Monthly Archives: October 2015

All my life I don’t want to overstate the history, uniqueness, or food quality of this straightforward Vancouver eatery chain, but I’ve experienced a lot of that history myself, and my memories are of consistently great flavour, especially of their … Continue reading →

October 2015. We searched apparently in vain around Charlottetown for a green clapboard restaurant building that I remember thinking looked interesting on my last visit a couple of years ago, and finally concluded that this place was it. The first … Continue reading →

October 2015. Looking for an interesting place to eat near the Inn at Bay Fortune in southeastern PEI, we chose this spot for lunch in the ferry-terminal town of Souris because 1) it had been well recommended in TripAdvisor, 2) … Continue reading →

October 2015. We booked into this B&B/hotel as part of an “explore the maritimes” trip, having no idea that it’s owned by Michael Smith, a well-known chef who has a TV show and a celebrity wife. I discovered these facts, … Continue reading →

October 2015. Our PEI friends suggested we meet here, one of many spots in town offering the region’s famous seafood. It’s a pub, with the sports bar upstairs and less raucous dining room below. We approached the handsome brick building … Continue reading →

Smiley, Jane. A Thousand Acres. Knopf, New York 1991. Electronic version for Kindle. F; 10/15. This is a wonderful novel that crept up on me, starting out, it seemed, slow and awkward, but ending up deeply satisfying. Like The Hours, … Continue reading →

October 2015. This was the second of two evenings in town. We were looking forward to a “fine dining” type of dinner and this didn’t entirely disappoint but wasn’t in quite the international league we were hoping for. The restaurant … Continue reading →

October 2015. This was the first of two nights in the touristy Old Town of our wonderful French Canada capital, one of my three favourite cities in the country. We stayed in a beautiful hotel, wandered the art galleries, had … Continue reading →

October 2015. This is one of our favourite places to eat. I can recall being here at least four times and never being disappointed. On the contrary, it’s always delightful. There is nothing slick or sterile about the restaurant or … Continue reading →

October 2015 This noisy suburban bistro is definitely an up-and-comer in the Canadian capital. The food is original and tasty and there is a cleverly-chosen if somewhat-off-centre wine list. We visited with friends who know some of the staff. It’s … Continue reading →