Category: Food and Drinks

Today’s Groupon Toronto Deal of the Day: Ethiopiques – Traditional Ethiopian Dinner for Two or Four (Up to 57% Off)

Buy now from only $19
Value $40
Discount 53%
You Save $21

This is a limited 2-day only sale that will expire at midnight on Tuesday, October 18, 2011. Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

In a Nutshell
Traditional Central African beef, chicken, lamb & vegan dishes simmer over crepe-like injera bread in three-course meal

The Fine Print
Expires Mar 1, 2012
Limit 1 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per table. Valid only for option purchased. Reservation required. Dine-in only. Must choose from menu. Additional fee for combination platters.

The Company
Ethiopiques
http://www.ethiopiques.ca/index.html
227 Church St. Toronto, Ontario
(416) 363-0884

With today’s Groupon to Ethiopiques, you can choose between the following options:

• For $19, you get a traditional Ethiopian dinner for two (up to a $40.50 total value) that includes:
• One salad or appetizer (up to a $7 value)
• Two entrees chosen from vegetarian, poultry, beef, or lamb options (up to a $14 value each)
• One dessert (up to a $5.50 value)

• For $35, you get a traditional Ethiopian dinner for four (up to an $81 value) that includes:
• Two salads or appetizers (up to a $7 value each)
• Four entrees. Choose from vegetarian, poultry, beef, or lamb options (up to a $14 value each)
• Two desserts (up to a $5.50 value each)

The culinary artisans at Ethiopiques cull traditional recipes from central Africa to craft a broad menu characterized by flavourful beef, lamb, chicken, and vegetarian/vegan specialties. Entrees such as sautéed beef or lamb t’ibs and spicy lentil stew arrive on crepe-like injera bread, which deftly replaces forks by being flexible enough to scoop hearty bites and scratch hard-to-reach spots on the back. Diners may further experiment with injera by sampling the timatim fitfit appetizer, a chilled mélange of injera bits, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and jalapeno. Like Frank Zappa’s yearbook picture, dessert comes last and, at Eithiopiques, takes the form of strawberry shortcake, chocolate mocha cake, or tiramisu.

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Today’s Groupon Toronto Daily Deal of the Day: Chocolate Tales – $38 for Seasonal Chocolate-Making Workshop ($82 Value)

Buy now for only $38
Value $82
Discount 54%
You Save $44

This is a limited 2-day only sale that will expire at midnight on Monday, October 10, 2011. Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

In a Nutshell
Truffle technique taught by master chocolatiers in hands-on workshops where Belgian chocolate transforms into seasonally themed confections

The Fine Print
Expiration varies
Limit 2 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. Must be 14 or older. Valid only for option purchased.

Chocolate Tales
918 Bathurst St. Toronto, Ontario
(800) 905-2858
http://www.chocolatetales.ca/home.yecms/index

Today’s Groupon: for $38, you get a season-themed chocolate-making workshop at Chocolate Tales (an $82 value). Choose from a season-themed chocolate-making workshop in November, December, January, February, March, or April.

Chocolate Tales’ instructors unveil the secrets of making fine chocolates and sprinkle hands-on workshops with bits of chocolate history. During workshops scheduled throughout the fall and winter, a master chocolatier escorts participants through 90-minute lessons on making impressive sweets such as Belgian bonbons, chocolate soufflés, and ganache cell-phone cases. Seasonal themes inspire students who imbue cocoa constructions with fall flavours in October and November, and Christmas- and winter-themed adornments in December and January. Chocolate Tales provides all necessary chocolate-building materials, including kitchen utensils, high-grade Belgian chocolate, and cages for chocolate bunnies. All workshop graduates get to tote home ribboned boxes filled with their heavenly handiwork.

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Today’s Groupon Toronto Deal of the Day: Piazzetta Trattoria’s – $20 for $40 Worth of Italian Fare and Drinks

Buy now for only $20
Value $40
Discount 50%
You Save $20

This is a limited 2-day only sale that will expire at midnight on Thursday, October 6, 2011. Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

In a Nutshell
Quaint Italian eatery dishes out flavorful fare such as wood-oven-baked pizzas, fresh pastas & seafood dishes alongside a fine wine list

The Fine Print
Expires Apr 7, 2012
Limit 1 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per table, 2 per table of 10 or more. Dine-in only. Must purchase 1 food item. Not valid 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, and 2/14. Valid only at listed location.

The Company
Piazzetta Trattoria’s
http://www.piazzetta.ca/
936 W Eglinton Ave. Toronto, Ontario
(416) 781-1717

With today’s Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of Italian fare and drinks at Piazzetta Trattoria’s Eglinton Avenue location.

At Piazzetta Trattoria, diners navigate the complex landscapes of traditional Italian cuisine with a menu of fresh pastas, pizzas, seafood, and meat dishes as their map. Taste tours may begin with steamed mussels in tomato-basil or white-wine-and-garlic sauce ($13) before forks joy-ride through one of 15 pasta plates such as rigatoni alla vodka ($15). More than 10 thin-crust pizzas, such as the caprina, blanketed with goat cheese and sun-dried black olives ($15), are tanned to a golden crisp in a wood-burning oven, and are available in a choice of six types of dough such as rye, whole wheat, and rice ($1.50–$2 extra). With the lamb shank braised at the speed of sloth ($20) and veal chop topped with sautéed mushrooms ($28) carnivorous cravings are easily quelled, and the grilled fillet of sea bass ($22) and zuppa di pesce, a stew of salmon, sea bass, crab legs, mussels, calamari, baby clams, and shrimp ($29–$46), satisfy fans of fish out of water. Piazzetta Trattoria’s extensive wine list also lets guests play matchmaker, pairing up a smooth Italian wine with a pasta that has a thing for soft tannins.

