Homemade :: Dinner & Wine with KDrama

 

Fugo :: Cookie Monster Ice Cream!

Boiler Room :: Vanilla Jameson Infused Soft Serve

Snow Dragon Shavery :: Post Zoolights Snack!

Blueberry Merlot Loose Leaf Tea ($3.49)

Green Tea Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich ($5.49)

Loved the fact that you can get more hot water to fill the kettle - even the refills had good tea flavour so definitely make use of the refills!

Mango Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich ($5.49)

Tip: Eat your macaron ice cream sandwich as soon as you get it! Once it has a chance to sit and warm up, it makes it difficult and very messy to eat... Which is what happened to me after I took numerous pictures of mine...

Green Tea Toast Brick with Kiwi, Lychee, and Whipped Cream ($9)

Snow Dragon Shavery

2618 North Clark Street

Chicago, IL 60614

773.281.9866

Sable Kitchen & Bar :: Suitemate Sweetie Date with Jessica ft. Churro Ice Cream Sandwich!

Classic Poutine ($10)

wisconsin cheese curds, beef gravy

Mussels ($16) 
spicy tomato broth, bacon, grilled baguette

Left :: War of the Roses :: pimm’s, gin, lime, elderflower, mint, peychaud’s bitters

Right :: Living the Dream :: citadelle gin, aperol, strawberry, lime, basil, prosecco

Grilled Peach Salad ($12)
candied pecans, beets, local greens, farmers cheese, champagne vinaigrette

Wagyu Beef Sliders ($15)
aged cheddar, tomato jam, roasted garlic aioli, fried quail egg

Churro Ice Cream Sandwich ($10) 
dulce de leche, hibiscus ice cream

Sable Kitchen & Bar 
505 N State Street
Chicago, IL 60654
312.755.9704
website

Bang Bang Ice Cream :: After Lunch Treat - Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich!

Jumbo Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich ($4.80)
London Fog Macaron Shell + London Fog Ice Cream

The macaron ice cream sandwich was much anticipated treat as this was my third visit to Bang Bang Ice Cream and it was the first time that it wasn't sold out! Unfortunately, macaron sandwiches are not as customizable as the cookie ice cream sandwiches, the ice cream puffs, or the HK waffle cones as you cannot select the macaron shell or the ice cream because they are pre-made and are kept frozen in the refrigerator close to the entrance. 

Despite the lack of customizability, I quite enjoyed the London fog macaron ice cream sandwich! I was told that the macaron shell was also London fog flavoured but to me it tasted more like vanilla bean. The texture of the macaron was still crunchy (as it did crack upon biting the sandwich) but slightly chewy - which I quite enjoyed as it was very reminiscent of my favourite macarons in the city which can be purchased from MoRoCo in Yorkville. The London fog ice cream perfectly complimented the macaron shell. Neither the macaron or the ice cream was overly sweet and both were quite light. 

I would definitely recommend trying the macaron ice cream sandwiches if you are able to get your hands on it!

PS: Don't forget to click the Bang Bang Ice Cream tag to see photos from previous visits!

Bang Bang Ice Cream

93 Ossington Ave

Toronto, ON M6J 2Z4

647.348.1900

website

Colette Grand Café :: Super Late Lunch with Tiffany

Colette Grand Cafe was a perfect restaurant to visit after returning from Paris. The black and white marble floor tiles reminded me of Versailles and the décor transported me back across the Atlantic Ocean. The restaurant is split between the regular dinning area and a small patisserie. I quickly visited the patisserie - a slew of pastries and desserts were displayed in the glass case including macarons, croissants, and cakes. I am anxious to return to try them in the near future. The staff were knowledgeable about the menu, friendly, and helpful. The lunch menu had a great variety and it was difficult to narrow down our choices for our meal.

Daily Special - Seared Yellowfish Tuna

The Friday daily special was a seared Yellowfish Tuna dish. The dish was beautifully presented and equally as delicious. The Yellowfish Tuna was fresh and perfectly seasoned with salt. The vegetables were cooked wonderfully. I would definitely order this dish again.

