Occupation: Administrative Assistant What did you eat today? For breakfast: I always have cereal for breakfast and I always eat breakfast. I’ve never understood how people could go without eating breakfast. If I don’t eat within the first hour of waking up, I start chewing on my own arm, I’m so hungry. Today I had [...]

First Daniel Boulud, now Jean-Georges? UrbanDiner has a rumor that J-G Vongerichten may be opening up a restaurant in Vancouver. Via Chowhound: the Prarie Regional Barista Championship is being held in Calgary on May 24-25. I really hope these “splash sticks” (plastic plugs to cover the sip holes on lids) are barred from Starbucks locations [...]

On a blustery Sunday, Mack and I foolishly ventured out for brunch. I had been itching to try the New York Bagel Cafe (8430 Gateway Boulevard NW) for some time, and as we had to be in the Old Strathcona/Glenora area later that afternoon anyway, it seemed like a good idea. We parked on the [...]

When I purchased an Edmonton Opera Explorers’ Club membership last year, my intention was to use it to see Stewart Lemoine’s take on HMS Pinafore and nothing else. After thoroughly enjoying that operetta, to really maximize the membership fee, I thought it best to use my discount towards the last opera of the year, Verdi’s [...]

I had read numerous reviews – all positive – about Sweet Mango (9120 82 Avenue), a new-ish Vietnamese and Thai restaurant located in a south side strip mall. As such, it has been on my list of places to try for some time, and I finally had the opportunity to do so on Saturday. Driving [...]

On a chilly Saturday morning, I met up with a few of my workmates at Golden Rice Bowl (5365 Gateway Boulevard NW) for Echo’s dim sum send-off. I was surprised that a few of my colleagues had never had dim sum before, but then again, there are so many world cuisines I haven’t yet experienced [...]

With a resolve to eat healthier, Mack and I prepared a relatively balanced meal on Friday for dinner. Seared Salmon with Balsamic Glaze was on the menu, as was an interesting recipe for Dirty Rice, which incorporates coffee as one of the liquid additives. A side salad of Italian greens (packaged, we cheated), completed our [...]

“True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.” – Charles Caleb Cotton “Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends.” – Arlene Francis “Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing [...]

Heads up: Original India on Whyte Ave and 105 Street (opened by the owners of Little India’s Maurya Palace) is coming soon (though a little later than the Edmonton Journal had reported). A new Ric’s Grill will be opening in the summer on the city’s west end (17520 100 Avenue). Edmonton’s “newest cocktail venue” (as [...]

Annie and I had tried OPM (1820 99 Street) in South Edmonton Common a few weeks after they opened, and like most restaurants that attempted to ride the fusion wave (L’Azia comes to mind as well), we thought it failed miserably. OPM was the location of Megan’s birthday dinner on Saturday, and a gathering of [...]