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CALGARY: Dining with baby

A few people have encouraged me to write about my new experiences dining out with a newborn. I don’t want to turn this into a mommy blog but I’ve definitely learned a few things that no one told me about.

The most obvious considerations are noise, space and timing. Is a restaurant’s din able to [...]

CALGARY: Chef’s Table

Some kids love new toys, or mini-golf, or roller coasters; eating out at a fancy restaurant was one of my favourite childhood activities. It was something my parents (who weren’t really mini-golf, roller-coaster people) could do with me and my sister with their undivided attention, and it was always such a special occasion.

I loved [...]

EDMONTON: Red Ox Inn & the girls

A few of my girlfriends really wanted to host a stagette for me. But the whole notion brings to mind tacky tiaras, penis-shaped cups, and ‘Suck for a Buck’ T-shirts.

I am not a woo girl.

But after they assured me the night would involve none of the above, I consented to a small dinner with [...]

RICHMOND: Return to Hakkasan

I know there are mixed reviews to the photo slideshow tool (PictoBrowser) I’ve been using but I’m short on time and long on photos these days, so bear with me.

I went back to Hakkasan recently, one of my favourite restaurants in the Lower Mainland. I must disclose that it’s run by close family friends [...]

TORONTO: Return to Susur

UPDATE: Susur has closed as of May 2008. The restaurant has reopened as Madeline’s under Susur Lee’s longtime, former sous chef Dominic Armanal. Named after Lee’s mother, Madeline’s is still owned by Lee who is heading Shang in New York City.

I should’ve waited longer but my first visit to Susur in February was so [...]