My Lazy Sunday

Went for 10am brunch today at Lady Marmalade.  As usual, the bennies were fantastic.  I tried their crepes today and it was ok.  I preferred the bennie.  The montreal bagel and cream cheese was also just ok.  Nothing special.  Took some pics.  Here they are.

Bacon, white cheddar & mango bennie with hash and fresh tomatos.  Fantastic as usual!

Ham crepe with a light hollandaise sauce + two poached egges and spinich with hash.

Montreal bagel with cream cheese

After, we went for a walk to burn off all this rich, unhealthy, fattening food.  We ended up at Dark Horse Espresso Bar.  I took some interesting pics on our way to Dark Horse.  Like this restaurant I've never heard of before.

District Modern Japanese Restaurant

Interesting but visually, the aesthetics and decor fail in the execution.  The freaking place looks like a hang out for goth, vampire wannabes.  Everything inside was black, bland and uninviting.  The person who opened this restaurant has no clue what Japanese food is all about.  This is like designing an all black kimono.  It's just not done.  Silly rabbit, obviously a non-Japanese person who has too much money on his or her hands.

This shot isn't the best as I had to shoot through the window, but you can clearly see what I mean by black on black and an interior that is inviting only to goth vampire wannabes.

How does this interior exude the concept of nature and delicate flavours?  This is not a food review but more an interior review.  I am so very turned off at the thought of eating sushi in this environment.  I wonder if this place will be out of business the next time I am down in the Queen East area.

I never heard of this joint but it seemed pretty posh with a touch of funk.  Think the dark wood furnishings of old English libraries except with modern shape and design.  The inside looked nice, but again, not very inviting.  I don't even know what this place is but I'm assuming it was a lounge.  Anyway, I took a picture to follow up on it at a later time and possibly do a review.

This door spoke to me.  Yes, it's a nice door and probably costs a fortune, but to me it was more than a door.  It symbolizes the unknown, my tomorrow, the adventure/hardship yet to be discovered...would it be too much to call this picture "Life"?  

Here we are at Dark Horse Espresso Bar. 

Here's the fabulous "Miss T" saving my seat as I wait for our warm beverages.  The interior was very artzy-rustic with lots of wood and art work.

Another perspective from where I sit.  The baristas were friendly and weren't afraid to smile.

The ceiling work was nice.  Not my style but I liked and appreciated the amount of work that probably went into setting this up.  It added a nice funk appeal to the ambiance. 

The world according to my view.  ;-)

A very pleasant way to spend my lazy Sunday morning/afternoon.  Ok, now it's time to go work out.  I have to do my legs today, they are looking a little thin in the above shot.