Tartare de Beau ($16)

veal tartare, fresh herb pistou, horseradish, hard boiled egg & grilled seeded sourdough

I highly recommend this dish. I am a fan of tartare and this veal tartare was no different. The veal tartare was fresh, the seasoning was impeccable, and the horseradish was a great accompaniment.

Vanilla Ice Cream Profiteroles ($12)

caramel cream & warm chocolate sauce

Tiffany and I initially ordered this dish because we saw another table order it and was excited by the way the waiters presented it. They bring the profiteroles out with the ice cream and pour the warm chocolate sauce at the table. They then sprinkle the cocoa chips afterwards. The dessert itself tasted amazing and the vanilla ice cream greatly contrasted and balanced out the heaviness of the chocolate sauce. The cocoa chips provided a crunchy texture contrast against the soft, moist profiteroles and the cold, melting ice cream.


  Colette Grand Cafe
550 Wellington Street West
Toronto, ON
647.348.7000
website

Bakerbots Baking :: Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches with Harold

Left :: Fresh Mint Ice Cream with Everything Cookie

Right :: London Fog Ice Cream with Oatmeal Cookie

Bakerbots Baking is a quaint bakery on Bloor Street located close to Ossington subway station. Bakerbots offers an assortment of cookies, ice cream, and various other baked goods. For my first visit to Bakerbots Bakery, I decided to try the instagram-famous cookie ice cream sandwiches. Considering it was a hot summer day, the cookie ice cream was the perfect choice. You get a choice of 1/2 cookie sandwich (above) or a full cookie sandwich. Next you get to choose from a variety of ice cream flavours (I heard Bakerbots Bakery gets their ice cream from Ed's Real Scoop!) and cookies. I had the Fresh Mint Ice Cream with Everything Cookie. It was absolutely delicious. The ice cream was refreshing and the cookie was perfectly baked such that it was crunchy and not overly sweet. However, there is a learning curve in eating this cookie ice cream sandwich! I found it was easier to eat some of the ice cream at the top and then continue to finish the entire sandwich from the bottom up. Overall, I was pleased with my first visit to Bakerbots and would definitely love to visit them again to try their sweet baked goods (ie: the carrot cake and fruit tart!!!)

Bakerbots Baking

205 Delaware Ave

Toronto, ON

416.901.3500

website

Momofuku Milk Bar :: Cereal Ice Cream with Harold

Cereal Ice Cream with Cornflakes ($5)

After all the hype, this highly anticipated milk bar cereal ice cream was highly disappointing. The cornflakes were the best part of this dessert but they tasted that they were coated with extra sugar and the proportion of ice cream to cereal was far to large. The soft serve tastes like the leftover milk in the bowl after you finished eating all the sugary cereal and was way too sweet. I would have preferred regular vanilla soft serve. Overall, it was very sweet and very expensive dessert for the amount of ice cream you get.

Aside from the dessert itself, the set up of Momofuku Milk Bar is not very intuitive and very awkward. Initially, I thought the ice cream would be available upstairs in the glass refrigerator, but interestingly enough we later learned that we had to go back down to the hostess to order the ice cream desserts and awkwardly stand at the entrance while she ran to the back to make them. In the future, I would not order this again and would not recommend this particular ice cream dessert.

Momofuku Milk Bar

190 University Ave, 2nd Floor

Toronto, ON M5H 0A3

647.253.8000

website

Haagen-Daaz :: Heat Relief

Ice n' Cake

Caffe Affogato with Vanilla Gelato

Blood Orange & Strawberry Gelato

Magnum Ice Cream Bar; Pop Up Store :: Afternoon Date Dessert

Bottom Magnum Ice Cream Bar ($6 Flat; Unlimited Toppings)

base :: vanilla ice cream

coating :: dark chocolate

toppings :: chopped hazelnuts, macadenia nuts, popping candy, maple fudge, dried strawberries

drizzle :: white chocolate

PS: Tell the cashier "Golden Touch" for a free gold nail polish! I didn't know about it when I went so I missed out! :(

Magnum Ice Cream Bar

11 Bloor Street West

Toronto, Ontario M4W 1A3