In For A Nickel
Some dishes are of such indisputable excellence that their appearance alone is capable of arousing a level-headed man’s degustatory powers. All those who, when presented […]
Tag: restaurants
Remembrance of Things Past
I don’t deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don’t deserve that either – Jack Benny Yesterday afternoon, I was winding down after […]
Do Not Rue The Day
Nouvelle Cuisine, roughly translated, means: I can’t believe I paid ninety-six dollars and I’m still hungry — Mike Kalin I have been to Rue Franklin. […]
My Dinner With Andrew
Yes, we are bored. We’re all bored now. But has it ever occurred to you Wally that the process that creates this boredom that we […]
Reviewing the Situation
The highway is replete with culinary land mines disguised as quaint local restaurants that carry such reassuring names as Millie’s, Pop’s and Capt’n Dick’s. – […]
An End Of It
But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the new. – Anton Ego It […]
The Best Meal I Ever Had
Uttered upon awaking at 2 am in a freezing hotel room in the Park Plaza in Toronto. Me: Will you marry me? Trish: Uh-huh. This […]
Local Gems
Have I mentioned before that I do not do restaurant reviews? – Scotty Harris I don’t. But I do talk about restaurants I go to. […]
The Tale of Peta Rabbit
Freely adapted from a story by Andrew Galarneau, Food Editor of the Buffalo News and with apologies to Beatrix Potter. Are you sitting comfortably? Once […]
Weekend Food Porn
It was a weekend filled with good food, starting with London Broil on Friday. That meant steak and eggs for breakfast. The girls were at […]