Bacon Summer Kickoff – Elite Dinner @ Saucy

Wow! What a way to commemorate my fall out of vegetarianism. I came out in search of protein and iron and I went back with a whole lotta trans fats and sodium. Still, not complaining!
Everything was impeccable — from service to presentation to creativity. I’m so thrilled I was able to be a part of this. I can’t wait to catch the Chef-​Maestro Sean on Top Chef Canada.
The caesar and the siu mai blew my mind!
Also, I can’t wait to return here — Thanks to Kris, Chef Sean and the fine staff of Saucy.

What a great night!
My night started with a drive up Mississauga Road, which is CRAZY! Some of the houses up that way are soooo nice!
I really enjoyed all courses, and the great conversations.
The Caeser with the bacon wrapped pickle was soooooo gooooood. I want steak spice on my caesers now!
Each course was very creative, and well thought out. Chef Atkins is very talented and i am definitely rooting for him!
Thank you again Kris for the great work, and i look forward to bowling and the Brazilian steakhouse!

Kris has proven himself time and time again as an event organizer extraordinaire. So much so that I happily made the trip to Streetsville for this event. Of course the great company was another motivator. What a fantastic event!
Everything prepared by Sean was bang on. My favorite would have to be the bacon taco. A very close second was the bacon siu mai. The bacon margarita was also sublime. The creativity that went into the presentation was just incredible.

most impressive event…
Nice cozy restaurant… nice area… nice owners/​chef.
The chef Sean Atkins… literally blew my mind with his creations. The caesar was the spiciest caesar I have had, but was delicious and I need to try wrapping my pickles at home in bacon.
I think the most interesting dish of the evening was the bacon taco… taco shell made of a bacon weave of sorts… the quacamole… mmmmm.
And the best drink… best drink I have had in a long time was the bacon themed margarita. It had a ball of bacon in the drink… and was rimmed with porkrinds, coriander, cilantro, and panchetta? wow! Not sure if I can replicate this, but I will sure try.
I want to come back to this restaurant and sample some of the regular menu items. I just want to see what else this chef has come up with. His imagination is obviously right on point.
Well done! Bravo Bravo!

A moment of silence please for the swine that gave up their lives for the noble purpose of a bacon themed dinner, your death was not in vein…
WOW! What an awesome event, seriously a bacon themed dinner? is that not illegal? Is it not one of the seven deadly sins? (Actually I think this dinner encompassed a few of the seven deadly sins). Kudos to Kris U for organizing such a neat and intimate event and for allowing me to be one of the 20 lucky elites to take part.
To Chef Sean Atkins, you sir are a pork genius, you deserve a PHD in bacon or a PHD made out of bacon, either one will do. Your caesar cocktail was AMAZING and I don’t usually enjoy ceasars but this one had a great kick and the bacon wrapped pickle was just unreal. Bacon Siu Mai? I may never look at dim sum the same way again, it will just look bacon-​less from now on and that just makes me sad :-(. The pulled pork taco in a bacon shell was probably my favourite dish of the night, nice and meaty but enough guacamole and lime to cut through the all the meat, absolutely divine. Bacon wrapped pork belly was a little too much of a good thing but than again can u have too much bacon? The accompanying bacon margarita was off the charts, not too sweet and the bacon and pork rind salt rim was to die for, so much so that I was licking the glass trying to get it off for there is no shame when it comes to bacon. Lastly the dessert; homemade maple marshmallow, chocolate ganache and pecan bacon brittle was the perfect way to end the meal. Oh my god that brittle was amazing, I could have eaten another 10 of those desserts and not even flinched, well played Mr. Atkins… well played.
Thanks again to the stunning Saucy restaurant for graciously hosting us, I will definitely be back to try the regular menu, anyone in the GTA should be flocking to this place because they are putting out some great food and it’s a gorgeous space as well. Kris I know I say this every time but I don’t think you will be able top this one, well done!
Shout out to all the elites old and new that I got to hang out with, Y’all are the best!
#GTAROCKS

This was my first Elite meet up.
Everyone was so nice and welcoming. Thanks, peeps!
The food was delicious. I do not eat pork often, but this was amazing!
Pulled pork, pork taco, pork in alcohol, pork on everything, pork on pork on pork… loved it.
Shout out to Kris for organizing and I look forward to more.
I will revisit Saucy again to try their regular fare.

