Restaurant of the Month: Bent

I haven’t had a restaurant of the month worth writing about lately but last week, my dinner with three of my girlfriends at Bent Restaurant was one of the best dinner experiences I have had in awhile!  Right when you

Mildred’s Temple Kitchen

It was Mother’s Day yesterday and although we celebrated with a sushi dinner – my sister in law hasn’t eaten sushi for almost 10 months during her pregnancy and now that the baby is born, she’s craving for raw fish

Fabbrica

One of my favourite TV shows right now is “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Canada”.  Frankly, I’ve got a bit of a crush on both Tom Colicchio (head chef judge on Top Chef) and Mark McEwan – head chef judge

Minneapolis: The Butcher and The Boar

Now I know what you’re thinking, of all places why am I in Minneapolis?  My colleagues and I had to travel to Minneapolis for work for a couple of days and since we had to eat, we thought we would

Gabardine

Not flashy and a bit tucked away amongst the massive office towers on Bay Street is Gabardine.  I first heard about this place from my colleague J who had a great dinner experience here so I decided to check it

Caplansky’s

Brunch is my favourite meal on the weekend!  So when we had a free Sunday morning from our usual dragonboat practice, my friend “I” suggested brunch.  The tough thing about brunch is that most places don’t take reservations, which is a shame

Tutti Matti

In the spur of the moment, after meeting friends for a drink after a long work day, a few of us decided to go for dinner.  It was later in the evening and walking past Tutti Matti we noticed free

St. Petersburg, Florida: Ceviche

After an entire day of outlet shopping in Orlando we spent our final night of the trip in St. Petersburg, about 30 minutes south-west of Tampa.  We arrived in time to have dinner and asked our hotel concierge for a

Tarpon Springs, Florida: Hellas Bakery

You can’t have the highest concentration of Greek Americans in the U.S. and not have a greek bakery!  One of the busiest places on the Sponge Docks is a greek bakery called “Hellas Bakery“.  It was packed as we entered

Tarpon Springs, Florida: Mykonos

First thing you will notice about Tarpon Springs, Florida is the abundant array of Greek restaurants everywhere, especially as you get closer to an area called the Sponge Docks.  Apparently, Tarpon Springs has the highest concentration of Greek Americans in