by gigi on January 6, 2012
A few years back, Jenkins and I went to Sushi Maro for dinner one day. I think it may have even been before this blog was created so it was quite a while ago. In any case, the food was terrible and service was a little suspect so we never ventured back. Recently though, a [...]
by gigi on December 5, 2011
Jenkins and I decided to check out the New Oxford Pub in Yaletown for dinner one evening. We both happened to have the Thursday off and did not feel like making dinner ourselves. I was feeling rather indulgent that day and I was also pretty hungry so I suggested to Jenkins that we start off [...]
by gigi on November 23, 2011
Bistro Sakana in Yaletown used to be on of Jenkins and my go-to places for Japanese food in downtown. For whatever reason, we hadn’t been for many years though so we decided to check it out one day when we were in the mood for Japanese food but didn’t want to wander too far from [...]
by gigi on August 8, 2011
As I have often remarked, I’m not a huge fan of chain restaurants but sometimes they do have some good eats. Even though it’s been quite a while since my last dinner at Milestone’s, I must say that I’ve always enjoyed their brunches. The value has always been fairly good, given the quality of food [...]
by gigi on October 18, 2010
I remember my first visit ever to PHAT Deli several years ago. I was drawn in by their claim to have real Montreal smoked meat so I went there for lunch with a few friends. I ordered the smoked meat eggs Benny and still remember how tasty it was to this day. Funnily enough, it [...]
by gigi on October 11, 2010
I was working downtown one day and was on my way home when a craving for bubble tea suddenly struck. Perhaps it was because it was a sunny day or maybe I just wanted to reward myself after a long day. In any case, I remembered that there was a bubble tea place right in [...]