tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969560726958828632024-03-15T18:09:59.371-07:00kiki's B.F.FBeauty.Fashion.Foodkiki's B.F.Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479016329184526264noreply@blogger.comBlogger900125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396956072695882863.post-86457833192189099432016-11-09T10:13:00.003-08:002016-11-09T10:13:54.830-08:00Descendant Detroit Style Pizza <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tired of all the Neapolitan thin crust pizza and was desperate to find a more comforting and satisfying pizza?! Thanks to <b><a href="http://descendantdsp.com/">Descendent Detroit Style Pizza</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/DescendantPizza">@DescendantPizza</a>), our cravings are satisfied.<br />
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Love the place as soon as I enter, just look at that colorful dripping walls with all those hidden patterns. The place is rather small and can get pretty hot with the pizza oven from the open kitchen but not too smelly that you would want to avoid.</div>
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<b>Sausage & Peppers $19 Small</b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">~ sauce, smoked cheese blend, Nduja (under the cheese), Calabrian chilis, </span></i></div>
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Love the caramelized crispy crust w/ the fluffy spongy interior! Love this one which was sweet tart spicy and savoury all at the same time. Love the amount of ingredients on it with just the perfect amount of sauce, cheese and toppings. </div>
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Just love love love the caramelized crust / cheese... no waste here for those who do not eat the border/crust of pizza where there's no topping.</div>
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Inspite of it's look, it was pleasantly not very heavy but just satisfying enough. </div>
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2 slices from the small size was enough to fill me up although it was too good not to have a 3rd while Ben manage to finish 4 slices after a gym session prior.</div>
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<b>Truff-Ghi $18 Small</b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ cheese blend, slow-roasted garlic cremini mushrooms, caramelized onions, double-smoked bacon, white truffle sauce, lemon zest, fresh Thyme, Grana Padano</span></i></div>
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We decided to try one red and one white pizza although I have to say, I am partial to red/tomato sauce for my pizza. The smell was just amazing with the truffle sauce and being a lover of all mushroom, this was more than satisfying with that much toppings... no fighting over which piece have more of your favorite toppings here. </div>
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Ben decided to order the Sling Shot from <a href="http://radicalroadbrew.com/"><b>Radical Road Brewing</b></a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/radicalroadbrew">@radicalroadbrew</a>) that we notice happened to be just across the street. </div>
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This full body crisp finish beer was the perfect pairing for the pizza!</div>
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Love love love it, so satisfying and comforting!!</div>
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Crispy Crust & Fluffy Interior w/ perfect toppings ratio</div>
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Will definitely order the Sausage & Pepper again but will be back to try some of the other ones.</div>
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Totally a must-try !!!</div>
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Poke have been all the rage in Toronto this year with shop after shop popping up and I finally made it to one.... We decided on <b><a href="http://www.northpoke.com/">North Poke</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/northpokeTO">@northpokeTO</a>) in Kensington Market which set themselves apart from the pack by being traditional,</div>
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A superbly healthy and trendy Hawaiian staple, what's not to like?! They serve Hawaiian style poke instead of the more common California style at most of the other shops popping up in Toronto. The Hawaiian style are marinated at least a few hours whereas the California style get sauced right before just like you would a salad. </div>
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All of their poke bowl comes in snack, regular and large sizes. We ordered 3 snack size for $15 to tried since we can't decide which one to pick. </div>
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You can choose between white rice, brown rice and salad; I personally would definitely recommend the rice since there's barely any any salad at the bottom.</div>
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<b>The Hawaii Classic</b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ Ahi Tuna, Shoyu dressing, cucumber, sweet onions, nori, toasted sesame, fried shallots, avocado, house classic aioli, macadamia nuts, green onions, seaweed salad</span></i></div>
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This was our favorite among the 3, marinated just right, very flavorful and perfect with the rice. </div>
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<b>The Big Wave</b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ Albacore Tuna, Charred jalapeno citrus dressing, black garlic, mayo, pickled shallots, tenkasu</span></i></div>
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Not a big fan of this one, too much sauce and the fish was in too small pieces which combine gave it a rather mushy texture... wish I could have tasted the fish itself a bit more.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ octopus, potato, baby kale, roasted red peppers, chorizo oil, smoked lemon aioli, caper infused breadcrumbs</span></i></div>
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Everything on the description made us think it would be slightly spicy but it was extremely sweet instead. We had to bath this in sriracha to be able to finish it,</div>
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2 for $4, it comes in original and teriyaki flavors. Love how both the spam and rice was grilled/fried separately which is then wrap in nori (dried seaweed), love the crispy flavorful charred rice although it look much smaller/flat than the usual.</div>
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kiki's B.F.Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479016329184526264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396956072695882863.post-27611231772208014372016-10-26T10:12:00.001-07:002016-10-27T09:03:34.821-07:00Satay Sate [Indonesian Street Food]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have been in search for yummy satay skewers in Toronto for years and it's tough to come by, so as soon as I hear about <a href="http://www.sataysate.com/"><b>Satay Sate</b></a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/sataysate_TO">@sataysate_TO</a>)<br />
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Simple menu, wish they have 1-2 more dishes to choose from.... and I really am not sure what's the difference with Indonesian and Thai/Malaysian Satay?!??</div>
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We sub to coconut rice for extra $1 and the flavor was light and subtle, I personally think that the upgrade is not really necessary since the peanut sauce was way more flavorful and stronger in taste. Love the tender grilled chicken skewers and the huge dose of sauce on top. The chef/owner was kind enough and asked if we needed extra sauce, normally I would being a sauce person but it came with the perfect amount to finish the rice. The satay peanut sauce was perfect thickness, peanut-y and not overly sweet like most places.</div>
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Both of the meal we ordered came with a side of the <b>Shrimp Crakers</b> which you can also order as a side for $2.50. They were so good packed with intense shrimp flavor, def have to order extra next time.</div>
