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RICHMOND: Hog Shack BBQ in Steveston

J had been waiting for the chance to go to Hog Shack with more than just the two of us because of an item called Allan’s Mammoth Platter ($89). A visit from J’s parents gave us the excuse to order it. Advertised as feeding “four and a bit, it could easily feed six.

The platter is [...]

VANCOUVER: Red Wagon Cafe

I love breakfast/brunch. I hate lineups. Red Wagon Cafe is lined up to the yazoo on weekends. Solution: go during the weekday.

The cafe feels like it’s been in the neighbourhood forever with a loyal, local clientele and suitably old yet funky looking decor. It’s half true. Red Wagon opened last year, but took over [...]

CALGARY: Holy Smoke BBQ

UPDATE – Aug. 16, 2011: Holy Smoke lovers rejoice. A second location is opening soon near 16th Avenue and Edmonton Trail. And the original southeast location has expanded its hours to 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays.

There have been a lot of rave reviews for Holy Smoke Barbeque [...]

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 [...]

MONCTON: Barnyard BBQ

The Pump House was one of my favourite places when I lived in Moncton. It’s a great, spacious brewpub downtown with a huge patio and lots of beer.

It now has a larger bottling brewery in the city’s north, with the Barnyard BBQ restaurant in the front. After a few wrong turns, I can [...]