Malaysian food is weirdly hard to find in the GTA. Which is unfortunate, because we’ve been chasing a proper rendang since we were first introduced us to the stuff in Amsterdam twenty years ago. This is apparently what adulthood is… compound interest, shoulder pain and spending an unreasonable amount of time trying to recreate a…
New Kennedy Square (Markham)
#WednesdayInScarborough has a funny habit of drifting north into Markham. Sometimes we end up somewhere that can’t be reviewed one restaurant at a time. New Kennedy Square is one of those places. It’s the kind of plaza where you come for one thing and leave carrying six. BBQ pork hanging in the window. Fresh buns…
Best of Niagara!
Happy Canada Day! We’ve spent a lot of time doing #weekendsinwinecountry lately… And while Niagara gets painted as wineries and white tablecloths, that’s only half the story. It’s an easy drive from the bump and grind of the 6ix. The region stretches from Lake Ontario down to Erie… through canal towns, beach strips, fruit stands…
Szechuan Noodle Bowl ~ 400 Dundas St. E ~ Mississauga
There are restaurants you find on your own, and then there are spots locals quietly drag you into because they know you’ll become obsessed with them. Szechuan Noodle Bowl was that for us. Mississauga legend CMurda put us onto it years ago, and now whenever we’re anywhere near Five & Ten, lunch plans are basically…
ZET’S ~ 6445 Airport Rd ~ (289) 800-2038
May 1st. Our eldest’s birthday. She wanted burgers. Onion rings. No debate. So we went to Zet’s. You don’t come here for nuance. You come here because someone’s been standing over that grill for decades and still doesn’t miss. The burger lands heavy. Juice running, cheese melting to the edge, pickles stacked like they matter….
Suzie’s Jamaican Jerk ~ 939 Lakeshore Rd E, Mississauga ~ (905) 274-2407
Forty-one, forty-two, forty-three… as the numbered streets along Lake Shore cede into Mississauga, the Lakeview ’hood has a hidden gem that’s worth pulling over for. Which is a shame, because tucked inside that forgettable strip is Suzie’s Jamaican Jerk. The kind of place that doesn’t advertise, doesn’t chase, doesn’t need to. Family-run, no pretense. Just…
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