Exploring Toronto as a single mom.

I haven't posted anything for a long time. And now there is a new chapter in my life. I moved to Toronto in January and I'm single. So I'm here exploring Toronto, looking for a job and looking for friends and maybe a boyfriend.  I thought it was going to be easy since it was a big city that finding a job would be a piece of cake but nope it had been a struggle. So my only happiness right now is having fun and exploring food and there is a lot of options. The restaurants, good festivals just blows me away.

Au Pied de Cochon

Our hunger for good food led us to go to Montreal a 7 hour drive from where we live. We were so curious about this restaurant called Au Pied de Cochon we made reservations a month before we even went there. When we got there the place was packed there were even people waiting to get in and that made us more excited we even looked at each other with smiles in our eyes like a small kid on Christmas day. We told each other this is gonna be GOOD :) yup Mike and I are foodies which makes us great together. We share this love of food and hunger for good food so we love having food adventures. Servers were great, we started with Cromesquis de foie gras when it was served it looked like a small breaded meatball the server told us to eat it in one bite and that it was hot. So we ate it and this is where looks can be deceiving applies wow when it was inside my mouth and I had that bite taste exploded like amazing my eyes lit up Mike and I looked at each other just in awe of that tiny ball full of flavor. We ordered foie Gras poutine which was heavenly and happy pork chop because I love pork chops. It was worth the trip a must try if you ever visit Montreal.

Nosh Monday at Mercer Hall Stratford, Ontario

We heard that there is this restaurant that is a hidden treasure of Stratford Ontario.  Since I'm in the never ending quest for good food I try to look around Stratford to see what it has to offer aside from good plays and theaters. We went to Mercer Hall and we went on a Monday since they have this eat all you can tapas style. It was a brilliant idea because then we get to taste different kinds of food and also see how their chef can tickle my taste buds. We started with Salad, appetizers and main course but they will keep on giving you food until you raise your white flag. They served us a total of almost 12 dishes including deserts. Everything was great was having foodgasms. Every bite was heavenly and being the foodie that we are we enjoyed it so much but my favorite was the braised beef it was served with potato salad and cornbread which was really truly delish. This place is a must go. I give them 4 hearts out of 5.