Riverhouse in Athabasca
Athabasca, AB
This is a charming, independent restaurant with a beautiful view of Athabasca and one of the nicest owners around (Peter Karl). Expect homemade everything in this eatery – we were fans of the soups and the breakfast offerings. Good coffee … Continued
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Murrieta’s
Calgary, AB
This is a beautiful restaurant in downtown Calgary that boasts one of the most unique and light-filled dining rooms around and some of the best food we have ever eaten in Calgary – it was only through the kindness of … Continued
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The Continental Pastry Shop
Seattle, WA
Can you say baklava? Wow, this place knows how to make some fine pastries. Though Cara found the almond baklava a tad sweet (CARA found something too sweet???), the standard version is wonderful with a lingering touch of cloves that … Continued
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Ruby Asian Dining
Seattle, WA
Our good friend Nancy Reinhold and her partner Marjorie took us to this great little place on Lake Washington. This restaurant serves up Chinese, Thai and some Japanese dishes and it does all of them very well. Everything was incredibly … Continued
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Hi Spot Cafe
Seattle, WA
We stopped in this funky little place on the way out of town and were treated to some excellent brunch items. We were also entertained by our lovely waiter Michael (he felt a special connection with us since he was … Continued
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The Blue Monk
We performed here in September of 2004 and were treated to some fine food before the show. We highly, highly recommend their spicy tomato soup which has a coconut milk base and resembles one of our favourite soups in Canada … Continued
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Jalisco
Watsonville, CA
We drove like maniacs from Chico to get to an early interview in Watsonville (Santa Cruz), had a fabulous time at KPIG and then met up with everyone from the station at this Mexican restaurant. Much to the detriment of … Continued
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Linda’s Seabreeze Cafe
Santa Cruz, CA
We ate at this cozy little place twice in 24 hours and loved everything about it. Fantastic coffee, incredible carrot and ginger soup, chicken apple sausage, banana and walnut pancakes (with real maple syrup)and the most divine carrot cake we’ve … Continued
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Novo Restaurant Bakery
San Luis Obispo, CA
We were a little concerned about the prices when we stopped at this cafe (which had been recommended to us by the fine people at Linda’s Seabreeze Cafe in Santa Cruz), but we found a less expensive option in their … Continued
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Akiko’s Sushi Bar
San Francisco, CA
There may be better sushi joints in San Francisco, but we were pretty impressed with this one, AND it was relatively inexpensive. The fish was exceptionally fresh and the rolls were inventive. There are only four tables in this little … Continued
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