Aug 12, 2013 | beyond the kitchen, personal
I just wanted to write a quick note to let you all know about an exciting new happening in our lives – Paul and I bought a house! It’s our first home-buying experience, so we’re pretty excited. There’s quite a bit of work to be done in the...
Aug 8, 2013 | beyond the kitchen, eating out, events
Location: 2901 Bayview Avenue, Toronto Description on Summerlicious site: Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill, Bayview Village is the first of O&B’s casual dining restaurants. This large urban space feels very downtown despite its North Toronto location. A...
Aug 1, 2013 | beyond the kitchen, eating out, events
Location: 7 O’Neill Road, Toronto Description on Summerlicious site: Inspired by Belgium’s passion and unparalleled reputation for the finer things in life, the Bier Markt brings you the ultimate dining experience; knowledgeable staff guiding you through...
Jul 22, 2013 | beyond the kitchen, events, personal
Paul and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary a couple of weeks ago and we celebrated by having a few lunches during Summerlicious. For those outside Toronto, Summerlicious (and Winterlicious) are two food festivals held every year here in Toronto. Winterlicious...
Jul 17, 2013 | beyond the kitchen
Last year I had the ambitious notion that I would try every flavour on the Kawartha Dairy menu board. Boy, was I wrong! I only managed 14 flavours…but I loved every minute of it. 🙂 This year I wasn’t really thinking about trying the ice cream wall again,...
Jul 2, 2013 | beyond the kitchen, events
The lovely Ashley from SmashCake was kind (and brave) enough to let me help out at her booth at the recent Toronto Food Fest. After doing the rounds at the event as a blogger/eater at the mediapreview hour, I slipped behind the table to join Ashley and Greg and saw...