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Promenade Bistro

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Chef Gojko Bodiroga (centre), chef Brad Warren (left) and chef Mark Pichette with crepes and eggs Benedict at Promenade Bistro.

Who says brunch is a Sunday-only thing?

I love brunch, but I also love long, leisurely Sunday mornings at home, when I can indulge in my personal addiction, i.e. a bunch of crossword puzzles, especially the big New York Times puzzle, which I now save from Saturday's Free Press to do on Sunday. PRINT | 6/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Good looks will take you only so far

Some come for the food. Some come for the bustling bar scene. And some come to ogle the pretty waitresses. Me? I came for the pumpkin pie, one of the pie loves of my life. I suppose it may appear on other menus at this time of year, but it if does I haven't found it, and although it isn't on Earl's permanent menu, it is a current special -- moist and seductive, with a crisp crust and spiced with just the right amount of cinnamon. My only quibble would be that I prefer mine warm instead of icy ($5). PRINT | 30/10/2009 1:00 AM | 13
Vietnamese value and Asian fast food

Two gilded laughing Buddhas face the entrance, flanked by a little shrine and a bamboo plant, a welcome suggestion of more space within than there actually is. There's seating for a mere 30, and the menu is tiny as well. PRINT | 23/10/2009 1:00 AM | 0
New park eatery flexes its mussels

The distance from parking lot to restaurant isn't daunting in itself, but it is long enough to be a challenge for women in high heels, or in such temperatures as 30 degrees, either plus or minus. The payoff will be worth it, in part because of Terrace Fifty-Five's serene, sylvan setting -- an elegantly understated room, with walls and ceiling almost entirely of glass. The views of the park are glorious, especially from the tables that overlook the terrace and pool -- a scene evocative of a world more gracious than the one most of us inhabit. PRINT | 16/10/2009 1:00 AM | 2
Change brewing at only local tea room

When I wrote in last week's column about foods with only a single local source I'd forgotten about Two A Tea, our one and only tea room. I'd reviewed it about a year and a half ago, in response to a reader who'd asked for a tea room recommendation, and I'm writing about it again now -- much sooner than I'd intended to -- because another reader informed me that there was a For Sale sign outside the building. PRINT | 9/10/2009 1:00 AM | 0
Dishin' on some fab Winnipeg dishes

No matter how often I eat out -- and I eat out a lot -- there are certain foods I can never have. I wish, for instance, that we had a raw shellfish bar, and I'm still waiting for the arrival of such crazes as Brazilian skewered meats or pressed Cuban sandwiches. On the other hand I'm grateful that I don't have to deal with molecular gastronomy (I was always a dunce at science -- any science). Otherwise, though, there isn't much that isn't available here, and when asked to name a favourite restaurant I can't -- it might depend on my mood of the moment, and so many good ones spring to mind. PRINT | 2/10/2009 1:00 AM | 4