Peterson's first stop this season is for a peameal bacon sandwich at this Toronto favorite. Peameal bacon, which is back bacon rolled in cornmeal, gets its name from an earlier version of the preparation, when the meat was rolled in ground peas for preservation purposes.
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), who owns numerous restaurants in the city via his Our House Hospitality Company, Prime Seafood Palace feels like an antithesis. The steakhouse appears calm and reserved, like it could moonlight as a Scandinavian sauna or cozy lodge in Northern Canada. But once you’re inside this wooden shrine to beef, Matheson’s soul shines through. At the pass, you’ll find culinary director Coulson Armstrong serving up brazen dishes with the calculated panache of a lavish steakhouse: The bougie “tea-time” sandwich layers sea urchin, tuna, and kaluga caviar; strands of perfectly bouncy al dente spaghetti embrace a mound of delicate lobster nuggets; and opulence is served as a 20-ounce caveman-size dry-aged prime rib, complete with a velvety sauce composed of bordelaise and rendered-down A5 wagyu drippings. Open in Google Maps
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Can pies solve all of life’s problems? No, but the ones at Gertie’s get close. Operated by chef Ryan Campbell and his wife, Sara Steep, Gertie’s — named for Campbell’s mother Gerda — throws together humble ingredients with potently evolved results. A butter-enriched crust made with peanuts and graham crackers is topped with a voluptuous mound of soft-whipped mascarpone cream (with some Em excesso-fancy peanut butter mixed in for nutty oomph), followed by a filling of your choice — lush caramel, deeply dark chocolate, or perky strawberry jam — and finished with top-notch roasted Virginia peanuts.
I also like how they give you an actual option to choose how much plastic cutlery you want, and if you’re ordering at home, you can write “non-e” in the special instructions.
Each of these spots has more than a few dinner options and will allow you to feast for two for less than $50 — pretty sweet in this economy. Eat, enjoy and order a second (or third) helping. We guarantee you won’t go hungry.
Beaches While you can get some here of the craziest burgers with grilled cheese buns, chili and cheese-stuffed mushrooms at Burger’s Priest, standard cheeseburgers are still also just $6.29 here.
Brockton Village If you’re really looking to fill up for cheap, Pho Linh is the place to go. Humongous XL bowls of their legendary beef rice noodle soup are around $8.50.
Indulge in their legendary Hungry Tata’s Lunch Plate. It’s packed with kielbasa and pierogi, stuffed with potatoes and cottage cheese, transporting your taste buds to a happier time.
Copy Link While chef and owner Eddie Yeung owns an additional Wonton Hut location in the suburbs of Markham, his newer locale in downtown Toronto arguably allows him to flex more. New to this location, his street eats menu (shrimp paste toast, deep-fried cuttlefish skewers, Hong Kong-style brick toast) honors the legacy of dai pai dongs, stalls that used to fill the labyrinthine alleyways of Hong Kong.