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P.S. - Make sure to ask for some of their hot sauce, it's house made and so fragrant. Wish they sell bottles of it, so good!</div>
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Will definitely be back, maybe for take out</div>
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Love it here, def need a big bag of those shrimp crackers<br />
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kiki's B.F.Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479016329184526264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396956072695882863.post-68579657860407403772016-10-25T10:01:00.002-07:002016-10-27T09:04:34.352-07:00Jackpot Chicken Rice [Hainanese Chicken Rice]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Always in search for a good Hainanese Chicken Rice in Toronto, so as soon as I hear that the same team from <a href="http://www.patoistoronto.com/">Patois</a> (post <a href="http://kikisbff.blogspot.ca/2015/01/patois-chinese-caribbean.html">here</a>) open up new place called <a href="http://www.jackpotchickenrice.com/"><b>Jackpot Chicken Rice</b></a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/eatjackpot">@eatjackpot</a>), I just had to go right away.<br />
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The chicken was poached to perfection, very flavorful moist and de-boned. The soup was right while the ginger and green onion sauce was perfect ratio and texture although on the salty side. Not sure the hot & kecap manis sauce goes well with the dish, wish they had the standard chili vinegar sauce instead. For me the rice is the star of this dish aka the "chicken oil rice" which is cooked with the schmaltz chicken broth and this was too wet although very flavorful.</div>
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The chicken was good but definitely need to work on the rice.</div>
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Have been meaning to come to <b><a href="http://www.kittenandthebear.com/">Kitten & the Bear</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/KATBPreserves">@KATBPreserves</a>) for their Jam & Tea Service but since their space is so small with only 2 small table with no reservation, I didn't dare to go until a couple of weeks ago. I took my chances and it paid off with the perfect window table.<br />
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It is both an artisanal Jam shop and a cafe here and I just love the space so much, every corner are so Instagramable.</div>
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The <b>Jam & Tea Service</b> was $17.50 per person and consist of a Guided Tasting of 4 seasonal preserves, a buttermilk scone, clotted cream and choice of Sloane Fine Tea or Reunion Island pour over coffee. Although it delicious and I love the space and experience, I can't help but feel it's a bit pricey... so I would probably just go back for their take-out counter, a Scone & Jam only cost $4 and a cup of tea or coffee at $2.65 which is basically around the same thing at around $6.65 only. You still get to choose the featured jam for your scone.</div>
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Love all 4 flavors we tried but the Banana Bourbon Vanilla Bean was so different and a clear standout, that's why we end up of buying a jar home.</div>
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Look at how tall/big the scones are, perfectly golden on the outside and super moist and fluffy inside.</div>
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Ohhhh and they sell both regular and mini scones frozen, just bake them at home... totally need to get them next time I'm in the area.</div>
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One of the cutest place in Toronto, love every detail and corner of this place.</div>
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Wish it was slightly bigger!</div>
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Would definitely need to come back to grab scones to go or the frozen ones!</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Cova-Fumada/167510036619950">La Cova Fumada</a></b> (aka "The Smoked Cave") have no signs, so you'll just have to look for their street number if you are not familiar. Opened since 1944, it kept it's charm with a warm familiar old school atmosphere with regulars local and tourist alike. Love as we were waiting for it to open, there was already a huge table of old locals already seated behind their close door. And btw they do not take reservation, so come early to get a table.<br />
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With their menu written in chalk on the vintage blackboard on the wall as it was since it first open in the 1940s and no other type of menu available with just the ingredients and no description at all... Everything here looks like a blast from the part!</div>
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You would think this will be a nightmare for tourists like us who didn't know Spanish but surprisingly, there was a staff, probably the owner that was very familiar in dealing with tourists like us who is rather fluent in English. He recommended what we needed to try. We always try to eat at some local authentic places and this definitely fit the bill with very old-school tapas with minimal preparation. The dishes is seasonal and there's a little granny cooking in the small kitchen at the front, my guess is that she have been making the same tapas the same way for yearsssss.<br />
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Fall is asparagus and artichoke season and since we already had quite a few asparagus during this trip, we decided to try the artichoke this time. It's simply fried with a little sprinkle of salt and olive oil, no idea how to eat it whole like that and our server gladly demonstrated by tearing a piece/leave off and suck on it... you eat the meat that is inside and dispose of the "carcase". Wow, it was delicious and you learn new things everyday... the funny thing is, the table next to us was 2 tourist as well and was sharing a table with 2 other local and they were showing them the way as well (we were not the only ignorant one, lol)<br />
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<b>Bacalao</b> (Cod)<br />
Bacalao is a traditional Basque dish, it's salted cod served with just a simple tomato sauce here. This was no way near the Chinese Salted fish or the close similar Portuguese Bacalhau, this was barely salted and the fish kept it fresh flaky taste and texture.<br />
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Simple perfectly cooked calamari<br />
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<b>Langostina </b>(Landostines / Norwegian Lobster)<br />
Simple fresh with just salt and pepper.<br />
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And of course cheap local barrel wine!<br />
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This chalkboard menu is probably older than me.<br />
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This was one of my favorite #TravelEat experience in Spain<br />
Love the history and love to experience how the local eats.<br />
Simple, fresh and super affordable dishes!!!<br />
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Being the ramen addict, Ben just had to try out the newly open <b><a href="http://jinya-ramenbar.com/">Jinya Ramen Bar</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/jinyaramenbar">@jinyaramenbar</a>) adn after eyeing it's renovation for months already.<br />
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<b>Cha Cha Cha Ramen $15.25</b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ pork broth, pork chashu, seasoned egg, bean sprouts, chopped onion, green onion, fish powder, Korean powder served with Thick noodles</span></i></div>
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First off it's way too oily, can you see that thick layer of oil all over and it's not hot enough, there wasn't even smoke coming out... it's a must for ramen to be served pipping hot and believe me, I like my broth full and flavorful but this was way too oily even for me.</div>
