There seems to be an influx of imported goodies for me in the last little while – I’m not complaining! – and this week I have goodies from Paris: Bernachon Chocolate. Having heard much about them, I was excited to try their chocolate. You see, they’re not just chocolatiers (people who melt and re-make them [...]
Gouda – you likely recognize the name because of the cheese, but the delicious stroopwafel also hails from this Dutch city. Made from thin waffle discs sandwiching a layer of gooey caramel-like syrup, it’s got a lovely chew and hints of cinnamon. While you can (inconsistently) buy them at the local supermarket, I was recently [...]
I mentioned in the last post that there were a bunch of Toronto daily-deal sites that frequently offer discounts on restaurants. Of the five deal sites I check, three are regularly active. The biggest dud so far is the Groupon site. You may see their banner to the right – they’ve been pimping through Google [...]
After a week of eating a lot, there’s not much to blog about this week, but here are some tid-bits around the city and my kitchen: Izakaya Ju will be opening in unit #3 up at J-Town at the end of the month apparently. Any good? Who knows. But you can get a taste of [...]
Unbeknownst to me, The Wine Bar shut down for gold-medal Sunday. So, wandering around the corner brought us to Lucien‘s doorstep instead. With its cred, I don’t hear about this restaurant very often. Actually, to the point where this wasn’t even on my radar. Despite eyebrow-raising prices on the menu outside, the dishes seemed interesting [...]
There’s been a National Pig Day on March 1st in the US since 1972, but apparently (as of this year) Prince Edward County has now decided to make it International Pig Day, “extending it into a month-long appreciation of pigs, pork and the people who raise them.” Though I only recently learned of this holiday [...]
