much as this week but I can't help it that my best friend is in town and there is this bustle of social activity going on that surrounds food... Guess that's why we're best friends!
Doctor-to-be, (D2B) and Marketing Babe, my 2 best friends and I met up for dinner prior to the Yelp Elite event at Cafe Monroe. D2B picked the restaurant tonight, and he did me proud!
Earth is located steps away from Rosedale subway station. The decor is lounge-y chic, and the seating was extremely comfortable. We got a table right by the window which is always nice. Earth is a restaurant that runs on the philosophy of "slow food." No it doesn't mean you'll be waiting hours for your food. The slow food movement was founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986 to counteract fast food. The premise is to encourage the cultivation and use of local produce. Everything on the menu (save for seafood, since we are not near a port of any kind) comes from local producers within a 100-mile radius.
I sipped on a Lychee Martini while waiting for my fashionably late BFFs to arrive. The server, Antony (such a sweetheart) did warn me that they can make my favourite martini, but that unfortunately they don't have any lychees for garnish. I was a little disappointed, but the martini was so good that it was a moot point.
My BFFs finally arrived and a Cider 'Tini and Sweet Thyme were ordered. The Sweet Thyme is a drink made from vodka, ice wine, thyme, simple syrup and crystallized thyme.
The "bread basket" that we were brought was quite a surprise as it was a Buttermilk Thyme Biscuit. It was very flaky on the outside, and dense, and soft on the inside. Yummy!
Marketing Babe ordered the soup of the day, which was a Cauliflower Soup topped with Chili Oil to start. It was a perfect companion to the Buttermilk Thyme Biscuit.
For mains, we ordered the "Finest Plate" which today, was a quail served on herb-roasted potatoes and a bed of red peppers, raisins, and pine nuts with scallops. The quail was perfectly seared with a nice browning of the skin while the meat was extremely tender and moist.
I ordered the Rabbit Loin, and I am still having dreams about it at work. It was wrapped in bacon, served atop a bed of soft polenta, with a butternut squash ragu. It was absolutely and utterly delicious. The smokey flavour of the bacon was just amazing and no additional salt was needed to season the rabbit as the salts of the bacon served to infuse it with intense flavour. The polenta was extremely creamy and savoury and sure beats the hell out of a boring mashed potato.
The most disappointing dish of the night was the Veal which consisted of braised cheeks, sweetbreads, and a blue mash. While it was extremely moist and tender, it lacked in flavour and was very bland. The same can be said of the mashed potatoes that accompanied it.
We also got a plate of Yukon Gold Fries for the table. Their fries are fried in duck fat. Need I say more? I think not.
Our server Antony was extremely attentive and explained the specials down to the very minute details.
All in all a great dining experience. The food is delicious, and prepared in their wood oven and the atmosphere is relaxing. It is great for a group of friends or for date night. I will definitely be back!
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