Brunch at the newly-open The Federal

Had a wonderful leisurely brunch with Geoff this morning/afternoon at the newly-opened Federal on Dundas West and Gladstone. He had the Ploughman's Lunch (delicious, though I forget what the daily selection of meat and cheese was. A blue cheese and a summer sausage type deli meat?) and I had the Curry Chicken Salad Sandwich (Chicken Confit, Pear, Curry Aioli, and Arugula on Walnut Raisin Bread), complete with green salad and Rosti. We concluded the Rosti are the real Hash Browns.

Rideshare

There is a recurring impression of Canada that we lack culture. I'm going to tackle this one from the architectural front. Sure, we don't have much gothic stuff going on.

Gothic stuff in Belgium

Sure, we don't have bullet holes in our columns (heck we barely have columns).

Bullet holes in a column of a building in Berlin

I don't often go to Union Station now that I live in Toronto, but going home for the holidays I was catching a rideshare from there. I was very happy to have my camera with me as I sat on a ledge outside the station.

The Fairmont Royal York Hotel