Night at Bykes

It was a night of total glutony as the Grub Club went on another one of it's gastronomic field trips, this time to a place called Bykes. This had to be one of the bigger gatherings of the G.C. because of the excellent primer that Mrs. Darcy gave us a few weeks back when she posted pics of the dinner they had here. We were truly not disappointed with the amazing selection the chef carefully prepared specially for our party. We had 3 big appetizers (hungarian sausage, sauteed pork belly & tuna tartare), a beautifully presented salad with shrimps on the side, 4 main courses (braised lamb shanks, shrimp curry, steamed fish, and bbq pork)and this super yummy Asian fried rice. It was just crazy, and definitely satisfied the carnivore in me.

Suman lessons

Elsa who has been in my grandmothers employ for a number of years took time out to share her mom's special recipe for Suman (sticky rice cooked in coconut milk), before leaving to be full time wife and soon to be new mom. Making Suman is not as easy as it looks, it took around 4 to 5 hours of squeezing, cooking, stirring and not mention individually wrapping each and everyone of these little babies. I made Elsa a special montage of pics taken during that day as a little souvenir of her time with us.

Katre with friends

It was supposed to have been my birthday treat to my "metro group" of friends. But after much cajoling with Jack, who had conveniently forgotten to treat us during his birthday last November, he ended up footing the bill for our lovely dinner at Katre. This Meditteranean fusion place has been one of my favorite restaurants in the city & it is where I can indulge in my all time favorite pasta dish, the ever simple but yummy Aglio Oglio spaghetti, the chef never fails me when I say I want extra garlic. But honestly speaking no matter what I order at this place, everything is really good.