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Manny’s Tortas

Posted in restaurant thoughts, tagged , , , on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Do you like sammies?  Go to Jimmy John’s.  You like Mexican?  You live in Minneapolis (or…wherever)?  You like Tortas?  Go to Manny’s Tortas. Quite honestly, a torta is not much different from a sammy.  Bread on both ends and any variety of meats and other garnishes in the middle.  However, instead of typical American fare [...]

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Restaurant Alma – Go. Now.

Posted in restaurant thoughts, tagged , , , , on September 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »

You need to go to Alma.  Stop what you are doing, check the balance on your checking account, pick up the phone and make a reservation.  Luckily I had to do none of that and I just showed up, ready to eat and meet some of David’s friends and have a good time. Alma deserves [...]

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Broders’ Cucina Italiana

Posted in restaurant thoughts, tagged , , , on September 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »

We didn’t have much time to get to the Edina Lagoon to catch Tell No One (which by the way, was fantastic), eat and actually travel to the theater.  But we found time, and had a great dinner at Broders’, where I had never been.  It is a tight space where 80% of the place [...]

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Guilty Pleasures

Posted in restaurant thoughts, tagged , , on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

On Friday, David said he would take me anywhere I wanted to go for dinner – ANYWHERE.  Thoughts of Kafe 421, and Brasa and even Pop ran through my head.  But then so did…Outback Steakhouse. I was embarrassed for even mentioning it.  But that my friends, is just one of my food’s guilty pleasures.  In [...]

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Landlocked Minnesotan experiences great Sea Salt

Posted in restaurant thoughts, tagged , , , , on August 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Ever since Jonah made first mention of Sea Salt weeks ago, my interest was piqued.  When Chris started talking craw fish and Po’ Boys, and proceeded to email pictures of it, I was head over heels.  Then Andy and Kim were all about Sea Salt.  A bike trip was planned to go to the pavilion [...]

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My favorite Meal: Le Ste. Laurent

Posted in restaurant thoughts, tagged , , , , on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Le Ste. Laurent was one of three restaurants located in the towering, castle-like Fairmont Hotel we stayed at Pointe-au-Pic in the Charlevoix region of Québec.  After pre-dinner cocktail in the hotel lounge, where David had the most expensive martini of his life ($20), and talking to some ladies from Michigan we made our way to [...]

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Québec Walled City Dining

Posted in restaurant thoughts, tagged , , , on August 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »

There is nothing more prominent within Québec’s Walled City than souvenir shops, other than restaurants.  Everyone wants you to dine in their establishment and has people standing in the doorway in order to answer any menu questions.  We had decided upon a place near the entrance, but as we explored further we stumbled upon a [...]

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Montreal’s Famous Smoked Meat: Schwartz’s Deli

Posted in restaurant thoughts, tagged , , , on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Montreal has a huge Jewish population, and what is a Jew without smoked or corned meat?  Schwartz’s has been a culinary tradition since 1928 when Reuben Schwartz opened the doors.  Eighty years later, and people from all over flock to the tiny location to get a taste (or plateful) of specially seasoned meat where it [...]

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Mediocre Québécois Eats

Posted in restaurant thoughts, tagged , , , , on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’m a big believer in saving the best for last, so let me tell you about some meh food before posting about my favorites. After going to the OSHEAGA concert, we were tired and hungry.  We got off the subway to find some grub, but Old Montreal was dead dead dead on this Sunday night, [...]

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Zelo Restaurant

Posted in restaurant thoughts, tagged , , , on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I walk past Zelo daily.  On the way from work, I see people sitting outside drinking their summer white wines.  While on the way to work in the morning I see the remnants of the fun that was had the night before in the form of discarded coasters, and at times, dirty, leftover linens still [...]

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