I tried the “new” Chicken Snack Wrap at McDonald’s for the first time yesterday, and much to my disappointment, it wasn’t very good. My dislike of ranch sauce may have contributed to my overall negative opinion, but really, given the choice, I’d have a bacon(!) cheeseburger any day.

While on campus last week, I headed to [...]

Ask any of my close friends and they’ll tell you that I carry “the list” with me at all times. This piece of paper contains my culinary hit list – names and addresses of city restaurants I would like to try. Subscribing to the mantra of “always prepared,” I know I’ll have an answer to [...]

Inspired by TZiN’s 4-20 Pica and guided in part by a recipe I saw on Ricardo and Friends, Mack and I decided to create our own pizza on Friday.
I read in Giada de Laurentiis’s cookbook, Everyday Italian, that the Margherita pizza is named after a Queen Margherita who requested several pies be made for her. [...]

Occupation: student of 18 years and counting
What did you eat today?
yogurt + fibre-1 cereal; fruit; a ridiculously expensive organic salad; pork + green veggie stir-fry; pecans + other niblets that i really should stop reaching for
What do you never eat?
hmm, difficult to answer since i eat just about anything. however, i anticipate that if i [...]

Uncomfortably full, Dickson and I headed to the Roxy Theatre for Eugene Strickland’s Closer and Closer Apart. Though I usually shy away from dramas, I was intrigued by both the award-winning playwright and all-star cast. I wasn’t disappointed. From the program:
“A man once renowned for his architecture can no longer recognize his own reflection. Dressed [...]

Dickson and I decided to head to the downtown Red Robin’s (11215-104 Avenue) for a bite to eat before catching a play on Tuesday night. With friendly kitsch, bright decor, and unlimited baskets of fries, the restaurant is a solid choice for a casual meal.
I love their economical French Onion Soup – served with a [...]

Since my mid-season review, The Hills just kept getting better. Even though the second season trailer contained a hint of the growing split between best friends Lauren and Heidi, I didn’t think it would cumulate into the two ultimately not speaking to each other.
Unlike at the end of season 1, the show was renewed for [...]

As I posted a few weeks ago, Starbucks stores would be offering free cups of brewed free-trade coffee today in celebration of Earth Day. All customers needed to do was bring in their own tumbler.
So before my seminar this afternoon, I popped into a nearby Starbucks for a cup of coffee. In addition to the [...]

Though my time would have been better spent testing out recipes for my upcoming dinner party, I couldn’t resist testing out Barefoot Contessa’s recipe for Lemon Yogurt Cake. The seminar I’ve been attending this weekend has been serviced by a fabulous caterer, who makes the most delectable citrus pound cake. Needless to say, I was [...]

As we didn’t have time for their famous apple pie last week, Dickson and I headed to Joey Tomatoes downtown (11228 Jasper Avenue) after work today to satisfy his craving.
As those who read my blog using an aggregator know, I am writing this post much later than the date stamp indicates. As such, I have [...]