A version of this post appeared in West End Tastes, my new column for The West End Streets. For this first column, I’m visiting one of the long-standing restaurant anchors. Sorrento’s on Ellice Avenue. Sorrento’s is a traditional Italian restaurant and bar that has held a place in the West End since 1975. When Sorrento’s…
My Les Saj review has been over two years in the making. It wasn’t meant to be, but after my first visit in 2018 it took me over three years to make it back. Granted, Covid had something to do with that, but it was so long there is no way I can trust my…
Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue, is the latest book from Adrian Miller, a former political policy adviser and current food writer and historian. Black Smoke details the role of black cooks and chefs in the development of barbecue, and how as barbecue has become a more global phenomenon, white chefs, businesses, and…
Winter Garden Restaurant is a Chinese food restaurant on McPhillips Street, not far from Seven Oaks hospital. Last year, with everything in lockdown, there was no family Christmas dinner. So, I wanted to find some way to enjoy a Christmas feast. When the lockdown cancelled Thanksgiving and birthday plans for me, I ordered in a…
The Coldest Case is the most recent, Bruno, Chief of Police novel, from Martin Walker. I’ve been anxiously awaiting its arrival since I first heard it was coming out. On the holiday Monday I was up at the McNally Robinson store at The Forks. I asked when the book was coming in and was told it…
Recently I headed up to One Great City Brewing Company. I first visited this place on The Winnipeg Trolley Company tour. I also ordered from them earlier in the year. One of the things that I liked was that there is a lot of room at One Great City. When I visited last week one…
I ended up at Vera Pizzeria on Thursday, because of my habit of general bad planning. I had seen a note on Facebook about the South Osborne Farmers Market. Being that I am on holidays, I thought it would be a good idea to take a trip to the market. Unfortunately, I read the post…
Harrisons Coffeehouses and Coffee Roaster is a newish entry into the Winnipeg coffee scene. There are three locations in the city. One at The Forks, one on Waterfront Drive, and one at the Outlet Collection. My visits have all been to The Forks location. In addition to the three coffeehouses, they also have a roastery…
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Holy Grounds – Tim Schenk
Tim Schenk’s Holy Grounds contains three of my favourite topics. Coffee, History, and Theology. If you are not familiar with the author, he is the creator of Lent Madness, an annual parody of March Madness that offers opportunities to learn about the lives of saints. I know about him, because we are mutuals on Twitter.…
