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…

Restaurant Capelin ~ 31 James St ~ St. Catharines

Restaurant Capelin. 31 James Street, St. Kitts. No neon. Just a small wooden sign and the quiet confidence of people who know exactly what they’re doing. It’s a husband-and-wife operation (Alex and Kat Seaborn), which already tells you something. This isn’t a restaurant built by committee. It’s a restaurant built by two people who decided…