August « 2008 « are you gonna eat that?

RICHMOND: Hakkasan, a different kind of zen

It’s extremely hard not to compare Hakkasan, which opened earlier this year, with Zen Fine Chinese Cuisine.

Both aim to elevate Chinese food with a contemporary twist in elegant surroundings, and yet are located in strip malls in the Vancouver suburb of Richmond. They’re run by members of the same family, and they specialize in tasting [...]

VANCOUVER: Sublime brunch

There are places we go to that serve great brunch and terrible coffee, or great coffee and no brunch. But finally, we found a place that splendidly fills both requirements.

Caffè Artigiano does a daily (!) brunch, but only at its West Hastings Vancouver location. We had high hopes considering how consistently perfect their lattes [...]

TORONTO: Holy ripoff, Batman

We just wanted to grab a quick, wind-down drink at the hotel bar of the Sheraton Centre we were staying at, but I should’ve known it wasn’t going to go well when we sat down and I asked the bartender for a wine list.

“What kind of wine do you want?” he asked.

“Um, well what do [...]

The omnivore’s hundred

I love lists, and so of course couldn’t resist when I stumbled on the Omnivore’s Hundred (by way of i like to cook).

It’s a list compiled by the British bloggers behind Very Good Taste of the 100 things they think every omnivore should try at least once in their life. They’ve also written about why [...]

CALGARY: Farmers’ market finds

Everyone has their own favourite foods and stands at the Calgary Farmers’ Market. Mine includes coffee at Phil & Sebastian, and smoked salmon on a Montreal bagel from The Daily Bagel.

But I had never really noticed the glass cabinet at the candy store near the front of the market filled with fresh Turkish Delight on [...]

CALGARY: Eats in the heat

I’ve been out of town so this post is about two weeks late, but better late than never!

We hit the annual Taste of Calgary festival on Aug. 9 for the first time. I was ready for an onslaught of chain restaurants but was happy to see lots of independent places serving up samples.

It was [...]

The McLobster

OK, OK, we finally tried it. We saw a big sign under the golden arches and couldn’t resist.

The McLobster is McDonald’s take on the venerable lobster roll, available only in the Maritimes and Maine. If I recall correctly, the chain was charging about $10 for the combo meal with fries and a drink. [...]

HALIFAX: Brunch at Jane’s

I’ve written about how much I love Jane’s on the Common before, but this time, we got to go back for brunch.

I can keep this one short and sweet. Jane’s serves amazing, unfussy food, with great service and astonishingly decent prices.

Jason’s eggs benedict with bacon ($10) came with homemade hollandaise sauce, but the real [...]

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