The Pioneers of the Not So Humble Grilled Cheese

Grilled cheese sandwiches are a big deal in Toronto. A VERY BIG deal! Trust me, I know. You see it when people are willing to attend a Food Truck Event, pay for parking and wait in line for over 2 hours for a grilled cheese sandwich, ya know we’re all crazy for grilled cheese! Today is a special day for us here at baguettes and butterscotch. We are extremely pleased to have an opportunity to do a Q & A with the pioneers of the grilled cheese revolution in Toronto.

Kevin and Tom from Cheesewerks are going to be giving us an inside look at what's going on in the world of grilled cheese, local sourced ingredients, local producers/suppliers, and the trials and tribulations of opening their first and if I dare say it not their last Cheesewerks restaurant.

They have a great story and who better to tell it than the creators themselves. This should be cheese-tastic! Without further adieu...here are the men bearing the flag for Grilled Cheese taken to another level...Kevin and Tom! 

1. Where did you get your interest into the world of hospitality/culinary? Who in your life influenced/inspired your passion for food?

When I was 13, my Mom (Audrey) came home from her job as head cashier at our local A&P to announce to the family – that she had told them to take their job and shove it.  She was tired of working for someone else and wanted to follow her passion of making and serving great food.

My parents turned half our basement into an industrial kitchen where my mom started an “artisan” bakery before marketing people had even invented the word.  She made everything from scratch- all of it – pies, baked goods, muffins, squares, cookies and I was her wee sous chef. In 1988, she purchased “The Courtyard Tea Room” in Perth and it ran for 18 wonderful seasons. She was a fixture in Perth, everyone knew her and the Tea Room - cottage goers, locals, and families passing through made pilgrimage to mom’s place – especially for her pies.

With Tom, he comes from a large Asian extended family which means that every get together had no less than 30 people and loads of food.  His family is enriched with diversity with uncles and cousins from Jamaica; brother in law from Antigua.  This of course means every family occasion is filled with all types of cuisine from ox-tail to papaya salad & sticky rice to roti to pho noodle soup.  Growing up with this melting pot has turned him into a foodie.

In 2005, my Mom retired and was diagnosed with lung cancer two years later.  She passed away a short 45 days after that.

It stopped both Tom and I cold.  Our daughter Taylor was 4 at the time, and with such a big shake up – we decided we wanted to build our own “family business” and that would most certainly be surrounded around food.

2. After a long hard day of work, what do you gravitate to for sustenance? Where do you like to go and eat?

Tom – At the end of the day I’m all about comfort food.  I love meatloaf, casserole…trucker food.  But what I love and crave the most is Pho from scratch. It was a 2 day affair to get the stock just right.  I remember growing up and my Mom making it almost once a month or at my request. I always looked forward to having it for dinner, lunch and dinner the next day and beyond…mmmm.

Kevin – I’m a sucker for some good chicken.  Roasted or fried – it doesn’t matter - it’s what I crave when I want comfort food. But when we go out, I tend to carve two things good Chinese or good Deli.

3. Since opening Cheesewerks, how have you seen your dream grow and progress? Has it gone all according to plan? Explain Good surprises and Bad surprises.

CHEESEWERKS has been amazing.  The reaction has been incredible, customers love our food and we’re really starting to hit our groove.  We’ve only been open for 6-months so it’s impossible to predict the future but so far so good!

We haven’t had any bad surprises really; we do know that Toronto doesn’t like the idea of paying for ketchup.  Even if it is house-made and local... LOL.  But as for good surprises, being featured in Food + Drink magazine was an amazing highlight.  It’s my go-to foodie bible and to featured only 4 months after being open – that was pretty cool.

 

4. I can see that you have a very popular following on social media has this been a help or a hindrance in spreading the good word about Grilled Cheese? What would you like to say to all your Cheesewerks fans?

THANK YOU of course!  We love our fans and supporters. We really tried to build a brand and community before we opened.  It totally worked.  The initial following allowed us to test recipes, receive feedback and garner buzz before we even opened our doors.  Invaluable powerful information and insights can be garnered for a new business via social media.

5. Artisan locally sourced produce was a key message that I heard from you during tastings. Can you highlight some of your fave suppliers and why you work with them?

