In another episode of “I see knives everywhere”, Clayton Erickson and I went to try Peaceful Restaurants first location in Toronto and discovered Knifewear, a knife store literally next door!!!
I really like the vibe of the store. The owner happens to be an audiophile as well, hence the musical instruments (and KEF speakers serenading us with music)
One of my favourites of the day, the CCK Cleaver “Civil and Military” Kitchen Chopper. This mid-weight cleaver is equally good for heavier jobs like chopping small poultry or fish bones and lighter tasks like cutting boneless meat and veggies.
Even better, the Mizuno Jigata Masakari Bearded Hatchet! This super thickness of the hatchet is good for splitting, the straight bevel is good for wood-working/bushcrafting and there is definitely enough room for even my big hands behind the beard for finer tasks. I may just have to go back and get this one!
In the meantime, I just picked up some swag
Meanwhile, Clayton picked up another kitchen knife! An Ichigo SLD Migaki Gyuto to be precise!
As well as some Japanese thread scissors for his sewing kit
We were pleased to learn that Masashi Yamamoto will be coming in from Japan in a couple of weeks and he will do in-store forging demos and will engrave any of his knives that you purchase!
More beauties around the store
Haha TOJIRO Child’s Santoku
Really glad we discovered this great store! We hope to be back soon for the upcoming Masashi event. Thanks so much to Robbie for the hospitality and great service!
Ok on to Peaceful! This restaurant rose to national fame after being featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in 2012 and has multiple locations in BC so there has been quite the buzz about their arrival in Toronto with their first location opening here just two weeks ago.
Of course, I had to try their beef rolls, described as “Five-spiced beef rolled in a crispy green onion flat-bread & sweet hoisin sauce”. If you like hoison sauce, these are for you!
I prefer a spicier flavour profile so preferred the Spicy Gingered Beef, which as the name suggests is “crispy shredded beef tossed in a spicy gingery sauce”
Love the rice too
Definitely a worthwhile trip!
RL
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