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Lunch in the City – Cafe de Gama

Cafe de Gama is a Portuguese cafe, right next to Soul Soup, on Rice Howard Way.

I was heading to Telus for Mt Fuji because I was feeling lazy and am disliking Subway as of late, which would be my other go-to, close-to-work, lazy place to eat. Then I remembered that there’s a cafe next to Soul Soup that I hadn’t been to yet. I am incredibly glad that I did. Holy hell was it tasty. $8 got me a big panini with pastrami, spinach, cream cheese and pickles. I’m contentedly stuffed and ready for my nap. I’m happy I’ve found a good sandwich-esque place to replace the one that has been turned into Fat Burger (FatBurger? Fat-Burger?) in City Centre East. Canadian Soup and Sandwich, I still miss you, in all your delicious and fairly-priced glory.

As an aside, I’m still amazed that Fat Burger is called Fat Burger.

Lunch in the City – Good Earth Cafe

The new Elm Cafe or on the twitters @elmcafe is too far away for lunch. I meant to get up early and stop there before work but unsurprisingly that didn’t work out so well. Instead I decided to try out Good Earth Cafe in City Centre and had their Grilled cheese sandwich with apple and rhubarb. Do not do. I wish I’d hit up Wrapture in the food court for their $10 wrap and smoothie deal. >:(

Lunch in the City – Sankyu 2 Go

10347 Jasper Ave – in between Kabsa and Axis Cafe

M-F 11am-8pm, Sat 12-5pm

Cost: $10 will get you 2 salmon sushi and an order of salmon maki.  Note that you’ll be wanting a mid to late afternoon snack.

Someone needs to tell me how often a 28-yr old female can safely eat sushi, in particular salmon, on a weekly basis.  I’m pretty sure I’m blowing over the limit on this one as I can’t stop going to Sankyu 2 Go on the southside of Jasper Ave, between 103st and 104st.  Last week was 3 times, 4 times?  I’ve lost count.

Here’s a link to their menu, courtesy of the ever-handy urbanspoon, as their own site is under construction.

Also good to know, they have customer appreciation cards – spend more than $7.50 five times and they’ll give you a $5 gift certificate.  Not much, but since I’m going anyways…

Lunch in the City – Soul Soup

140-10020 101A Avenue NW (Rice Howard Way, across from the former Praha Bistro)
(780) 409-8272

Hours: M-F 11a-5p

Braved the rain today to go to Soul Soup with co-workers.  Soul Soup is run by the guys who do Culina and they strive for fresh, tasty, local ingredients.  They switch up the menu everyday and I was happy to see that their veg option could be celiac-friendly if you were so inclined.

Ate: Split pea and ham soup in the size of medium.

Paid: $7

I am very, very full.  How Nathan conquered a large is beyond me.  We’re attempting to establish #soulsoup but this is still in progress and doesn’t happen everyday.  Also worth while to note that grouping together some friends and getting a bigger size to take back to the office is a much cheaper way to go.

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.

Soul Soup

140-10020 101A Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 3G2
(780) 409-8272

Three different soups everyday.

CASH ONLY

4th and Vine

http://www.4thandvine.ca/

Tasty little wine bar in Oliver, just East of the Safeway.  It’s about twice the size of Tzin with a larger menu and wine list.  Sundays are a movie night – I have yet to check this out.  Reservations are a very good idea.  780-497-7858

Upcoming Films in January:
• January 4th: “Burn After Reading”
• January 11th: ‘Pineapple Express’
• January 18th: ‘Appaloosa’

Sweet Potato Fries/Yam Fries

1. The Reef – Main St and south of King Edward, Vancouver

2. Dadeo’s – Whyte Ave, Edmonton

3. The Hat – Jasper Ave, Edmonton

Avoid: Boston Pizza >: (

Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria

http://famosopizzeria.com/

118st and Jasper, Edmonton

Best: meatball, pepperoni and mushroom, pollo, prosciutto and arugula, vesuvio, primavera, nutella