Sugar For My Honey, Muskoka Brewery, Frenched Pork Roast & more -- The Top 5 Food Posts of 2016!

A few days ago we posted the Top Ten Blog Posts of 2016 on The Left Chapter. As any regular reader of this blog knows, The Left Chapter also has many food related posts.

There have been posts about Stove-top Caribbean Style Braised Oxtail, 11 year old Julia's Quick & Tasty Peanut Butter Cookies, Spicy Red Cabbage and Sesame, 12-Hour Slow Cooked Caribbean-Style Oxtail, Quick Pickled Jalapenos and Carrots, West African Peanut Chicken and many, many more!

We also looked at some favourite restaurants and vintage cookbooks.

I want to thank everyone who contributed recipes to the blog and to our readership for such a great year and I look forward to what 2017 brings.

Here, without further ado, are the top five food related posts for 2016:

1) Sugar For My Honey - An Exceptional Austrian/German Bistro-Cafe in South Etobicoke

2) The beers of Muskoka Brewery -- Canada's first 'living wage' brewery

3) Frenched Pork Rack Roast with Montreal Steak Spice.

4) BBQed Rainbow Trout with Herbs-de-Provence & Garlic Butter

5) Sauteed Garlic Pepper Steak with Provencal Mushrooms and Onions

Thanks again for a great second year.

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Send them to The Left Chapter via theleftchapter@outlook.com!

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Sugar For My Honey - An Exceptional Austrian/German Bistro-Cafe in South Etobicoke

Unfortunately Sugar For My Honey closed at the end of May, 2017. 

Sugar For My Honey is a cafe-bistro in the Etobicoke neighbourhood of Long Branch that specializes in Austrian and German cuisine.

Don't let the name trick you into thinking it is a dessert cafe as that is not at all the case. Its menu covers the full range from Palatshinken, an Austrian style of crepe served with a variety of fillings, to the German pasta Kasespatzle, to a really wonderful brunch menu, to that staple of Austrian bistro fare, Schnitzel.

And everything is absolutely delicious. Authentically prepared with fresh and top-notch ingredients this is some of the best bistro and brunch food in Toronto's West End and at very reasonable prices given both the quality and portion sizes.

With charming decor the bistro is also licensed and has a beer menu focused on Central European beers with wine and some liquor available.

They have introduced a Thursday jazz night that highlights local Humber College musical talent and that offers beer and hamburger specials.

Whether for brunch, lunch or dinner and a beer, this is a must try restaurant open Tuesday through Saturday until 10 p.m. and open Sunday afternoons.

Schnitzel on a bun, perfectly prepared and served with tomato and lettuce. $7.95

You can also get a schnitzel dinner with potato salad for $14.95.

The 'Nite Owl' an exceptional ham, cheese and egg sandwich on rye $6.50

The crepes are delicious and beautifully presented.

This one was a ham, cheese and mushroom crepe $10.99

A fresh strawberry crepe topped with whipped cream and chocolate sauce $9.99

The 'Bonfire' brunch plate.

Pan fried ham, bacon, sausage & meatloaf topped with an egg, potatoes & toasted bread $10.99

You can find their regular menu at their website, though they also have specials and some salads that are not on it. You can see these on their in-house menu.

Sugar For My Honey is located at 3399 Lake Shore Blvd. W. about halfway between Kipling and Brown's Line. It is on the 501 Streetcar line.

They are on Facebook and they accept reservations. 

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