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The chashu wasn't in particularly flavorful but with a great layer of fat. The only thing I like of this bowl was the large amount of beansprouts and the pretty mount of onions on top.</div>
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<b>Sprouting Up Ramen $12.75</b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ pork broth, prok chashu, brussels sprouts, egg, green onion, Kikurage, chili oil </span></i></div>
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Just as oily and not hot plus I do not see or taste the chili oil at all. The broth is rather salty than flavorful and although I am a huge brussel sprouts fan, I am not sure it goes that well with the ramen. But I have to applaud them on their egg, cooked perfectly candied center.</div>
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I don't think I'll be back</div>
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Finally made it to<b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/simitandchaicompany/">Simit & Chai Co</a> </b>(<a href="https://www.instagram.com/simitandchaicompany/">@simitandchaicompany</a>) after seeing so many Instagram post this summer. This is a Turkish bakery and cafe specializing in Istanbul/Turkish bagels (simits) and teas.<br />
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Since they sepcialize in tea, Ben decided to order tea instead of our usual coffee but wish he had ordered the Chai since the name suggest, it should be their top speciality. </div>
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<b>The Street $5.00</b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ simit + cream cheese + olive paste</span></i></div>
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Love love it, love the crispy flat texture and the large amount of sesame on top plus never though that cream cheese and olive paste goes so well together.</div>
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Simits is coated in molasses and rolled in seeds before baking</div>
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<b>Turkish Coffee $3.50</b></div>
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All of baked in house and they all look delicious, would need to go back to try them all </div>
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Fist time trying Simit and love it, would definitely be back for more</div>
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<a href="http://www.campechano.ca/">Campechano</a> (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/campechano_to/">@campechano_to</a>) means no fuss and what's great is they take reservation.<br />
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Love the colorful murals with the school chairs with the open kitchen at the front... all the yummy smell coming through is just amazing. It's quite spacious with more seating at the back room and patio.</div>
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Love the extra spicy kick to this and the mix of both shrimp and fish.. and those tortillas chip are just too good, I can munch on it all day plus they were nice enough to give us a refill.</div>
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Love the fresh press corn tortillas in house made to order and that alone make me wants to come back.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ Chipotle shrimp, pineapple (spicy)</span></i></div>
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This was so good, love the perfectly cooked shrimp with the yummy chipotle sauce and the sweet pineapple. This was relatively not spicy compare to the ceviche.</div>
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This was very tender and with not too much sauce or spices, the lamb was packed with it's own flavors. Simple goodness!!!</div>
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Once again not really spicy and this was probably my least favorite among the tacos we have that day, although perfectly cooked, nothing special in comparison.</div>
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Love everything, especially the fresh corn tortilla</div>
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Yummy, reasonably priced and generous portion</div>
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Will definitely be back soon, very soon... craving for the shrimp taco already</div>
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And will need to try their drink next time.</div>
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<a href="https://www.zomato.com/toronto/campechano-taqueria-fashion-district" target="_blank" title="View Menu, Reviews, Photos & Information about Campechano Taqueria, Fashion District and other Restaurants in Toronto"><img alt="Campechano Taqueria Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato" src="https://www.zomato.com/logo/18260819/minilink" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>kiki's B.F.Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479016329184526264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396956072695882863.post-88119600896703705392016-09-23T10:05:00.004-07:002016-10-24T09:26:26.162-07:00Can Solé [Seafood - Barcelona Spain]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><a href="http://restaurantcansole.com/en/">Can Solé</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/CanSole_1903">@CanSole_1903</a>) was founded back in 1903 as an Fisherman tavern at the Barceloneta port, it is tucked away on a narrow side street with not sea view whatsoever. La Barceloneta area have recently been transform into a beach /port-side playgrounds for visitors, so I was surprise that there's still such authentic and old restaurant on the side streets from the beach.<br />
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The decor is minimal and very old schooled with white table cloth and photos of celebrities who've visited over the years. I was surprise to see an open kitchen where you can see all the cooking taking place.<br />
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Although their main clientele are locals, come of the staff still understand English which makes our lives so much more easier.<br />
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<b>Nuvol </b>- <b>D.O.Montsant,</b> <b>Bodegas Edicionsi Limitadas 20.50</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><b>€</b></span><br />
<i>~ 90% Granatxa Blanca, 10% Macabeu </i><br />
Not very familiar with Spanish wine at all, especially their white so we asked for recommendation and our waiter kindly suggest this bottle. It paired really well with our seafood feast with floral peach tropical notes which was very refreshing and lively.<br />
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Love the traditional big hearty dishes that probably haven't changed in decades.</div>
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Wish we ordered the rice<span style="font-family: inherit;"> broth (<span style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">arròs caldòs) </span></span>instead since haven't really seen it at other restaurant we have been on the rest of our trip.</div>
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kiki's B.F.Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479016329184526264noreply@blogger.com0Carrer de Sant Carles, 4, 08003 Barcelona, Spain41.3788938 2.188369800000032215.8568593 -39.120224199999967 66.9009283 43.496963800000032tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396956072695882863.post-85890422441611739502016-09-23T09:47:00.001-07:002016-10-24T09:26:08.555-07:00La Boqueria Mercat [Barcelona - Spain]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our first stop in Barcelona was <b><a href="http://www.boqueria.info/index.php?lang=en">La Boqueria Mercat</a></b> which is a large public market, it's not only a meat & vegetable market since that would be a bit meaningless for tourist like us but they have bars selling both food and drink which makes it a popular lunch spot.<br />
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We took a walk on <b>La Rambla</b> and get off mid way at the market which has a side entrance there. This is probably one of the most popular street in central Barcelona, a tree lined pedestrian street which stretches 1.2 kilometers. It was pretty crowded with a lot of pavement cafes and souvenirs stalls, but please make sure to be careful of pickpockets at places like this.<br />
