Occupation:  Student/Grease Monkey’s Assistant What did you eat today?  All Bran bar for breakfast, Homemade Leftover Fajitas for lunch, fish and chips for supper, and wings at Hudsons What do you never eat? Cabbage, Eggplant, Most Milk Products (I’m Lactose Intolerant) and Citrus as I am allergic What is your personal specialty? I would say [...]

Though I rarely eat raw bananas, the fruit, unlike others, are useful even when overripe and nearly black. To use up the four remaining bananas in Mack’s fruit bowl, I hunted for a recipe that required oil and not softened butter (as I didn’t have time to wait for the butter to cool to room [...]

Vue Weekly released the results for their annual Golden Forks awards last week. I agree with some of the choices (Italian Centre as the best deli, Wildflower Grill as the best new restaurant, Hardware Grill as provider of the ultimate dining experience), but some of the choices, that seem to remain the same year after [...]

Though I miss the accessibility of greenspace, my new office building provides many walkable lunch options in Chinatown. And on a day when a power outage pointed to the definite detriment of not having a window in my room, it seemed the perfect opportunity to patronize my restaurant neighbours. The wait at Thanh Thahn Oriental [...]

Chocolate chip cookie recipes never seem to jive with me – I usually have issues with the cookies spreading too much, or not rising enough. As such, I was hoping an Anna Olson recipe for Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies would end up okay. The recipe called for an unusual ingredient not usually seen – cornstarch. Apparently, it is [...]

After a lazy Sunday afternoon, Mack and I continued the calling of the day by getting take-out from the nearby Little Caesars in Oliver Square (11588 104 Avenue). It had been a while since either of us had reached for their Hot-and-Ready deal, but both of us were readily familiar with their inexpensive grab-and-go pizzas. [...]

Driven by our desire for new experiences, I met up with Annie, Janice and May at the infamous Russian Tea Room (10312 Jasper Avenue). My coworkers had talked about getting their palms read at the Tea Room, and there have also been a few media spotlights of the stalwart restaurant recently. Walking in, there was [...]

To break in Mack (and Kimmi)’s new kitchen, we decided to make Giada’s Cinnamon Pancetta Carbonara. I’d been meaning to duplicate a carbonara dish since returning from Europe last year, but didn’t get around to it until tonight. We picked up most of the ingredients this afternoon (being within walking distance of both a Save [...]

Though I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time under Blogger’s platform, and more than that, blogging under my West Wing-inspired title, Optimistically Cautious, I’ve decided to change things up a bit. Highlighting my adventures in food, this design and name should make it easier for those looking for inspired eats in Edmonton to locate and navigate my [...]

Mucho Burrito, a fast-food outlet which bills itself as a “fresh Mexican grill” just opened its first Edmonton franchise recently (10124 109 Avenue). A second is already in the works for North Town Mall. The City Centre Market opens on Saturday! The updated vendor list isn’t up yet, but I look forward to joining many [...]