Welcome Back Elite Class of 2013 @ G Bistro + Patio

A great way to enter 2013 as an elite! The idea of the « Unilocal Bucks» was awesome and it definitely eased me in to conversations with a whole bunch of new Unilocalers and plus ones! But I realise I’m way too nice when it comes to that since almost every group I walked in to ambushed me by introducing themselves first. Completely unfair I tell you! Needless to say I was pretty much down to my last $ a lot sooner than I expected!
Special shout out to Edwin and Elaine for snapping away, I love the end products! I had this email on draft for a while and had the previous sentence read «I can’t wait to see the end product» but next thing I know BAM it’s on flickr. Love the timely photo uploading!
Although the food was not wholesome enough to be considered dinner (like our last event spoiled us) I enjoyed the hors d’oeuvres being passed around. The staff I should note were mighty friendly as well! And not just the servers but the bartenders and the folk from outside as well.
I was able to sample a few more drinks than my usual GTA event count and I’m glad I did, while we didn’t have any cocktails going around the Mill St folk sure had me going with it’s samples and Steam Whistle is always a solid bet for me.
I loved the fact that I got the chance to take my Hufflepuff badge out in public as my «Back to school» outfit was a Hogwarts student, but no surprise that Steph took home the prize for best dressed!
Like I said I met a whole bunch of new Unilocal friends and this ensures that the next GTA event is just going to be more fun!
Thanks a lot Kris in your very tidy get up for another fantastic event!

Okay my turn!!!
This was my second time attending an Elite event, & it was SO FUN! The location was on point, the food was so good and tasty. My first time eating calamari ever (shhh don’t tell anyone). Arrancini Balls were off the hook! Sweet chili thai Chicken wings on a stick were mouthwatering! The alcohol was maybe my Fave part, the wine was amazing, the 2 different taps of beer were good (& I don’t drink beer… at all). I think I grew really close to the wine though. Special Thanks to them & all the bartenders & servers of G Bistro for serving us all night & being so nice & generous to us Unilocalers. Also, I loved the sax in the background, he really knows how to play! Koodos for the Sax player, Can’t forget about him!
I loved how we played the Unilocal Dollar game. It gave an excuse for everyone to get to know everybody, the New & Old Unilocalers. it was awesome to get to meet everybody. Shout outs to Edwin, Abbas, Jennifer K, Kat K & many others whose name I can’t recall because I was not sober at the time, Sorry! ;(but what I do remember is everyone being so nice to everyone!
Btw may I add how great were Edwin & Elaine as The photographers of the night??? Catholic school girl outfits??? Loved them! :)
And Last BUT certainly not Least, Our amazing GTA’s very own Kris U, for organizing such a hit event! You did an awesome job buddy! Can’t wait for the next one!
Cheers Guys, *Clink*

Well it was the first elite event of the year, and I think Kris knocked it out of the park. Honestly when we pulled up to this place I thought it was going to be a dive. I mean the orange sign that looked like it was from First Markham, the LED revolving ticker, I was expecting the worst.
Low and behold, upon entering the doors, G Bistro turned it completely around. The place feels like a really nice downtown bar! Add in a great choice of beers, and amazing staff and you have one of the hidden amazing bars in Vaughan (who’d have thought).
The food was pretty damn good. We had some frenched chicken wing (drumsticks?) and some crazy good sliders. My only gripe was that there were no plates or anything for the burgers. I just let them drip onto the floor (sorry staff… yes it was me).
Amazing experience having steam whistle there with a draught station. Bonus points for them having free tour cards that DON’T EXPIRE! I’m totally going for a tour next time I’m at a Jays game before the game.
Once again, great night with all the Unilocalers and an extra bonus of watching the Pats lose to the Ravens.
Till next time Kris. Great Job!

Being my first elite event, this was like my first day of Unilocal Kindergarden. I even brought my mommy as my +1 which adds to the veracity of the metaphor ! :P
I had so much fun meeting everyone, and really enjoyed the music, drinks and food.
I really enjoyed the frenched spicy drumsticks, and the deep-​fried rice balls.
I’ll definitely go back to try G-Bistro’s regular menu soon!
Kris did an excellent job organizing– very impressed. You get a gold star ;)

Ay Carumba! Eat My S h o r t s Good.

