As per tradition, a tasting menu for my birthday with Ronsee (this is his birthday gift to me every year). This year's choice? Edulis, where we had a gorgeous, four-hour, 10+ course, seafood-based meal. They offer a five-course or seven-course tasting menu with a select few seasonal options as add-ons, so we went for the seven-course and added two Canapés of White Truffle with Porcini Tartufata ($35 each) as it's apparently white truffle season (we couldn't not take part in this), and the Jamón Joselito Gran Reserva 2015 Hand Sliced Ham ($50 per plate) to share. Every single dish was incredible and beautifully presented, but standouts for me were the Canapé of White Truffle with Porcini Tartufata, the New Zealand short-fin eel with broccolini pistachio tartare, the Portuguese squid cooked over charcoal in squid ink onion stew with almonds, and the Quince and apple sorbet with roasted apple and pumpkin seeds. Just amazing combinations of flavours, textures, and aromas.
The space itself is quite small — a single main floor dining room only holds about 30 people — but it is intimate and cozy without feeling too stuffy. For a restaurant that only serves tasting menus and is considered one of the best in the world, Edulis is incredibly modest, down-to-earth, and almost casual. Our server was super-nice, accommodating, knowledgeable, and never once interrupted our conversation. She refilled both our water glasses and carafe regularly so they were never empty, and always asked how our dishes were every time she came to pick up the plates when our courses were done. My only real complaint is that it's just a bit too dark in there (the servers literally have to use flashlights to read labels behind the bar, plus any and all pictures taken here are going to be grainy as hell as you can plainly see), but it's a wonderful experience that both Ronsee and I thought was well worth the price. They're not the #7 best restaurant in Canada for nothing.
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