When I was looking up restaurants to eat in and out of Covent Garden, Homeslice appeared several times across different mediums. I spent quite some time drooling over the endless photos I found on Instagram; read through countless reviews and knew I would have fomo if I didn’t stop here during my time in London. Before I go off on a tangent about how amazing their pizzas are, I want to mention that we visited 2 of the 4 Homeslice locations. Quality and service is consistent throughout both locations however, the shop in Covent Garden – inside Neal’s Yard to be specific is a must visit. When we walked through the small alley way to…
Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria is the neighbourhood pizzeria to grab great comfort food in a relaxing setting. Inspired by the energy of an authentic pizzeria in Naples, Italy. At Famoso patrons will find the delicious tastes of fresh, pizzaiolo-toosed pizzas and signature Italian dishes served with a perfect selection of wine, craft beer and cocktails. Famoso is a chain with 30 locations across Canada offering patrons traditional neighbourhood pizzeria that uses fresh ingredients and house made pizza and pastas! Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria has two new pizzas available at all Famoso locations across Canada. Perfect for the fresh summer season, the menu features brand new Mattina and Prawn Pesto Pizzas, as well as the return of the…
A few weekends ago, my friends and I decided to trek out to Niagara on the Lake to try Jet Boating (for the first time) & attend the Lavendar Festival. On the agenda for the day, we also scheduled an afternoon visit to Kitchen 76 @ Two Sisters Vineyard. Two Sisters Vineyard is Niagara’s newest premium winery of about 76 acres of land. Dining on the patio of Kitchen 76 was spectacular. The incredibly high ceilings of their patio whilst looking out to the rows and rows of grapes was incredible. Their menu features Italian-inspired dishes that pairs perfectly with their full spectrum of wine. We requested to sit out on the patio which was…
Chicago Style Pizza is a hole in the wall restaurant tucked away in the midst of Hamilton. I rarely travel to Hamilton and I’m not too sure of many restaurants that offer Deep Dish Pizza in the GTA. But when someone offers to drive you to Hamilton to check out deep dish pizza – you can’t really say no to that haha! Trust me, this place is totally worth the trek! (wherever you are!) This visit is my 3rd trip to Chicago Style Pizza. I visited this restaurant twice back in 2012 (blog post here) and this time being the third. It’s been 4 years since my last visit – the layout hasn’t changed much but a renovation definitely occurred to brighten…
I’m thrilled to be giving away a Little Caesars’ Gift Pack! HELLO ALL YOU PIZZA LOVERS! With only a few weeks left of summer to enjoy, Little Caesars (@littlecaesars) has extended their exclusive Bacon Wrapped Deep!Deep! Dish Pizza, with 3.5 feet of bacon wrapped around the crust, until September! Drooling yet? =) Little Caesars is encouraging Canadians to #SavourTheSizzle, whether that means indulging in a #LittleCaesars BWDDDP, soaking up some rays on the beach, heading up to the cottage or all of the above! I’m thrilled to be giving away a Little Caesars Gift Pack, including some sizzling summer goodies and a gift card to try the Bacon Wrapped Deep!Deep! Dish Pizza. Be sure to #SavourTheSizzle…
I was completely ecstatic to check out Pizzeria Via Mercanti (@Via_Mercanti). I’ve heard great things about this pizza joint over the years. After a workday, my friends and I headed over to Kensington Market (which is probably one of my favourite areas to grab food!) to check out this pizza joint! I simply love pizza and especially with all the competition going in the city, its nice to see how each one differentiates. Did I mention they were voted as Toronto’s best pizza of 2014? The restaurant is divided into 2 sections – a “L” shaped bar that sits around the pizza oven. The other side sits tables for larger groups. Bread to Start: Potato Croquette…
So a while ago, I made a visit to Ciao Wine Bar in Yorkville. Ciao Wine Bar is one of the many restaurants under the Liberty Entertainment Group. This authentic Italian restaurant has been opened for as long as I can remember. This is one of my many backlogged post only because my experience at Ciao Wine Bar was somewhat mediocre. But thought I should still share my thoughts about this dinner. ZUPPE Stracciatella ($9.00) Egg drop, spinach in a chicken broth with parmigiano reggianno Bread to Start: PIZZA Amerciana ($18.00) Tomato, mozzarella, salami, mushroom, green peppers PASTA Pasta Lunga ($21.00) Linguine with fresh clams, mussels, calamari, tiger shrimp in a light tomato sauce My verdict? As…
