Review of Choun Kitchen, Cambridge

Bulgogi Burger and Home FriesPork Spring Rolls, Chicken WingsChicken Red CurryAsian Churros CHOUN KITCHENAddress: 39 Queen St E Unit 102, Cambridge, ON N3C 2Phone: (519) 260-9000Website: https://www.facebook.com/chounkitchen/ Rating: 5* Exceptional, unique, stand out. A must try. Go now! We had a DELICIOUS meal at Choun Kitchen as part of this week's HESPELERlicious prix fixe menu…

Review of Chic Pea Restaurant, Waterloo

CHIC PEA PITA & GRILL: Address: 91 University Avenue East, Waterloo, ON N2J 2W1 Phone: (519) 747-4700 Website: https://chicpea.ca/ 5* Exceptional, unique, stand out. A must try. Go now!(See my rating system) Lentil soup starterTurkish meat pizzaTwister entree For a pre-Valentines Day meal, my mum and I tried the new restaurant in Waterloo, Chic Pea…

Review of Arabesque Restaurant, Kitchener

Huge portionsYalangee app (grape leaf rice rolls)Fried cheese appFresh pitaChicken Tawook PlateMixed Shawarma Platter ARABESQUE RESTAURANT:Address: 869 Victoria St N, Kitchener, ON N2B 3C3Phone: (519) 954-2212Website: http://www.arabesquecafekw.com/ 5* Exceptional, unique, stand out. A must try. Go now! Wowee! First time going to Arabesque after hearing great things about it the past year. THIS PLACE IS AWESOME. Every…

My Foodie Review Rating System

I’m not a professional chef or a schmoozy foodologist, and I definitely have no Michelin stars to my name but I have owned Michelin tires for my car and I possess a vividly active set of tastebuds and an adventurous global palette to which I like to explore and share my opinions on. Join me…

Thoughts on death, and life. And love.

I’ve thought a lot about death this past year. I’ve also thought a lot about life, too. Just over a year ago, I watched my childhood best friend go to the doctor, with what was thought to be a normal urinary tract infection, turn into the discovery of a brain tumour, and soon after, a…

Love and Loss

I never thought I’d have to say goodbye to him. Not now. Not ever. Not a few weeks after my 38th birthday. Not a few weeks before I was moving my entire life to be close to him. There really isn’t any tidy way to process the loss of a relationship. Loss is a shit…

Joy and Sorrow Walk Hand in Hand

It’s one of those realities of life I find hard to accept — pain and sorrow walk hand in hand with joy and beauty. A heart can celebrate in one moment and then, in the very next, ache. Sometimes I wish I could just wave my magic wand and make all pain disappear, but such…

Getting Free From Holy S*****!

What I share in this post has not been a sudden revelation. I’ve been pondering this blog post for a few years now. As you fellow humans know (I’m assuming you’re human if you’re reading this), the lessons we learn in life don’t come to us over night. They are like “a slow dawning”, as…

Your Love Life: When Reality Looks Nothing Like Your Expectations

Dear reader: I started writing this piece back in 2014 (almost 2 years ago) as a little story with mini chapters, chronicling my "love life" from my youth up until the present day, in my mid 30's. For some reason, I just felt compelled to have my story "out there" in the interweb of digital…

Loving Each Other’s Differences [Guest Post]

I've been given permission by my dear friend Lisa Dickey (Update: who has since passed away September 30th 2017) to share these words below. The topic came up during a discussion about how you don't have to agree or be the same in order to be close. Differences between people are often what make these…