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The market is really a treat to the senses with such great colors, sound and smell, it's really worth a stop even though the bars a a bit overprice compare to some of the local restaurants but really, dirt cheap compare to here in Toronto for such freshness.<br />
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So many fresh fruits and juices, some of them difficult to find here in Canada... we even grab some pre-cut ones to eat on the go.<br />
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Most of the bars were so packed and we only happened to grab 2 seats as someone just left. We only order the prawns because we wanted to try other things around the market.<br />
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<b>Gambes de Palamos</b><br />
These prawns are so perfectly good, so fresh and sweet<br />
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Perfect munchies as you walk around the market<br />
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This is probably one of the more filling cheaper options and there's so many choices, plus they even heat it up for you.<br />
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They have sandwiches at the bakery and pizza<br />
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Look at all the fresh seafood, wish I had a kitchen to cook them. I love prawns and shrimps, so Spain was heaven for me with all the fresh ones available everywhere. They also have some fried cones/plates of seafood available at some stalls but I wouldn't recommend since they are not freshly made and are cold w/ the batter really soggy.<br />
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Love the egg display here!<br />
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Laguardia is a very small town in the nothern part of Spain, near our first stop Longrono. If you are in the area, make sure to drop by and an hour is all it take.<br />
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The place lies over a hill and surrounded by a wall, all the streets still have a medieval feel to it, as if you are in a movie. There's no car inside the walled town with very narrow roads.</div>
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We went there on a Sunday and there was all kind of activities going on including reenactments</div>
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Band members wearing traditional Basque red beret of Bilbao Spain, people will gather outside the bars and listen to the band and will stay afterwards for a few drinks... love the noisy lively atmosphere! </div>
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I do think people in Spain drink 24/7 and I don't blame them, with the beer and wine being so affordable.... and isn't it great how they can drink on the streets, just stand outside the bar and chat especially when the tapas bar tends to be so small and packed. </div>
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The view on top of the tower</div>
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This is my second time to <b><a href="http://www.thecaptainsboil.com/littleitaly/">Captain's Boil</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/thecaptainsboil">@thecaptainsboil</a>), Toronto's 1st seafood boil restaurant. I have been to the 1st location a while ago and this is already their 5th location in the GTA area with plans for many more.</div>
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After visiting the 1st location, I was actually kind of disappointed that it wasn't as good as the one we had in Las Vegas (see post <a href="http://kikisbff.blogspot.ca/2014/11/the-boiling-crab-las-vegas.html">here</a>) and so much more expensive... but I change my mind with this location, it was fresh well cook and well season and more worth the price tag in comparison.</div>
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No wonder it's expanding so quickly, everybody loves seafood right?! And what's more fun than eating with your hands while wearing a bib.</div>
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I was lucky enough to be invited to their pre-opening Media Dinner, although the staff could be better train, owner Amy and Marlon made sure we had everything we need and was very generous. And love the spread they had put out for us to take picture, what a great presentation!</div>
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Love the ceiling which was design to resemble the hull of a boat.</div>
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<b>Cajun Fries $4.95</b><b> and Cajun Seafood Fried Rice $10.95</b><br />
They were rather large portion which is great for sharing but wish they offer a smaller portion which would be great for date night. Although you might as well finish the whole thing to regret later since the cajun fries are so crispy good, so flavorful on it's own that you don't even need the ketchup... or maybe dip it in the sauce from the seafood... but for that I would highly recommend ordering a bowl of Steam Rice $2 and dump it into the sauce (^_<)<br />
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<b>So here's basically how it works : </b><br />
Step 1 - Choose the seafood<br />
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Step 2 - Choose your Sauce Flavor<br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">(Cajun / Lemon Pepper / Garlic / Captain's Boil - mix of all 3 flavors)</span></i><br />
Step 3 - Choose your Heat<br />
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<b>Crawfish -M.P </b>w/ Corn<br />
This was the first time I ate fresh crawfish, it's usually frozen and what a difference, the texture of the meat are so much better (not mushy like the frozen ones), so sweet and delicious.<br />
So fresh that they bought out a few live ones put for us to play with!</div>
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They mix up my order during the Media event and end up running out of Lobster and the owner Amy was so kind to invite me back to try it. It was delicious although I would say that was the only dish that was very very slightly overcooked but still delicious. I would recommend you choose the Lemon Pepper sauce for this one although the Captain's Boil is my favorite, I find the lemon goes better with the lobster and bring out the sweetness while the Captain's Boil is way too overpowering.<br />
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<b>Verdict:</b><br />
Love the freshness of all their seafood<br />
(when I went to the 1st location, the seafood we order wasn't the freshest)<br />
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They could improve on the spiciness level, the medium wasn't hot but the fire was sweating hot.<br />
Love the playlist there, very lively which was perfect for the seafood boil atmosphere<br />
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I have been a fan of <b><a href="http://www.boxcarsocial.ca/locations-harbourfront.html">Boxcar Social</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/boxcar_social">@boxcar_social</a>) 1st and 2nd location (post <a href="http://kikisbff.blogspot.ca/2014/05/boxcar-social-coffee.html">here</a> & <a href="http://kikisbff.blogspot.ca/2015/11/boxcar-social-riverside-cafe-bar.html">here</a>) of the cafe-bar hybird concept and so of course I was excited to hear that they opened up a 3rd location at Harbourfront Centre. It was the best yet with it's prime location next with a lakeside view, perfect for people watching and maybe after a walk through the free art installations at <a href="http://thepowerplant.org/">The Power Plant</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/ThePowerPlantTO">@ThePowerPlantTO</a>) next door. </div>
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It has the same concept as the 2 other locations with a rotating hard to find coffee roast, a great affordable local and international wine list per glass or bottle (may I add, what a generous pour), around 20 Craft Beer on tap and a great selection of Whisky.</div>
