Last weekend, Rich and I attended the Victory Cafe’s beer festival, in celebration of the fantastic cask ales being produced right here in Ontario. The event was a huge success – not only was there a huge lineup to get in by about 1pm, but they were completely sold out by 5pm! I wrote up […]
Having lived in Ottawa for ten years, I find myself sometimes craving the distinctly Quebecois treat, poutine, which can be found in restaurants and at chip wagons all over the place there. For those unfamiliar with this dish, it involves hot french fries, fresh, squeaky cheese curds, and a good helping of poutine gravy, which, […]
There’s been a vacant storefront at Dupont and Manning (just east of Dupont and Christie) for over a year now. Earlier this year, a sign indicating a request for zoning change to accomodate a coffee shop was posted in the window, but nothing had been done with the place since, and I thought that maybe […]
So here’s the situation: It’s your 30th birthday, you’ve recently gone back to a fully vegetarian diet, and you want a nice dinner out to celebrate. You look over menus at many of the well-known restaurants in the city, and consider many of them, but then think to yourself that it sucks to go somewhere […]
I know, I know, I’m a sucker for cafes. I drink quite a bit of coffee, what can I say? Before I get to a quick review of Greenavi on Queen West, I’ll do a quick followup about Wild Thing. Remember that post I made a few months ago, mentioning their delicious looking panini and […]