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A long-standing weekly feature at Peasant
Cookery is their renowned buck-a-shuck
oyster night on Wednesdays. Originally
introduced as a marketing mechanism,
it has become a standout attraction, with
three people shucking between 1,500 to
2,000 oysters each week. Despite inflation
affecting nearly everything, Stephen stands
firm in keeping the cost at $1 per oyster, if
only to introduce guests to the atmosphere
and other fare on the Peasant menu.
Peasant Cookery is also celebrated for
its creative craft cocktails, local beer and
reasonably priced wine list. Stop by the
lounge after work to take advantage of
happy hour pricing from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
or after a show from 9 p.m. to close. Lesser
known is its brunch menu, which offers
a short but delectable selection available
on Saturdays, including saskatoon-stuffed
French toast and a poached pear tartine.
Recent additions to the menu include
classic escargot, Lyonnaise salad, tarte à
la tomate and bacon mushroom mac and
cheese. Stephen is also working on an
arrangement to shuttle guests from the
Peasant and 529 Uptown to the theatre
district in the near future to relieve parking
headaches in the east Exchange.
PHOTOS
BY
DAVID
LIPNOWSKI
PHOTOGRAPHY
"Chef Andrew
Mihaychuk changes the
menu seasonally and we do
a couple of tweaks along the
way — the menus are always
refreshing."
– DOUG STEPHEN, OWNER,
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF WOW
HOSPITALITY CONCEPTS
Visit Peasant Cookery at
283 Bannatyne in the historic
Travellers Building at the corner of
King and Bannatyne or peruse the
menu online at peasantcookery.ca.
