For about three decades I've been on a quest to discover...to really pin down...the essence of Canadian cuisine. For years it seemed to be a moving target. Now, finally, I've eaten and traveled widely enough to share insights and tastes and experiences. My education was like so many others, through sometimes-raw, sometimes star-blessed experience. I have come to the realizaton that there's no mystery to cooking. Great cooks listen to their hearts. Here you'll get opinions, read about some very special places and taste, as I have, the pure sensual pleasure of our country.
Borealis West!
Submitted by Anita on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 15:18
It may be the Flying Monkey Hoptical Illusion…or one of the other 18 beers/ales on tap at the new Kitchener location of Borealis. Or it may be the Barrie Brothers asparagus-corn chips with house made salsa or my absolute Borealis favourite, their BBQ’d pulled pork sandwich. But last year, after only a week of unlocking the doors for business, there are a whole cadre of ‘regulars’. And that was even before the grand opening.
Borealis Grille and Bar is a place which is in the words of it’s originator Bob Desautels, ‘radically local’. Green power, local building materials and huge, life sized portraits of the farmers who put the food into the kitchen so that the hard-working chefs can serve it forth. From the dry roasted pork ribs to the sweet potato curry, the entire restaurant concept is based on A Taste of Ontario. It’s approachable, casual, honest and fun.
Borealis Bar and Grille, 4336 King Street East, Kitchener, Ontario 519–219–9117
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