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BC Ferries
Breakfast / travel / Vancouver Island

BC Ferries

Posted on: May 4, 2025June 16, 2025

You know it’s funny, we said to ourselves this morning “make sure we have something to eat before you get on the ferry because the food is terrible.” And then we […]

Casa Tradicional Mexicana
Alcohol / Mexican / Mexico / Puerto Vallarta / travel

Casa Tradicional Mexicana

Posted on: March 8, 2025April 1, 2025

We have walked by here a few times over the last few days and it always seems hopping. Live music, lots of people and great smells waft from within. And it’s […]

Joe Jack’s Fish Shack
Puerto Vallarta / Seafood / Tourist Trap / travel

Joe Jack’s Fish Shack

Posted on: March 7, 2025April 1, 2025

I am always a bit hesitant about restaurants like this in Mexico. Are you just walking into a tourist trap with crummy food and expensive prices? We already had a less […]

Hell’s Kitchen
eating out / Las Vegas / travel

Hell’s Kitchen

Posted on: November 11, 2023January 14, 2024

Las Vegas Nevada I have been to Hell. It was phenomenal. Based on the TV show, which I have watched often, this restaurant is now near the top of my favorite […]

Buddy V’s Ristoranté
eating out / Italian / Las Vegas / travel

Buddy V’s Ristoranté

Posted on: November 9, 2023January 14, 2024

Las Vegas Nevada If you’ve ever watched Cake Boss you know who Buddy Valestro is. We are at one of his many establishments in Vegas tonight. Is it just me or […]

Vanderpump
eating out / Las Vegas / travel

Vanderpump

Posted on: November 8, 2023January 14, 2024

Las Vegas Nevada On our first night in Vegas I wanted something a little fancy. Right in our hotel (Paris) was Vanderpump. Lisa Vanderpump is not a chef, she was on […]

Ma Maison
Breakfast / eating out / French / Toronto / travel

Ma Maison

Posted on: June 9, 2023January 15, 2024

Toronto ON As we still haven’t found a great Benny yet here in Hogtown and we are now on day 5 it’s about high time to get that issue resolved. Ma […]

Rol San
eating out / Toronto / travel

Rol San

Posted on: June 9, 2023January 15, 2024

Toronto ON It was on our doughnut tour that this “Best in Toronto” Dim Sum house was recommended to us. Since Dim Sum has been on our to-do list we decided […]

Carousel Bakery
eating out / Toronto / travel

Carousel Bakery

Posted on: June 8, 2023January 15, 2024

Toronto ON As we did some research into what food we wanted to partake while in the city one thing that repeatedly came up was the Peameal Bacon sandwich, specifically from […]

Seven Lives Tacos
eating out / Mexican / Toronto / travel

Seven Lives Tacos

Posted on: June 8, 2023January 15, 2024

Toronto ON Smack dab in the middle of the vibrant Kensington Market is Seven Lives Tacos. I am told this is a must visit for any Taco lover while in the […]

Dipped
Donuts / eating out / Toronto / travel

Dipped

Posted on: June 8, 2023January 15, 2024

Donut stop #4 Toronto ON Our final stop today, and just down the street from the churro place in Kensington Market. Eitan recommended the brown butter sea salt donut. And I’m […]

Pancho’s Bakery
Donuts / take out / Toronto / travel

Pancho’s Bakery

Posted on: June 8, 2023January 15, 2024

Doughnut stop #3 Toronto ON Our next stop,after a walk through grafitti alley, was Pancho’s. Famous for their churros. For me churros are really hit and miss. For instance, the Taco […]

Bloomer’s
Donuts / eating out / Toronto / travel

Bloomer’s

Posted on: June 8, 2023January 15, 2024

Doughnut stop #2 Toronto ON Our guide told us the next stop was a vegan doughnut stop. Great. Maybe you shouldn’t ask me my opinion on vegans. But I don’t want […]

Cop’s
Donuts / eating out / Toronto / travel

Cop’s

Posted on: June 8, 2023January 15, 2024

Doughnut tour stop 1 Toronto ON We are off for a little doughnut tour today. I’m not big on this kind of touristy stuff but I do like my doughnuts. Shout […]

Nutbar
Coffee / eating out / Toronto / travel

Nutbar

Posted on: June 8, 2023January 15, 2024

Toronto Ontario Personally I think you have to be a nutbar to want to drink some sludge pressed out of an oat or an almond, but whatever. You do you. Fortunately […]

Duke of Cornwall
eating out / Indian / Toronto / travel

Duke of Cornwall

Posted on: June 7, 2023January 15, 2024

Toronto ON Popped in here for a bit of a respite before heading to the Art Gallery of Ontario. Which was mostly bunk by the way. Someone should take Wolfgang Tillman’s […]

Patisserie 27
Breakfast / eating out / Toronto / travel

Patisserie 27

Posted on: June 7, 2023January 15, 2024

Toronto ON One of the things I am really starting to like is how many small Mom and Pop establishments there seem to be around. One such establishment is Patisserie 27. […]

Niagara Day trip
eating out / Toronto / travel / wine

Niagara Day trip

Posted on: June 7, 2023January 15, 2024

Niagara Peninsula ON I was quite ambivalent about going to Niagara TBH. I’m from BC right. We have no shortage of waterfalls But everyone says “You gotta go see Niagara on […]

Cluny
eating out / Toronto / travel

Cluny

Posted on: June 5, 2023January 15, 2024

Toronto Ontario Bonjour mes amis! Are you a homesick Parisian lost in the metropolis of Canada’s largest and certainly far from prettiest city? Well I have found a little slice of […]

Little Havana Café
Coffee / eating out / Toronto / travel

Little Havana Café

Posted on: June 5, 2023January 15, 2024

Toronto Ontario Day 2 If you have ever been to Cuba you will know they do coffee well. Very well actually. Reds So I expected nothing less from this café and […]

Café Diplomatico
eating out / Italian / Toronto / travel

Café Diplomatico

Posted on: June 4, 2023January 16, 2024

Toronto ON It was at Tosho Knife Arts buying myself a very nice chef’s knife that Café Diplomatico was recommended to us by the staffer who sold me my knife. We […]

Coffee Tree
Coffee / eating out / Toronto / travel

Coffee Tree

Posted on: June 4, 2023January 16, 2024

Toronto On So here we are in Toronto and we are kicking a week of food exploration with a coffee. Not at Starbucks. As we walked down Bloor St we found […]

White Spot on the Boat
eating out / travel

White Spot on the Boat

Posted on: October 1, 2022January 29, 2024

Somewhere on the Juan de Fuca straight, BC Killing time on the boat. Victoria is beautiful city, but getting there blows. An hour and a half of my life I’ll never […]

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