High Park: Cherry Blossoms

A little different than my usual posts of food porn. Scared of the thunderstorm warning that was set out by the Weather Network, we decided to go to High Park to see the flowers in the evening. It was very gloomy, which washed out a lot of the colours from the flowers. There were tonnes of people celebrating mother's day or just looking at the flowers, but luckily not crowded enough not to take some good shots.

Most of the trees were pretty tall. Short people problems. Nonetheless the rainy sunset in the background really accentuates the cherry blossoms.

L'Ouvrier/Kitchen Bar

At first we were going to go to another restaurant that was within walking distance. Thinking that restaurants would close their kitchen later than 2 pm we decided to trek there. When we got there unfortunately it was closed! Fortunately down the street there was another restaurant that seemed promising. It was definitely something that was out of my elements but I'm glad we gave it a try. Took a few snaps of the L'Ouvrier close to the Kesington Market. 

Had to take a picture of such a cute little set up! The rest of the decor was very unique to the point where it can be somewhat intimidating.

They had little selection for their brunch menu but for the price that we paid it was pretty worth it. The bill came up to be about $35 including tips and tax. Here is a picture of the smoked brisket sandwich. Wasn't too big of a fan for the mustard but the fries on the other hand was delicious!

 Next up was the wellington beef burger. The patty was very soft! Perhaps some people may not like the texture but it the taste was not as overpowering as you would normally expect from a burger.

I would rate this restaurant to be about 3.7/5 stars. Not quite my favourite but it is definitely something to try if you are around the area. 

And lastly, a furry friend to end off the experience.