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Today’s Toronto Groupon Deal of the Day: The Paddock – Pub Meal with Appetizers, Entrees, and Drinks for Two or Four

Buy now from only $29
Value $63
Discount 54%
You Save $34

This is a limited 2-day only sale that will expire at midnight on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

In a Nutshell
Gastro-pub fare fills stomachs as barkeeps decant 9 draughts & mix specialty cocktails amid jazz & Motown tracks at Toronto’s third oldest b

The Fine Print
Expires Dec 15, 2011
Limit 3 per person. Limit 1 per table. Valid only for option purchased. Reservation required. Dine-in only. Must choose from menu.

The Company
The Paddock
http://www.thepaddock.ca/
178 Bathurst St. Toronto, Ontario
(416) 504-9997

With today’s Groupon to The Paddock, you can choose between the following options:

• For $29, you get a meal for two (up to a $63 total value) that includes:
• One appetizer (up to a $10 value)
• Two entrees (up to $15 each)
• Two drinks (up to $11.50 each)

• For $55, you get a meal for four (up to a $126 total value) that includes:
• Two appetizers (up to $10 each)
• Four entrees (up to $15 each)
• Four drinks (up to $11.50 each)

Toronto’s third oldest bar, The Paddock prepares its menu of traditional fine dining and gastro-pub fare predominantly in-house, pairing each dish with a plethora of brews and old-school libations. Flatbread and vegetables embrace the burn of wasabi-hummus dip ($9) as panko-crusted crab cakes ($10) host a slumber party on a bed of greens, waiting until parents retire before sneaking into the cookie jar of roasted red pepper aioli. Chicken parmesan ($12) and vegan vegetables ($11) recline on open face focaccia sandwiches beside piles of fries, and braised beef dives into a hearty stew ($15) alongside Yukon potatoes and root vegetables under the watchful eye of homemade focaccia. At the libation headquarters, barkeeps decant nine delicious draughts, refrigerate more than 30 different bottles, and concoct specialty 2 oz. cocktails ($8.85) to soothe tongues with liquid intermissions between bites.

Retaining most of its original art deco decor from its opening in 1948, The Paddock transitioned from a bar for late 40s mobsters to an 80s gathering spot for goths to its present incarnation as a casually elegant dining establishment. A steady stream of blues, jazz, and Motown aurally accompany diners and drinkers, and several big screen TVs broadcast sporting contests for athletic enthusiasts.

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Today’s Groupon Toronto Daily Deal of the Day: Johnny Rockets – $7 for $15 Worth of Classic Diner Fare

Buy now for only $7
Value $15
Discount 53%
You Save $8

This deal is going to be a very hot seller so don’t miss out!

This is a limited 2-day only sale that will expire at midnight on Monday, October 3, 2011. Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

In a Nutshell
Poutine, burgers, onion rings & hand-dipped milkshakes in varietals such as Oreo hush hunger in nostalgic cream-and-red-accented diner

The Fine Print
Expires Apr 4, 2012
Limit 1 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per table.

Johnny Rockets
http://www.johnnyrockets.com

Downtown Toronto
22 Dundas St., Suite E Toronto, Ontario

City Centre
100 City Centre Dr. Mississauga, Ontario

Vaughan
1 Bass Pro Mills Dr. Vaughan, Ontario

Today’s Groupon: for $7, you get $15 worth of hamburgers, shakes, fries, flavoured pop, and classic diner fare at Johnny Rockets, valid at the Mississauga, Toronto, and Vaughan locations.

Johnny Rockets populates its menu with satisfying milkshakes, burgers, and more. Break down hunger’s stronghold with a starter such as poutine ($7.99) or onion rings ($6.99), and employ a creamy deluxe hand-dipped Oreo-cookies-and-cream shake ($6.49) or a root-beer float ($4.99) to lubricate the road to digestion. Johnny Rockets also mixes flavoured pop, infusing favourite varieties with a shot of cherry, vanilla, chocolate, or lemon flavour ($2.79 for soda plus $0.39/extra flavour). The #12 burger adds cheddar cheese, a cast of fixings, and Johnny’s specialty tangy red sauce to create a meaty montage of delirium-inducing deliciousness ($9.99). If you’re more partial to poultry, Johnny Rockets also offers grilled chicken-breast sandwiches ($9.99) and chicken club salads ($9.99).

Johnny’s nostalgic cream-and-red diner decor and smiling, dancing servers make it feel like an Archie comic (but not the issue where Archie gets the flu). Jukeboxes pump out the songs of yesteryear, such as the macarena and caveman grunting chants, and represent one of the reasons families from all over North America revere Johnny Rockets as a kid-friendly spot great for birthday parties, post-hockey eats, and quintuplet dance-offs.

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