Our next DIY Thursday was dubbed “A Celebration of Cheese and Carbs” and it challenged us to come up with unique grill cheese sandwich. We had to consider the bread, the cheese and even the extras. So how did we do? WATCH OUT Cheese Porn below! Caryl’s Grill Cheese My bread choice was Challah, Jewish […]
Category: Dinner
Dinner for Two – Le Local Montreal
I was very lucky to spend this weekend in Montreal with Chris for their Taste Montreal event. Similar to Toronto’s Winterlicious, it offers a line up of prix fixe menus from some of Montreal’s top restaurants over 2 weeks. We had late reservations at Restaurant Le Local in Old Montreal. Even at 10:30 PM all of […]
RDN: El Catrin
Kate was our chosen host for October’s RDN and I was excited to see where she would take us next. Having been one of the original 4 people at the very FIRST Random Dinner Night back in 2006, Kate has impressed with her restaurant choices time and time again… so where the heck would she […]
DIY Thursdays: Red Pepper Soup and more!
As you’ve probably surmised by reading my blog, I do a lot of eating out! Even when it isn’t Random Dinner Night or time for Brunch I’m usually too tired or too lazy to make dinner. This is a bad habit! DIY Thursdays ensures that a) I make dinner from scratch one day a week, […]
Would the real Squiggy please stand up?
Who exactly is Squiggy? He has joined us on more than a few of our brunching adventures, often running to brunch and even making wonderful suggestions like Zocalo. Born and raised in Burlington, his first passion was the theatre. After getting a BFA in theatre production from Ryerson University, he spent six years freelancing and […]
Birthday Bonanza!
This has truly been a whirlwind birthday weekend for me and what better way to celebrate than with food as the main focus! My family and friends are totally wicked and just get me. First it started off with a lovely business lunch at the Cambridge Club. We had quite a time trying to find […]
Brunch Travel: Quebec City – Le Pain Beni
Chris and I decided to take advantage of the May long weekend and drove the 4 hours from Ottawa to Quebec City. It’s a lovely city to explore over a weekend. When you walk around you feel like you’re in Europe: each building stands very close to the next and the streets are full shopping and […]
RDN: Gastropub Goodness
April 2013 has been a whirlwind. A trip to San Fran, Ottawa and work that kept me so busy that I almost forgot that I was chosen as this month’s Random Dinner Night host! Thanks, Linds for the gentle reminder! What is RDN? Created by the awesome coco*a, RDN’s rules are simple: 1. The host will provide an […]