Caribbean Wave: Mount Gay's Storied Supper at Miss Things in Toronto!

It's almost two weeks since I attended a very enjoyable evening in Toronto! And the reason I'm sharing it now is that last night at Rick's American Cafe in........ no not Casablanca, but in Capetown, I drank a Black Barrel and Coke there while savouring some grilled calamari and some honeyed ribs and pita dipped in olive oil, vinegar and olives!This reminded me of the Fried Eggplant with Pineapple Fried Rice paired with Mount Gay Black Barrel Bridgetown Sour, one of the several cocktails well prepared by Robin Wynne, the excellent head bartender at Miss Things. This knowledgeable mixologist went to Barbados earlier in the year to get the full experience of this top notch rum and the beautiful land from which it comes! So as you could easily guess he had lovely stories to tell as about thirty of us enjoyed Chapter One: Poisson Cru paired with Mount Gay Eclipse Coconut Lemongrass Daiquiri; Chapter Three: Braised Short Rib paired with Mount gay XO Extra Old Manhattan; Chapter Four: Spiced Pineapple Almond Financier paired with Mount Gay 1703 served neat, and of course Chapter Two - the first pairing mentioned! Also we enjoyed interesting and humorous stories from Master Blender Allan Smith who was on his first visit to Canada after working at Mount Gay Distilleries in Bim, and Scott Fitzgerald, a manager in the USA!Chef Jasper Wu and his crew must be complimented too for the tasty tapas and dessert. It was my first time eating fine fare, and drinking Mount Gay rums at Miss Things in Parkdale, Toronto, and it is also my first time eating flavourful food and drinking Mount Gay rum in Capetown South Africa. Splendid experiences indeed!