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A weekend of extravagance in Toronto

Last weekend we (perhaps  I should clarify that we is my spouse and I who I will refer to often as MT since he is a large part of my life) went to Toronto for the weekend to use a gift certificate he had received for Oliver & Bonacini's.  We chose Biff's Bistro on Front St. and were treated to a delicious dinner.  The atmosphere was contemporary and not too loud but had there been people at the table right next to us perhaps a little cramped as the tables were pretty close together.  I had the seafood platter and it came with raw oysters, clams, mussels, a salmon pate, arctic char ceviche and 6 large shrimp with cocktail sauce.  It was heavenly and I ate every bite for $38.00.  MT had the escargot to start and the chicken dijonnaise and was disappointed that his chicken came bone in but it tasted good when I tried it.  The service was impeccable as my wine glass was never empty and I never touched the 1/2 liter and he even brought a wine chiller for it when he realized it would take most of the meal for me to drink it.  When I went to the washroom I came back and my napkin was neatly folded in a triangle on the corner of the table.  All in all the experience was a great one that I would do again but can't affordable except for special occasions rarely.

We stayed at The Bond Place hotel on our weekend of extravagance.  It was very contemporary which I am realizing now was a bit of a them for the weekend.  The rooms actually look just like they do on the internet although like large cities they are smaller than expected but still comfortable.  The room also came with a fridge which was great for the wine and champagne that we brought for our before dinner getting ready drinks.  The hotel is located right on the edge of Chinatown and the Eaton Center.....easy walking distance to everything.

All in all a great weekend, great company and lots of movement through walking.....fantastic!


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