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<\/a><\/p>\nMany many Thursday’s ago I went to Bento Miso for Urban Acorn<\/a>\u2019s Beatles themed supper club. It was a great opportunity to talk to other people interested in food and meet the people behind Urban Acorn, and learn a little more about their approach. They bill themselves as \u201cflexitarian\u201d which is one of my least favourite words in the dictionary<\/a>, but other than that I’ve really enjoyed their approach and style towards vegan-friendly foods. (And making connections online, and social media in general, and visual presentation, etc etc) Our gracious hosts were welcoming, friendly, and kept the food and conversation going.<\/p>\n Dinner was casual and inviting, the usually desk and laptop filled coworking space of Bento Miso<\/a> on Richmond Street was transformed into a dining area with one long table, and several participants sitting around and chatting. I was late, but it didn’t matter, appetizers were being passed around, and the stage was set for a relaxed several course meal.<\/p>\n I liked that Urban Acorn had sourced local and vegan friendly alcohol for the event (thanks Barnivore<\/a>) \u2013 I helped myself to a bottle of Mill Street Organic<\/a> and waited for the food to arrive.<\/p>\n The appetizers were all interesting and perfectly sized to stuff in ones face. My favourite was easily the potato pancake topped with sweet onion chutney, but it\u2019s hard to really pick favourites when their just all around pretty great.<\/p>\n Little cups of a slightly sweet, slightly spicy lentil marsala were passed around, resting on a bit of white rice. These managed to walk the line between firm while still being cooked for both the rice and the lentils for which the chef gets extra respect, because I’ve done that to lentils only once or twice in my life (and I’ve eaten a lot of lentils.)<\/p>\n I forgot to take pictures of one of the\u00a0hors d’oeuvres – a pea stuffed baby potato. Soft, savoury, and bite sized. But since I’m a professional, I’ve drawn this replica of it here (not to scale):<\/p>\n Next came the borscht – Borscht in the USSR (Back in the USSR<\/a>) \u2013 diced beets, in a savoury sweet beet broth. Growing up with traditional borscht I\u2019ve got a pretty high standard for borscht, so I\u2019d say this one was pretty good, and I\u2019d eat it again \u2013 but my mom\u2019s is still better (can\u2019t beat extra tablespoonfuls of love she throws in. Sorry, I’ve got biases, and I’ll admit to them.)<\/p>\n Following that we had stuffed peppers –\u00a0\u00a0Sgt. \u2018Stuffed\u201d Pepper and the Lonely Hemp Heart Band – which were colourful poblano peppers, roasted with layers of bean mousse, avocado, and some pico de gallo.<\/p>\n And finally, it was time for dessert – The\u00a0Strawberry Field Cheesecake Forever\u00a0Vegan Cheesecake, a creamy amazing cake made from cashews, strawberries, infused with local lavender and topped with bits of chopped basil.<\/p>\n My favourite part other than the food was when I wrote Not Michelle<\/strong> on the “What’s your Favourite Beatles Song?” whiteboard question.<\/p>\n Urban Acorn has been pretty active since the\u00a0Beatles Themed Dinner Party, last week they did a 4 course vegan Thanksgiving<\/a>, amongst other things, which I probably would have gone to had we been in Toronto.<\/p>\n Website<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why has it taken me so long to talk about this? I don’t know, but my wedding based excuses are going to run out soon. Many many Thursday’s ago I went to Bento Miso for Urban Acorn\u2019s Beatles themed supper club. 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