Going out for breakfast seems like a throw away meal to me.  I would much rather dine out for brunch, lunch, dinner, or dessert.  It seems to me most breakfast joints are the same – bland scrambled eggs, bacon that is not crispy enough and cold toast.  On the other end of the spectrum is [...]

This weekend the weather was beyond beautiful and the perfect time to enjoy a trip to the Cherry Street Farmers’ Market.   The market is open on Saturday mornings from 7am – 11am April 9th - October 22nd.   Pooches are welcome but they must abide by the rules! Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme! (and so much more)  Think of [...]

  Christine and I been curious about Ella’s Good Food since it is very close to our midtown home.  I really wasn’t sure what to expect from this restaurant that claims to be “good” in their name.  Hence, here comes the good and bad experience we had at Ella’s.  The point of this is not to be critical, just to be [...]

There are restaurants which I drive by consistently and say to myself, “I need to check that place out”.  Sonoma Bistro & Wine Bar has been one of those restaurants for me the past couple years and yesterday Christine and I finally made it out to this quaint Bistro in the heart of Brookside.  Finding parking was a difficult [...]

Special occasions, like Friday night date night with my sweetie, deserve a very special meal sometimes.  After a particularly long work week I was hankering for a really good meal with great service.  Having been to McGill’s quite a few times and never disappointed by both the quality of food and waitstaff that’s where we decided to go. [...]