TGIF. Thank goodness it’s fish and chips.

TGIF. Thank goodness it’s fish and chips.

It had nothing at all to do with religion. It was just what everyone did on a Friday. And I loved every moment of it, fatty batter and all. On each and almost every Friday, I ate fish and chips. So imagine how I felt when I saw some almost-bring-me-to-tears news this...
A delicious dinner, down deep in the rabbit hole.

A delicious dinner, down deep in the rabbit hole.

We’d been there before. Back in April 2020. Then again in December 2020. And now we’d made the difficult decision once more. We were heading back into hibernation. Back down the rabbit hole. It was a little different this time. More contagious. But less dangerous. But...
Olé! Olé! Olé! It’s no bull that Toro Rojo is a bargain.

Olé! Olé! Olé! It’s no bull that Toro Rojo is a bargain.

You might have seen it on Salida a Celaya! Looking very slick. Looking very much like a chain. And the last thing I want to be linked to is a chain. But I was intrigued. Not as a foodie but as an entrepreneur. I may seldom eat at fast food chains but I have tremendous...
How I was wowed by six dishes I’d never have thought to order.

How I was wowed by six dishes I’d never have thought to order.

An ex once said to me, “You know you’d eat horse droppings if they served it in a restaurant starting with the word ‘Chez’.” I was eating sweetbreads at the time and I have eaten and will continue to eat most every part of the world’s most tasty creatures. So, yes, by...
Not quite dim sum but quite the treat.

Not quite dim sum but quite the treat.

It’s a once a week, absolutely-every-week-that-we’re-there, tradition in Toronto. I’m talking about dim sum at lunch. Those wonderful little Chinese treats, steamed or fried, three or four to the serving, that date back to the 10th Century tea houses on the Silk Road...
Might this be the next McDonald’s?

Might this be the next McDonald’s?

“Suckin’ on a chili dog outside the Tastee-Freez.” It wasn’t John Mellencamp playing when I walked into Chilli Billy. It was Jackson Browne and “Running On Empty”. Which was exactly how my stomach was feeling after foolishly (OK, stupidly) neglecting to eat...