Wendy and I headed out to the Taste of Burlington launch event tonight at The Burlington Performing Arts Centre. This was my 3rd year attending the launch event for Burlington’s Winter Taste Of program. New for 2017, Tourism Burlington is focusing their efforts on the Winter Taste of event, and have discontinued the summer program. It was great seeing Linda, Sid, Davindra, Christine, Carin, and...
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A few weeks ago, my friend Anson and I were looking for a new place to have lunch. Both of us felt like BBQ (no surprise there). So I figured I would put up a Facebook status asking friends where there favourite BBQ restaurant was, within 30 minutes of Oakville, preferably in Hamilton. Why Hamilton? After a recent food tour of Hamilton, my eyes were...
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Ottawa Street, know for antiques, record shops and textile stores, has been home to Southern Smoke Barbecue House for the past 15 months. Prior to opening the restaurant, Southern Smoke existed as a food truck. The decor is modern, yet rustic. Stained wooden palates were used on the wall behind the bar, and on the front of the food serving area. The dark red and...
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Wendy and I had a chance to check out Daal Roti Indian Tadka House in Mississauga. We sampled many appetizers, main dishes, and desserts. It was great to see friends Davindra and Sid, and meet Diya from Bestauranto and Jay from Modern Mississauga Magazine. A photo posted by Daal Roti (@daalroti1011) on Mar 27, 2016 at 8:55am PDT Several of the items we tried were...
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We woke up early in Monteagle, Tennessee. There was a brisk breeze. It was only 1 celsius, or 33.8 fahrenheit. We were used to this weather in the winter at home… just not after being in 30 celsius weather the day before. The hotel we were in had a restaurant attached. The sign read “Jim Oliver’s Smoke House Restaurant and Old General Store“. Well… when...
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