a toronto food blog
I picked up a roll of expired Fuji 160S at the Lomography store about two months ago and finally got it developed! Because it was still winter and I shoot indoors a lot (i.e. eat indoors a lot), I ended up taking those photos at wide open at f1.8 on my 50mm. They’re all a bit soft focused…but I don’t mind the creamy bokeh it yielded though.
Is there a more colourful spread than a Korean table? All those reds, greens, whites and yellows. Then comes the marriage of textures, tastes, and sounds, like the piping hot stone bowls that come crackling and steaming with browned rice at the bottom.
With Korean food, as with Chinese and Indian restaurant dining, the more people you have, the better the overall experience.
Eaten, starting from the top image: barbecue eel on rice, beef tartar rice bowl, bibimbap, and gorgeous looking sashimi salad.
Canon AE-1 | Fujifilm Pro 800z
Here’s a riff on Bon Appetit’s Roast Chicken and Kimchi Smashed Potatoes. We made the original recipe on Oscar night, and we liked the kimchi potatoes so much that we had it again the next weekend. This time, it was with homemade kimchi (courtesy of my friend’s mom) paired with some wildly interesting sausages from Sanagan’s.
The sandwich fixings were: one wild boar with pistachio sausage, three taco pork sausages (they are seasoned with chipotle, cumin, coriander, etc…), two Chinese five spice and maple pork sausages, a couple of Vietnamese baguettes, mustard, mayo, sriracha, and arugula. The potatoes can be put in the sandwich if you want, but we had them as sides.
And voilà!
Canon AE-1 | Fujifilm Pro 800z
Sanagan’s Meat Locker
176 Baldwin Street (Kensington Market) | Website
Here’s a photo from February. Warmer days are just around the corner…riiight?
Canon AE-1 | Fujifilm Pro 800z
Things I Can’t Resist Ordering at Chinese Restaurants When Left In Charge:
1. Beef Ho Fun.
2. Dumplings. Of any kind, but preferably pork and shrimp.
3. And, if on the menu, green onion pancakes.
Canon AE-1 | Fujifilm Pro 800z, pushed +1
Asian Legend
4452 Sheppard Avenue East | Yelp