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Love the huge space with natural lighting coming through, I just can imagine so many private events being hosted here. Not only was the interior amazing and spacious but the patio was so perfect, facing the lake and he CN Tower as it's backdrop.</div>
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Didn't order coffee since we already had one before then, so we decided to get some Alcohol instead (^_<) We had the<a href="http://www.bloodbrothersbrewing.com/"> Blood Brothers</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/BloodBrothersTO">@BloodBrothersTO</a>) Brute Summer Saison, love the grape foward smell and taste with slight taste of mango and peaches which was so perfect for summer on the patio. It was so good that we had to go to the brewery the next day to grab a few bottles before it's gone. </div>
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Love this location!</div>
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Would come here often if not for the expensive and packed packing around the area.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.muskokabrewery.com/">Muskoka Brewery</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/MuskokaBrewery">@MuskokaBrewery</a>) celebrated their 20th Birthday at the Evergreen Brickwork last month and invited a bunch of <a href="http://www.ontariocraftbrewers.com/">Ontario Craft Breweries</a> to celebrate. Each brewery bought with them a special "birthday brew".<br />
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Love the Kirby's Kolsch with the peach flavor and the sour Saucy Piegeon which ran out and too slow to get a second.</div>
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<b><a href="https://t.co/7G2lookfiD">Henderson Brewing</a></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"> (</span><a href="https://twitter.com/Hendersonbeerco" style="background-color: white; color: #33aaff; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px; text-decoration: none;">@Hendersonbeerco</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">)</span><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.wellingtonbrewery.ca/">Wellington Brewer</a></b>y (<a href="https://twitter.com/WellingtonBrew">@WellingtonBrew</a>)</div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ Rhubarb Saison</span></i></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.redlinebrewhouse.com/">Redline Brewhouse</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/rlbrewhouse">@rlbrewhouse</a>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">Their Hibiscu Lager have always been one of my favorite but this time the Mojito Wit was super refreshing for this especially hot day.</span></div>
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One of our must stop when in Niagara on the Lake (see post <a href="http://kikisbff.blogspot.ca/2014/05/oast-house-brewery-niagara-on-lake.html">here</a>, <a href="http://kikisbff.blogspot.ca/2015/09/canola-growers-street-food-workshop.html">here</a> and <a href="http://kikisbff.blogspot.ca/2016/03/wine-and-chocolate-2016-niagara-on-lake.html">here</a>), it's one of my favorite and this one doesn't disappoint; instead of the usual fruity version the others offer, this Canadian Spruce version have a lovely rosemary scent to it.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.kensingtonbrewingcompany.com/">Kensington Brewing Company</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/drinkgoodbeer">@drinkgoodbeer</a>)</div>
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<b><a href="http://beaus.ca/">Beau's All Natural Brewing</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/beausallnatural">@beausallnatural</a>)</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.cameronsbrewing.com/">Cameron's Brewing</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/cameronsbrewing">@cameronsbrewing</a>)</div>
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These fries are just OMG good, love the spice level which was perfect with all the refreshing beer.</div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><em>If you consider yourself a sophisticated beer lover who appreciates the time and effort that goes into creating the perfect brew, this experience is for you. It’s an experience for the distinguished beer drinker. From craft beers to boutique beers, cooking with beer and beer cocktails this is the Ultimate Beer Experience.</em></span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #073763;">Each brewery has either brewed something totally unique specifically for this event, or they are bringing you a brand new brew that hasn't hit the shelves yet! Beer is our focus at this event, but we'll have a couple of other choices for you. If you like to change things up, plus The Berkeley Church will wow us again with delectable bites from their talented kitchen. Can't forget to mention there will also be live music from some great local talent. </span></em></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.lamesafilipinokitchen.com/news/2016/7/23/lasa-by-lamesa">Lasa by Lamesa</a></b> (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lasabylamesa/">@lasabylamesa</a>) located on St.Clair West has a more casual traditional style compare to the original <a href="http://www.lamesafilipinokitchen.com/#modern-filipino-cuisine">Lamesa</a> which is more upscale and delicate version of Filipino Food.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ eggplant w/ black bean sauce served w/ green salad</span></i></div>
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Loved it especially the Fried Chicken and Garlic Rice</div>
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Will definitely have to come back to try their stew and their skewers w/the 7up glaze</div>
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I actually won part of my Spain Trip from <b><a href="http://www.campoviejo.com/en">Campo Viejo</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/campoviejowines">@campoviejowines</a>) #LiveUncorked picture contest on Instagram and one of the highlight was getting a personal tour of the winery.<br />
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As we drove up to the winery, we can't help but be amaze at how big the vineyard is but guess what, that's only part of it since Campo Viejo have vineyards all over the area and they also buy from small local growers. No wonder they are one of the biggest wine exporter in the world.<br />
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Love how they are promoting through art and it's so colorful which make you feel happy just looking at them, here's something quoted from their website :<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Campo Viejo inspires a life that’s more colourful and invites everyone to Live Uncorked. This is why we enjoy working with Okuda & Remed, two acknowledged urban artists with a distinctive style, to capture the expressiveness of Campo Viejo wines through urban art.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Winemaking and art have a lot in common. Just like urban artists who use city streets and spray paints to express their vision of a ‘life more colourful’, our winemakers use Rioja as their canvas and the Tempranillo grape as their brush to create wines which are full of character and authenticity.</span></i></span></div>
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It's not only a stop for wine lovers but also architecture!!! Architect Ignacio Quemada build the 45,000 sq.m winery underground to preserve the amazing scenery/environment which is also perfect for aging and storing wine. Love all the concrete walls which gave it an industrial look. And the architect even worked closely with the winemaker which resulted with warm natural light seeping through that gave it a very traditional Chateau winery feel.</div>
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A library of all the wines they have even made!</div>
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Love the super high ceiling of this basement cellar which make it all that more impressive.</div>
