Bloom Winterlicious

For our first Winterlicious event of the year, it was off to a somewhat local place - Bloom in Bloor West Village. The google review thingy people were generally positive on the place and it lived up to expectations. It seems as though Bloom isn't on most 'licious patrons' circuit as it was about half full for lunch on Sunday.

On the menu for us ($20):

Appetizers:

Grilled calamari with salad
Warm spinach salad with sauteed mushrooms and chevre noir.

All around good stuff with well cooked calamari, fresh greens and good salad dressings for both.

Mains:

Roasted pork loin with rutabega-apple crumble & brussel sprouts
Trout with warm beet salad, green beans and grapefruit

For me, the two large slabs of pork were pretty decent with good side dishes. Ian liked his trout calling it simple and well done, although maybe a bit boring. Bloom does the veggies well - with even Ian enjoying the beets and admitting that my brussel sprouts were "moderately edible".

Dessert:

Vegan chocolate tart with almond crust
Sticky buns with creme anglaise

Ian thought the tart was "tasty" and would have preferred it without almonds though he doesn't fault them since the menu was correct.

No complaints about the sticky bun itself and the creme anglaise really made the whole thing into a good dessert.