Lake Inez
1471 Gerrard Street East M4L 2A1 Toronto, ON, Canada

Love Letter XXXIX i keep wanting to use the metaphor of counting the love letters that have gone by by scratching them into the cement wall as the days trudge forward impervious to any previous notions of time, of momentum, of agility. but we all know what happened to ellen when she compared her life in her secluded sub tropical $20M (usd) mansion to life in prison. and we should all be pretty well-versed in the prison industrial complex by now. and we should all ...Continue reading

your prospective weekend in slides: (veggie & gluten free & delivery (within radius) available) 1. il flotante whipped sweet meringue in pool of creme anglaise w poached pear, caramel, toasted almond 2. sour lemon tarte w summer preserve raspberry coulis 3. traditional cassoulet w duck confit, porc belly, saussicon, slow-roasted shoulder in smoky white bean & thyme pork stew... 4. simple salade w @clearwaterfarmontario organic bitter greens, pickled beets, banyuls n shallot vin 5. cotes du rhone marinated pork, bacon, chicken liver terrine w cognac n peppercorn grainy mustard, cornichon, pickled onion, @bbirdco baguette 6. @matronfinebeer 6pk of yeasayer lager or a bottle of natural wine of your choice 7. other fun wine add-ons like this jumpy ethereal pinot from bc that we have 1 bottle left of that comes with patrick’s reflection in the alternate plane regaling you w tales of the decisions you nearly made, the chances you should have taken, the regrets you almost didn’t possess, and the pens that you cannot locate 8. my godbaby daisy who does not come with the meal but you could have something similar roughly nine months from saturday if you just ride the wave man See more

howdy all! our to-go menu for this saturday is live in the bio or here for my Facebook loyalists: https://forms.gle/xPsthijpUs5nWg17A . theme of this weekend’s menu is country french .... also, we’re offering delivery this week for $10 if you’re stuck at home (between victoria park and the dvp, danforth and majestic lake ontario) . veggie & gluten free available :) . {{ first course }} pate de campagne terrine - rustic cotes du rhone marinated pork, bacon, and chicken liver terrine w cognac & peppercorn, grainy pommery mustard, cornichons, pickled onion, @bbirdco baguette . {{ second course }} simple organic salad w bitter greens from @clearwaterfarmontario pickled beets, bayuls & shallot vinaigrette . {{ third course }} traditional cassoulet w duck confit, saussicon, porc belly, and slow-roasted shoulder w smokey white bean & thyme tomato stew . (( fourth course )) sour lemon tarte with summer preserve raspberry coulis . (( fifth course )) il flotante - sweet whipped meringue on a pool of creme anglaise w poached pear, caramel & roasted almond . VEGGIE MENU: . {{ first course }} pate de campagne terrine - rustic cotes du rhone marinated mushroom, braised leek, & truffle terrine w cognac & peppercorn, grainy pommery mustard, cornichons, pickled onion, blackbird baguette . {{ second course }} simple organic salad w bitter greens from clearwater farm, pickled beets, bayuls & shallot vinaigrette . {{ third course }} traditional cassoulet w salt crusted root vegetables and smoked cabbage w smokey white bean & thyme tomato stew . (( fourth course )) sour lemon tarte with summer preserve raspberry coulis . (( fifth course )) il flotante - sweet whipped meringue on a pool of creme anglaise w poached pear, caramel & roasted almond

{{i sell this as a print dm me if you’re interested !}} . Love Letter XXXVIII if u could step inside my body you’d be swimming in vodka grapefruits and listening only to a docile wind blowing through barren trees. and that’d be it. you’d have to mine hard for original thoughts, you’d have to spelunk the abysses for any ~true feelings~, you’d have to exhume scant remnants of nutritious meals long forgotten, of the electricity of a good hug, of the joys of exercise when exercis...Continue reading

