Our weather was dreary and rainy on Friday and Saturday, but Sunday was a beautiful summer day!
Eric was returning from a weekend in Montreal for his brother’s stag, so I picked him up when his train got in. He looked a little rough around the edges (think Hangover movie) and told me he was craving a piece of dandelion! lol.
I knew just the fix for him… Fresh! It was only about a 15 minute walk from where we were.
I started with a drink Eric probably could have used- the Detoxifier!
Made up of Kale, spinach, parsley, celery, & apple.
I loved it…I usually don’t juice fruits, but the apple was a nice treat in there.
Eric ordered the ‘Blue Lagoon’ which was a creamy blend of blueberry, mango, and banana.
To start, we ordered the Quinoa-battered Onion Rings with Chipotle Avocado sauce.
I’ve never ordered these before, but I’ve heard so many good things about them. Well, they are AMAZING!They are made from scratch and battered with puffed quinoa and sprinkled with sea salt. They are so crispy they must have been fried. Probably good hangover food for Eric!
The Chipotle avocado sauce was also fantastic for dippin’.
For my main, I ordered a wrap I haven’t had before- the Kathmandu wrap! It’s made up of a chickpea curry filling with tahini sauce, tomato, lettuce, cucumber, red onion, and alfalfa sprouts. Loved it.
Eric ordered the Black Bean Burrito made up of spicy black beans with chipolte avocado sauce, cilantro, tomato, lettuce, cucumber, red onion, & sprouts. We’re on such a huge wrap kick these days!
He liked it, but said he prefers the Grilled Vegetable and pesto wrap. I would have to agree. The grilled vegetable wrap is my fav.
For dessert, we shared the Vanilla Cupcake…
and the Double Chocolate Fudge Cake!
Which I concluded is the best thing a girl can eat when PMS strikes…or anytime, really…no crumb could escape.
My all-time favourite dessert served at Fresh is the Carrot Cake though! The only problem is, they are always sold out of it every time we go! They bring in their desserts from Sweets from the Earth. I’ve only been to Fresh once when they had it available (in 2009). It was heavenly…
After dinner, we walked around lakeshore for a couple hours…what a perfect summer evening it was. There were so many people out walking, biking, rollerblading, and running. I would love to live around Lakeshore if I could pick any spot in Toronto. It’s so lively and beautiful. Lakeshore always makes me want to move back to the city!
We walked a lot of the route that I ran my very first half marathon- The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront half!
Our walk was a bit less exhausting though. And a lot more relaxing. :)
We saw lots of Canadian Geese.
and a huge gorgeous swan!
I did not want this night to end…
Have a great start to your week!
Hahaha hearing Eric say he wanted dandelion must have made your heart flutter a bit. ;) It sounds like his eating habits have changed so much!
Your pictures are simply beautiful and your meal, looks nothing less than amazing and tantalizing!!! If you figure out how to re-make the wrap, would you share how to?
Thanks!
All those photos look so beautiful. And I could live on those cakes! I’ve always wanted the world to turn upside down so that cakes, ice-creams etc to be the healthy part of life that you should eat minimum three servings a day of.
Not sure which is more beautiful: the food or the scenery!
Thanks for the recommendation and review! This place looks amazing!! I will be in Toronto in August and will check it out for sure!
The onion rings and the chocolate cake look kind of AMAZING!
And what gorgeous pictures!
I’ve been reading your blog for awhile now and I just wanted to tell you how amazing your recipes are and your personality is wonderful! Your updates are always so happy and glowing. Thanks to you my husband and I are making baby steps towards going from vegan to raw and have enjoyed implementing your dinners, desserts, and lunches along the way. I always look forward to reading your website in the morning when I get to work and then end up wishing we had a restaurant that served anything as delectable as these photos look! I think Texans really love their meat and potatoes. :)
Thank you so much Holly!
What lovely photos! Every single one.
& those wraps and smoothies, mmm I need to recreate them. :)
Angela, this post is sooooo happy. All that food – OMG looks so amazing. i bet that restaurant is addictive!
Looks so pretty!! That restaurant looks fab!
Lovely scenic photos & wow, quinoa onion rings! You really can do anything with quinoa. Just curious, is there a reason why you normally don’t juice fruits? :)
Have a reFRESHing week! :)
I’ve been reading WAAAY too much Margaret Atwood…
I recognized all the places on that map and in those photos just from her descriptions…
crazy!
The first time I ever tried vegan food was at Fresh. Back then, I was not a very adventurous eater and I thought everything on the menu looked gross… but I ordered the Thai burger and instantly fell in love!
SUCH beautiful pics! I just want to take a bit of that wrap… and the chocolate cake… and the cupcake. Oh, I think I’m just hungry! :) ANyway, I wanted to let you know that I made your green monster smoothy for the first time and now I’m hooked! Can’t wait to glow from the inside out too! :)
So excited that we’re juicing it up tonight! I can’t decide what I want to use!
Ang, your photos are absolutely breathtaking!!! You are so SO talented!
Looks like you had a wonderful date with your hubby :) Good for you girl!!
Yay for Toronto!
Glad you had a wonderful experience.
The pictures are GORGEOUS!
And yes, I am having a smoothie for breakfast tomorrow haha.
Wow what an awesome lunch and an amazing day! Your photographs are stunning as always :)