Tuesday, 1 January 2013

cheap and cheerful!

first off: happy new year!
resolution 1: post more!!


a few weeks back, we had a wonderful and delicious group dinner at famoso! annually, the gals and i have our traditional chrismukkah dinner hosted at someone's home. this year, we decided to make it easy: we switched it up and decided to dine out.

we arrived at famoso on bloor and were seated almost immediately for our 8pm reservation.
famoso has an interesting system where you peruse the menu at your leisure, write down your order, and walk it up to the counter. everything else was business as usual. known for their neopolitain-style pizza, i was doubtful it would be as delicious as pizza libretto, but was happily suprised!

overall:

the food was delicious. drinks were flowing. wait staff were more than accommodating. the whole group was happy. prices were good and the atmosphere was cheerful. a win-win!

check out the pics!

drinks were flowing. 
standard caprese salad
caeser salad
prosciutto wrapped mozzarella balls
piazetta and fire-roasted tomato bique
margherita
pepperoni and roasted mushrooms
primavera piazetta and caprese
siciliana
leftovers!!
we had a great time! i would recommend for groups, a quick and easy bite, and people with kids in tow.

hint:place your order only once you are ready to eat. these neopolitan pizzas are ready in 90 seconds.


Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria on Urbanspoon beauty in the world Toronto restaurants

Sunday, 9 December 2012

music and a meal

over a month ago (that's embarrassing and highlights my tardiness), AF and i had a much-anticipated after-work date. we were so excited and had been planning it for quite some time.
we met on the danforth around 6pm, as we were seeing joshua radin's concert at the beautiful danforth music hall later on. we headed straight to the highly acclaimed allen's, a staple for anyone who lives remotely close to the danforth. it did not disappoint, see below.


INFAMOUS

SALAD NICOISE
GRILLED FRESH TUNA, FRENCH BEANS, HARD-COOKED EGG
 STEAMED NEW POTATO WITH CHAMPAGNE VINAIGRETTE

MAXWELL'S ALL IRELAND CHAMPION BAKED POTATO FRENCH FRIES

BEST EVER BURGER
MEATS ARE NATURALLY RAISED, HORMONE AND ADDITIVE FREE


THE MAGICAL DANFORTH MUSIC HALL

MR JOSHUA RADIN
SINGING HIS BABY-MAKING TUNES
we had a wonderful evening, with satisfied stomachs and happy hearts. joshua radin makes us swoon every time. Allen's on the Danforth on Urbanspoon