"2015-05-25T00:00:00"^^ . . . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . "4"^^ . "Heard so many amazing thing about Thoroughbred Food & Drink (@ThoroughbredTO) that I have no idea why it took me so long to pay them a visit.\n\nBought to us by Chef Ariel Coplan previously George & Splendido which are two of my fav restaurants, I do have high expectations and let's just say I wasn't disappointed.\n\nWith a long bar thought the first floor of the narrow space with a DJ table at the end, we were quickly escorted upstairs to a more casual dinning area.\n\nBurrata $13\n~ Ramps, Beets, Watermelon Radish\n~ Delicious, refreshing and pretty, love the simplicity of the dish but wish there was a tad more of that burrata. \n\nKung Pao Cauliflower $11\n~ Cashews, Cilantro, Chili\n~ Deep fried and coated with spicy sweet sauce topped with crunchy nuts, this was just simply AMAZING!!!\n\nMushroom Wellington $16\n~ Watercress, Portabella, Parmesan\n~ The puff pastry made in house, it was a buttery flaky goodness and I didn't even miss the beef with the meaty portabella.\n~ And I can't help but love the presentation here, it looks like a fallen log in the forest where you would sit and relax which tied it with the earthy mushroom taste of this dish. \n\nSmoked Duck Breast $27\n~ Ginger, Creamed Cabbage, Tamarind\n~ Love the very subtle of smokiness, perfectly cooked and so thinly slice; it was perfect. A little bit on the under seasoned side, wish there was a little bit more of the tamarind sauce.\n\nAssador de Barro $25\n~ House Made Sausage Cooked Table Side\n~ Don't you love the flaming piggy here, totally unnecessary but can't help but love this. The final moment on the flame helps to crisp up the casing.\n~ Yes it's green because the sausage of the day have rapini in it, love the sausage with the perfect crisp casing but wish it came with a side of bread since it was rather salty and heavy on it's own.\n\nI really really really wanted to try their Foie Gras Macchiato but they didn't have it that day; Foie Gras infused coffee who would want that. To compensate, I had one of their Jell-O shot which was amazing, tasty but strong.\n\nMolotov Pudding $7\n~ Molotov Pudding is a tradition Portuguese egg white flan and it's the first time we had it.\n~ I am usually not an almond flavor person but this wasn't \"fake\" tasting and the flan was so light. The pear slices also pairs surprisingly well with the almond flavor.\n\nChocolate Bar Truffles $2.50/ea\n~ Ben couldn't resist getting the Reese Peanut Butter and the Coffee Crisp Truffles.\n\nThere have mostly Craft Beer here which is amazing since you all know that I am all about supporting local...\n\nWoodhouse Brewing Co. Lager\n~ A very easy drinking lager with smooth balanced and slightly sweet finish. This was perfect with the Kung Pao Cauliflower\n\nOpen kitchen on the second floor with a Chef's Table on the side that can easily host 10 people (this is definitely on my list for our next dinner party)\n\nVerdict:\n~ Love everything we had and can't wait to come back for more.\n~ They just start serving Brunch, maybe we should come back for that.\n~ They have a tasting menu call \"Let us Cook For You\", would definitely love to do that next time"^^ . . "0"^^ .