The first European explorers set sail with hopes of finding new, exotic spices to placate the palates of epicurious monarchs, but all they found were heaps of inedible gold. Pick up where they left off by broadening your mouth's horizons with today's Groupon to Daniel's of Nobleton, located in Nobleton. Choose between the following options:

• For $15, you get $30 worth of lunch and drinks.
• For $25, you get $50 worth of dinner and drinks.

Chef Daniel Gilbert sources organic produce and game from local farmers with an eclectic menu that changes monthly. Lunch sates season-sensitive appetites with mainstays such as Daniel's brandy pate with toast ($5.50), squared off against hearty shepherd's pie with seasonal vegetables or salad ($13.95) or smoked trout daubed with tarragon aioli ($14.95). The dinner menu whets earthy appetites with international flavours, as apparent in the tortilla bowl-bound escargot in garlic and cheese ($10.95). A roasted King Cole half duck rests its royal flank in a throne of maple glaze ($25.95), and pork tenderloin's Stilton sauce and grilled apple ($21.95) establish tenets of a taste democracy.

Patrons led by thirst instead retire to the small bar for a selection of drafts, fine wines, and single malt Scotches while basking in the glow of local folk art. Daniel's guests immerse themselves in flavourful history in two renovated heritage homes haunted by the spirits of jealous spoons and forks.