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Entries Tagged as 'Western Food'

White Castle – New York

December 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Cheap Eats, New York, Western Food

Ever since watching Harry and Kumar Go To White Castle , I have had a strange urge to try a slider at this popular fast food chain. By chance, one late night after a show, we strolled by a White Castle near Madison Square Garden and I just had to go in. [...]

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Stella’s on Cambie – Vancouver, BC

November 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Beer, Vancouver, Western Food

Ahhh – beer. For those evenings when you’ve just come in the door from work – and that first sip of beer touches your lips, the cold bubbles run over your tongue, and your brain just goes “it’s over – you’re home”.

That’s my favourite part about beer.

And Belgians make fabulous beer. There are [...]

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Kingston Taphouse & Grille – Vancouver, BC

November 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Beer, Vancouver, Western Food

I was here a while ago but forgot to blog about it, so it will be short, but here goes. It was a rainy Friday night, and a bunch of old friends were getting together for a drink and to catch up. We headed to the Kingston as it was downtown and served [...]

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The Good Dog Bar – Philadelphia, PA

November 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Beer, Philadelphia, Western Food

Heading out with the guys before the big concert – we only had about an hour to get some food and have a pre-concert cocktail. I looked up the “50 best bars in Philadelphia” article on the Philadelphia Weekly website, and found the Good Dog at Number 3. Apparently, this place [...]

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Rouge – Philadelphia, PA

November 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Bistro, Brunch, Philadelphia, Western Food

Sunday morning, after another late night. I am stadium-ed out after the concert, Flyers game, and 76ers game, and the lads are off to see the Eagles play. I’m going to laze around town today, having some brunch, and taking a leisurely stroll through Philadelphia’s awesome art museums.
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Pat’s vs. Geno’s: Philly Cheesesteak Showdown

November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Cheap Eats, Inexpensive, Kid-friendly, Philadelphia, Western Food

When the lads suggested we go to Philly for a sports weekend this year, two words immediately came into my mind: Philly Cheesesteaks. Maybe it should have been “The Eagles” or “The Flyers”, but for me, as usual, my love of food just took over and all I could [...]

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Jon’s Bar and Grille – Philadelphia, PA

November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Philadelphia, Western Food

We stopped here during a stroll down South Street on a Saturday night as the patio was pretty empty and we were in need of a cold drink.
Service was friendly and fast, and the beer wasn’t over priced. The beer list wasn’t anything great, but they did have Colorado’s Blue Moon Belgian [...]

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