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Lunch in the City – Souvlaki Place in City Centre East

Ate: Chicken souvlaki pita, salad, fries
Cost: $6.90 plus tax
Verdict: Next time, just eat at Wrapture*. It’s better for you and tastier. It’s only been 10 minutes since you’ve finished and you are already getting sleepy.

gg brian >: (

*The Yoshi Wrap is lovely if you aren’t a wuss about tofu.

Taste of Edmonton – July 17-26, 2009

The menu is up for this year’s Taste of Edmonton.  If you haven’t been before, it runs from 11am to 11pm daily in Churchill Square downtown.  Several restaurants in the city set up booths and offer up individual, mini-portions of some of their favourite menu items.  It’s a good way to try out new restaurants and new foods. You can buy advance tickets at Tix On The Square for 10% off before July 16th.  Here’s a quick copy and paste of the menu:

Note: new menu items are in bold
(S) Menu items containing Seafood
(N) Menu items containing nuts
(V) Menu items Vegetarian approved
(C) Menu items Celiac approved

• Beijing Beijing – Ginger Beef & Pork Dumplings
• Blue Willow Restaurant – Chicken Chili Puff Pop & Apple Chocolate Roll (N)
• Brewsters Brewing – Sweet Chili Beef LoMein & Spicy Chicken Cibatta (N)
• Canadian Brewhouse – Steak Bites & Chili Lime Prawns (S)
  
• Century Resorts Alberta – Grilled Beef w/ Sweet Rice & Wild Blueberry Cream Tart
• Chef’s Grill & Bar -BBQ Beef Ribs & Sno Cone w/ fruit & cream
• El Rancho Spanish Restaurant – Pupusa & Mexican Fried Ice Cream
• Fairmont Hotel Macdonald – Mac Scones w/Saskatoon Berry Compote & Wild Mushroom Bisque (V)
• Firestone – Bacon Wrap Scallops (S) & Triple Layer Chocolate Explosion
• Globe Tap Bar & Grill – 3 Flavor Chicken Wings (C) & Bailey’s Mocha Pie (C)
• Hawkeye Too – Lemon Grass Chicken Wrap & Wasabi Beef on a Bun
• Hoang Long Restaurant – Beef Lemongrass Skewer (C) & Veggie Spring Roll (V)
• Hong Kong Bakery – Green Onion Cakes & Chocolate Mousse w/ Cocoa Crisp
• Hudson’s Canadian Taphouse – Atlantic Butterflied Shrimp (S) & Alberta Beef Mini Cheddar Burger
• Japanese Village – Bean Sprout w/ Ginger Sauce (V) & Sirloin Beef Bowl w/Special Sesame Sauce
• Khazana – Butter Chicken & Rice Pudding (C)
• Korean Village – Vegetable Tempura (V) & Dakabi Bat (Korean French Fry-coated Chicken Dog w/ Hot Sauce)
• Krua Wilai – Pad Thai & Stuffed Chicken Wing (S) (N)
• Kyoto Japanese Restaurant – Canada Maki (S) & Green Tea Ice Cream
• Lee Gardens – Szechuan Beef & Vietnamese Spring Rolls
• L’Espresso Café – Lahem Mishwi (Halal Beef) & Baklava (N)
• Lingnan – Dry Spicy Chicken & Beijing Style Kung Pow Chicken (C)
• New Asian Village – Chicken Ticka w/ Garlic Naan & Channa Masala w/ saffron rice
• Noodle Noodle Rest – Cracking Shrimp Balls (S) & Home Style Chow Mein (V)
• Old Spaghetti Factory – Chicken Penne & Strawberry Cheese Cake
• On The Rocks – Beef Taco & Apple Crumble w/ Jack Daniels Carmel Sauce
• Padmanadi Vegetarian Restaurant – Vegan Curry Chicken w/rice (V) & Vegan Salty Chicken (V)
• Palace Banquets – Chicken Caesar Pita & Maple Devine
• Panda Hut Express – Lemon Chicken & Deep Fried Wonton w/ Crab meat and Cream Cheese (S)
• Pazzo Pazzo – Jumbo Garlic Shrimp (S) & Canoli (custard filled pastry dipped in chocolate)
• Roma Bistro – Chicken Enchiladas & Cheese Empanadas (V)
• Sutton Place Hotel – Chocolate Dipped Strawberry & Cappuccino Chocolate Shooter Cup
• Taste of Ukraine – Potato Onion Varenyky (Pyrogy) (V) & Ham Garlic Sausage (Koubasa)
• That’s Aroma – Garlic Chicken Satay (N) & Garlic Tomato Salad (V)
• The Creperie – Croustille Au Fromage/Deep fried cheese crepe & Crepe Glace au Chocolat
• The Gas Pump – Coconut Ice Cream with Fresh Fruit & Stuffed Mushrooms
• The Hat – Crab Cakes w/ Cajun Mayo (S) & Deep Fried Mars Bar
• Traamici Café – Veggie Panini (V) & Seashell Pasta
• Zen Sushi & Grill – Teriyaki Salmon on Rice (S) & Sweet Potato Fries (V)
• Zucchero Cappuccino Bar – Pizza Grillo & Caffe Affogatto

Pina Coladas – How to Fix Tuesdays.

Here are your choices:

1. Go to Kelsey’s.

Now I hate Kelsey’s.  It is important you understand this.  The food is crap and is not well-priced for the quality.  Furthermore, chances are you are going to be sitting next to loud, annoying children who should’ve been marched out to the car 25 min ago.  But.  They make a great pina colada.

2. Make your own.

You will need: a blender, RUM, ice, puppies, pina colada mix, Tom Jones, and coconut milk

Attempt #1: Buy that mix stuff from your local grocery store and follow the recipe.  Results: sok, but not that great.  Tastes like you used a mix. <snob>

Attempt #2: Mix recipe + extra pineapple juice.  Results: more juice like.  Similar to when you make a smoothie with juice instead of soy milk.  Is not as sweet either.

Attempt #3: Mix recipe + extra coconut milk.  Oh. My.  I feel like Tom Jones is serenading me and only me while I play with happy, fluffy puppies a la Natalie.

I’m also thinking that this would be good with some sort of coconut gelato/sorbet in a sort of pina colada milkshake type of thing.  I’m also guessing that Malibu would also be good as I was using Appleton’s because I like darker rums.  Well, all rums, really.