Foodie Favourites No.02: Buster's Sea Cove Food Truck

Food trucks are finally finding homes in Toronto. I have been checking the Ontario Food Trucks website for locations and schedules. It just so happens that today Buster's Sea Cove food truck was filming for the third season of Eat st. a Food Network television show. Parked at a conveniently accessible spot on Front just west of Bay made this an easy trip to Union station, take the Front st exit and you can be eating fish tacos before you can say Dios mio!

Foodie Favourites No.01: Southern Accent

Before I went to Southern Accent my favourite fried catfish was had at Mulate's in New Orleans. Well right here in my own yard I can get some seriously good catfish. A really tasty cracker & spice encrusted fillet on a bed of pilaf with beautifully buttery collard greens and a tangy pickled jalepeno tartar sauce. Did I use enough descriptive words? Do you need to wipe the drool from your chin? Seriously Good! I am obviously a big fan of the catfish but I also enjoyed a simple classic "N'awlins" dish, Hush Puppies. Fried dough. How can you go wrong? On a hot, humid July night with a storm cloud threatening, I figured that a bourbon sour would help paint the perfect Yeah You Right scene.

It's Johnny's Birthday

Yup, It's Johnny's Birthday. It's been a great weekend! Dinner with family on Friday. On Saturday I bought a sweet new mountain bike to replace my ride that was stolen Canada Day. The guys at RBinc know their bikes and have some super deals right now. Check 'em out. Saturday evening I saw an awesome Papa Grows Funk concert at the 24th Annual Beaches International Jazz Festival. Today I did a little bit of shopping downtown and later I'll be going for dinner at Southern Accent. Good Times!

A Guy Walks Into a Bar...

A comedy bar. Absolute Comedy hosted an evening of laughs this Wednesday. A Pro-Am night that my friend Wojtek Arciszewski was participating in. It was a very funny night from both the Pros and the Ams. Six amateurs had six minutes of material to unleash on the crowd. There was also a professional emcee and two pro comics that each did fifteen minutes. Not a bad Wednesday evening. It put me in a good mood for the weekend. Get out and see some live comedy too!

Photo Exhibit @ Moonbean Coffee

Good thing I stopped for a cappuccino at Moonbean Coffee last week. They have offered me their wall space for a few weeks. This is a wonderful opportunity to get myself out there and be seen. I'd say this is really my first exhibit ever. It's exciting! Hopefully you will be able to check it out. I'll hang the works tomorrow and they will be up until August 10th. Don't forget to get a delicious coffee to enjoy while viewing.
Exhibit Photos

Cappuccino Capers No.04: Moonbean Coffee

First off, what a great name. I've been to this bean house before while in Kensington Market. For those who know, Kensington is one of the best places to get food from around the world and at great prices. That goes for groceries and food joints. Foodies for foodies, all condensed into one 3-4 street melting pot. You know Anthony Bourdain would be stopping by the Market on a Layover for sure! So the beans at Moonbean are of some of the highest quality and always fresh. Cappuccino Capers No.04: Moonbean

Cappuccino Capers No.03: Bulldog Coffee

Another great spot in the Yonge & Eglinton neighbourhood is Bulldog Coffee. The original Bulldog is at 89 Granby st. just north of Ryerson University. Their bean has a good strong flavour and the baristas make a good creamy steamed milk. It's a pretty big cappo. I'd call it a latte to tell you the truth but as we all know, size is everything when it comes to coffee servings. That's one of the finer points I loved about ordering a cappo in Italy. It was always the same size. Cappuccino Capers No. 03: Bulldog Cafe

Tribute To An Old Friend

The unthinkable happened to me last night. One of my most beloved items was stolen away from me. MY BIKE! as Pee Wee Herman exclaims in his Big Adventure. On Sunday night, I felt exactly like he did in that movie. I would hear a bike, turn around and expect to nab the robber as he rode past. It was a strange night. While on College st. snapping photos of the soccer win fiesta, two fellows were really keen on my wheels. Three hours later at Nathan Phillips Square, a girl asked me if I thought it was safe to lock my bike up downtown. I was like "Sure, I do it all the time". Which is true. 10:00pm I lock the bike up for the last time in the east side of the Square, at the bike rack, under bright lights and near a security camera. What could go wrong? 10:30pm. I walk around the square, circling back to the bike rack. I see my bike in a halo of shinning light. The last time I would see the glint of her broken bell. 11:00pm. Nothing but an empty space at the rack where I left my cycle. I was in shock. Who am I kidding, I still am! Lesson learned. No lock is impenetrable. No bike is untouchable. Hopefully I truly am in good Hands with Allstate. Tribute To An Old Friend

Olé Canada

Happy Canada Day everyone! Plenty to do in the city as usual to celebrate. This years party was punctuated by the Spanish winning the Euro Cup tournament. Isn't Fiesta Nacional on October 12th? That's what I love about Toronto. I get to enjoy all the cultural celebrations of the world because there's a little bit of the world everywhere you look in Toronto. In this case I rode my bike down to the festivities on College st. About a block from Little Italy. There was a lot of good spirits as Italians and Spanish alike danced, embraced and waved flags. At one point a half naked Luchador gave me a bear hug and a kiss on the cheek.
Later on my ride took me down to Queen st. and over to Nathan Phillips Square for the Tower of Power concert as part of Toronto Jazz Festival. This is one of my favourite events to go to in the summer. It was the third show in five days I took the old bicycle down there. Enjoying the wind in my face. It was to be my last ride for a while...Olé Canada