Halifax is used to being misunderstood. The weather is rotten, people say, and there’s also the misconception that the town’s only worthy sustenance is lobster.
Homegrown eats in Halifax
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Why In-N-Out is better than Shake Shack
So there’s something about Shake Shack in New York that makes people silly–makes them pay ten bucks for a fast-food burger plus fries, makes them break diets and makes them say crazy things like, “Shake Shack is way better than In-N-Out.”
Marcus Samuelsson makes airplane food yummy
Let’s be real–if you’re not flying in an upper class aircraft cabin, the options for sustenance are under par. Flavorless chicken slabs, runny green beans and a rocky roll of cold bread that’s only good for pelting at a disorderly child. Economy class gets no love.
Montréal eats: L’usine de Spaghetti Parisienne
If the cobblestone streets and historic feel of Vieux Montréal weren’t enough to capture you, stop for some pasta and L’usine and you’ll be hooked.
Montréal eats: Montréal Poutine
This greasy, gluttonous delight might just be my favorite Canadian creation.
Toronto eats: Pho Hung
Three types of meat, an egg roll and veggies made this the tastiest bowl of noodles I’ve had in a long time.
San Juan eats: La Bombonera
I’d travel all the way to PR just for another mallorca.
Santa Fe eats: El Farol
Tacos, tacos, tacos.
Go ahead, drool: An epicurean seduction
Food is really a beautiful thing; it is my next great love after traveling. The best thing is being able to marry my two loves and embark on an epicurean adventure while traveling the world, or the United States and Canada in this case. Feel free to drool as I did when these meals landed before me. Santa Fe: Green Chile Enchilada at El Farol New Orleans: Oysters at Acme Oyster House Houston: Barbeque Ribs at Barbeque Inn The South: Chicken, Eggs, & Cheese Grits at Waffle House Atlanta: Gourmet Pizza at Seasons 52 Orlando: Red Snapper at Pollo a la Braza Mario…
Road trip: Girl v. Food
I intended to attack Chicago Girl v. Food style…although that is pretty much how I attack every meal placed before me, but never mind that. I had watched Adam eat himself silly on Travel Channel’s Man v. Food here and planned to do much the same. Besides, with less than 24 hours to spend in such a vast city, what more could we really do besides spend our time eating? And of course visiting the giant silver bean in Millennium Park. After a grueling 11 hour drive plus a border crossing from Toronto into Michigan, we finally arrived in Chicago…