B A C O N
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S U M M E R

I would have written this sooner but I am still recovering from my bacon coma…
How would I describe my first Unilocal Elite event? In a word…
WOW!
First off — the Food:
Bacon Caesars with bacon wrapped pickles (instead of boring celery!) — Delish!!!
Bacon Sumai (did I spell that right?) were one-​bite explosions of smoked bacon-​y goodness
Bacon tacos (crispy bacon wrappers exploding with quacamole and yummy taco filling)
Bacon margaritas — bacon rimmer instead of salt — to die for!
Bacon wrapped bacon (pork belly wrapped in bacon) for the main course
Bacon, pecan brittle with maple bacon marshmallow for desert.
The Event:
Super warm greeting from Kris and the other 19 bacon enthusiasts! I admit I was nervous going to the event being «the new kid» but within seconds of arriving I felt like I had known everyone for years. Super friendly group!
A special swag bag (or glass) was waiting for me including Unilocal sunglasses (super summer cool), chap stick, breath mints (useful after all that bacon!), a drink cozy AND since it was my first event — the coolest pair of bright red slough socks ever! Who doesn’t love swag?!? Sad I didn’t win the hoodie. but suspect there will be a ton of opportunities at future events.
A huge thanks to Saucy for hosting, Chef Sean for the amazing tasting menu and Kris for organizing! This was my first Unilocal Elite event and the bar is set pretty high for future! Cant wait to attend the next one…
…but most important, cant wait to introduce my family and friends to the amazing food stylin’s of Chef Sean from Saucy. This was an area of town I had never been too and will definitely be back to review the regular menu and check out this amazing neighborhood.
Thanks Unilocal

Wow, what an outstanding event!!! I would rate this more than 5 stars if I could!
An awesome evening of bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, and more bacon.
The swag bag was also awesome (I came away with not one but two Unilocal Drinks glasses, score!), but not as awesome as the wonderful group of 20 Eliters, GTA & Toronto alike! I do really like the smaller events as they give you a chance to socialize and get to know some of your fellow Unilocalers a bit more =).
My fav bacon creations were:
The Dill slice wrapped in bacon. Oh. My. God. Two of my favourite things come together in a tasty little package. How have I not thought of this sooner?!
The Bacon Dumpling. What a little punch of flavor this was! I want an entire plate of these! These should definitely go on the menu as an app!
The Bacon Wrapped Bacon. Mmmm. The pork belly was cooked perfectly and so, so flavourful. I devoured the asparagus spears wrapped in bacon, and the white cheddar potatoes were stellar.
Quite possibly my favourite Unilocal event thus far. Would be my favourite even if I hadn’t won two passes to NXNE for the fun photo contest! =D!
Hats off to Kris for organizing, and to the incredible chef Sean Atkins for a fantastic meal! What a nice way to introduce me to Streetsville!
PS Santa Pig rocks!

I was lucky to be one of the 20 elites to make it in to this dinner tasting event. The dinner was bacon themed so every alcohol drink and meal all had bacon in it.
The dishes that I really enjoyed were the bacon tacos, bacon wrapped bacon, and the bacon dessert. Check out all the photos that us Unilocalers took for detailed descriptions on the dishes and drinks that we had. I’m not a fan of the Caesar drink in general so I only took a few sips of it. However, the margarita was pretty good! There was even a strip of bacon in it and the bacon rim (sugar replacement) was sooo good! I would’ve licked it all off but decided to be a polite and pick it off lol.
Thank you to Kris, chef Sean Atkins, and Saucy restaurant for a great bacon themed dinner! Looking forward to future tasting dinners in the GTA.

Awesome event, with other friendly Unilocalers and great food. There were bacon siu mai, bacon tacos, bacon wrapped bacon, margeritta, caesar and bacon dessert.
Everything was good, and my favourite was the bacon margeritta with the pork rhine rim and the bacon siu mai. Two items that I think should be regular menu staples.
The other ones — great, but not sure they would be a good menu item because I found them a bit heavy. But definitely great event.

