Hintonburg Food Crawl @ Bar Laurel and Carben [General]
2016 Aug 27
We were 12 for the food crawl and everyone had a good time at our 2 main stop.
At Bar Laurel we had 2 tables of 6 including one of the booth by the window. I know w order more than I should with some of my favourite from the test drive including
* Chorizo Stuffed Piquillo peppers
* Albondigas a dry aged beef meatballs
* Patatas Bravas and they were still good
Although might leave the patatas bravas next time since it is fried with mayo and try something new.
Others ordered the burrata with tomatoes which was very good, tuna crudo which I heard was good, wood fired olives, etc. I think most ordered more than we should have given that we had another stop.. Half were drinking cocktails and half drinking wine and they had a nice cab sauv/graciano, pablo claro, la mancha, spain by the glass.
On the test drive(s) with lovetoeat we also have the
* squid stuffed marguez sausage (tasty)
* sardines Conservas (while good was sardine in a tin with crostinis when lovetoeat wanted a different sardine dish)
* Serrano Ham Croquette (okay) and
* exotic Mushroom tapas which only had about 3 bites of exotic mushrooms.
We tried several cocktails each and my personal favourite was one with blackberries.
Sorry my cell was out of power and charging at the bar so did not get any photos personally.
At Bar Laurel we had 2 tables of 6 including one of the booth by the window. I know w order more than I should with some of my favourite from the test drive including
* Chorizo Stuffed Piquillo peppers
* Albondigas a dry aged beef meatballs
* Patatas Bravas and they were still good
Although might leave the patatas bravas next time since it is fried with mayo and try something new.
Others ordered the burrata with tomatoes which was very good, tuna crudo which I heard was good, wood fired olives, etc. I think most ordered more than we should have given that we had another stop.. Half were drinking cocktails and half drinking wine and they had a nice cab sauv/graciano, pablo claro, la mancha, spain by the glass.
On the test drive(s) with lovetoeat we also have the
* squid stuffed marguez sausage (tasty)
* sardines Conservas (while good was sardine in a tin with crostinis when lovetoeat wanted a different sardine dish)
* Serrano Ham Croquette (okay) and
* exotic Mushroom tapas which only had about 3 bites of exotic mushrooms.
We tried several cocktails each and my personal favourite was one with blackberries.
Sorry my cell was out of power and charging at the bar so did not get any photos personally.
2016 Aug 30
Thanks again to the organizers for setting this up. This was my first visit to Bar Laurel. I'm looking forward to going back and trying more dishes.
I only took a few pictures. Top left is the wood ear mushroom dish from Carben. Top right is the patatas bravas from Bar Laurel, and bottom is the burrata with tomatoes from Bar Laurel.
I only took a few pictures. Top left is the wood ear mushroom dish from Carben. Top right is the patatas bravas from Bar Laurel, and bottom is the burrata with tomatoes from Bar Laurel.
2016 Aug 31
Thanks for sharing your yummy pics and comments! I've cloned them to the vendor page at Bar Laurel.
2016 Aug 31
Thanks for posting the pics FT
The 1st cocktail is the Midsummer Cup
Absolut Vodka/ Pink Peppercorn/Absinthe Rinse/ BL Grenadine/Pink Ginger Lemonade/Citrus
The 2nd cocktail is Cuban Redolence
Havana 7YO Rum/Lustau Amontillado/Pineapple/Citrus Sugar Cane/ Coconut/ Bitters
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the food crawl. Both Bar Laurel and Carben were very accomodating esp Stephanie at Bar Laurel when I went to her and said, we have an extra person coming. Ok no problem. We'll add a chair at the end. And then 10 minutes later Umm now we have 3 more people coming. She re-arranged her table assignments for the evening without a blink.
The 1st cocktail is the Midsummer Cup
Absolut Vodka/ Pink Peppercorn/Absinthe Rinse/ BL Grenadine/Pink Ginger Lemonade/Citrus
The 2nd cocktail is Cuban Redolence
Havana 7YO Rum/Lustau Amontillado/Pineapple/Citrus Sugar Cane/ Coconut/ Bitters
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the food crawl. Both Bar Laurel and Carben were very accomodating esp Stephanie at Bar Laurel when I went to her and said, we have an extra person coming. Ok no problem. We'll add a chair at the end. And then 10 minutes later Umm now we have 3 more people coming. She re-arranged her table assignments for the evening without a blink.
2016 Aug 31
Both times I ordered the beef tartar with kimchi, egg and taro chips at Carben. I eyed the duck breast both time but the beef tartar won and was my absolute favorite dish of the night both times
1st time we had cocktails with pimms and tea and another tasty cocktail. 2nd time I tried Stewart beer which was good.
1st time we had cocktails with pimms and tea and another tasty cocktail. 2nd time I tried Stewart beer which was good.
lovetoeat
Final details for our Hintonburg Food Crawl
When: Wednesday, August 24th
Where: Bar Laurel @ 6:00pm
Carben @ 7:45pm
www.barlaurel.ca
www.carbenrestaurant.com
Space Available: 12 people (we may be able to push it to 14 but it will depend upon space being available at the restaurant)
Interested Parties:
* Foodtravel * Confirmed
* Pastalover
* Lovetoeat (+1) * Confirmed
* LF
* iFish (+1?)
* Strawberry Girl +1
We are at nine people now, please let us know if you are interested or if something has changed and you are no longer able to make it. We need to provide numbers to the restaurants as soon as we can.
With Elmdale Tavern having live music on Wednesdays, we decided to go with the two restaurants and leave it open for an optional third if we want to continue the evening. There are several places with in a 2-3 block area. Elmdale, Tennessy Willems, Hintonburg Public House, 10 Fourteen, Cafe My House, Ola Cocina, Ministry of Coffee (they do cocktails and small bites in the evenings) and Tooth and Nail Brewery. Also Bar Laurel is open until 2 am if anyone wanted to return there.
If you have any questions, please let us know
See you there!