Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Four Four South Village


Restaurant: Four Four South Village
Address: 474 Yonge St.
Phone: 416-413-9802
Operating Hours: [Soft Opening Hours] Mon-Sun 11 AM - 11 PM


Interior




Menu


Milk Tea Slushie with Tapioca, $5.99; Jade Cucumber, $4.99


Counterclockwise from top: Spiced Edamame, $4.99; Black Fungus in Vinegar Sauce, $4.99; Jade Cucumber, $4.99; and Braised Beef Shank 


Braised Beef, Tendon, & Tripe Noodles Soup, $15.99


Szechuan Dan Dan Noodles, $11.99


Braised Beef, Tendon & Tripe Rice, $15.99


Snow Cake with Red Bean & Coconut, $2.99


I had the pleasure of attending Four Four South Village's soft launch last week! It's a newly opened Taiwanese restaurant located near Wellesley Station and named after a residential district in Taipei. It's a spacious restaurant decorated with a simple but Asian-influenced design. When you are seated, there are menu sheets for you to fill out, similar to what you would get at an AYCE sushi restaurant.

My friends and I ordered one dish from each section. The cold dishes were like appetizers but none really stood out to me to order next time (I admit, I am spoiled with Korean restaurants that serve these side dishes for free). My favourite dishes were the Braised Beef, Tendon, & Tripe Noodles Soup, $15.99, and the Szechuan Dan Dan Noodles, $11.99. I found the prices for certain menu items to be a bit pricier than other Asian restaurants I normally go to. I personally would come here for the Noodles with Sauce options because they're more in my price range. The Milk Tea Slushie with Tapioca is also quite fun to drink. Unfortunately at the moment they have a very selected number of drinks available. 

If you are a fan of Taiwanese food and don't have the time to trek to areas such as Markham to get your fix, Four Four South Village would be a great place to check out!

Friday, August 3, 2018

[Product Review] Fauxmagerie Zengarry: Ale Aged Cheddar

Company: Fauxmagerie Zengarry
Product Type: Vegan Cheese - Ale Aged Cheddar flavour
Website: www.zengarry.com

Fauxmagerie Zengarry is a Canadian company that sells vegan cheese made from cashews. They have a few flavours, including Creamy Swiss and Aged Cumin. Their newest and seventh flavour is the Ale Aged Cheddar. The Ale Aged Cheddar is cultured with Beau's All Natural Brewery Lug Tread Ale. Which is awesome because Beau's is another Canadian company and I love supporting local businesses. I tried their original six flavours last year and loved them, so I was happy to review their newest one.

Note, I'm not a pro cook by any means. I only started cooking at the beginning of 2018 and I only do so once a week to meal prep. I like to guesstimate when I put my ingredients together. For this review, I wanted to see what it was like to cook with the cheddar. I decided to try their Mac N' Cheese recipe. The original recipe is vegan, but I made a non-vegan version (basically topped it off with bacon bits).

I ended up adding a bit too much macaroni. Therefore there was less cheese on the Mac N' Cheese. The taste wasn't as prevalent considering the ratio of cheese to macaroni. It definitely doesn't melt as easily as normal cheese. So it took quite of a bit of time to mix the cheddar into the macaroni.

I prefer the Ale Aged Cheddar as a spread. I like to put it on naan and have that for breakfast. There is definitely a kick to the taste which some people may or may not like. It would probably be delicious in a sandwich as well. I personally am a fan, but I'm a fan of all cheese products, vegan or not.

I would definitely recommend Fauxmagerie Zengarry, especially if you are looking to try new vegan products. The Ale Aged Cheddar can be a hit or miss depending on how strong you like your flavour (you should pass on it if you don't like strong cheeses).