Being 100% family-owned and operated is being local. J  And to take that first, yes we support 100% Canadian vendors and suppliers.  As you can imagine, with a place called CHEESEWERKS know for our “Legend Dairy” Grilled Cheese – two ingredients were paramount…Cheese and fantastic Bread!  Our signature bread partner is St. John’s Bakery.  Their artisan sourdoughs are just incredible and they also produce our two signature breads from our recipes – our Cracked Peppercorn Sourdough and our Green Onion Potato bread.  With bread figured out Cheese, was next.  We support a number of producers, but all of our Cheese is 100% Canadian, artisan where possible and with no milk modified ingredients.  We love the product from Bothwell, Upper Canada Cheese Co., Glengarry Fine Cheese, Best Baa and others.  They are all incredible products and great people to source from.

6. There is grilled cheese and then there is Cheesewerks Grilled cheese. What sets you apart from the rest?

We’re flattered – thanks.  It might sound corny but we believe what sets us apart from others is that we have a story behind every recipe, every ingredient, we use real Cheese, real Butter, real food.  There is also a story behind our creations. Lastly, we have an overwhelming love for great food! It makes a difference, you can really taste it!

7. Who develops your sandwiches? Where do you get your inspiration from?

We don’t have an executive chef or a big production test kitchen someplace.  We get inspiration from our travels around the corner and around the world. We live to eat and travel.  Those great meals and great culinary travels bring our menu to life. Take our HOUSTON Grilled Cheese.  Houston was the first place we had a family-vacation with Taylor.  Tons of memories, tons of great meals.  So we took that inspiration and started to braise our own beef brisket, house-made BBQ sauce, a bit of Texas – right here in Toronto.  Same for our BEIJING Grilled Cheese.  People thought we were crazy making a cheese-centric Chinese item.  But when you taste the Asiago, with the BBQ Pork, slivered green onions, Hoisin grilled on our signature Green Onion Potato bread.  It will change you.  It’s so good.  And that Grilled Cheese was inspired because we got married in 2008 and spent our honeymoon at the Olympics in Beijing.

8. What’s next for Cheesewerks?

We just expanded our menu to include Mac + Cheese.  We had been serving it as a some-what regular special, but our fans and customers wanted it every day. So we added it.  Now you can order any of CW cities as a Grilled Cheese or Mac + Cheese.  And again – all house-made.

Bigger picture, we’re starting to look at ideas and plans for expansion.  We have a couple ideas in the works.  You’ll have to chat with us in a few months for the details. J 

9. I understand that you do events and catering. How did this come about and what projects have you been involved with?

Events and catering are two huge revenue opportunities for a new business.  Not every customer can come to you – so we built a robust infrastructure to manage a lot of special, private and corporate events.  Plus, catering is fun, it gets you out of the restaurant – thinking on your feet and meeting tons of new people.  It’s tremendous business builder for us.

10. Lastly, If you had to pick a favourite sandwich, drink and side combo – which would each of you pick and tell us why!

Tom - I’ve always loved the Beijing. And to boot, I’ll usually add bacon to it.  I also love the rustic herb tomato soup with a cold glass of sweet tea.

Kevin - I love how our flavour combinations are becoming a signature of the shop and how easily they transferred to our new Mac + Cheese.  So me, I’d switch from a Grilled Cheese and order a CHARLESTON Mac + Cheese, sparkling lemonade with a spike of gin, with a ginger molasses cookie. Comfort, accessible and delicious.

I'd like to thank the guys for taking the time to give us foodies an inside look at to the development, growth and future of Cheesewerks and in the grander scheme of things grilled cheese in Toronto. 

You can find them at:

Cheesewerks

56 Bathurst St.,

Toronto, ON,

M5V 2P7 

416.243.3327

www.cheesewerks.com

Twitter @cheesewerks

Facebook find Cheesewerks

Best Place for Brunch in Toronto? Table 17...at least I think so!

What can be said about brunch that hasn’t been said before? Lots actually… When you dine at a breakfast joint such as Cora’s, Eggspectations, Sunset Grill - you usually get what you pay for – which is a meal consisting of the usual suspects that you whip up in your own home. There is nothing wrong with that, but you can and often do get the sarcastic waiter/waitress, the generic coffee and creamers, the screaming kids and mass produced food. Not sure about you, but that doesn’t always hit the spot for me – especially because I  love breakfast food and always searching for the latest and greatest in Toronto. Could I have found it at Table 17? The answer is a resounding yes!

