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Restaurant Review – Mad Chef Cafe
Since before Mad Chef Cafe even opened its doors in the old Orbits space in downtown Courtenay, there was a serious buzz about their food.
I figure anyone with the guts to call himself the Mad Chef has to be making some mad tasty food – and the Comox Valley sure seems to agree. Mad Chef [...]
Restaurant Review – Downtown Courtenay’s Atlas Cafe
There are a few staple restaurants in life that I know any time I head out – whether it be for a business meeting, a late afternoon drink with a friend, lunch with the family or dinner with that hot guy I married, but never seem to have time to hang out with – the [...]
Restaurant Review – Kinaree Thai Cuisine
I think I’ve had some sort of mental block. When anyone says to me “Hey, want to go for Thai food?” I think back to this tiny hole in the wall in Fairfax, California where Ken and I would sneak off to once a week to get our fix. Or the restaurant we would wander [...]
Parent Getaways – Snuggles, Wine & Dessert
Editor’s Note: Reality of Parenthood #1 – if mom and dad aren’t happy, nobody is happy.
Finding those moments to reconnect as a couple or spend a bit of time regrouping by yourself may seem nearly impossible most days. But, making them possible can be what levels your head, rejuvenates you and helps you [...]
The Great Escape Modern Indian Food
At last, our bad Valentines Day dinner karma dies.
It started out less than inspirational.
My husband and I, looking forward to an evening playing dress up, drinking something rather adult and eating well-spiced food at a leisurely, uninterrupted pace made reservations a week ago to finally hit The Great Escape in Cumberland for our annual Valentines [...]
Dining Out – Dick’s Fish & Chips
I have an extreme weakness for fish and chips.
Maybe it was all those childhood Fridays during lent when we couldn’t eat meat and ended up at the local fish and chips dive. But, there is something completely homey about a dinner that involves battered fish, fries and coleslaw.
That is not to say that all fish [...]
Dining Out – Porch’s Take-Out
It’s one of those places that you wait all winter for it to re-open.
You know, those spots where – when you were a kid – you’d beg your parents to eat at because grease and fries and fish with a big whack o’ tartar sauce is pretty much the most awesome local island food ever.
Porch’s [...]
Dining Out – The Park Cafe
I L-O-V-E Sunday morning breakfast.
Actually, that would be any morning breakfast which doesn’t involve me cooking up anything at all.
But, those weekend jaunts to the local greasy spoon for some eggs and sausage have won my enduring adoration since Barry Manilow had a number-one record.
One of our favourite spots in The Valley for a down-home [...]
Dining Out – Rocky Mountain Cafe
This is our first edition of Dining Out on Comox Valley Kids – and since it will be a regular topic in posts around here I thought I’d post a few details and a disclaimer.
Eat Out is designed as a section where we will review restaurants around the North Island for family friendliness. The opinions [...]
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