I’m not sure if 2013 is the year of the Pig, but it certainly felt like it when 20 lucky elites were invited to celebrate all things Hog at Saucy.
Much thanks and applause to Saucy and Kris for hosting and planning this extra special event.
The Epicness kicked off with a huge and generous Ceasar
The Ceasar is one amazing drink with Montréal steak spice rimmed and with a bacon wrapped pickle — the Ceasar is probably one of the best I’ve ever had — since it was extra spicy — which is just the way I like it.
Followed by a bacon wrapped pork Siu Mai — Interesting twist to a Siu Mai, the meat and juices were excellent — I’d say look and feel of a typical siu mai with flavor and feel dialed up and tasted like a xiao lung bao
Next up on the Bacon tour was the bacon, salami pulled pork taco — this was AH-​MAZ-​ZING — as you can tell it was probably my favourite of the night — it was just the right amount of awesomeness — and umami that just grabs you by your tastebuds and demand that you ask, no beg for a platter of them to inhale on your own. (probably not good for your heart, but definitely good for the food soul)
Then to clear the palate of all the bacony goodness, Chef Shawn served up not the typical sorbet but a margherita — and a generous one at that. This one wasn’t your typical one either, but rimmed with pork rinds and more bacon with a piece of crisp pancetta that decided to take a boozy dive into the drink itself. –Didn’t get to drink this up as I was the DD for that night, but the few sips I had, it was a pretty well made drink, salty and sweet and not overly one way or the other. The fun thing about this margherita was that the name of it was called «Ass to snout».
The main was Bacon wrapped Bacon — which means pork belly wrapped in bacon, with a mushroom jus served with cheddar potatoes and bacon wrapped asparagus. Bacon wrapped pork belly, once again, it was very well done and the portion sizing was just right, not overly much and not overly meager either. The cheddar mashed potatoes stuck just the right note of being very mash potatoey without being overly cheddar cheesey, since cheddar can be quite a strong cheese that overwhelms other flavors.
The bacon wrapped asparagus was good as well, but maybe just a touch too overdone since one asparagus stalk was extra crispy, not really something that affected the overall outcome.
And for the grand finale it was a candied maple bacon brittle served with a homemade fresh bruleed maple marshmallow and a chocolate caramel ganache. I love maple sugar candy, and this reminds me of it, only way better because of the bacon — the salt from the bacon just took the brittle and made it just the right thing i was craving after a meal of mostly savory flavours. The marshmallow is not your typical marshmallow either, it was soft and pillowy and when you layered it with the brittle, the gananche and the marshmallow — it was the maple bacon s’more.
Chef Shawn shouldn’t be so camera shy, you deserve all the kudos and compliments as he pulled off one stellar feast for the stomach and the eyes.
Kris — it was great to have a seating plan and mix it up a bit.
Please note that all items consumed during the course of the evening may or may not appear on the regular menu at Saucy

Bacon is a «Woman» Best Friend… Oink Oink!
Thanks Saucy’s Chef Sean for cooking up a bacon theme tasting dinner for some meatarians Unilocalers Elite and yes you need to be a real Elite to enjoy this Elite Dinner.
Thanks Johnny L for not drinking and driving I got to try the delicious Caesars and Margarita twice and ended up being a happy Unilocaler.
Thanks CM Kris U for organizing such awesome event… I could not give him less than 5 stars. or maybe even a 6 stars?! That’s high up as my favourite Elite Event!
All the courses were well plated and definitely a meat lover experience.
And of course meeting all my fellow Elite and have more personal one on one time with each of you was definitely highlight of the evening!
Now I can go to bed with sweet dream about Ms Piggy…

Bacon is Man’s Best Friend! Even if you are a woman, you are a man when you are eating bacon!
This wonderful little event brought out the best that bacon had to offer. Bacon, bacon, and more bacon. Enough bacon to make you understand why it’s a sin to eat it in some religions. The bacon drowning in our drinks was enough to make our liver AND heart sweat. The bacon caesar and the bacon margarita were tasty from the few sips I did have.
Food included bacon shumai, a bacon taco, bacon wrapped bacon on cheesy mashed potatoes, and a bacon dessert with a marshmallow tart on top. The bacon shumai was a one biter that exploded with bacon flavor in the mouth. (The best kind of explosion in your mouth). The bacon taco was incredible. Forget tortilla shells; invest in bacon shells. The small bacon weave was the perfect base for the small piece of pulled pork and shredded veggies on it. The shell was so incredible that you just wanted to wrap up in it and keep warm.
The bacon wrapped bacon was good too. A large chunk of pork wrapped in bacon served with asparagus atop cheesy mashed potatoes. The bacon dessert was stellar as well with the marshmallow and chocolate melding well with the pecan bacon tart.
I could write more, but I’m afraid I won’t survive the night. I will be sweating bacon grease for quite some time, but it was well worth it. Thank you Kris U. Thank you Unilocal.
P. S. In case you were counting… bacon was mentioned 26 times…