What an awesome event! Delicious beer (plus that doppel… holy crap, that was good), tasty food and awesome people!
Had a great time playing photographer and seeing people i haven’t seen in WAY too long.
Nice work, Kris, you may have convinced me to get out of the 416 more often!

SCHOOL IS IN SESSION YO!
What a great way to start off the new (school) elite year!
Everyone was lookin’ fine in their school girl/​boy outfits. Too bad no one was wearing a cheerleader outfit!
Lot’s and lot’s of free flowing wine and beer! Thanks to Steam Whistle & Mill Street and The Wine Sponsor (sorry, I forgot the name!)
The food just wouldn’t stop! Chicken Lollipops, Chicken Skewers, Boconcini and Tomato with Balsamic Skewers, Sliders, Fries, Calamari, this definitely wasn’t your average high school cafeteria!
Also, what a great ice breaker game!
Oh wait, was I winner? YES. OWNED IT. Can’t wait to go to. port credit for a comedy festival!
It was great seeing all you lovelies last night, LOVE YOU ALL.
Also, welcome to all the fresh (men) elites! Don’t worry, we won’t haze you guys… too much.
Special Kudos to Anastasiya for driving, Kris for throwing another great bash, and Evelyn for workin’ the door, and Edwin and Elaine for taking lots of pictures!

Class of 2013 starting event.
If this is a shape of things to come I wish we never graduate :)
A hidden gem in suburbia was the location for this get together.
The clever ideas started off at the door as Unilocal Guest from South who was managing the door gave out Unilocal $‘s. Idea was you get a $ by introducing yourself to someone you haven’t met before (forced interaction for those of you who prefer to label everything)
Setup was nice and cozy. Plenty of beer and wines (sadly I was on driving duty so didn’t partake much). I tried some varieties from Mill Street that I haven’t seen elsewhere.
Food was plentiful and was in abundance as the supply never seemed to run out. Hats off to the hosts at G Bistro as the service was immaculate.
Shout out to all the folks I got to see and met for the first time. Special mention to the following
Edwin, the man with many talents for stepping in at the last moment to take the pics. Also kudos for the school uniform (I would take your lunch money if I didn’t know your MMA Skills!)
Wayne C and Jen K, Always recruiting newcomers and planning new UYE’s.
Partner in crime Behrouz ;)
Roma hahaha it happens to the best of us: P
Steph: for winning the best costume well deserved.
Sami we need to hit some beer spots together next time you are in the area
Last but not least the Saxophone player that added the je né sais quoi that made it my favorite event this year so far :)
Super CM Kris U!
«Now I will believe that there are unicorns…»

Dayum I thought I was in the Matrix, with a Britney Spears Baby One More Time video stuck on repeat.
The ladies and gents took it to another level. A+ for effort Those uniforms had some use later in life after all.
I had the pleasure, yes pleasure of being behind the lens last night and watching all this ridonkulus unfold before my eyes :)
Amazing party! Special thanks go out to «Dean» GQ Kris for putting this show together.
Shoutout to the New Class of 2013 Elites! Excellent turn out. Biggest GTA event yet?!?
Roll call,
Elvis — excuse me take my lunch money?! haha you know better.
Payam — yeah man it’s been from back in the days of Bigabaldi
Steph — from the onset of the reveal, i knew you’re gonna win this. Congrats!
Tony — watch out, those dance moves are sick: p
Dave — don’t worry man sobriety is the new school
Shawn — aha! now your lady knows what you’ve been up to
Jennifer — NERD drafting your event review! :) good seeing ya.
Kat — the Unilocal police may arrest you for having too _​low_​of an alcohol level.
Will — model by night? awesome. you’re lovin the camera last night.
Roma — psycho alert 1m ahead
Abbas — dude it’s a party, wherever you go
David + Marianne — Ah good to finally put a face to a name
Mary — I’ll send you and Rob any new developments on Jacob’s Co, you know you wanna go.
Evelyn — dressed to the 9s. A+ for making it uptown
Elaine — lol to our photo battle, hadoken flash battle,. those red glasses make you look so Hello Kitty geek
Karen — hey I knew I recognized the ex-​check in addict. lol
Irena — great meeting ya, good times for all ages ;)
Behrouz — you’re in a lot of my photos guy, no surprise you won in the Unilocal bucks compo
Henry — I can’t forget to shoutout my favorite East Indian :)
Michelle, Wayne, Billy, Dishan, Archie, Nathan, Sami, Anastasiya, Susan, Ehsan, G Bistro (Kylie! + crew), Steam whistle (Stephanie) so awesome to see you.
Elite parties feel too short.
’til the next one.

