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Chocovine

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:00:48 +0000

I’m all for trying new and weird things. ChocoVine definitely falls into that category.

A gift from the always too-generous Colette, ChocoVine is French cabernet blended with dark chocolate from Holland. For some reason, the windmill and tulips on the label bothered me more than the unusual flavour mix.

From the outside, the liquid looked [...]

KFC: Double down

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:10:00 +0000

As someone who saves her intake of KFC for special occasions, I was both horrified and intrigued by the Colonel’s Double Down.

The monstrosity — two pieces of boneless fried chicken breasts, two pieces of bacon, two slices of melted Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheese and the “colonel’s sauce” — was available for the [...]

CALGARY: Foothills hospital food

are you gonna eat that? — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:00:44 +0000

I’ve never bought the argument that food is simply sustenance. I’ve always found enjoyment, and yes, even joy in what food — and its accompanying experiences — brings.

But this week found me at the Foothills Medical Centre where food was the last of my concerns compared to the matter at hand. The reason [...]

STAR TREK: Romulan Ale

are you gonna eat that? — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:58:47 +0000

The Alberta town of Vulcan (population 1,900) knows a good thing when it sees it. It’s embraced the fact it shares the same name as Spock’s birth planet on Star Trek and turned it into arguably the area’s biggest industry.

A sign welcomes visitors in English, Klingon and Vulcan. The tourism centre is shaped [...]

TORONTO: Hung Fook Tong Chinese desserts

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:28:17 +0000

I loathe Chinese desserts. Beans, jellies, cooked fruit in hot soup… BLEEEACH. Nonetheless, I was willing to accompany my sister and a couple of good friends to a Chinese dessert house in Markham.

Hung Fook Tong is a Hong Kong company that manufactures bottled herbal drinks and packaged desserts. I guess this is one of their [...]

CALGARY: Farewell, Robbie Stewarts

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:16:02 +0000

Yes, that is how we were served a deep-fried Mars bar dessert from Robbie Stewarts Sports Pub in Kensington.

I have no words, so enjoy the picture.

Located on the ill-fated corner of Memorial Drive and 10th Street S.W., Robbie Stewarts and its Scottish pub grub closed this month after less than a year of operation.

Haggis in a can

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:15:51 +0000

Some people bring fridge magnets, T-shirts, or shot glasses back from vacation. I haul back weird food. While strolling through the Saint John City Market, I was distracted by this shelf of Scottish haggis in a can ($8.99).

It’s from the same place I picked up the Yorkie “It’s not for girls!” chocolate bar.

The [...]

Yorkie: It’s not for girls

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:00:13 +0000

The Saint John City Market is a wonderful place to stroll on a leisurely weekend. I’d probably be there a lot if I lived in the city.

Among the seafood, fresh fruit, and deli offerings is a small corner of British exports, which belongs to Pete’s Frootique.

There, I was enchanted by a chocolate [...]

Stagette P.S.: JD & pickle juice

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:00:59 +0000

So… after my lovely stagette dinner, we went to a lounge for drinks, then returned to Katherine’s house where the guys were having their stag.

They boisterously welcomed us back, and proceeded to wax poetic about a drink they had been imbibing.

“It’s the awesomest shooter ever! It tastes sooo good,” said Torsten, as Tim poured [...]

VANCOUVER: Finally Japadog

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:56:28 +0000

I’ve wanted to try Japadog forever, but the timing or the locations were never quite right on my trips back to Vancouver. This time I was determined.

I was downtown around 11:30 a.m. but hadn’t eaten breakfast yet and didn’t relish the idea of a hot dog being my first meal of the day. So [...]