foodie weekend

I gave Bruce a book written by a local food critic, John Gilchrist, and now his goal is to eat at every restaurant in it. We managed to hit 3 this weekend!

First, we went to Globefish, a Japanese/Sushi restaurant in Marda Loop (they have another location, but I forget where it is right now, and Bruce has the book). I'm not much of a sushi fan, but am slowly developing a taste for the non-fishy stuff. It was pretty good, they had some interesting stuff, including a tempura battered and fried tuna roll. It is nicely decorated and not too pricey. A great place for sharing.

On Sunday, we were doing some shopping downtown, so I decided we should go to a place called Tubby Dog. They only serve hotdogs, but they put all sorts of toppings on them. I was conservative and had bacon, cheese (real grated cheddar) and ketchup, but Bruce had cheese, saurakraut, relish and bacon (I think). They were very large hotdogs and the toppings were generous. They had some interesting stuff on the menu, like one with peanut butter.

After Tubby Dog, we were walking back to the car when Bruce spots Cafe Beano, which is also in the book, so we had to go in for an espresso (him) and an Indian tea latte (me). Yummy day!

We also cooked two wonderful meals at home, but I think I'll leave the descriptions for another day.

San Remo restaurant

Bruce and I went out to dinner last night at a local upscale Italian place called San Remo's. We haven't been there for about a year and a few things on the menu had changed.

We ordered Bruschetta to start. It was a nice mix of tomatos, garlic and onions served over toasted baguette. As is usual with these things, there was more topping than bread.

I had their soup of the day, a lovely tomato and spinach, while Bruce had the Spinach Salad. For a main, I had Pasta Primevera and Bruce had chicken wrapped around shrimp (I forget the name of it). The food was pretty good, but I thought it had been better in the past. I know I had a better pasta in Banff at the Banff Springs for around the same price.

We were both too full for dessert (yes, I know it is shocking), but I did take a peek at the menu and will have to try their flourless chocolate torte some other time.

The service was pretty good, but they brought the starters out too soon after the appetizer, we hadn't even had a chance to taste it. Which is funny, because we ordered the appetizer before the rest of the meal because we were having trouble deciding what we wanted.

Overall, I won't be in a rush to go back there. For the price, I think we could have had a better meal at Brewsters.