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…
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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…
Kittens in Windsor
So a lot has happened since coming back to Windsor for the school year, but first, my cats. In this random park/field/protected area right on the river next to my apartment, there is a cat colony – a bunch of strays and now, their little babies. I’m particularly fond of this one cat we call…
Pancakes and Friends
Apart from exams, I’m officially done my first year of law school and I’m one giant mess of emotions. One minute I’ve never been happier and I’m weepy and wistful, the next. On the one hand, I’m wishing I was home in Vancouver where the magnolias are in full bloom and on the other, I…
Nutella
I just love Nutella; I think it’s one of the best things ever created. Nutella + strawberries, Nutella on crepes, Nutella melted over vanilla ice cream, Nutella on buttered filone toast…I could go on. But during the last couple weeks, I had two of the greatest things: Nutella cheesecake at Motor Burger and Nutella pizza…
Farm to Table
One of my favourite restaurants in Vancouver is Fable because Trevor Bird’s menu is amazing – I haven’t yet tasted a dish I didn’t like – and locally sourced. Because it’s farm to table, the menu changes seasonally. If you get the chance to visit Fable, I recommend the chickpea fritters, squash gnocchi and the duck. And…
Motor Burger
About a week ago, we decided to try Motor Burger, a burger place right here in Windsor that was featured on You Gotta Eat Here. I’d heard that one burger called “deux chevaux” was amazing, and I told everyone. Somehow that convinced most people to try it. I didn’t try it. It sounded amazing (gruyere,…
Hello Again, Windsor
After a delayed flight to Toronto, a cancelled flight to Windsor, a 6 hour wait in the re-booking line-up, a 30 minute wait on the tarmac, a very bumpy plane ride to Windsor, and a very snowy and very cold late-night arrival, I’m back in Windsor. Been here for about three days now, I think….
Girls Night at The City Grill
A week ago tomorrow, we had a memo due, and let me tell you, it was…something. I had plenty of time to work on it, but in typical Denise fashion, it didn’t get done ‘til Sunday night. I don’t do well with planning ahead. This reminds me of when I somehow ended up on the prom…
Apples & Pumpkins
When fall rolls around, everything seems to centre on apples and pumpkins: apple picking, apple cider, apple pie, baked apples, pumpkin pie, pumpkin patches, pumpkin carving, and the pumpkin spice latte made famous by a coffee giant we all know and secretly love. I’ll fully admit it – they do a legit cheesecake brownie. And…
El Mayor
I was beginning to lose hope for the Windsor food scene until my good friend took me to El Mayor for a Middle Eastern dinner after we had worked up an appetite grocery shopping. I’d never had such good hummus – creamy and smooth, just garlicky enough, and perfectly swirled and drizzled with olive oil. And the…
Pup & Grub 