I don’t remember school being this much fun…
Cool theme, good beer, delicious food, and lots of new faces! All the makings of a fun Unilocal event! Big props to Kris, Evelyn, G Bistro, and all involved for a fantastic event that more than exceeded the expectations of what could go down north of Steeles, and in the meantime introduced me to a great spot in the form of G Bistro!
The silky sax performance served as a great catalyst to the many new Unilocalers rushing to meet each other for a chance at some great prizes! Even more impressive were the little nibbles that were flying out of the G Bistro kitchen all night. My favourites were definitely the sliders, and I’m glad to have a new place to check out for burgers in the near future.
Drinks-​wise this event was a great chance to check out some fine local beer provided by the good folks at Mill St. and Steamwhistle. A special shout-​out goes to the cool Mill St. rep for introducing me to the wonderful Betelgeuse Belgian Tripel, which has joined Red Racer as my favourite Canadian beer! If you like your local beers, you’ll be interested to know this brew is only available on tap at G Bistro, which gives you even more reason to visit the cool spot.
All in all, a fantastic event with great people! SYOY

What a fantastically Unilocaltastic start to 2013! For some, 13 is as cold and unlucky as a witch’s teat, but thanks to Kris’s event yesterday, Unilocal got 2013 off to a perfectly boozy and foodie start for me!
Venturing into Vaughn was like crossing the river Styx; thanks to Anastasia and Sami for ferrying me into and out. G Bistro didn’t seem like much from the outside, but the trendy, classy interiors were a welcome surprise.
Seeing people dressed in school uniforms made me realize how much I don’t miss wearing mine. It was great to see old and new faces.
The food was phenomenally good and phenomenally well served. The pepper fries, the shrimp fritters, chicken skewers and the pork and beef sliders were ridiculously good. Lifford wines and Steam Whistle were happily raising the fun quotient in the room! Needless to say, Monday has been a tad rough on me. Obama did his whole swearing-​in thing today, while I just swore at my headache and eyeache.
Even Bill Clinton on his sax couldn’t have jazzed it up more.
Kris, your events are tres fantastic.

Great job Kris with another stellar event!
G Bistro was a really nice place, and there was a great turnout. The music was nice, and so was the icebreaker idea. How the crap somebody got 32 is beyond me, hehe.
The food was wonderful! The sliders were ace, the rice balls with parm were great, the pepper fries were probably the best fries I’ve ever had, and I loved the chicken wing balls. Amazing. I always say I’ll return to the party location after the party, but I think this is the first time I’ll actually do it!
Some shouts:
–Henry and Nathan: Great meeting you guys, and some great entertainment chatter
–Cat and her +1: You guys are great. Come to more events soon :)
–Kat: You’re my unofficial burger ambassador. Good looking out! You’re the best!
–Roma: So that guy… he was your +1, right? I might be wrong, but I think you guys make a wonderful couple, lol just kidding. Weeeeird.
–Elaine: Great seeing you after such a long hiatus!
And of course the usual suspects who I didn’t get to chat with for very long: Jennifer, Tony, Edwin, Wayne, Anastasia, Abbas, Sami, Archie and his +1, Dishan, and a few others.
Thanks again Kris for a great night!

This was my first Unilocal event.
I wasn’t sure what to expect heading into tonight, but all of it exceeded any expectation I had. Everyone was so friendly, honest and genuine. It was great meeting you all!
Thanks for a wonderful evening, and a special thank you to Chris for organizing!

