Rich and I checked out the Green Living Show on Saturday, thanks to two free tickets from Ecochick. We missed the show last year and had been looking forward to checking out all the green products this year. There were lots of vendors showing off non-food items like home decor and appliances, clothing, cars and […]
Last weekend, Rich and I attended the Victory Cafe’s beer festival, in celebration of the fantastic cask ales being produced right here in Ontario. The event was a huge success – not only was there a huge lineup to get in by about 1pm, but they were completely sold out by 5pm! I wrote up […]
Souz Dal is a recent discovery of ours. See, we’d wandered the College strip many times, window shopping and people watching, and wondered if any of the bars and clubs were anything more than just – dare I say it – meat markets. So many places were clearly see-and-be-seen, and since that isn’t our kind […]
paella Originally uploaded by nyxie. Yesterday I felt like cooking something fun, and turned to a long list of ‘world cuisines’ to try to get inspiration. When I read the word Spanish, I instantly decided I’d make a batch of Paella. Paella has been one of my ‘go to’ dishes during the summer for the […]
I am a sucker for a great wine label. French wine and spirit naming is subject to a whole pile of regulations. You’ve probably heard how only wine made from grapes from the Champagne region can be called “Champagne”, for instance, but similar rules apply to all of the controlled-origin (Appellation d’origine contrôlée, AOC) regional […]