Today, I made the trek down to Toronto’s Parkdale district so that I could check out Dave’s Hot Chicken along with fellow fried chicken aficionado (and writer-producer) Alex Levine. The menu is fairly straightforward: chicken tenders or sliders (OR a one of each!), fries, slaw, fountain drinks and milkshakes. But there’s a little more variety in the spice options that go NO SPICE, LITE MILD, MILD, MEDIUM, HOT EXTRA HOT, and REAPER. What discerning palette is able to differentiate between Lite Mild and Milk, I wondered – on my way to ordering the double sliders, one HOT, the other EXTRA HOT. I was dissuaded from going full REAPER by the kitchen staff who informed me I would have to sign a waiver when ordering.
I was expecting the sliders to be mini in size, but each turned out to be the size of a regular burger. I decided I would eat one and bring the second home for dinner. In the end, I ended up eating both.
The hot was HOT. And the extra hot was EXTRA HOT, as advertised. But, in hindsight, I think I should have hazarded the REAPER. The weirdly thick chocolate milkshake I ordered was the perfect cooling compliment. (Note: I’m a sucker for milkshakes, if you’re wondering what to get me for my birthday in October).
On my 50 minute trek back home, I stopped off at a small Portuguese bakery (Bom Dio) to try their pistachio mousse cake –
Note: I’m also a huge fan of pistachio everything: mousse, cakes, lattes, pastes, chocolates. Well, everything except actual pistachios.
Shocking, no?
Today’s Yes/No…
I dunno…
So, what are your weekend plans? List them in descending order of excitingness!
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