AMAZING!!! helloooo Unilocal,please add 6 stars exclusive to Kris because this dude knows how to throw a PARTTYYYY!!! Another event that blew my mind. The food was delicious. Calamari = to diiieeee for, soft and velvety like angel wings. Coconut shrimp was done to perfection, golden and crispy. Sliders gave a spicy kick like no other and the chicken with peanut dipping sauce? UGGGHHHH i am going to be having peanutty dreams tonight, baby. Thank you so much — these events are an amazing opportunity to see everyone face to face and connect (Roma, are you into this or WHAT??? Abbas saaaaid: P)
Did you find this amazing place one
?? Because I feel the need to take down my account and declare myself won over. The Vladimirskii Bani (for anyone who like saunas) is right next door — so if you’re hitting up that hot spot — come to G Bistro for some drum stix and calamari right after!!! Also, first date? Yes please. Pick me Pick MEEEE!!!
The sax player was amazing, i sat there watching the fire and listening to him playing and wished I had even an ounce of his talent… thanks to everyone — you are so great and accepting and my plus 1 has a ballin time!!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxox to infinity

Another great event thrown by Kris. Nice location, cozy, trendy with a great jazz sax. The drinks were nice, and everyone was out to socialize super friendly elite crowd. We’re gonna have a great year with this class! Great to be reacquainted and meet new people.
I really liked the décor of the bar, a nice touch with the fire place in the corner.
Luckily I never remember wearing any of those uniforms.

This is the first event my +1 and I attended, and we had a great time. As usual, the companions are the most important part of a party, and this crowd rocked. Everyone was friendly and laid back. We worked the room and met Kris our CM, Kat K, Jen K, Rainine and Kevin, Abba and Adam. I can’t thank the lady at the wine table enough (sorry, I forgot her name) for explaining the different types of wine and letting us (especially me) to try (a lot of) them. The hors d’œuvre was well made. Our favourite ones were the bacon and beef sliders (there were 3 types of sliders) and the chicken nugget on thai sauce.
Thanks Kris for organizing the event. Great party and hope to see you soon.
P. S. I double-​confirmed that Jen K does not work for Unilocal,but a passionate Unilocal member. Kudo to you for writing so many reviews. Maybe just a little bit idol worshiping, but I suspect that I am not the only one.

The G — Bistro is really the G — Spot. It’s a bit out of the way to get to, a bit hard to find, but when you do, it’s quite satisfying and it pays back ten fold!
Never been to an event where they just kept rolling out the food right up to the end. Fries, bocconcini skewers, fries, calimari, sliders, wing popsicles were all fantastic!
I mean forget about the cute school girl chicks, they were all smokin. (hmm maybe all future YEs need mandatory school girl outfits? well a guy can dream can’t he?)
Anyways, it was nice meeting a lot of newer Unilocalers tonight, hope y’all come back and not let the regulars scare you off too much. And to the regulars… there’s smokin in the boys room.
I wish school back in the day was always like this cause I may not have had straight As, but I’d have perfect attendance for sure.
Thanks Kris for an awesome event.

Oh baby baby,
Time between Unilocal events,
Was killing me (and I)
I must confess
I still believe (still believe)
When I’m not Unilocaling I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Unilocal, hit me baby one more time!
Thanks Kris and the Unilocal crew for another off the hook Elite event!
This was my first GTA event and hopefully I will be able to attend more!
It was really great to meet some new Unilocalers and of course, hang out with a few of my favourite peoples. :)
G Bistro was a fantastic venue and I tried my best to sample all the eatables that kept on coming! Juicy sliders, calamari, tomato skewers, saucy chicken pops, everything was scrumptious!
As for the beverages, there were beer samples and wine o’ plenty! A few glasses from Lifford Wine to start and end the evening, awesome. :)
What a great start to the 2013 Unilocal year! w00t w00t! =D

Jazz; pepper fries and an awesome ice breaker!
Great props to Kris — GTA CM for pulling out all the stops for food, live jazz and great conversation.
Fav foods — pepper fries, calamari — plus the arancinni balls. The standout being the fries — since I had to physically remove myself from their general area for fear of running off with the entire platter with the chipotle mayo dip. plus the burger was amazing.
Didn’t get to drink — since I was driving — but there is a nice selection — but there were awesome reactions to Steamwhistle and Mill Street.
Thanks To G’s bistro for being awesome hosts
Did I mention the awesome ice breaker/​competition — race to introduce yourself to new faces while stealing their Unilocal $$$$
Mad compliments to Steph and Elaine for dressing up.
Now where are those pepper fries!!!

The good old days… When I still in school and was a good student.
Why are we drinking? I WISH school was that much fun.
Beers free flowing from Mills Street and Steam Whistle. YaY!
Sliders, calamari and a lot of food to eat till I have to say no more!
Love those school uniforms… Did I really wore those mini skirts?!
Thanks G+ Bistro for hosting?!
Kris U, another sucessful event!