on the illustrious Gilman St. in Berkeley would be of such controversy. Now to be sure, Gilman had already been slowly converting into a virtual haven for the nouveau riche Internet generation, what with the North Face, Royale...

Just a couple thoughts on the not-so-popular dishes. The “exploded” catfish should be served draped over sour green mango (a good sour granny smith apple is a possible substitution) and then drenched in a sour...

Cities ice cream. Woo city has sorbet and soy based “Woo Fu” that l love. Cassandra, I’m not sure, but I think Smith Dairy makes the ice cream for UDF. Smiths used to supply milk and other products to UDF and I...

for the guys, I think, though they might complain that it is more expensive than the other, more conventional hot dog stands). Also, any good coffee joints right downtown other than Caffe Artigiano? We have an Artigiano in...

. of that quality of beverage can’t compare to the $2. drafts back in the states. Most Samuel Smith pubs—and this brewery has bought and preserved several lovely, historic pub venues—sell pints of the house ales...

I worked at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto which had one ghost for sure and possibly several more. In what was the Cafe Victoria / Victoria Room there were several sightings of a tall man with dark hair dressed in period...

I don’t know about Vancouver, but I found plenty of fresh mangosteens in Victoria BC in mid-April '01. They weren’t as perfect as the ones I had in Malaysia in June but considering the distance they traveled, they...

Taco Bell tacos and burritos are always enhanced back home with La Victoria Salsa Bravo and/or Dave’s Total Insanity hot sauce. Dave’s also does wonders for Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Hard Cider. NOT ciderjack. Preferably Blackthorn, or strongbow, but that’s hard to get in the U.S. So Woodpecker in the Dark or Granny Smith flavors.

Mid Range Club Gascon L’oranger Birdcage Smiths of Smithfiled Isola of Knightsbridge Ethnic Any of the places in Southall for Indian Harbour City for Dim Sum ( most of Chinatown is perfectly OK but this is much better ) Rasa W1 for...

/2 tsp ground ginger 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1tsp baking soda 1tsp baking powder 1 pound Granny Smith or other tart green apples, peeled, cored, chopped 1 cup buttermilk 1 large egg Preheat oven to 325. Butter and flour 9 inch...

) and duck confit ($10)" I don’t recall the Mexican scene being particularly stellar in TO and it certainly isn’t here but there is one option I can recommend which you deffo need a car to try: DONA CATA MEXICAN FOODS...

yup, Herdez casera’s the best. La Victoria is uniformly awful. and don’t bring that Texas stuff 'round here. (no offense to Texans, just to that awful Pace crap.)

.. will post it later... again very loud, very cheap and very Asian. You must get to the Queen Victoria MArkets and check out the range of foods there... their fish and seafood markets are to die for... www.qvm.com.au Other foodie...

Simply Victoria, Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll add Hobie’s to the list. Scott