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Fish and Chips - Scotty Simpson's (Westside Detroit)
Great minds think alike!! I was just coming to post about the LS deal. I also bought 2...one as a "gift" - sure it is. A gift for DH so he can take me to Scotty's! Have a great day people!!
Birthday dinner help needed for Downtown Detroit
I was thinking about Traffic Jam...never been but have friends that eat there on a regular basis. It will probably be jammed considering it's Noel Night. Is it a pretty big space? Cass Cafe looks good. Never heard of it. Thanks for the recs.
Birthday dinner help needed for Downtown Detroit
My DH and another couple are going downtown for Noel Night next weekend. It also happens to be our friends birthday. We are looking for something casual as our dress will be primarily to keep warm, not to be dressed up! She's not a very adventurous eater and neither is her husband. Price shouldn't be too high-end but it is a birthday celebration so slightly expensive will do. Can anyone help?
Fish and Chips - Scotty Simpson's (Westside Detroit)
Good to know about the O-Rings. I will have to give them a try. You never know with them...if you're going to get a ton of greasy breading and little onion taste, although I should have guessed the breading wouldn't be too heavy considering the fish is so darn good.
Also good to know about the perch. I'm a fan - and I'll have to give it a try.
Fish and Chips - Scotty Simpson's (Westside Detroit)
DH and I were in Toronto last month and I completely Fell In Love!! The melding of the cultures provides so many delicious dining options that we could have ate for a month solid and had a huge variety! I still need to get over to that board and post a trip report!
Thanks for the tip on takeout at Scotty's! Unfortunately (or fortunately for my cholesterol level) I live a bit to far to do carry out. It may be a bit weird, but I prefer lemon on my fish and tarter sauce on my fries. Although their tarter sauce was so good I used it on both my fish and my fries (a double whammy on the fat intake). I'm curious about other menu options - have you had anything other than the traditional fish and chips dinner? While there I heard one person order shrimp and other the perch.
Spending time in Cleveland for Christmas with Family.
DH and I went to Cleveland for my birthday weekend and went to Lola. I really enjoyed it. Very upscale but not too stuffy. I am not a big meat eater but had the best scallops I've ever had. DH had a pork dish and loved it. I say go for it.
Fish and Chips - Scotty Simpson's (Westside Detroit)
What's funny to me are those little cups they serve the tarter sauce in! We had a small collection of them by the time we were done eating!
I found some seriously good fish and chips at St. Lawrence Market (Busters?) and also at Kensington Market.
Fish and Chips - Scotty Simpson's (Westside Detroit)
DH and I finally made it to Scotty's last weekend for fish and chips. I fell in love - the food, the decor that probably hasn't changed since the place opened and the waitress who has probably been there as long as the decor, who nodded and smiled a clueless smile when I told her I heard about the place through Chowhound. :)
We both got the traditional fish and chips dinner. The best part about it was the tarter sauce. Oh wow...I wish they sold the stuff...I'd buy a gallon.
I'd venture to say this is the best F&C in the Detroit area. If you think there's a better place, please let me know. For the last 2 months (since our trip to Toronto where I had some darn good F&C I've been on a quest here in Detroit to find the best).
Need help with 4 night trip to Toronto/NOTL in October
Are there any good recommendations for food at the Eaton Centre - anyone?
Detroit Food Tour
Bummer. I too adore Farmer's Markets. Royal Oak's is Saturday as well. I almost forgot - Ann Arbor also has a food cart courtyard - would be a great spot for lunch one weekday. Lots of ethnic food. I don't know what the food truck scene in Baltimore is like, it's fairly new around here.
http://markscartsannarbor.com/
Detroit Food Tour
Please don't come to Detroit and not have pizza. Loui's is def the best. Splurge and get an antipasto salad too. If you like farmers markets, hit up the one in Royal Oak, or go on Saturday to the one in Detroit before or after your coney dog :)
Zingerman's deli in Ann Arbor is always fun...huge portions, kind of pricey...fun college town atmosphere. Also in Ann Arbor is Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger - fun and quirky and pretty decent if you decide before you go that your meal will have no nutritional value whatsoever. They deep fry the vegetables.
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Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger
551 S Division St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Need help with 4 night trip to Toronto/NOTL in October
I have changed my hotel. I am now staying downtown Toronto, within walking distance of the Eaton Centre. Any dinner recs for that area?
Need help with 4 night trip to Toronto/NOTL in October
Thanks for the recs for dimsum!
Need help with 4 night trip to Toronto/NOTL in October
Hey Jo....I immediately spotted two words from your reply....Salted + Caramels. Oh my!!
Need help with 4 night trip to Toronto/NOTL in October
Thanks for the link on the market Otonabee!
Yisf...thx for the tips on the distillery district! I will check out Taste of Quebec for sure!
Need help with 4 night trip to Toronto/NOTL in October
Yes, we do have a car. Thanks for the tip on the bahn mi. I have no clue what brickworks is...
Need help with 4 night trip to Toronto/NOTL in October
DH and I will be traveling to Toronto the second week of Oct. I've been checking out the boards but there are so many choices. I'll give you a brief run down of our itinerary and what we are looking for, if you would be so kind as to fill in some of the blanks!
