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Shanghai Dim Sum

Shanghai Dim Sum is a sort of shack sitting in a corner lot in Scarborough. It looks a bit like a converted Dairy Queen from the outside, but the inside is a cosy, old timey slice of colonial Shanghai, complete … Continue reading

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Le Train Bleu

We had a celebratory post-audition dinner at Le Train Bleu, the restaurant that overlooks the train platforms at the Gare de Lyon in Paris. This is one opulent dining room. We’re talking vaulted ceilings, massive banquettes, floral moldings, crystal and … Continue reading

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Happy New Year

Hi everyone. Hope you’ve had a good start to 2011, and are looking forward to the Year of the Rabbit (hip hop) as well. We were disorganized with the distribution of the 2010 Christmas CD, so it’s a little more … Continue reading

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Hong Kong (and Macau) roundup

Chi Lin Vegetarian, Nan Lian Garden, Kowloon, tel: (852) 3658 9388, MTR Diamond Hill. Chuen Cheung Kui Restaurant, Lisa House, Kowloon, tel: (852) 2396 0672. Ginza Bairin, Basement I, K11, Kowloon, tel: (852) 3122 4128, MTR Tsim Sha Tsui. Lippo … Continue reading

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Vienna roundup (updated 2013)

Eating and drinking Hollmann Salon, Grashofgasse 3/Heiligenkreuzerhof, near Stephansplatz, tel: +43 1 96 11 960.40. Tucked away in the extraordinarily lovely Heiligenkreuzerhof courtyard of Vienna’s old town, this place has an indescribable atmosphere and fantastic food. The menu changes frequently … Continue reading

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Dueling falafels

You can’t walk more than 10 metres on rue des Rosiers without tripping over a falafel stand. L’As du Falafel (the Ace of the Falafel) is the most popular, attracting locals and tourists by the hundreds each day. Mi-Va-Mi is … Continue reading

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Paris roundup

A running list of places to eat and to buy stuff that can be eaten in Paris. Thumbs way up L’As du Falafel, 34 rue des Rosiers (4th). See post. $ La Boulangerie Mauclerc, 83 rue de Crimée, 19th. This … Continue reading

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Café des Musées

We tried out a neighbourhood bistro called Café des Musées on the eve of the third Thursday in November, the day on which French law decrees Beaujolais Nouveau may be released. Having already had a little Pineau at the apartment, … Continue reading

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Da Rosa

Da Rosa is an épicerie (delicatessen) with an upstairs tasting room, a pleasant streetside terrace and an impossibly tall tower of a wine rack. More importantly, Da Rosa stocks many of the Leacock favourites: several types of jamón ibérico, Amadei … Continue reading

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Breizh Café

We had the wonderful wonderful oysters and organic buckwheat flour crêpes (galettes) on Armistice Day at Breizh Café. The menu is small, but with an emphasis on the freshest and best ingredients. Reservations are recommended for dinner. Galettes sampled: La … Continue reading

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