Summerlicious #1

Restaurant: 5th Elementt
Location: Downtown
1033 Bay Street
416-923-8159
Time: Lunch
Prix Fixe: $15
Total: $60 for two with drinks
Rating:

Summerlicious, hurrah! Finally had a chance to try 5th Element on Bay. We decided to sit outside so I didn't really get a chance to see the decor. From what I did see, it looked quite nice. I thought the food was quite good but overall, everything could have been better. We thought the chicken breast was a bit dry but the butter chicken sauce was great. The slightly dried chicken could have been saved with more sauce, though! Portion sizes were good for lunch, I thought! I am not going to size these pictures because I want you to be hungry!

Starters:

Grilled Fuji Apple and Mango Salad
Masala dressing | Feta crumble


Tandoori Shrimp
South African pepper salsa | Californian greens

Main:

Cilantro Rubbed Chicken Supreme
Butter chicken sauce | Pilaf rice

Also available:
Tri Color Cheese Tortellini
Asparagus | Rose sauce

Grilled Atlantic Salmon
Mustard sauce | Pilaf rice

Dessert:

Cardamom and White Chocolate Mousse
With raspberry drizzle

Fresh Fruit Medley
With melon and mint liqueur dressing

I was not eating her dessert (though I did eat some) it was just a coincident :) We were not expecting icecream, but more of a `fresh fruit medley` *cough*fruit salad*cough* There didn't seem to have any melon in it either. I was excited for the mint liqueur dressing but that also seemed to have disappeared. She barely ate this one!

All in all, it was pretty good. I would recommend you check this out and I would definitely like to try their dinner Summerlicious specials. Also, booze at these restaurants is expensive. Really expensive.

There are a few days left for Summerlicious and I still crave for some good food! The next spot I want to hit is Fred's Not Here

long time no blog

So, it has been obvious that I have died for a long time. I don't really have a good reason as to why--I would like to say its because I traveled around the world or joined an indie pop-rock band that gained instant success due to online social connectivity networks...but nope! I didn't do much either. No going out for dinners, no photography, no concerts...I did have a chance to go through some older photos though, so I'll upload those randomly. Here's one--to the right is Janice's cat. I think its head is supposed to bob (like a Hidamari no Tami) but it didn't seem to do that...

I haven't done much, other than work. One sad thing is that I haven't even been eating (deliciously)! Its all been junk food, fast food, whatever I can get "on the go." Not very healthy but maybe I will treat myself to something tasty soon. Summerlicious has been planned for this Sunday, so I am hoping that'll be good! I think we're going to The Globe Bistro on Danforth. A few of my friends who have been to Summerlicious have left quite saddened, so I don't really know what to expect. In general, I find places that are signed up for these -licious events don't treat people equally. I always sense a lot of ageism and surprisingly for Toronto, racism. It doesn't help that sometimes we look like 12 year olds (we're actually 42!)...but it really turns me off from these events.

On a similar note, Manda told me about her experience at the "Ultra Supper Club." You know, that large mysterious door on Queen West nearing Spadina? Of course you do! She said they did not treat her very well and the service was horrible and that she was mainly ignored. Its hard disappointing Manda like that. She's a barista, so I guess she is able to take in horrible service and attitude, but it sounds like USC really turned their nose on this one. She called it "the worst date ever." Way to go, "Ultra Supper Club."

Egg tarts!

Anyways, what about work? A lot of people ask me what I do at work. I don't really have a one-word answer for that, but I'll tell you what I've been doing. I also didn't really know why I got hired, so I asked and its because I know what a tag is (sort of...not really, but I like to say its because of that). I wonder what they expect(ed) from me and if I ever deliver(ed). I try not to think of it because it makes me sad, but one can't help but wonder. I do a lot of random office-boy things like washing dishes and taking out garbage, but a few weeks ago I got to bring lots of booze to the office from a parking lot (it was surprisingly heavy!!). I've been doing a bunch of things in illustrator, like editing layouts and creating sticky notes. I have not heard of anything relating to the layouts but the sticky notes are printed and shipping, so I'll try to snap a picture when they arrive. I also had to prepare a bunch of documents that had to be handed in on a deadline. That was a stressful and long day--I left for work at 6am! This week I bought (for work) $200 of pop from grocerygateway.com, $500 in post-its from vistaprint.com and soon I will order $400 of ram from crucial.com. Nice! Sometimes work also has delicious edibles, like those portuguese (?) egg tarts seen above!

rejoice! sodas! colas! carbonated drinks! pop!

Our grocery gateway delivery arrived this morning and I refilled the pop. I should have taken a picture of the fridge before I refilled it, but it was literally empty, except for Mountain Dew. Nobody drinks Mountain Dew!! I would say Root Beer is the next on the list of lonely drinks. Someone told me that Mountain Dew has the most caffeine of all pop, which always surprises me. I ordered green tea Nestea but they substituted with Fuji apple green tea...it tastes like apple juice so I am disappointed since it costs a lot more than the green tea Nestea. Are they even allowed to do that? They also substituted diet Coke with Coke zero, which I never had. It is surprisingly tasty and doesn't have that strong aspartame flavour I dislike. Speaking of apples, I've been drinking lots of cold cider--(non-alcoholic...sadly? of course! haha) Its so good with a stick of cinnamon--must have the cinnamon stick!!

Now that I had some time to just sit in think, I really want to move downtown. I want to live on King street west, maybe above a bank or something. I also want more money, so I could buy pants and pay for school. I also want to eat everything. I wonder if I should take on another job. A lot of people are pulling two,three, even four jobs in order to pay tuition, so I think I can manage. I mean, I did work 15 hour days last summer with no overtime!

So, what have I been listening to lately? Katy Perry, "the next big thing." I've been told she's #1 on Billboard now. She reminds me muchly of Lily Allen. She even looks a lot like her (reason why I chose the single cover). I do think they're quite different in many ways though, so I will drop comparisons. I first heard "ur so gay" via the video and thought she was pretty amusing, but never thought much else about her. Her current single is "I kissed a girl" and its quite enjoyable. You should've heard it somewhere by now. (If not, you can grab it at the end). I believe her CD "One of the boys" is already out..in the States. Its catchy and fun--the next big thing, hrm?
Katy Perry - I kissed a girl

edit 1: I forgot to say that I want to travel! I want to go to Japan... I've actually never been out of the PROVINCE before. Its true and very sad. I don't mind going to the States for a tad either, New York or California seems good. I need to start making friends around the world. I can send them maple syrup and you can send me happiness in a box. Oh nom nom nom nom. Though I have a feeling I'd be poisoned. Oh nom nom nom nom.

edit 2: Wow, Danny Choo made a visit? How random! I visit his site but I don't have an account there (I think...) I could be tricked, though. How do people even find this blog? I usually don't advertise myself online....at times I think its just one person pretending to be 15. Well--according to google, you guys come here via a "gangster raccoon" search. Success!

edit 3: The raccoon thing was so amusing to m that I decided to check what else brings people here. These ones are cool too:
-download walking in sunshine banana ice doraemon (yes, thats just one search string!)
-ikea icecream ice cream frogurt frozen yogurt frozenyogurt swedish (heehee)

the jonas brothers are visiting toronto today. there must be atleast 800 girls in line outside. when they scream in unison, it sounds like sirens.


wee woo wee woo