Carden Street Café
Guelph, ON
Guelph has two of our favourite restaurants of all time and this is one of them. The other is below. The Carden Street Café is a colourful vibrant mainstay that serves up delicious curries and other ethnic dishes from different … Continued
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Smith & Bean Guesthouse
Rossland, BC
We were lucky enough to have this homey B&B (named after the owners’ cats) to ourselves and we had a wonderful stay. We had a great show in Rossland, an excellent meal at Idgie’s and then a sound sleep at … Continued
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Café Aquarius
Guelph, ON
Crispy fried tofu is the easy winner at this organic, vegetarian restaurant. Set in a casual, spacious gallery space, the counter service and bus-your-own-plates set-up is part of this restaurants communal feel. Excellent salads and extraordinary organic sodas are available … Continued
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The Cornerstone Coffeehouse
Guelph, ON
This warm, inviting room is sometimes a live performance venue and seemingly always full – it’s also big on tasty food. You can have a glass of wine or a latte and there seem to be several daily specials through … Continued
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Sushi on Bloor
Toronto, ON
We love to stuff ourselves at this insanely busy sushi joint on Bloor. The service is questionable and sometimes amusing but the food fairly priced and always satisfying.
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The Tap
Toronto, ON
Can you say Creemore? While this preservative-free Ontario beer is served at many other watering holes around town, this is Nicky’s favourite place to toss a couple back. She used to live in the area and has to return whenever … Continued
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Pauper’s Pub
Toronto, ON
Nicky used to live around the corner from this mainstay of the Annex in Toronto and loves the ambience and the ales – plus, she once spotted Caitlin from Degrassi Junior High hanging out and was thankful for the reminder … Continued
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Hugh’s Room
Toronto, ON
The initial draw of this place is the nightly roots music. Hugh’s Room features the best of North America’s folk/roots scene in a sizeable but intimate listening room. It is the excellent cuisine and friendly servers that round out the … Continued
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Cosmic Charlie’s
Peterborough, ON
Cosmic Charlie’s, like The Carden Street Café in Guelph, makes dabbling in different ethnic dishes an artform. You will not be hungry after indulging in a meal at this excellent restaurant and if you take in a show at the … Continued
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The Only Café
Peterborough, ON
This place is a favourite of ours for its excellent breakfasts, sandwiches, and salads. In fact, Nicky swears that her favourite sandwich of all time is served here but she can’t recall what is on it. Great atmosphere and a … Continued
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