Day 1 - A Taste of France

South Africa VS Mexico
Uruguay VS France

I quickly selected France as the taste of the day. I live near the Distillery District and there is a small shop that sells French macaroons. I particularly love pistachio macaroons. The first time I had one I was actually in Paris at a small bakery and it was love at first bite! But one cannot make a meal out of macaroons alone, at least not a good meal. There are a number of French restaurants in Toronto, some of which I have been too. One of them is Le Saint Tropez which is on the “tourist trap strip”. I’ve been there twice and the food was good but the service comes with attitude. They are not friendly and boarder line rude at times. I don't plan to ever go there again.

Instead I decided to go to Le Papillon at its Front and Church location. They used to be on Church but are now on Front street to make room for a new condo at their old location. I’ve been meaning to go to this location for a long time.

One of the issues with this challenge is that the cost of eating out every day can add up. So initially I had planned to have a French salad which was one of the cheaper items on the lunch menu. Once I got there and saw a crepe stuffed with beef and red wine ragout on the menu, I knew I had to have that. It was really good. Any food cooked with wine is always a great choice for me.

Upon finishing my meal I walked to the Distillery District. They didn’t have any pistachio macaroons so I had to settle for strawberry. It was still good. :)

Now, as good as the food was today I have to confess that France's game left something to be desired. I found it to be so boring that I actually fell asleep for a while during the second half.