By Lynda Reeves
For those who’re a fan of Montreal’s restaurant scene, then you understand Milos, and you understand that Toronto’s been disregarded within the chilly for 30 years. Nicely, the deep freeze is lastly over! Toronto’s beautiful new Estiatorio Milos restaurant opens Sept. 26 within the coronary heart of Bay Road.
In 1979, when founder and proprietor Costas Spiliadis started providing the freshest seafood displayed fish-market model on beds of crushed ice, together with the very best produce and purest, easiest strategies of cooking, he remodeled Greek meals for the world.
Now, 11 eating places later, from Las Vegas to Athens, London, Dubai, Los Cabos, Miami, Singapore and several other NYC areas, Milos is opening proper the place it ought to, in Toronto, to adoring followers who didn’t hand over hope!
Positioned in a hovering area inside a heritage constructing, the brand new Milos Toronto is able to impress.
However the meals from Costas and his household is as easy and pure because it was after I first found it in Montreal within the ’70s. Again in 2011, we ran a narrative on Costas and have been fortunate sufficient to characteristic a few of his greatest recipes.
Now, to have a good time the Toronto opening, Home & Dwelling has the up to date model of Milos’ well-known Tomato Salad Recipe proper right here for you.
You’ll must e book your desk to see the brand new Toronto menu, however we will share a few of the authentic recipes from Estiatorio Milos in Montreal: The Milos Particular, Milos dips and the very best Baklava you’ll ever eat.
The Milos “Particular” (Fried Zucchini and Eggplant Chips) with Tzatziki
Palms down, the most effective issues I’ve ever eaten! The ethereal vegetable chips are stacked round fresh-made tzatziki and sided with oozing fried cheese.
Get the recipe for the Milos “Particular” from the H&H archive right here.
Taramosalata and Skordalia Dips
Served with heat pita, these two dips — roe-flecked taramosalata and skordalia made with potatoes and bread — are a flavour-packed opener.
Get the recipe for the Taramosalata and Skordalia Dips from the H&H archive right here.
Greek Baklava
Crisp, buttery phyllo dough is layered with floor nuts, spiced with cinnamon and lavished with candy syrup.
Get the recipe for Greek Baklava from the H&H archive right here.
Writer: Lynda Reeves
Images by Doublespace Images (Costas’s portrait, interiors)/courtesy of Milos (fish counter, salad)/Angus McRitchie (particular, dips, baklava)