Taco Bell

How did Taco Bell make my blog?  Well, it provided an awesome, filling meal after spending a day at a wedding shower.  There is nothing better than having something quick to fill you belly after an afternoon of wine and sangria.  I had a 7 layer beef burrito which was extremely tasty along with a side of nachos supreme.  It was delish! 

Canada Day Decadence at Hart's Table and Bar!

 

What could be better than it being Noon on a lovely Canada Day afternoon and your husband saying "Let's go find some Eggs Benny on a Patio"?  Perfect I thought!  And while we hummed and hawed for a few minutes about trying a new spot, Philly said "Why don't we go for Lobster Eggs Benny at Hart's".  When he added "Then you can have those Creamsicle Mojito's that you love so much" he had me sold!   So off we went in search of a patio.  It wasn't a super great day but it was warm and there was a little bit of sun out so we found a spot to enjoy.

And then I ordered the coveted Creamsicle Beer Mojito!

While our neighbor ordered the Chicken and Waffles but I had to get a pic! 

 

And then this absolutely divine looking dish walked by us that I had never seen before:

 

I asked our waitress what it was and she said that it was a new and very popular dish called "Drunken Bread".  I was in!  So we ordered one.

 

This is absolutely delicious!  It is bread soaked in white wine covered in a great medley of seasonings and topped with provolone and asiago cheese.  It was a dream!  I loved it!  But I left some to take home for a snack later as we did come for the Lobster Benny after all.  I will return again and again for this bread though.

  Philly has clearly redeemed himself from the previous pictures at Sandwich and Sons.  Look at these pics of the food - amazing!


 

And then my Creamsicle Beer Mojito was done . . . so I ordered another one! 

 



 

And it was a perfect afternoon.  The drinks were great and the food was amazing.  The Eggs Benedict were perfect and they have made some nice changes.  They are now served on a wooden board which really works.  They have added onions and peppers to the side potatoes which is great.  They serve beautiful fresh fruit in a glass jar on the plate.  And that hollandaise is soooo good.  I don't remember it being that good but it is pretty much a perfect hollandaise.  It was really delicious.  The eggs were cooked perfectly and the arugula that I previously found to be too overpowering was just right.  It was delicious.  And the service was very good too.  The manager is very attentive and is clearly trying to improve this part of the business and it really shows. 

 





Sandwich and Sons

 

    

Foie Gras Friday!!  Does it get any better than Foie Gras Friday??

Today we headed to Alex Sneazwell's new place Sandwich and Sons for their Foie Gras special available only on Fridays.  As we found out, and it appeared from previous bloggers, the Fois Gras special changes every Friday.  Alex is working on getting his website up and running and tries to post on Twitter the Friday special but he is very busy with his new business so doesn't always have time.  Today he didn't even have time to update the chalk board so Philly got a picture of last week's special mostly rubbed off the board!

 

 

 

Now before we get too far into this I have to add a little disclaimer.  I know Philly's photos are usually the hit of this blog (he has over 256,000 views of his photos, whereas I have less than only 48,000 views of my blog).  However, I have to say, today was not Phil's best work.  Here's an example of his pictures on the sandwiches:

  Come on!  These are great sandwiches and these pics just don't do them justice.  I think that poor Phil was a little off his game because our fantabulous friend Deb was with us who in and of herself is a beautiful distraction of lovliness!  However, I just think that Phil did not want to adjust her sandwich so he could get a picture of the decadent ingredients of our Foie Gras Sandwich!!

Now he did improve with the picture of the homemade potato chip bowl!

But on to our lunch.  The Foie Gras Sandwich started with a layer of Trout and Foie Pate topped with seared Foie Gras.  It was enhanced (if you can possibly enhance Foie Gras) with an artichoke and cream cheese spread.  It was then topped with lettuce, tomato, fresh dill and bacon.  It was amazing!  We added a bowl of their homemade fresh soup of the day which was Cream of Mushroom and it was delicious!  Phil enjoyed the BLT sandwich which he said was great.  It was a little pricey but hey - it's Foie Gras.  I would like to return to try their decadent Grilled Cheese Sandwich which is only $7 and, of course, try out more of their Foie Gras Friday specials.  I also plan to visit them at Taste of Edmonton where they will be offering their Foie Gras Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches - yum!

 

 

Tasty Noodle - Second Chance

Even though I just recently reviewed Tasty Noodle, I felt I had to update my comments on our more recent visit where we grabbed a ton of Dim Sum for Friday Night take out.  It was awesome!  Maybe the fact that it tasted so good by partially due to the more recent failure of a meal at Beijing where the Dim Sum was not great, but the food was good and the prices were much more reasonable than I thought they were the first time around.  We got nine dishes for $48 with tax and tip.  They have Dim Sum available all day which is great and it's available for take out.  So it was a nice treat to have Dim Sum at home!  They even allowed my husband to take one of their laminated menus with pictures for ease of ordering next time.



You Gotta Eat Here is in Edmonton Today!

They will be filming at three different locations - MEAT (which is reportedly closing down for two days to accommodate the filming), Rostizado by Tres Carnales - arguably one of the most popular restaurant in Edmonton these days, and Battista's Calzone on 118th Avenue - which wasn't even on my radar.  I don't think I'll make it downtown to check out any of the filming but will watch the show when it airs.

Friday Night Sangria on the Deck with the Girls!

So good!  And so much fun!!

Hit More Food Trucks This Week!

Yahoo!  More Food Trucks.

Went again this week to the Southwest Edmonton Farmer's Market and enjoyed the following food trucks:

La Poutine

  We also had La Poutine come to our work this week and it was great.  I had the Donair Poutine and really liked it.

Bully Food Truck

  This is the Philly Cheese Steak.  It was good but probably my least favorite item of all the great things on the Bully Truck.

 This is the Pork Riblets in a great gravy with a side salad - it was VERY good.

   This was supposed to be the steak and mushroom pie with mashed potatoes and gravy.  I think it was steak and kidney pie.  It was good but I wasn't crazy about the kidney.  Nosh Catering

 

Lemon Grass Grill

 

They only had chicken skewers today so I tried the spring rolls.  You get 4 for $6.00.  They were amazing!  Really good.  So I went back and ordered 8 more to take home which my son and I enjoyed over the next couple of days.

 

 

 Yellow Bird Café

 

Had a great steak wrap with a neat name - which I forgot along with taking a picture! 

 

 

Keilan's Creamery also came to our work this week.  After having been to 80 Scoops last weekend, I can say definitively that Keilan's is the better ice cream.  It was delicious!  The Pistachio ice cream was amazing and a double scoop is only $4.99 - with a single scoop being $4.25 so you just have to go for the double!