Right now we have a hotel room booked in Mississauga, however, I am trying (via Priceline) to find something downtown that will fit our budget. So, any recs in Mississauga might come in handy, but hopefully we will be doing our meals downtown. We will have a car.
Arriving Friday. Looking for a quick lunch - nothing sit down or that will take too long. Want to do a walking tour at 1:00 that leaves from Bannock restaurant. Will end our day at ROM (open to 8:30 on Fridays). Need a rec for dinner. Was thinking of Fieramosca Trattoria?? We love Italian.
Saturday's agenda def includes St. Lawrence Mkt. Here's where I want to go at the Market but let me know if I'm missing anything:
Carousel Bakery
Olympic Cheese
Schefflers Deli
El Gaucho Chorizos
Will eat lunch here. Are there tables to sit at within the market or outside of the market? I'm also hoping to go to Kernels Popcorn and Soma Chocolatemaker. Any other specialty stores in the area?
We will end our day Saturday in the Distillery District. Need a rec for dinner.
Sunday means a good breakfast/brunch. No clue on where to go for this?? We have a walking tour booked at 10:00 that leaves from the AGO and ends in Chinatown. I've always wanted to try a good place for Dim Sum? We want to go to Castle Loma, CN Tower, etc. Also need dinner rec.
Monday we are planning on a day trip to NOTL and possibly the Falls. Any suggestions for lunch and dinner will be appreciated. Also, any specialty food shops along the way? What about wineries?
Tuesday we will do some shopping (Eaton Centre?) We are leaving Tuesday afternoon. Am thinking about Il Fornello for a $10 pizza (their Tuesday special) before we hit the road.
What I want to accomplish: a good bahn mi sandwich, a good burger (Burger's Priest?), a few nice sit down dinners, maybe a good diner, and some yummy Chinese food!
I know this was a very long thread. Thanks for reading!
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Distillery District
55 Mill St, Toronto, ON M5A, CA
Fieramosca
36A Prince Arthur Ave, Toronto, ON M5R1A9, CA
Steaming Hot Dog Buns at Home
This is what I ended up doing and it worked perfectly, except next time I'll steam them "to order". They did get a little dried out if they sat too long. Which I'm sure would happen no matter how I steamed them. Thank you!
Steaming Hot Dog Buns at Home
I am having friends over for dinner today for Chicago Style Dogs. We are excited to attempt this at home as wel went on a road trip to Chicago recently and fell in love with the dogs. I have all of the fixins...down to the poppy seed buns! However, I just realized I'm not sure how to steam the buns. I don't have a double broiler. Help save Chicago Dog Friday please! :)
turkey cutlets - any ideas?
This sounds great. I just happen to have a package in my freezer!
Crab Cake Help
Wanted to report back that we went with the fresh crab from Whole Foods. It was my first attempt. I used a recipe found on the cooking channel's web page. I wasn't crazy about the spicy mayo...and I would have preferred a little more flavor in the crab cakes, but all in all it was pretty decent!
http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/chuck-hughes/chucks-crab-cakes-recipe/index.html
Taco trucks and street food in metro Detroit?
This is awesome! I hope it's the first of many! Thanks for the report!
Ann Arbor Art Fair
Wow....I wonder how I missed it! I am going to have to check this out for sure!! Awesome!
Jerk Chicken Sausage
Wow Breadcrumbs....thanks soooo much! They all sound amazing...I can see I'm going to have to head downtown next weekend just to get another package so I can try all of your amazing suggestions. I am thinking that DH and I would like the pasta the best, because, well, who doesn't love pasta! Can you tell me more about the jerk chicken sausage rolls? Thanks!
Jerk Chicken Sausage
That's funny...I was thinking polenta. I have never had chana...another interesting idea. I was thinking of making a kebob of some sorts with them...
Ann Arbor Art Fair
I didn't see that stand Charles. And I should mention that I'm not a huge fan of gyros - I did see a stand selling them. There was one place that was doing stir-fry but it looked rather greasy and unappealing. The rest of it was your typical hot dogs, fries, elephant ears, etc. There was one of the local restaurants that had a make-shift patio set up, I can't recall the name and the menu was nothing special.
I wonder why Michigan (metro Detroit) is so behind the times in the food truck scene that seems to be so popular nowadays?
Jerk Chicken Sausage
Make an impulse buy at Eastern Market this morning. The most wonderful Jerk Chicken Sausage. I'm not a big sausage gal...but the flavor was so good and those free samples get me every time! It's not an overpowering jerk flavor. Wondering how to prepare them? They seem too good to throw on a bun. I have 4 links, hot dog sized. What should I do with them?
I HATE radishes, but I have a bunch. What do I do with them??
I love the veggie cream cheese idea. Sometimes it's the simple things....
Ann Arbor Art Fair
In case anyone was wondering, the food scene at the art fair was horrible. I don't understand why there couldn't be some top of the line food vendors come in - it seems like it's the perfect venue.
Crab Cake Help
Well, after everyone's thoughtful input (and the fact that the product is from Asia) I am sending DH to Wholefoods to get the good stuff!!! The can will be used for some kind of dip. This will be my first attempt at Crab Cakes so wish me luck. :)
