Speaking of feasts – food was the focus of the following trip to Toronto for Stephanie and Rocco’s wedding. Our first day I played tour guide to Stu and fellow British friend Helen – both newcomers to T.O. The bitter winds off the lake blew us into the warm environs of the Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar where we saddled up to the chefs’ bar for an afternoon of wine and lots of tasty treats. You must go if you are in T.O.! We even got cute Jamie himself to sign a menu for the bride (who is even a bigger fan than me) and groom.Major thanks to Steph and Rocco for putting us British travellers up (and putting up with us) at their fab new townhouse! The next night found us dining Creole style with fellow TO friend Joan at Southern Accent, another of my faves. Along with great Cajun cocktails and food, the restaurant comes complete with a psychic (Many of you may remember how freakily accurate she was for me a few years ago!). Stu and Helen had theirs told and sounds like both are in for some career changes!
The wedding day brought us to the Liberty Grand, a GORGEOUS lakefront venue. Steph and Rocco incorporated Chinese and Italian traditions into the event and started with a tea ceremony with Steph looking lovely in her traditional red dress. Moving into wedding white, movies were the order of the day as Stephanie came down the aisle (in probably I have to say the most beautiful wedding dress) to the theme from The Princess Bride. At the reception, members of the wedding party came in to various movie themes (Rocky, Star Wars, etc). But the BEST (at least for this pop culture fan) was their kissing game. Rather than bang cutlery on glasses, in order to get the bride and groom to smooch, you had to get your whole table to sing a song from a movie/t.v. show. Best idea ever! It wouldn’t be Italian if there wasn’t food – six courses of it! From antipasto to pasta to steak to seafood, topped off by the dessert buffet and candy bar! Yum! We worked off the calories the next day at the bride and groom's by partaking in Playstation’s Rock Band! (I clearly missed my calling as a drummer!) Photos are here