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Can you believe that Rioja Gran Reserva wine have to age at least 2 years in oak barrel and another 3 years in bottle and it's still sold at such an affordable price. The long aging process makes the wine so smooth and vibrant with a very sweet and polished tannis. And they have specific labels at the back which is recognize by the government, without that they can't call their wine Rioja.</div>
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The <b>Dominio Campo Viejo Rioja </b>was their higher end wine but it still under <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 15.6px;">€15</span>. Using grapes from 5 differnet plot which is fermented in stainless steel at 25<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "lato" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">º</span>C, macerated with skin for a long 28 days and then aged in 2 types of French oak for 11 months. Love the fragrant soft tannic and the thick concentration on the palate.</div>
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Although they are more known for their red wine, they also have a white. Felix Azpilicueta is their private labels that's only available at the winery and restaurants in Spain.</div>
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This vintage 2012 <b>Coleccion Privada Felix Azpilicueta Blancois </b>is barrel fermented which gave it it's nuances with very subtle oak scents, orange and floral note with fresh acidity. This is a limited release of 12,000 bottles and won The Golden Nose's Best White Wine of Spain award.</div>
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And here's my picture turn into art to the actual bottle *LOVE</div>
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What an eye opener for the both of us, never been to such a huge winery before.</div>
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Only wish we had time to visit another winery.</div>
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Love the amount of attention and time put into their wine and yet still so affordable!!!</div>
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Only wish I could have bought more bottles back to Toronto.. hoping we have a wider Spanish wine selection here in the near future...</div>
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<a href="http://restaurantekokotxa.com/en/" style="font-weight: bold;">Restaurante Kokotxa</a> is a 1-Michelin star helm by chef Dani Lopez and Estela Velasco where they incorporate Chinese and Japanese elements to Spanish dishes. The name Kokotxa or Cococha in Spanish is a typical dish made from the bottom of the chin of hake in Basque Country.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They offer a 7 courses Market Menu <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6px;">€62pp for </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6px;">a 9 courses</span> Tasting Menu<b style="background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 21.56px;"> </b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6px;">€82pp and a small A-la-Carte menu. That's probably one of the best deal for a Michelin star restaurant, I was fortunate to read about it after being unsuccessful in making reservation for Mugaritz and Arzak for our San Sebastian 2 day stay.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.6px;"> When we went, we had the tasting menu and an additional dish that I wanted to try. </span></span></div>
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We are frankly not familiar with Spanish wine since there's barely any selection available here in Toronto, so again we asked our waiter to recommend a bottle that would go well with our Tasting Menu. This was amazing and goes well with both the red meat and the seafood, totally easy drinking</div>
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Right off the bad you can see the Japanese influence her with the plating, love the one bite snack.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ baked sweet potato</span></i></div>
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Love all the bright colors, perfect for Spring time (we were there in May)</div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">~ socarrat of its ink and marine stock</span></div>
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Socarrat is the rice that gets crunchy and forms a crust at the bottom of the paella pan. The crispy rice with the flavorful broth is basically a Spanish version of the Japanese Chazuke and love love love this version, Have always love the rice crispy bit at the bottom of the pan no matter what cuisine, the marine /seafood stock was just so sweet and fresh. </div>
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Simple yet such a pretty presentation,everything is cook to perfection but the different part about this dish is the black edible sand underneath that's made with almond, local cheese, squid ink and chocolate which add so much earthy flavors to all the earthy ingredients here. </div>
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<b>Fish of day</b></div>
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Simple, fresh and perfectly cooked!!!</div>
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Read so much about this in online reviews and I just had to try it, so we order this on top of our tasting menu and it didn't disappoint. The cruchy ashes just add so much texture and flavor to the already delicious perfectly red piece of meat.</div>
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That was the exact description on our tasting menu and I was expecting a simple cheese platter but I guess that's just too plain and simple for a Michelin Star restaurant... and yes the candied nuts are actually cover in gold. And the apple sauce with the cream cheese are just too delicious.</div>
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Just when we were so full and though we finally clean our last plate, this arrives and it was once again so delicious that we just had to finish them... fancy version of vanilla pudding with a perfectly crispy crumble.</div>
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At such affordable price for such an amazing dinner, I wish I can be back already.</div>
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Probably the cheapest Tasting Menu I came across when researching for Michelin Star Restaurant in Spain and I only discover it by accident when the other "popular" ones are n/a.</div>
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kiki's B.F.Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479016329184526264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396956072695882863.post-63489645403497627192016-08-17T19:12:00.001-07:002016-08-17T19:12:10.060-07:00Scaddabush [Scarborough - Italian]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><a href="http://www.scaddabush.com/">Scaddabush</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/SCADDABUSH">@scaddabush)</a> recently open it's 4th location at Scarborough and I was invited for a Media dinner, I was very curious about the food of this new chain restaurant. It was located just outside of Scarborough Town Center which is very convenient both by car or transit.<br />
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It was a family style meal prepared by Executive Chef Steve Silvestro and we were joined by volunteers from the Bluff Food Bank, the charity that's supported by sales of Scaddabush's house made "Charity Bread".</div>
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<b>Charity Bread (Original $4.25 / Spicy $4.75 / 3-Cheese $5.25)</b></div>
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Did you know the sales of their "Charity Bread" at each location support a local charity of the area and their net proceeds all go to the charity. Delicious and for a great cause, no excuse needed to order all 3 flavors (^_<) </div>
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<b>Naked $12.98</b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ w/ extra virgin olive oil, focaccia crostini, San Marzano tomato jam, sea salt</span></i></div>
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Love the tomato jam with the mozzeralla</div>
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<b>Bomba Burrata $15.98</b></div>
