Maialino 1688 Queen Street West Toronto +1 (416) 551-5251 http://www.maialinoto.com Small, urban Sicilian restaurant with excellent food and wine. Run by 2 Sicilian brothers (I believe…), the quality of the food is outstanding and the ambiance is great. Probably among the best Italian restaurants in town! A great addition to Parkdale. d.c.k Continue reading Maialino – Italian
2024 Queen Street West Toronto, ON An unassuming cafe on Queen near Ossington with a great selection of very good quality sandwiches. They are VERY good! d.c.k Continue reading Cafe Bernate
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710 Montgomery San Francisco +1 (415) 982-2622 Spanish style tapas. Modern, nice, hip, great food. d.c.k. Continue reading Bocadillos San Francisco
+1 (415) 776-4642 1409 Poke Street San Francisco Don’t judge the book by the cover! Looks a bit dodgy but the food is really good. d.c.k. Continue reading Shalimar – Indian & Pakistani Restaurant San Francisco
231 Mott Street New York, NY +1 (212) 966-1234 Very thin crust pizza. No reservations after 7pm. Busy, hip, great food (pizza). Comfortable tin, brick, wood and tile interior. Knowledgeable wait staff, friendly host, fast! d.c.k. Continue reading Emporio – NYC
Deckers Grille & Lounge Seven Mile Beach http://www.deckers.ky +1 (345) 945-6600 You are looking for down to earth, casual, fun, relaxed atmosphere but don’t want to sacrifice food quality? Deckers is your place. Big outdoor patio/bar/lounge/restaurant playing funky music. Massive outdoor ceiling fan, a cut-up London bus that doubles as a bar and a phone … Continue reading Deckers – Grand Cayman
Calypso Grill Morgan’s Harbour, West Bay Grand Cayman http://www.calypsogrillcayman.com +1 (345) 949-3948 Ambience and dress code are casual, the food is outstanding. Always fresh catch of the day prepared to your liking. Great deck overlooking the water with fun and bright colours inside and a nice breeze from the water. This combination of ambience and … Continue reading Calypso Grill – Grand Cayman
http://www.dakotacooks.com 1010 Nicollet Minneapolis +1 (612) 332-1010 If you like music/jazz and if you happen to be in Minnesota: GO TO Dakota!!! I’ve now been there twice (I know, not quite a huge statistic, but hey…) and both times, the shows were world class. If you want a good table, book ahead of your visit. … Continue reading DAKOTA – Jazz Club & Restaurant
Parts & Labour 1566 Queen St W, Toronto, ON Phone: 416-588-7750 Upscale Parkdale restaurant (nope, no oxymoron). Reservation required unless you are ok hanging out at their looooooooong bar (they serve food there too). Food is great but priced at the upper end…maybe its their way of paying for the DJ that is playing there … Continue reading Parts & Labour – Toronto
Zinc Bar 82 W 3rd St, New York, NY Phone: +1 (212) 477-9462 http://www.zincbar.com Great, great jazz bar in NYC. Excellent quality acts. Sometimes a bit ‘out there’ but always worth a visit. Cover is only about 10 bucks. Cozy atmosphere. Even though it’s been around for a while, its not a touristy place. Neighborhood: … Continue reading Zinc Bar – NYC
Garage Restaurant and Cafe 99 7th Avenue South, New York, NY Phone: +1 (212) 645-0600 http://www.garagejazz.com/ Live Jazz: Monday & Tuesday: 17 piece Big Band Jazz, 2 seatings 7:30pm & 9:30pm Then from 11:30pm – 2:30am Live Jazz Weds & Thursday: Live Jazz from 7:00pm – 2:30am Friday: Live Jazz from 6:30pm – 3:00am Saturday: … Continue reading Garage – NYC
Peasant 194 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY Phone: 2129659511 http://www.peasantnyc.com Hours: Dinner: Tuesday – Saturday: 6:00pm – 12:00pm, Sunday: 6:00pm – 10:00pm, Holidays: Closed Price: $31 to $50 New York makes it possible: a hip pizza place! Modern, brick wall-exposed interior combined with traditional food and a very hip crowd. The pizza list isn’t really … Continue reading Peasant – Hip Pizza in NYC
Kittichai 60 Thompson, New York, NY Phone: +1 (212) 219-2000 http://www.kittichairestaurant.com Breakfast: 7:00am – 11:00am Daily * Lunch: Monday – Friday Noon – 2:45pm * Brunch: Saturday & Sunday 11:30am – 3:00pm * Patio: 3:00pm – 5:30pm Daily * Dinner: Sunday – Wednesday 5:30pm – 11:00pm / Thursday, Friday & Saturday 5:30pm -12:00am Price: $50 … Continue reading Kittichai – New York
http://www.jacquesimoscafe.com 8324 Oak Street New Orleans, LA 70118 504-861-0886 Hours of Operation Monday – Thursday, 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Friday and Saturday, 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm Sunday – closed Be prepared for a loooong wait (about 1 – 1.5 hours) – they don’t take reservations. The dress code is casual and the interior … Continue reading Jacques-Imo’s – New Orleans
736 Dante Street New Orleans, LA 70118 Best food ever. Period. How do they do that? How’s it possible to make such great food? Speechless. d.c.k. Continue reading Dante’s Kitchen – New Orleans
5637 Magazine Street New Orleans http://www.throwacupcakeatme.com So far, the best coffee in town during our trip. An awesome place that turned out extremely entertaining for us – in addition to great espresso and ‘teacakes’. Nobody is in a rush, very friendly and you sure will end up in some fun conversations or make new friends. … Continue reading Velvet – New Orleans
http://www.snugjazz.com/site/ Yeeaah, we are sitting upstairs at ‘Snug Harbor’ in New Orleans listening to Charmaine Neville. Yes, Aaron Neville’s sister! 🙂 Veeeeeerry smoooooth and cool jazz. Aaaaawsome music and atmosphere and a huuuuuuuuuuge cocktail in front of me 🙂 Life’s good !!! Continue reading Snug Harbor – New Orleans
164 Ossington Ave. Small place on Ossington with great crepes, done the European way! Also some South American food influences like empanadas, equally good. Cocktail table seating. d.c.k. Continue reading Crepes & More
249 Broadway Laguna Beach California +1 (949) 497-6627 http://www.romeocucina.com Italian. Wood burning oven. Hand-made pasta. Casual dining, authentic Italian. Food is AWSOME. Great pizza, outstanding tiramisu. Everything is home made! Interesting attire worn by owner… (Pajama pants…). But very, very nice and friendly. d.c.k. Continue reading Romeo Cucina
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