The Monday after the Super Bowl was a snow day – it snowed before the game and during the game. It continued to fall on the late night walk home (cabs were nowhere to be found), and into the morning. Monday was cold and some of us were still having difficulty coming to terms with…
Category: Grub
Hub
I love trying new restaurants. I don’t care if they end up being terrible – I just love the experience. Over Christmas break, we went to a restaurant we had never been to – Hub Restaurant. It was an on-trend craft beer + moules frites type of place. I loved it immediately, but I’ll be honest,…
Sugar, Chocolate, Baking
At the end of every Christmas dinner, I tell myself that I am done with sugar, that I’ve eaten enough stollen, flan and almond genoise to last a lifetime. But without fail, breakfast the next morning always consists of a slice of my grandma’s flan and sticky caramel sauce. And no one ever beats me…
Christmas at Home
Christmas puppies. Thomas Haas pick-ups. Chocolate and sugar for days. Christmas morning at Kits Beach.
This Time Tomorrow
This time tomorrow, I’ll be reunited with my favourite girl and spicy wontons.
And I’m Done
Mental and physical exhaustion was a recurring theme throughout this particular round of exams, and I couldn’t be happier to finally be done. I fly home on Thursday and my Christmas can finally start. The buche de noel (milk chocolate caramel & vanilla this year) has been ordered and the gifts are ready to be…
Cats, Civil Procedure & Coconut Curry
I cannot wait for morning walks with Stella and Beaucoup kouign amann and spicy wontons. My first exam isn’t until Tuesday, but it’s cold and dark and I feel like I should already be done. My only reprieve: the cats who just make my day. And a big bowl of hot, spicy coconut curry.
One of those Weekends
I’m no stranger to being unproductive, far from it, actually. Ask anyone. But this past weekend was pretty bad – especially when you consider the fact that exams are upon us. I did maybe 4 hours of work the entire weekend. But I baked banana muffins, capped off dinner with tiramisu, brunched with French toast…
Mamo Burger
Everyone knows my favourite burgers and fries are from Five Guys. I think the way to go is a burger with cheese and nothing else, but that’s just me. Sometimes, though, it’s good to try something different, and I’ve recently fallen in love with Mamo Burger. They had a burger called Wakin’ & Bacon which…
Dear Mom, I’m surviving.
I was on the phone with my mother the other night, and she could not believe I hadn’t been home yet – I didn’t go home for Thanksgiving and Reading Week. To paraphrase, she said that I needed to finish up exams and come home already (as if it’s that simple). My mother is unable…
German Chocolate Brownies
I love cake, but frosting is not my favourite – especially buttercream. This is why I love German chocolate cakes – they are topped with a “frosting” that is pretty much a caramel with coconut mixed in. In real life, it’s also supposed to have pecans, but pecans are really not my favourite so I…
Eat, shop, repeat.
Shopping + food weekends are the greatest, and a few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to have two. In a row. The first was in Detroit – technically not a weekend, but I did a weekend’s worth of shopping – and the second in Toronto. The Somerset Collection just outside Detroit is in my…
Pup & Grub 