Eating Out Articles

Now that we are all cozy in our new office, the ChickAdvisor H.Q girls decided it would be fun to kick off a little bit early the last Friday of every month for a group activity, hence "Fun Friday" was born. Last week was the first and here's what we did...

My favourite Bavarian cookbook is subtitled 100 Rezepte zum Schlemmen und Schmecken.  While that might sound like a whole lot of gobbledygook to you, the words themselves sound like a watering mouth, and translate to "feast and taste".  German cuisine is everything the experts tell us is bad: carbs, salty kraut, and yeasty beer.  In other words, homey and filling.  (And anyway,...

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For many of us, summer is a season cut far too short.  We will brave by turns rain, mosquitos and urban humidity to bask in the warm temperatures and fresh air.  Eating indoors, for one, is soooo last season.

From economy-wise eats to chi chi celeb hotspots, we scoured the web for top-rated patio restaurants.  Bon appetit!
 
In Toronto

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100 Cumberland Street (Yorkville)

It’s a common dilemma: you love fine dining but the bank balance won’t always allow it. You're in luck! For two happy weeks this summer (Toronto, July 3 – 19) you can dine like the Queen without paying your weight in gold. Summerlicious is back – that wonderful festival that all Torontians look forward to, the time when high-end restaurants offer fantastic menus for extremely palatable...

Ah, the long-awaited Victoria Day long weekend. While Canadians might immediately think of keggers and Bar-B-Que, perhaps this year you’re rather in the mood to try an authentically British celebration in honour of the holiday.

Then you remember that Brits are famous for enjoying a quick pint at the local pub. But how do you choose among every Union-Jack-sporting watering hole claiming to be the...

Twice a year in Toronto and Vancouver, some of the finest restaurants dish up 3 course meals for  fixed price.  Toronto's Winterlicious features lunches starting at $15 and dinners ranging from $25-$35 (+ taxes and gratuity).  Dine Out Vancouver's fixed price meals are $18, $28 or $38.

Dine Out Vancouver's menus feature a BC VQA wine pairing, that compliments each...

During lunch, Alex mentioned that the British are into eating squirrels. I was torn between vomiting or sharing this with you for a Friday laugh.

Apparently there is an over-abundance of squirrels in the UK, and what better way to deal with it than to saute it in a lovely sauce, add some side veggies and serve it for dinner. Topping it with hazelnuts...