Comments on: Food Notes for July 20, 2009

By: Hanna

Hanna — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:17:05 +0000

Somali rice is fragrant and flavorful. The secret is that the whole spices.

Hanna
MN

By: Only Here for the Food » Blog Archive » Marvellous Meat and Potatoes: Kabsa the Divine Dish

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:25:19 +0000

[...] the aroma and consistency of the rice. His cardamom-scented rice actually reminded me a lot of the Somali rice I had not too long [...]

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:26:00 +0000

You should go! Their Guinness BBQ Wings are AMAZING!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:07:53 +0000

Thanks Dajana!

I don’t think I’ve ever been to O’Byrne’s. They do look like they have a nice patio though!

By: Dajana Fabjanovich

Dajana Fabjanovich — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:31:39 +0000

Congratulations on being chosen as this Saturday’s bellringer Sharon! Tres cool!

Regarding pub food – I met some friends at O’Byrne’s last Friday and was quite impressed with their grub. I had a lovely Cobb salad and we also shared the salmon spread and Irish soda bread appetizer. It was all delicious…especially when washed down with a frosty pint!

I can see why they were the recipients of the 2009 Best Of Edmonton Awards for both ‘Best Patio’, ‘Best Pub Food’ and ‘Best Chicken Wings’.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:47:44 +0000

Adam – I’m sure the location has something to do with it, but if anything, new restaurants get people talking – always a positive thing in my book!

By: Adam Snider

Adam Snider — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:30:32 +0000

Hulbert’s is closing? Nooo!

That’s really sad to hear. They must have been given an incredible offer, given that they were doing quite well. That said, I’m not sure why Box purchased the business if he’s not going to keep the same format? Why not open up somewhere else?

If it’s anything like the Sugarbowl, the new place is going to be a disappointment. But, maybe I’m wrong. Maybe it’ll be great.

By: chris

chris — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:37:20 +0000

Fantastic and congrats, 9Am Saturday it is!!!

Total bummer about the pot pie. They should have supplied a mini gravy boat, so you could crack the crust first and apply what gravy you needed.

Heinz ketchup for sure.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:16:46 +0000

Speaking of Tim Horton’s, I hear you can get TH coffee in Ireland. You know how you can get the “proudly brewing Starbucks Coffee” here at places that aren’t Starbucks? Same thing in parts of Dublin.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:15:58 +0000

Always thought that cupcakes were perfect for one purpose only; your daughter takes a raft of them to school for someone’s birthday. Cupcakes are like Twix…they’re for kids. They are twee. They are like playing with dolls cause you can dress them up but like Barbies, they are pretty much all the same.

I love the pastries and the rest of the baked goods universe but put it this way..if baked goods were meat, cupcakes would be Vienna sausages.

And agree re the food at EandC…when they don’t have a sports event going on it can be a great place for a pint but the new menu is a definite step down…for me the fish and chips have to be at Billingsgate.