Archibald's Estate Winery - Hard Cider review

Last year as I went apple picking with my family at the Archibald's Estate Winery and Orchard I couldn't resist and purchased a few light liquors. One that I particularly liked was the Hard Cider. What it is an Apple Cider wine with Sparkling water. As simple as the ingredients sounds, the taste in amazing.

I recommend it for parties because the alcohol is not strong so your guest can drive home safely and it is fun to drink with all the sparkling to strengthen the feel and trick the tongue into thinking that there's more alcohol then there really is.

Lindt's new collection review

Yesterday, I walked into a store and discovered a whole new collection of Lindt's chocolate bars. Being a fan of Lindt, how could I resist buying them all?

I got these four:
1. Hazelnut & Blueberry with Milk Chocolate
2. Extra Creamy
3. Sea Salt
4. Chili

The first two tasted quite normal. The last two really surprised me.

First, the Sea Salt, it really does enhance the sweetness of the chocolate while adding some saltiness, I found my tongue fighting its way though the chocolate to find pieces of salt, its quite fun to eat.

The Chili chocolate version contained pieces and bits of chopped and sliced chili buried beneath a thin layer of chocolate. The taste is indescribable. While you take a bite and let the chocolate melt, you are given slight hints of spiciness. I recommend it if you want to try having an interesting taste in chocolate (not so if you are a chocolate lover/addict).

Overall, I was happy with my purchase! :)

Green Apple Flavoured Korean Candy review

Sorry, I do not read Korean so I do not know the name of this candy. I hope the picture helps. (and if you do know the name/brand of this candy, please feel free to let me know what it is in the comments below). I have seen these candies at Korean stores (obviously) and T&T Supermarkets in Canada. So if you are interested in trying these, please look in those places.

This is an apple flavored chewy candy. I'm not sure how popular they are in Korea, but they are really good, at the first bite, I thought this was gum, it was extremely chewy (more chewier than Hi-Chew) with an intense Green Apple taste. It isn't too sweet but sweet enough to satisfy your sugary crave.

Shiso Tree Cafe @ JTown review

Smoked Salmon à la Créme Vodka - Vodka based cream sauce with Smoked salmon & fresh dill. Garnished with ikura (salmon roe) & caviar.

I am hardly a fan of Fusion Cuisine as the food is usually combined in all the wrong areas, however after visiting Shiso Tree Cafe & JTown in Toronto, I was impressed. Shiso Tree Cafe is a Japanese restaurant which combines Italian and Japanese cuisine.

I tried the Smoked Salmon a la Red Wine pasta entree. It was part of the Cream and Rosè Sauce pasta category. Though the price might be startling at first ($12), I can guarantee you being full after the meal. The serving sizes are quite big.

The pasta entrees also come with a piece of very crispy, toasted garlic bread and salad.

The wafu salad dressing, it is one of the best tasting salad dressings I have ever tried in a Japanese restaurant. I'm not an expert in salad dressings, so based on my limited understanding and trusty taste buds I   would say it tastes like somewhat a clam/mussel soup base combined with soy sauce and sesame oil).

The pasta was very tasteful, the sauce was light yet very flavourful, there was a lot of smoked salmon. The iKura (Salmon Roe) and Caviar were there but a little too less, they felt like "decorations" more than being part of the actual dish. The pasta was very well prepared, not too soft and not too hard, just right. I was very impressed. The whole pasta entree was very well put together.

I was also very surprised as to how full I can be from eating something that seems to have such a small serving size.

I would give Shiso Tree Cafe a rating of 4.5/5.