 

I consider myself an expert on breakfast food. When I was an apprentice at the Waterside Inn Hotel, I was put in charge of the breakfast service for six months to pay my dues. I can honestly say breakfast done well is not as easy as scrambling some eggs and flipping flapjacks. People expect homey comfort food that is both fresh and delicious – what a great way to start the day. At the hotel, breakfast was paramount, it had to be fresh, hot and dare I say it…prepared with a bit of flare. It needed to be something easily recognized as breakfast but taken to another level. This relies heavily on one of the key principles of cookery - Respect. Specifically, respect for the ingredients - treating and cooking them to perfection simply and consistently.
At Table 17, the brunch menu is simple - there is something for everyone. The chef definitely knows how to use the ingredients and balance flavours. When you combine that with great friendly service, a beautiful dining room, you have something special - you have Table 17.

Since my trip to Lake Louise for a wedding photo shoot, I have been on the look out for a Caesar that was as good as the one they served there. It's been a long time coming, but I think I might have found it here. Nothing gimmicky or cliché - just a darn good spicy Caesar. One of the best that I have had in a LONG TIME!

Just a nice detail shot of some of the nice touches that abound in the decor at Table 17, nice light fixtures, art work and photography line the walls. There is definitely a nice cozy feeling to the restaurant.

Alsatian onion tart with caramelized onions, double smoked bacon lardons, blue cheese and poached pears on puff pastry served with a mixed baby green salad. It was perfectly cooked, warm and tasty with the zing of blue cheese. The bacon made for the perfect complement of salty and smoky flavour and the pears round out the entire dish by providing the perfect amount of sweetness. The salad was dressed well and added an acidic quality to cleanse the palate. Overall, this was a success and I loved it.

Farmer's breakfast with scotch eggs, assorted country cheese, pâté, branson pickle, toast and mixed baby green salad. For those that may not know what a scotch egg is, it’s a shelled medium to hard boiled egg wrapped in a sausage meat mixture, breaded and deep fried. I do not normally order these as the breading and the sausage mixture get in the way of a good egg, but these were supremely tasty. I loved every bite. The breading was crisp, the eggs perfectly cooked and the sausage mixture was just enough to give flavour and was not over bearing at all. The pâté was unfortunately a bit lacking but it was yummy when combined with the mini toasts and branson pickle. Maybe some Dijon mustard would be nice next time? The cheese assortment was very nice it included some old white cheddar and a brie cheese to complete the hybrid Scottish/English ploughman’s lunch. It was very yummy and I loved this as well!

Here's a picture of the overall spread! In addition to ordering two main dishes, we took this opportunity to sample a wide range of their sides. We ordered potato rösti, double smoked bacon, and two varieties of sausage. One was a more traditional English sausage the other was more like a chorizo sausage with a bit of kick. We couldn’t decide which one we liked best as they were equally delicious. I cannot wait until our next visit!

Yet another photo of the spread of food from Table 17 - it was a bit of a feast for us. Every bite was just as fantastic as the first.
When we were done our meal, something at another table caught our attention – dessert! Although they don’t normally offer a dessert menu during brunch service, we lucked out. Another table had specially ordered sticky toffee pudding and thankfully, the kitchen was able to accommodate our request to have one as well! Thanks goes to the kitchen and the waitstaff for giving us the opportunity to try the mouth watering pudding! 

The sticky toffee pudding was served warm, gooey and surprisingly not as sweet as you would think. It was absolutely perfect. I am not sure what the sauce was that accompanied the caramel/toffee but, it was delish. I am thinking that it was a pear/apple preserve on the side. I'll just have to go back for another one and find out. 

Table 17

782 Queen St. East
Toronto, Ontario
M4M 1H4
416.519.1851 

info@table17.ca

Hours of Operation:
Brunch Saturday - Sunday 10:30 - 2:30
Dinner Monday - Sunday from 5:30pm

Fishbar is a great addition to the Ossington restaurant scene - Don't miss out!

