Category Archives: Restaurants and Shops

Z-Burger: Reunited with a Lost Love

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From the moment my boss announced that she would be treating us to Z-Burger for lunch today, I’ve been wallowing in two emotions: guilt and rabid anticipation. Guilt, because of my general thoughts on meat-eating, and rabid anticipation, because it’s been ages since I’ve had … Read More

District Kitchen: The Good, The Bad and the Hungry

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Dinner at District Kitchen was like one of those weird dates where you get along fairly well, but at the same time several things stick in your craw — like how she hasn’t talked to her mother in over ten years, or hates Seinfeld, or … Read More

The Chinese Hot Pot Experience at Mala Tang

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I managed to get out of Mala Tang without having to visit the burn ward at the local hospital. I’d say the evening was a success. Oh, and the food was good too. In our litigious society, I’m amazed a place like Mala Tang can … Read More

Didn’t Injera Used to Be Sour?

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Used to be, you’d mention Ethiopian food to someone and receive a passionate response of “Oh, I love Ethiopian!’, or “I really can’t stand injera.” Spongy and slightly sour from fermentation, injera, the Ethiopian flatbread, was the great divider.  Either you were on board with … Read More

Going to Church for Comfort Food

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It is practically impossible to find an eating establishment these days that isn’t on Yelp, Urbanspoon or any of the food review sites. Even the most obscure restaurant has at least one review, even if that review was written by the owner in 2007. But … Read More