are you ready for the sublime

So Mr. Grumpypants and I were in Toronto in January, and when in Toronto anytime, one MUST go to Rikishi Japanese Restaurant (Bloor Street near Shaw).

Mr. Grumpypants becomes Mr. Happypants if he can have Uni.

Yujin, the sushi chef is the best and his wife (forgive me for not knowing her name) creates the most spectacular dishes in the kitchen. We have always had the most amazing sushi, and everytime we go, there are new and exciting dishes to try. The latest and outrageously good was the shitake mushroom wrapped in a shiso leaf then tempura battered and deep-fried. Oh the flavours, oh the textures, oh the colours!!

Go there at once and try it!

Whoa, asparagus is in season!

So, I have a friend that doesn't like a certain celebrity chef- says his tongue is too darn big for his mouth, that he probably drools all over the food and can't really play the drums, BUT I really like Jamie Oliver and I recently made his Tray Baked Salmon (from his first cookbook). The recipe calls for green beans, but I opted to substitute asparagus and it was fabulous...(you can't go wrong with asparagus and anchovies)...and the salmon is so succulent!