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#Instaweekend | Tacos, Tacos, and More Tacos

  • June 17, 2013
  • Adam Mazerall
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Needless to say, it was a stunner of a weekend. Warm weather, (mostly) clear skies, and, thanks to a large chunk of TDotters being out of town enjoying cottage country or the great outdoors or what-have-you, overall the streets were pretty quiet. Kind of felt like we owned the city…

Adam’s Eats and Treats | Instagram: amazerall | Twitter: @amazerall
After an evening enjoying ‘the sauce’, I needed some hearty hangover helpers on Saturday. A dear friend of mine invited me out to the Whippoorwill for a recovery brunch, and I was in no mood to decline. This adorable diner serves up great twists on classic fare, like the poached eggs on buttermilk biscuits (baked in-house, natch) with asparagus and fried bologna…

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Whippoorwill’s Poached Eggs on Biscuits.

…and the dense-as-hell pancakes – almost a cross between a flapjack and a biscuit – soaking in a sweet strawberry sauce. Suffice it to say, I left stuffed and rejuvenated.

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Strawberry Pancakes.

Saturday night I hitched my P-I-C to my side and we meandered over to Kensington Market, along the way stopping the Be Good Gelato bike – a new frozen treat company that takes favourite summertime fare to a whole new level – in its tracks to snatch up an artisan ice cream sandwich. The hand-crafted amarena cherry ice cream sandwiched between two chocolately cookies was handheld heaven.

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Be Good Gelato is on the Scene.

Then, we found our new haunt: Valentina, at the corner of Nassau and Bellevue. This cheap new spot has a sweet li’l front patio, perfect to enjoy a half litre (or three, as I did) of sangria in the soft summer breeze.

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Red Wine Sangria at Valentina.

We tried the octopus and cod ceviche, mainly because it’s summer and you can’t not order ceviche if it’s readily available for you…

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Octopus and Cod Ceviche.

…and the spicy shrimp with potato wedges.

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Spiced Shrimp and Potatoes.

Both were nice and light, but what we really craved were the tacos. I had to get the fish tacos because breaded fish + sweet slaw + soft shells always equals some good eats.

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Fresh Fish Tacos.

And the rabbit and chocolate tacos were also ordered up simply because they’re basically Mexican Easter in a shell. Saturday = Game, set, and match.

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Chocolate and Rabbit Tacos.

Early Sunday afternoon, after lounging in bed on a YouTube trip for a couple hours, I went over to Hoof Cafe with a few fine folks. Open book: I’d never been to the Hoof. For shame, I know… especially when there’s something like the stupid good tongue benny with the shaved meat sitting atop some uber-buttery brioche with perfectly poached eggs. Alongside the wedge salad, this fella was a (figurative) happy camper.

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The Famous Tongue Benny.

Nicki’s Eats and Treats | Instagram: viewthevibe | Twitter: @viewthevibe
So darling Nicki had a nice chill weekend, starting Friday night at my usual hangout The Combine Eatery. Ms. Amy whipped up her newest frozen drink concoction for my work-wife, and though the name escapes me, I know it’s a refreshing minty number with vodka, lemon, and some maple syrup.

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Frozen Happy at The Combine.

And, obviously, Nicki had to order up The Combine’s famed al fresco lobster tacos. Look at those meaty chunks…

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Meaty Lobster Tacos.

Saturday she spent lounging around her beautiful terrace before whipping up a dinner of her favourites: spot prawns, grilled veggies, and a watermelon salad. Flying solo has never been so delicious…

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Nicki’s the Queen of the Grill.
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