smoked duck breast sandwich at JKWB
Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar is probably most consistently my favourite restaurant in Toronto. It’s hard for me to explain why; the food is rarely exceptional, though usually very good. I think there’s something I find comforting about dining alone at the kitchen bar, watching the cooks work, and seeing how much of the menu I can make my way through. I feel calm in the midst of the loud chatter, watching the action of the kitchen during dinner service, and with front-of-house rushing to and fro.
Here are the pictures from dinner a few weeks ago at JKWB. The lettuces and the charcuterie plate deserve special mention: the salad because it featured such pure, straightforward vegetable flavour, and the charcuterie plate because it’s always awesome there — especially the chicken liver pâté.
amuse of duck breast and radish sprouts with grainy mustard and blueberry compote
local lettuces with wild leek vinaigrette
beet salad with sheep's milk feta and pine nut dressing
smoked duck breast sandwich with sheep's milk cheddar and apple walnut paste
green garlic soup with scallop, lake trout, and manila clams
entrecôte of beef with fiddleheads and sautéed wild greens
local organic fries with artisanal cider vinegar
charcuterie plate of terrine, rillettes, and pâté
butterscotch pot de crème with maple pecans
marzipan cake with poached rhubarb and lemon cream