Poutineville is a Montreal poutine chain that recently opened in Toronto, and Ryan and I met some high school friends there for dinner one night. Poutine is a Quebecois treat of french fries covered in gravy and squeaky fresh cheese curds. The hot gravy melts the cheese and soaks into the fries and creates a delicious […]
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Niagara-on-the-Lake: Lunch at Prince of Wales Hotel
Recently we went on a small road trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake, one of my favourite excursions from Toronto. This is such a picturesque town and is stunning in any season, but in the summer, the floral decorations are spectacular.
Toronto Eats: Birthday Dinner at Black Hoof
In addition to me liking to bake birthday cakes, our family likes to go to nice restaurants to celebrate each other’s birthdays. For Karlos’ birthday a few weeks ago, we had dinner at Black Hoof, a popular nose-to-tail eatery on Dundas St West. There were eight of us there for dinner, so we had enough […]
Toronto Eats: Lucky Red
One day when my mom and I were in Chinatown, we stumbled upon a new restaurant. The restaurant was in the location of an old standby eatery that served delicious $2.00 bahn mi, but which had recently closed down. This new place had the same layout and similar design and artwork (including the distinctive chicken graffiti by […]
Toronto Eats: Birthday Dinner at Pravda Vodka Bar
For this year’s birthday, I wanted to go somewhere different. New cuisine, new neighbourhood, new ambiance. With Donatello’s brilliant suggestion, we decided to try the Pravda Vodka Bar. We arrived early for Happy Hour, which is one of our family’s favourite tricks to save while eating out, like we always do here.