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This was my favorite since the heat of the skillet kept the cheese soft for longer and love the flavorful spicy sauce with the half melted cheese.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ infused w/ honey and truffle cream, focaccia crostini</span></i></div>
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Love this salad although it was a tad overdressed, all the components are just so delicious all together especially the pop of flavor from the Cipollini Onions.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ signature meatball w/ focaccia crostini, three-cheese sauce, garlic chips, fresh basil, Sunday sauce w/ pancetta</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ sauteed chicken, baby spinach, semi sun-dried tomatoes, basil pesto cream sauce</span></i></div>
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This was by far my favorite pasta of the night, although I am not a big fan of the chicken but the sauce was just too amazing with their house made fettuccine which is my fave pasta.</div>
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Thought the butternut squash filling and the cream sauce was a tad sweet for my taste but love the fried sage which not only added a pop of flavor but texture as well.<br />
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What an amazing night with amazing people and amazing food.<br />
Especially love their housemade fresh pasta dishes and will love to come back for Pesto Pollo Fettuccine<br />
And please do not forget to support their "Charity Bread"<br />
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As soon as I saw an Instagram picture of <b><a href="http://platitotoronto.com/">Platito Filipino Soul Food</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/platitotoronto/">@platitotoronto</a>) purple waffle, I want to come try.<br />
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Love the garlic rice but thought the pork was just plain sweet and somewhat lack some other flavor... maybe serve with a spicy fish sauce for dipping on the side?!?</div>
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Love the waffle and chicken and will definetly be back for it.</div>
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And would need to come back to try the Ube icecream w/ Ube Waffle</div>
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Maybe come back for dinner to try other items from the menu, especially the tapas style dishes.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.zuberoa.com/">Zuberoa Restaurant</a></b> has a one Michelin Star located in Gipuzkpa just 15 mins away from San Sebastian inside a 15th century Basque Farmhouse. Love the rustic feel of the place, very "old-school" and the amazing Tasting menu is only <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 15.6px; text-align: center;">€</span>130pp with a totally affordable wine list.<br />
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This is the fancier version of the same dish we had <a href="http://kikisbff.blogspot.ca/2016/07/el-rincon-de-alberto-longrono-spain.html">here</a>, the tender slippery goodness of fish jowl/chin with a roasted pepper foam.<br />
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Look and taste like spring, highlight the freshness of the ingredients perfectly.<br />
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I was never a fan of cooked fish but this trip to Spain totally changed me, it so fresh and yummy here that I probably ate more fish in Spain than my whole life.<br />
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So perfectly crispy skin with such moist meat.... never had a non-Chinese/Asian suckling piug that has such crisp skin. The flavor was so intense and love the saltiness with the sweet compote on the side.<br />
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Love the cheap wine list in Spain, even at this Michelin Star restaurant they have <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 15.6px;">€</span>30 wine and this one at around <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 15.6px;">€50-</span>60 is consider on the higher end for local Spain Wine list.<br />
<a href="http://www.remirezdeganuza.com/eng-index.html"><b>Rmirez de Ganuza Rioja Reserva 2008</b></a><br />
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Love everything we had especially the Suckling Pig was so perfect, totally crisp and super flavorful.<br />
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Although not all staff are very fluent in English, they were all very attentive and friendly.</div>
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Yes, we did lick each of our plate clean (^_<)</div>
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kiki's B.F.Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479016329184526264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396956072695882863.post-42931844247633187712016-08-09T19:16:00.001-07:002016-08-09T19:16:27.611-07:00Azure [Summerlicious 2016]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanks <a href="http://www.azurerestaurant.ca/" style="font-weight: bold;">Azure Restaurant & Bar</a> which is inside the<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b> </b></span><a href="http://www.torontocentre.intercontinental.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #33aaff; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px; text-decoration: none;">InterContinental Toronto Centre</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">(</span><a href="https://twitter.com/ICTorontoCentre" style="background-color: white; color: #33aaff; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px; text-decoration: none;">@ICTorontoCentre</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">) </span>for inviting us back to taste their Summerlicious menu and once again it was delicious with same amazing service. Their Summerlicious prix-fixe menu are for $28 Lunch and $48 Dinner with Vegetarian option.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ focaccia + mascarpone + balssamic + baby watercress (vegetarian)</span></i></div>
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Love figs, so I just had to order this and it tasted as good as it looks. Love the yummy figs with the salty prosciutto with the sweet & tart balsamic; also love the use of a soft yummy focaccia.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ pea shoots + shaved fennel + remoulade</span></i></div>
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These look a little bit burnt to be frank and couldn't really taste any crab but the sweet corn flavors really came through... maybe time to change the oil?</div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ peach & cucumber salsa + wheat berry salad + cilantro yogurt</span></i></div>
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Could never resit duck on a menu and this was perfectly cook and love the summery peach & cucumber salsa that I totally want to replicate at home. This is a perfect summer dish with the light flavors and components like the wheat berry salad with the refreshing yogurt.<br />
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Love how they always have a fish dish for their licious menu and it's always perfectly cook. This time around, the best part was the yummy potato pancake underneath.<br />
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Having difficulties deciding our desserts, our server said this was his favorite so that's exactly what I went for. Love that the pie was served warm with the cold ice cream on top.... in my opinion, restaurant should always mention when a dessert will be served warm/hot since that's exactly what I'll choose. And just look at the presentation, totally Instagram worthy</div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ lavender shortbread + orange blossom meringue + blood peach puree</span></i></div>
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The decor and the staff may be a bit old-school but I love Azure for it.</div>
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The service is always so attentive and friendly</div>