I’d like to start off by emphasizing that I am very picky - picky about fish. However, thanks to a recent trip to Venice and the Mediterranean, I now appreciate foods that I despised as a child, and fish (of all kinds) was one of those foods. I might even go as far as to say there are times I crave fish.

The key to my change of heart towards fish is that it needs to excite, be colourful, fresh and simply cooked. It also doesn’t hurt to know where the fish is sourced and how it was harvested.

Getting on my proverbial soapbox…I’d like to state that it is very important to me that we don’t over harvest our oceans and we treat our oceans with common sense and our future in mind. Now stepping off my soapbox….on to Fishbar Restaurant.

Fishbar’s menu is filled with fresh, simple and tasty dishes. I encourage anyone that visits to explore their tapas styled menu and daily selection of oysters.

Fishbar is a beautiful styled restaurant with design elements that range from traditional to unique. The front of house setting is unfussy and very functional.

To start off our meal, we ordered oysters - they come shucked on top of a bed of seaweed and ice. The homemade accompaniments such as the cocktail, ponzu and hot pepper were delish and the fresh grated horseradish is a must. I just wished there was more horseradish.

With the help of our waiter, we chose the following oysters from their daily selection: Merigomish and Raspberry Pointe. The oysters were fresh and I could taste the distinct flavours of each oyster. We were tempted to order more, but knew we had to make room for the other dishes.

Next to arrive at our table was the white anchovy and the codfish brandade. The white anchovy with olive gremolata, caramelized onions on sourdough crostini was the highlight of the meal. The anchovies on top of crisp thin crostini pleased the palette, and the sweetness of the caramelized onions and the saltiness of the gremolata added depth and delicious flavour. 

I developed a slight addiction to codfish brandade during my visit to Venice – they call it Baccalà in Venice. I was never fond of the smell of salted cod - I find the smell too pungent. But, through the magic of cooking, codfish can be transformed into something that is utterly delicious. At Fishbar, the brandade is light, creamy and a joy to eat. The cod is mashed and combined with potato, and I believe I tasted a hint of truffle oil.  The crostini that accompanied the dish allowed me pile on the delicious brandade. If I had one complaint, I would have liked to taste a bit more codfish in the mixture. 

 

We decided to try the oyster pogo corn dog served with tomatillo salsa as it is not something you see on the menu every day. It was a playful dish that was fun to eat. However, it was my least favourite dish of the evening. I couldn’t tell if inside texture was supposed to be runny, if the dish was undercooked or if it was meant to be that way. To me, it seemed as though the oil may have been too hot, browning the outside too quickly and leaving the inside a touch under-cooked. Either way, I would not order this dish again.

After the oyster pogo, our grilled calamari and beer battered fish & chips arrive. The grilled calamari was delicious. It is cooked with tomato, capers, nicoise olives and a balsamic reduction - just the way I would cook it myself. I’ll be back for this again soon!

Even though I’ve never been a fan of fish, I’ve always made an exception...I love a really good fish and chips. I’ve tried fish and chips in the UK, Canada, USA – pretty much everywhere. At Fishbar, the beer battered haddock and hand cut fries are delicious. The portion is good, the coating is crisp and well seasoned, the fish moist and the chips are very good. Their homemade tartar sauce accompanied the fish very well. The tartar sauce is not as tart and vinegary as some I have tasted, and it does not distract from the main star of the dish, the fish.

By this time, we were pretty full but the waitress encouraged us to try the dessert. We ordered their selection of homemade ice creams which included chocolate, honey and goat cheese. We started eating the flavours individually, but the waitress quickly instructed us to eat all three flavours at the same time. Even though the ice cream tasted good individually, mixing the three together was magical. Who could have imagined? It was delicious and I would highly recommend trying.

Fishbar is part of a new breed of restaurant in Toronto - they are extremely connected to their customers.  With constant communication via Twitter and other social media outlets, they really set themselves apart with how they communicate with their patrons and people like me who are always looking for something new to try.  We really enjoyed our meal at Fishbar, and I am certain that for all you seafood lovers or those just looking for a new food experience, Fishbar does not disappoint.

Also, the servers at Fishbar were friendly and helpful. Cheers for that!

