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TORONTO: Harlem Underground

In my pursuit of chicken and waffles, I checked out Harlem Underground, whose former incarnation was an old favourite Jamaican place called Irie. Its owners went back in time and emerged as a Southern restaurant /live space inspired by the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.

We went on a holiday Monday and were fortunate to [...]

CALGARY: Happy St. Patrick's Day

Some of you may be heading out for a raucous pub and green beer today/this weekend, but for those of us who seek quieter climes (yeah, I’m old), try my favourite place to relax with a few drinks, Milk Tiger Lounge.

I blogged about Milk Tiger when it first opened. They make drinks here the [...]

HUNTSVILLE: Westside Fish and Chips

Huntsville, Ont., about 200 kilometres north of Toronto, is in the middle of Muskoka where people go to cottage, sail and do other lakeside activities in the summer. In the winter, my friends go there to get married.

Chowhounders thankfully recommended Westside Fish and Chips, a little diner in the town that is open year-round.

We [...]

LAKE LOUISE: Outpost Pub

Parks pass: $13.07.

Average hotel room in Lake Louise: $329.

Loft suite (for six) for two nights: $978.

Half day ski pass: $61.50.

Walk around Lake Louise: Free.

Prime rib dinner in the Outpost Pub: $24.50.

Average dinner in Lake Louise: Way more than that!

A weekend out with great girlfriends: Priceless.

Outpost Pub, 200 Pipestone Rd., Lake Louise, (403) 522-3989. Open weekdays [...]

CALGARY: Yann macarons and a Bliss pie

It’s impossible not to fall in love with Yann Haute Patisserie. First of all, it’s in a cute yellow house in Mission. Then you walk in and are transported to a small piece of France with the smell of fresh croissants and a warm greeting from Jéraldine Blanchard.

She and her husband/pastry chef, Yann, run the [...]

CALGARY: The Coup

I ate a whole vegetarian dinner — with NO MEAT — and I not only lived to tell about it, I very much enjoyed it.

The Coup, 924-17th Ave. SW, Calgary, (403) 541-1041. Closed Mondays. Open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday.

OTTAWA: Fraser Café

Whoever says Ottawa is a sleepy place hasn’t gone to some of the city’s newer restaurants. Fraser Café is leading the charge of eateries led by confident, young chefs.

Two brothers, Simon and Ross Fraser, run the restaurant and the kitchen. Their first venture was so successful they had to close their first location to find [...]

CALGARY: Cactus Club / Olive Garden

I had two vastly different experiences this past month at two chain restaurants in Calgary. I didn’t set out to compare them but it’s hard not to, when one was so impressive and the other so laughable. First, the good.

The Cactus Club Cafe chain started in North Vancouver, B.C. in 1988. I recall the [...]