After recently visiting Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar (@Scaddabush)‘s first location in Square One, Mississauga not too long ago, they promptly opened a second location 2 weeks ago two blocks away from the Eaton Center. Here’s the thing: I had two completely different dining experiences at the different locations. My first experience at the Square One location was a relaxing – 2 person dinner – sharing a pasta and pizza and what not. My experience at the Yonge & Gerrard location last Thursday on the other hand – I can say, was more like an epic feast. (I’ll explain more later) As soon as you walk through the main doors – you’re exposed to a galore…
A few months ago, I took a 3 week trip back to my home town to visit the family. So without a doubt that meant there was a lot of shopping, sight-seeing involved and of course eating 😉 So please sit tight and enjoy my next few posts as I share with you some of my highlight yummy foodie adventures! A friend had recommended Harlan’s high tea for its amazing view affordable price – and I’m really glad my cousin and I found some time to check this place out. Located on the 19th floor of The One Building in Tsim Sha Tsui, Harlan’s offers lunch, high tea and dinner overlooking the gorgeous waters and skyline…
Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar (Twitter: @SCADDABUSH) (Instagram: @Scaddabush) recently opened its door to the public in the heart of Mississauga. Located steps away from Square One Shopping Mall, Scaddabush, (formerly Alice Fazoolis’) is an Italian slang meaning “a little bit of this & a little bit of that”. Having said that, Scaddabush’s menu does offer a little bit of everything – basing their menu off a traditional Italian feast while also being able to focus on small plates and other shareable dishes. To be quite honest, if you’ve been to Alice Fazoolis, then you’ll find that the decor at Scaddabush is not too noticeably different. Same coloured brick walls, with dark painted frames, and a huge…
Last week my friend and I trekked over to Cabbagetown to visit the highly acclaimed Italian Restaurant, F’Amelia (@FAmeliaRisto). My friend and I were quite excited to finally whine down and grab some authentic Italian food, we attempted to go there rather early. However, we didn’t realize it would be so difficult to find a parking spot. F’Amelia is located in the midst of a cozy neighbourhood. There’s really not much of a public parking lot unless you have a parking permit from being a resident there. Street after street, we managed to finally find a spot. We arrived at 7:45pm and walked into a bright room with natural light shining down on us. The dining…
This past Monday I was invited to good ol’ MESSY MEATBALL party at Paese Ristorante (@PaesesRistorante) located on King St. West right across from TIFF Bell Lightbox. That evening consisted of the launch of a new late night meatball menu created by Chef Palik (@ChefPalik) and also a new personal record for myself for indulging in a galore of meatballs!!! Once we arrived at the restaurant, we were each given a bib and a little menu for the evening. Their meatballs are uniquely sophisticated. See the below pictures if you don’t believe me =P Drinks to start off the meatball feast! Meatball Caesar – The Duce Mixologist Moses McIntee also sampled “The Duce” – their…
Whenever I’m in the Annex area, I either go straight to Sushi Couture (see my post here) when I’m craving for some fresh-quality-affordable sushi or I head straight to Guu Sake Bar when I feel like Guu-ing it up. I rarely rarely look around to see what the other restaurants in the Annex has to offer. And so on a random Sunday morning, someone had tweeted me and suggested Insomnia Cafe (@insomniacafe) in the Annex … and well guess what? I ended up here for dinner the same day. So we decided to order everything from their appetizers menu and share it as tapas! College Street Pizza ($14.00) Tomato sauce, italian sausage, kalamata olives, sun dried tomatoes,…
The very first time I heard of Gusto 101 (@Gusto101TO) was when a few foodies tweeted that Gusto 101 had forbidden that they take any photographs inside the restaurant. Seriously?? So when my friends suggested they wanted to dine here, I was totally on board to see what was so pretentious about this place that they didn’t allow a few happy customers to take photos! With that being said, no I didn’t bring my DSLR but decided to take pictures with camera phone to see if anyone would stop me! 😀 We’ve heard that Gusto 101 fills up quickly for dinner service so we weren’t expecting to be seated right away but we thought wrong. Bread to start:…