Fishbar

217 Ossington Avenue

Toronto, ON M6J 2Z7

647-340-0227

Tuesday to Sunday

6pm to 11pm

www.fishbar.ca

@_fishbar on Twitter

13 Places to Eat Before You Die

One of my culinary heroes, fantastic speaker, braver than most when it comes to food...Mr. Anthony Bourdain!

My kitchen apron signed by the man himself Anthony Bourdain

 Reprinted from MensHealth.com 

Any seasoned traveler can tell you that the "best" meals on the planet are the result of an ephemeral confluence of circumstances. A table at the most expensive restaurant in the world does not guarantee a truly great meal. That said, if you're planning on dying in the near future and want to knock off a list of final, glorious dining experiences, these places would make a very respectable binge. Start with one. Make a reservation today. Go on an empty stomach. Trust me: This is livin'.

1)  St. John (London) If I had to die with half a bite of anything hanging out of my mouth, it would probably be the roast bone marrow in Fergus Henderson's plain-white dining room at St. John. Scooped out and slathered onto a crust of toasted bread and sprinkled with sea salt, it's simple yet luxurious. The menu is proudly English, a rebuke to anyone still laboring under the impression that English food sucks. Famously pork-centric and focused on traditional offal and game dishes, St. John is as wonderful for what it does as for what it doesn't do: compromise. It specializes in good ingredients from "happy" animals that are treated with love and respect. Henderson has become a reluctant spiritual leader to a whole generation of chefs--and even the old-guard guys love to stop by for crispy pig tails, ham in hay, or a properly roasted bird. This is one of the truly bullshit-free zones on the culinary landscape.

2)  el Bulli (Girona, Spain) It's the hardest reservation in the world. And everything they say is true: It's an adventure, a challenge, a delicious and always fun acid trip to the farthest reaches of creativity. Brothers Ferran and Albert Adrià and their team are the most influential and creative people working in food--and this surprisingly casual restaurant on a sleepy cove on Spain's Costa Brava is probably the most important restaurant of our time. Love it or hate it, if you have the opportunity to wangle a reservation, do it. It's like seeing Jimi Hendrix's first show. Forget any preconceptions you might have. Is it good? Yes. More important--is it fun? Yes. Yes. Yes.

3)  The French Laundry (Napa Valley, California)
 
4)  Per Se (New York City) The best sit-down, multicourse, white-tablecloth meal of my life was at the French Laundry. And subsequent meals at Per Se, also run by chef Thomas Keller, were no less wonderful. There's no better way to go than the full-on tasting menu, a once-in-a-lifetime marriage of the best ingredients, creative thinking, and high standards, along with the personal imprint of the most respected chef in the world. How can Keller be at both restaurants at once? It doesn't matter. Pick one. Fast for 2 days, stretch your stomach with water the day of, and then see how they do it at the very top. It's a level of perfection in food and service that few even try to approach.

5)  Sin Huat Eating House (Singapore) It's grimy looking, the service can be less than warm, the beer is served in a bottle (often with ice), and the tables sit halfway into the streets of Geylang, Singapore's red-light district. But the crab bee hoon--giant Sri Lankan beasts cooked with a spicy mystery sauce and noodles--is pure messy indulgence. The whelks, steamed spotted cod, prawns, scallops (in fact, any seafood available that day) are all worth having. Warning: It looks cheap, but it's not.

6)  Le Bernardin (New York City) This is the best fish joint . . . anywhere. And it's relevant and fun, despite its formal service and fine-dining ambience. The grand tasting menu is a stripped-down thing of relatively austere beauty. And whatever they're doing this year or this month is always, always interesting.

7)  Salumi (Seattle) It's a sandwich shop with a couple of tables, and a true mom-and-pop--even if they're the mom and pop of famous chef Mario Batali. Anything cured, anything braised, any of the limited hot specials . . . in fact, anything the Batalis make is worth grabbing with both hands.

8)  Russ & Daughters (New York City)
 
9)  Katz's Delicatessen (New York City) Russ & Daughters started as a pushcart nearly a century ago, and it now serves some of the last traditional Eastern European Jewish-style herring and smoked belly lox, sable, and sturgeon. And since you're close, walk down a few doors to Katz's to remind yourself how pastrami is done right. This is what New Yorkers do better than anybody else. And here's where they do it.