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Food always great, nothing fancy but delicious and rather large portion even for licious.</div>
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kiki's B.F.Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479016329184526264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396956072695882863.post-25095661226602484952016-08-08T09:58:00.001-07:002016-08-08T10:13:03.207-07:00Beerfest 2016 [TFOB - Toronto's Festival of Beer - Event]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As our annual tradition, we are back to the annual <b style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"><a href="http://beerfestival.ca/" style="color: #33aaff; text-decoration: none;">Toronto's Festival of Beer</a></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"> (</span><a href="https://twitter.com/tobeerfestival" style="background-color: white; color: #33aaff; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px; text-decoration: none;">@tobeerfestival</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">) , it was so much fun as usual and so much so more this year since Ben (Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/beeru_san/">@beeru_san</a>) started to write about beer.</span><br />
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There was some good and some bad, some old and new faves.</div>
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Let's start with the worst, this was the worst of the day, so very sweet and artificial</div>
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Super cute bike contest<br />
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<b><a href="https://les3brasseurs.ca/">Les 3 Brasseurs</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/3brasseursCA/">@3brasseursCA</a>)</div>
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<a href="http://www.sierranevada.com/"><b>Sierra Nevada</b></a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/SierraNevada">@SierraNevada</a>)</div>
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Where all the craft beer craze started as per Ben and so glad to shear they will be launching more selection at the LCBO.<br />
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Apart from the usually Ontario Craft Beer tents, I was glad to see another smaller tent on the side with the new smaller Ontario breweries.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ganbeer.com/"><b>Gananoque Brewing Company</b></a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/GanBrewingCo">@GanBrewingCo</a>)<br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ Naughty Otter Lager</span></i><br />
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<b><a href="http://oldflamebrewingco.ca/">Old Flame Brewing Co.</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/oldflamebrewery">@oldflamebrewery</a>)<br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">~ She Left me Blue - Blueberry Blond Ale</span> (see post <a href="http://kikisbff.blogspot.ca/2016/04/old-flame-brewing-co-beer-port-perry.html">here</a>)</i></div>
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One of my current favorite Summer Beer with the different citrus flavors with a kick of saltiness, almost like a beer version of margarita.</div>
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As always, they have all king of special fun brew for the beerfest and this time we tried the Mohito which was super refreshing.</div>
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This one beer that I look for every year at beerfest, love this watermelon beer which they only pour during beerfest. They should really consider having this for production every summer.</div>
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Jagermeister flavor beer was very interesting although not my cut of tea.</div>
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Air Spray Temporary Tattoo station at <b><a href="http://www.amsterdambeer.com/">Amsterdam Brewery</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/amsterdambeer">@amsterdambeer</a>) w/ cute Boneshaker designs, this was a nice change to the sunglasses freebies that all other places have.</div>
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La Fin du Monde have always been one of my favorite beer of all time which have won so many awards. And the rest of Unibroue beer never disappoint either and this new blueberry one is just so yummy that we got seconds.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.piecommission.com/">The Pie Commission</a></b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/PieCommish">@PieCommish</a>)<br />
Finally got to try the Mac n Cheese limited flavor at the beerfest and it was delicious. Best ie in Toronto, perfect buttery flaky goodness.<br />
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After my <b>Packing Tips post <a href="http://kikisbff.blogspot.ca/2016/07/packing-tips-travel.html">here</a></b>, I decided to share some of my Travel Tips. Some I have been doing for years and some I learn from my recent trip.</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Ben is usually the one responsible for this and he uses <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/citymaps2go-save-places!-plan/id408866084?mt=8">CityMaps2Go</a> where he'll pin all the places we plan/want to go in advance. This will save time and trouble so we could go to all the places close to each other on the same day etc (no going back and forth). There's even different pin colors you can use which is perfect for OCPD (Obsessive-Compulsive Planning Disorder) people like me, I swear just a little bit (^_<) </li>
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<li style="text-align: left;">One will be especially helpful if you do not plan to join any local /walking tours.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">For our Spain trip, we bought <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1631211919/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687502&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1612389724&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=AR3HFBGSJGJ3BNXX6P13">Rich Steven's Spain Guide Book</a> and we love all the tips and suggestions in it. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">We especially love the self guided tours in it, basically you will hear and go to the same places if you were to join a local walking tour (trust me we bump into a few and they were explaining the same things). This not only save us money but also allow us to do it at our own pace and time. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">It even includes some popular Museum guide with artwork explanation etc and what you'll find in each section.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">He have star reviews of all the places, so you may want to skip some of the one or two stars attractions <span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2px;">✮</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2px;">✮</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2px;">✮</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2px;">✮</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2px;">✮</span></li>
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<li>Or there may be a Free Admission day or time which could save you quite a bit of money.</li>
<li>For Spain, we went through quite a bit of trouble since the popular attractions and museums who sells tickets for specific entrance time (you can stay as long as you want). We learn this the hard way, we stop by an attraction in the morning and tickets for immediate entry was sold out and we end up having to get tickets for later that afternoon which means we have to go back (waste of money and time) and for another spot, tickets was sold out for the entire day on our last day in the city which means we won't be seeing it.</li>
<li>If you plan to got to certain Churches, Temple or Mosque on your trip, make sure to check in advance if certain type of clothing is allow and which are not (covered arms and legs?)... seems a rather small detail but if it's summer, you may not have packed those clothing.</li>
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