by Twyla Campbell | Oct 31, 2014 | Restaurant Review
It doesn’t matter what the current food trend is (molecular gastronomy, cronuts, sriracha-in-everything), comfort food never wavers: meatloaf, fried chicken, mac ‘n cheese—you get the idea, comfort food is what we always come back to. Even those of us who...
by Twyla Campbell | Oct 18, 2014 | Restaurant Review
The owners of Greenland Garden Centre have branched out. (Sorry, it had to be said.) What I’m getting at is they’ve added a new space to the garden centre with a gorgeous little bistro called Branches. There are several interesting elements to this...
by Twyla Campbell | Oct 3, 2014 | Restaurant Review
A few days ago I accepted an odd dinner invitation: I was asked to attend a dinner, but not told of my host’s name; I was to join a dozen strangers for a three hour meal consisting of items unknown. I was also told that my cell phone was to remain out of reach...
by Twyla Campbell | Sep 19, 2014 | Restaurant Review
For this followup to my CBC on-air review, I was just going to post pictures and leave it at that, because, as they say, a picture(s) is worth a thousand words. But then my righteous indignation kicked in and I just couldn’t let it go. A month ago, I ran into a...
by Twyla Campbell | Sep 11, 2014 | Restaurant Review
An exorbitant amount of talent, work and (obviously) money went into creating El Cortez Tequila Bar & Kitchen just north of Whyte Ave on Gateway Boulevard. If a category exists for best restaurant interiors, award-winning music video director Michael Maxxis, the...
