Flying Pig - Vancouver

So over my weekend, I wanted to go to Wildebeest because of the rave reviews. But of course - we were silly and we didn't make any reservations to the place and they were booked solid until 10pm when we asked for a table for two. So we ventured around Gastown for awhile until we spotted the Flying Pig. It just opened so we popped in. We got a bar seat right by the window to people watch - which we both love. It was pretty crowded - but it was a Saturday night so that's a good sign for the newly opened restaurant!

DT Bistro - Toronto

So I had known about this place for years. My mom's told me a long time ago because the owner is Vietnamese. Vietnamese gaining success seems to be interesting news in the Vietnamese community. Anyway, my dad was in town and we decided to try it out. 

Soy Chicken and Gnocchi

Dinner at our home is always an affair. It's never just "simple" unless we're EXTREMELY lazy and we order in.

Even with us being famished last night, we still made our version of a simple chicken and gnocchi dish. I mean, honestly, how much more simple can we get? While at the grocery store, I was assuming we were getting some microwavable or oven friendly dish that we just pop in and TADA - dinner! I mean we were super hungry. But instead, we ended up rummaging around the protein section and checking out some chicken. And then Kevin suggested making our own pasta - but we couldn't find any semolina. And then I lightbulbed - gnocchi!! Of course we had to make our pasta.

 

Santouka Ramen - Toronto

Small Japanese Ramen shop in the heart of Toronto.

This is their Shoyu Ramen. Delicious. The noodles were just right. I don't like them too soft, I like them a bit on the harder side and this was just right. The meat was really well prepared. It was like slices of pork belly with soy sauce. The broth was quite nicely balanced too. Sometimes ramen broth gets too salty (i.e. instant noodles) but this wasn't like that.