Toronto is a city best known for being ethnically diverse and Chef Adrian Niman does an amazing job representing this with his beautifully infused dishes at Rasa. Not only is he a genius when it comes to creating intricate recipes, but he is also the executive Chef for Food Dudes and has a hand in the restaurant OMAW (Amazing short ribs!).
I was honoured to meet Chef Niman and learn a little more about this very unique spot on Robert street. “Tabula rasa is a Latin phrase often translated as blank slate”. He has captured the essence of what it means to be a Torontonian.
Every dish is inspired by many different places around the globe. I had a taste of Middle Eastern, Italian, Brazilian, American and European all in one meal.
We started off with these delicious little cheese buns made with tapioca and asiago flour with a sundried tomato aioli. This is a common puff pastry served in Brazil.
Tapas style dining is definitely the best way to try everything the restaurant has to offer. Sharing is caring ! We had the Spiducci which is a Middle Eastern style skewer of lamb tenderloin, halloumi, labneh, pomegranate and pine nut gremolata. Very soft and flavourful!
- $18.00
Next we had an Italian style dish called Truffle Gundi, I would describe this as mushroom galore with pan fried dumplings, which had an amazing consistency on the inside.

$19.00
The burger is a must have! It has a mix of ground steak and beef cheek, provolone chesse, gochujang sauce and beansprout kimchi. One of the best burgers I have had in Toronto!

$17.00
The perfect way to end this meal was definitely with a sticky bun. The guey, soft cinnabon is covered in walnut praline and a side of cream cheese.

$10.00
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