Superchef Supper Club: Victor Barry and Marc Thuet serve bison and bear for two nights at Splendido
Superchef Supper Club: Victor Barry and Marc Thuet serve bison and bear for two nights at Splendido
By Renée Suen | June 17, 2013
By Renée Suen | 06/17/2013
Toronto chefs have become remarkably mobile, flying from food events to pop-ups to guest-chef gigs with the ease of musicians flitting between jam sessions. Last week, Marc Thuet joined Splendido’s Victor Barry for a special, two-night dinner at Splendido with tickets going for $120, plus $75 for wine pairings, and a high-profile guest list including big-wig lawyers Howard Levitt and Clayton Ruby. On the menu: seasonal veggies, like poached white asparagus, and Canadian game, like bison and bear. Here, a slideshow from the six-course feast.
219231 Splendido’s chef de cuisine Tommy McHugh checks in with Barry and Thuet during service (Image: Renée Suen) Superchef Supper Club Superchef Supper Club https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-2-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-2.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/splendido-thuet-barry-dinner/slide/thuet-barry-2/ thuet-barry-2 0 0
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219232 A charcuterie board with bear and blueberry sausage, saucisson sec, duck rillettes, bacon and wild leek jam, moustarda and wild pickled ramps. Served with Thuet’s pretzel bread and olive oil brioche (Image: Renée Suen) Superchef Supper Club Superchef Supper Club https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-4-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-4.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/splendido-thuet-barry-dinner/slide/thuet-barry-4/ thuet-barry-4 0 0
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219234 A signature dish from Splendido: Smoked Rocky Point oyster with Yukon gold potato and chives (Image: Renée Suen) Superchef Supper Club Superchef Supper Club https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-6-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-6.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/splendido-thuet-barry-dinner/slide/thuet-barry-6/ thuet-barry-6 0 0
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219235 Poached white asparagus topped with sliced Australian truffle, maple crème fraîche and puréed lemon (Image: Renée Suen) Superchef Supper Club Superchef Supper Club https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-7-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-7.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/splendido-thuet-barry-dinner/slide/thuet-barry-7/ thuet-barry-7 0 0
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219236 Rabbit medallions with fried sweetbread nuggets, butter-poached wild B.C. spot prawns, lime gnocchi, pickled lemon and a tarragon emulsion (Image: Renée Suen) Superchef Supper Club Superchef Supper Club https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-9-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-9.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-9.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/splendido-thuet-barry-dinner/slide/thuet-barry-9/ thuet-barry-9 0 0
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219237 Rhubarb sorbet in champagne (Image: Renée Suen) Superchef Supper Club Superchef Supper Club https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-10-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-10.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/splendido-thuet-barry-dinner/slide/thuet-barry-10/ thuet-barry-10 0 0
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219238 Bison loin rouelle with ramp ravioli and bear tranche, served on a bed of sliced porcini mushrooms with smoked butter and licorice essence (Image: Renée Suen) Superchef Supper Club Superchef Supper Club https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-12-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-12.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/splendido-thuet-barry-dinner/slide/thuet-barry-12/ thuet-barry-12 0 0
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219239 Strawberry cake topped with salted chocolate mousse and a cumin-pistachio crisp (Image: Renée Suen) Superchef Supper Club Superchef Supper Club https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-13-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-13.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/splendido-thuet-barry-dinner/slide/thuet-barry-13/ thuet-barry-13 0 0
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219240 Petits fours: truffle with white chocolate and rhubarb crumble, salted chocolate and yuzu-ginger-chocolate macarons, and beignets (Image: Renée Suen) Superchef Supper Club Superchef Supper Club https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-14-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-14.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/splendido-thuet-barry-dinner/slide/thuet-barry-14/ thuet-barry-14 0 0
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219241 Sugar-dusted doughnuts (Image: Renée Suen) Superchef Supper Club Superchef Supper Club https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-15-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-15.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-15.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/splendido-thuet-barry-dinner/slide/thuet-barry-15/ thuet-barry-15 0 0
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219242 The dinner menu, signed by chefs Marc Thuet and Victor Barry (Image: Renée Suen) Superchef Supper Club Superchef Supper Club https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-16-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-16.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-16.jpg 321 624 [] https://torontolife.com/food/splendido-thuet-barry-dinner/slide/thuet-barry-16/ thuet-barry-16 0 0
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219230 Chefs Marc Thuet (Petite Thuet) and Victor Barry (Splendido) (Image: Renée Suen) Superchef Supper Club Superchef Supper Club https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thuet-barry-intro.jpg 656 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/splendido-thuet-barry-dinner/slide/thuet-barry-intro/ thuet-barry-intro 0 0
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