Category Archives: North American

The Burger Chronicles: Definitely Better Than The Last Installment

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Raglan’s Bistro- The partial shots of the interior of the restaurants from the online reviews gave me the impression that Raglan’s had an interior that was similar in size to an average branch of Earls or Cactus Club – but … Continue reading

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Should’ve Waited For The Table At The Other Place

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Prestons – Prestons wasn’t my first choice for lunch today. I actually planned on dining at Tableau, but was surprised to find it booked solid until 1:30 P.M. Having my energy-so-spent-that-hunger-had-turned-to-anger 4-year-old son as a dining companion meant that waiting … Continue reading

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With such extraordinary views at such ordinary prices, the quality of the food really didn’t matter

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Altitudes Bistro – Traditionally, the first day of school for public school systems across North America is scheduled for one of the two days after the labor day long weekend. For the two school years that my daughter has been … Continue reading

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North American Food with North American Portions

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After spending around eight weeks constantly going hungry between meals as a result of the tiny local portion sizes in Taiwan (and Japan), I was really looking forward to the larger, more satisfying portion sizes of North America.  Strangely, after … Continue reading

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A Flavour Disappointment

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L’abattoir – I have been looking forward to my dinner tonight at L’abattoir. The restaurant looked and sounded promising on paper (LCD). It was an informal restaurant set in the city’s first jail and had a short and focused menu … Continue reading

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I’d make my way out here just for the breakfast…lunch…and dinner…

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Edible Canada At The Market – When I got home from taking my daughter to her swimming lesson this morning, my wife asked me if I had any ideas for lunch. “Why yes, I do!”, I answered. “We’re going to … Continue reading

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Mixed Bag Birthday Dinner

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Glowbal Grill Steaks & Satays – When I asked my daughter where she wanted to go for her birthday dinner, she answered,   “Something like Black and Blue”.  The restaurant that immediately popped up in my head was Glowbal. I … Continue reading

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Where do restaurants go when they die?

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Day 0 (Day 19) – R.I.P. Refuel… I believe that the restaurant as an entity is analogous to the human being. There is a belief throughout the history of human civilization that there is more to the individual than merely … Continue reading

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You Don’t Know How Good You Have It

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Day 5 – Earls… There are similar negative recurring themes on yelp, chowhound, food blogs, and other foodie sites in every North American that I’ve lived in. Some of the most popular ones are: the fact that most Japanese restraurants … Continue reading

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