10)  Etxebarri (Axpe, Spain) Victor Arguinzoniz grills unlikely ingredients over homemade charcoal: baby eels, imperial beluga caviar, oysters. (The fresh chorizo and prawns work, too.) Theoretically you can't grill a lot of this stuff, but a handcrafted series of pulleys that raise and lower each item makes it possible. Eat here, and no one is eating better.

11)  Sukiyabashi Jiro (Tokyo) The best sushi on earth? Maybe. Jiro Ono is more than 80 years old, and he's been doing old-school Edo-style sushi his whole life. Every piece of fish is served at precisely the right temperature and the rice and seaweed alone are blackout good. Ono will ruin sushi for you from anywhere else.

12)  Hot Doug's (Chicago) This place convinced me the Chicago red hot is, in fact, superior to the New York hot dog. And it's home to two great innovations in American gastronomy: the "foie gras dog" and the weekends-only practice of cooking French fries in duck fat. It's proof that food doesn't have to be expensive to be great.

13)  Oklahoma Joe's Barbecue (Kansas City, Kansas) People may disagree on who has the best BBQ. Here, the brisket (particularly the burnt ends), pulled pork, and ribs are all of a quality that meet the high standards even of Kansas City natives. It's the best BBQ in Kansas City, which makes it the best BBQ in the world. 

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'Hot Balls' from Table 17 with Executive Chef John Sinopoli

Table 17 is located in the heart of Leslieville - Riverside.

This wonderful wine bar & bistro exudes a fun casual atmosphere in an ever increasingly trendy neighborhood.

With an ever-changing seasonal menu, inspired by local ingredients and European preparation techniques, Table 17 is a great option for those that live in the neighborhood or for those who just enjoy great food and wine! Open for dinner service all week and for brunch on the weekend! Contact them directly or visit their website for reservations!

Table 17

782 Queen St. East

Toronto, Ontario

M4M 1H4

416 519 1851

www.table17.ca 

In The Weeds - trailer by Francis Mitchell

In The Weeds - trailer from Francis Mitchell on Vimeo.

Following the trails and tribulations of chef Craig Harding as he commits all he has to the opening of his restaurant on Dundas Street West in Toronto.

Campagnolo 

good honest home cooked food

832 Dundas Street West,

Toronto, ON,

M6J 1V3

(416) 364-4785

www.campagnolotoronto.com

Toronto Taste 2011 - Toronto's Premiere Charity Event Supporting 2nd Harvest Toronto!

Photo story....
Toronto comes out in support of Second Harvest!

Martin Kouprie Chef, Restauranteur, Perfectionist, Culinary Master

Rodney's Oyster House

 So much to do so little time!

L'Unita's cannoli filled with white chocolate mascarpone and candied orange

Victor Barry Chef, Restaurateur Splendito Restaurant

Nota Bene's Mini sliders with home-made Kim Chi

Mark Thuet Chef, Restaurateur, Culinary Rock Star, Mad Genius, Lover of all things Pork

I'll just put this slicer in my bag...would look so nice next to my red Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer

Beaver salami???? Ummm ok...it tasted good!

Hollowed egg shells with foie gras custard that was topped with a quinoa salad, crème fraiche and chervil

Let them eat cake...or as Dufflet's would say EAT MORE CAKE!

Michael Smith Chef, Food Network TV host of Chef at Home, Guest Judge Top Chef Canada

The man himself, Head judge Top Chef Canada, Restaurateur, Culinary legend Mark McEwan

So light and so delicious fried smelt with a fennel salad

Roger Mooking Chef, Musician,  Food Network TV host of Everyday Exotic

Busy at work - FRANK Restaurant - Art.Food.Talk.

Just a few of the shots that I took during one of the best foodie events that I have ever experienced. The charity event was a sellout and raised funds in support for Second Harvest Toronto which feeds the needy in Toronto.  It is truly amazing that Second Harvest delivered 6.4 million pounds of food to those in need in our city of Toronto. Almost 40 percent of those affected are children. As a Chef myself, this is truly a cause that I can fully support and urge those who have time, resources and ideas on how to support the charity to contact them directly.  This annual event is one of the hottest tickets in Toronto and draws foodies from all over! If given the opportunity to attend again I would in a heartbeat. 

Take a moment to visit 2nd Harvest at their site linked below.