Toronto is a city full of food festivals and with summer in full swing some of the city's top culinary events is happening right now! Most notably one of my favourite summer foodie events, Summerlicious! Seventeen glorious days of three-course prix fixe menus at 200 of Toronto's top restaurants is being offered to guests looking to have a great meal with friends and family for lunch or dinner all across the GTA.
If you're an Aeroplan member it gets even better for you. You may not even realize that you not only get the many perks of travel rewards with Aeroplan, but those perks also extend out to some great food options that provides benefits to Aeroplan members only.
For the second year in a row, Aeroplan is the Premier sponsor of the "Licious" properties in Toronto. Aeroplan recognizes that great food plays an integral part of any travel experience, so partnering up with Summerlicious again in Toronto was a no-brainer.
Running from July 6th to July 22nd, Summerlicous will showcase Toronto's diverse cuisine with delicious three-course prix fixe lunch and dinner menus ranging as low as $23 for lunch and as high as $53 for dinner depending on which restaurant you go to.
For anyone who's dined at a Summerlicious restaurant before you probably know how hard sometimes it is to get a reservation especially at some of Toronto's favourite restaurants. Well if you're an Aeroplan member already you're in luck. That's because Aeroplan members get the opportunity to make advance reservations at participating restaurants before the general public can to ensure you get the date and time you want! This year Aeroplan members were able to make advance Summerlicious reservations on June 20th, a full day before the general public was able to. And speaking from experience a full 24 hour advantage can make all the difference in getting that coveted 6:30PM table on a Saturday.
It gets better.
Aeroplan members will also enjoy special privileges at select Summerlicious restaurants just by showing the waiter your Aeroplan card or an Aeroplan-affilliated credit card upon arrival. Below are the bonus perks that Aeroplan members will get if you choose to dine at any of these restaurants:
- Alleycatz Restaurant Jazz Bar - Enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne
- Boku - Enjoy complimentary premium Japanese green tea served with the dessert course
- Copetin Restaurant and Bar - Enjoy a complimentary glass of Prosecco
- Figures - Enjoy a complimentary glass of Prosecco
- La Sala Restaurant - Enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne
- LBS. Restaurant - Enjoy a complimentary lbs. welcome cocktail
- Luckee Restaurant - Enjoy a complimentary amuse bouche
- STK - Enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne
- Tundra Restaurant & Bar - Enjoy a complimentary glass of Prosecco or Seasonal Cocktail
My first Summerlicious restaurant this year was Bymark from celebrity chef Mark McEwan situated in Toronto's busy financial district. A fine dining restaurant inside the underground passageways of the Path, it's $53 dinner menu serves up Canadian, contemporary food with elegance and style in a dark and intimate setting. Not to mention their famous burger is also on the dinner menu (one of the very best in the city!)
Appetizers
Seared Ahi Tuna Sashimi - wasabi aioli, cilantro, yuzu soy vinaigrette
Venison Carpaccio - spiced blueberries, arugula, grainy dressing, gaufrette potato
Main
Bymark 7oz Burger - brie, sauteed mushrooms, truffle aioili, crisp frites
Seared Scallops - crab potato croquettes, cauliflower puree, beech mushrooms, leeks, shellfish bisque
Dessert
Lemon Meringue Cake - lemon curd, lemon sponge cake, toasted meringue
Bymark Chocolate Bar - white and dark chocolate mousse, caramel crunch
It is through these type of culinary partnerships that Aeroplan will help bring more people together with food and drink. Personally when I travel the fondest memories I have is the food I eat with the people that mean the most in my life. Those are the moments I will savour.
If you're not a Aeroplan member yet, enrol now HERE and start enjoying all the benefits that Aeroplan has to offer!