howdy all, the to-go menu for this saturday is live in the bio or for my Facebook dogs, here: https://forms.gle/hAsWassxyUpt8sGr9 . ~~~~~~~~~<<@... . the meal (can be done vegetarian): . brooding sadboi beef stew in puff pastry made with @muddyyorkco porter big ol forest green organic salad from @clearwaterfarmontario w shallot and natty wine vinaigrette pomme puree (or for any fellow americans: potatos mash) the french way dark chocolate cake . ~~~~~~~~~<@ . pick up is this saturday, nov 21 from 3:30 - 5. . ~~~~~~~~<<@ . and a quick note to the toad who narc’d on us to the health department and erroneously stated that we had people dining indoors: we’re proud to say we have not had anyone dine inside since the original shutdown in march. we haven’t prioritized our financial state over the health and well-being of our staff or our community. covid is a rampant beast trudging through the thicket of the unknown and, most of the time - if there’s a tiny sliver of solace to be gleaned - it’s that we’re all in this together. it’s that empathy and commiseration have lead the way. we’re not victims here, we’ve never felt sorry for ourselves in a time where everyone is suffering in one way or another, but to narc on us to the bureaucracy for something we haven’t even done is a new low. there’s a special place carved out in heck for all you tattlers out there. in the meantime we’re going to find a way to keep swimming, even if it’s a doggie paddle and we’re a little out of breath but the sea is mighty and she is healing and if we keep our spirits light we will remain buoyant and if we keep our eyes clear we can see the horizon and if we keep our hearts full we can all acknowledge that friday night lights was about more than just football See more

howdy all! the form for this weekend’s takeout menu is live in the bio or here for my Facebook dawgs: https://forms.gle/9V2dzuS6UNQA2Skd8 _... ~~a refresher~~ _ you get: 4 courses a bottle of natural wine a love letter from us a candelabra a playlist so you don’t have to struggle to think of something new to listen to and not come up with anything and then Wonder What That Means we get: $125 (taxes in) _ ~~this week’s menu~~~ {{can be done vegetarian}} _ classic french onion soup w gruyere lil beef wellington croissants w mushroom duxelle big green salad w shallot & banyuls vinaigrette chicken liver parfait w cornichons, mustard, pickled onions and a baguette chunk _ ~~~a hello~~~ _ it’s bleak out there. we should all be focusing on how we can rectify this problem despite murky messaging from our suburban-chosen leaders. we’re also entitled to occasional maybe measured moments of celebration and distraction cause, like, if we let the dour Nature of Things outside of us obscure all the fleeting waves of joy within we’ll never be able to summon the velocity needed for ~change~ See more

howdy all! _ we’re doing a Monthly Weird Wine Subscription. the link is live in the bio or here for my Facebook fam https://forms.gle/KSoRJKRzwycAfUUK7... _ ...The Salient Details: _ ~~~~~ _ you get: _ 5 natural/ low-intervention wines that range on the spectrum somewhere between ‘yes, a unibrow is deeply sexy, please never pluck’ and ‘this wine is surprisingly refined given the label was drawn by a 5 year old’ 1 crispy miller high life aka the champagne of beers 1 edible flower, pressed in wax and prepared for eternal beauty (cause we have to give food with our booze as per our puritan archaic bureaucratic regulations) musings on each wine that’ll teach you more about the fraught inner-workings of my deluded psyche than they will the wine but, like, whatever _ we get: _ $210 + hst ($42/bottle) _ ethos>>>>> _ yes, i made a highly questionable decision in opening a restaurant but, in doing so, was granted access to the ephemeral & vibrant and volatile world of 'natural wine'. it's really hard to get esoteric wines at accessible prices in this province because the sprawling faceless puritanical bureaucracy has sunk its bloodthirsty talons into everything it is that we love / need. therefore: i should share the access i have. i should and also i want to. covetousness is a character flaw _ this month: _ pickup saturday, nov 14th between 4:30 - 6:00 pickup saturday, nov 21st between 4:30 - 6:00 delivery sunday, nov 22nd, add $15 (delivery zone: between kipling and brimley, & eglinton and lake ontario) See more

hey~~~ last weekend was fun. next weekend is another new frontier in this mercurial time. this early week (or, as we call it in this industry, weekend) is a moment to finally unwind n recharge. we’re going to be starting a monthly ... <> more details in a proper post tomorrow that will be far less sunsetted but far more informative. but supplies are limited so dm me to inquire / get on the list. infinite but not unconditional love xo See more