Food & Drink
Best of 2011: Guide to Late Night Bites
Over the past year we presented guides to everything including local bakeries, Museums, Beaches, Bed and Breakfasts and the list goes on. As a city with three post-secondary institutions and a pretty active bar scene, it’s no surprise that one of our most popular guides was the one that detailed where to get late night [...]
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Community Soapbox: Improvised Explosive Delight
A Soldier Reflects on Kingston Cuisine after Returning Home Eleven months of eating dust, bombarded by rockets fired by an elusive, entrenched enemy, and all I can think about is the perfect sandwich. Separated from your family and the comforts of home, one has a great deal of time to build an elaborate sandwich fantasy. [...]
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Arisu
Located on the corner of Division and Queen, Arisu is in close proximity to a handful of other sushi restos, which are arguably closer to Queen’s University and thus more convenient to the time-strapped student set. Over the past few years, Arisu has earned a solid reputation as a great sushi spot, attracting hungry diners [...]
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Ly’s Place
Back in August I visited Ly’s Place with a friend for a mid-week lunch date. This restaurant located next to The Iron Duke, although new to me, has been there for three years now. The owner, Cuong Ly, had been cooking in Kingston for over 20 years as one of the chefs at Chez Piggy. [...]
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VIP
Who doesn’t love Chinese take out? Last week Harvey and I found ourselves too tired to cook after a long day and decided to place a delivery order at VIP. While Harvey has never actually eaten in the restaurant before, I did eat there once for a Christmas party while I was at Queen’s. That [...]
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Top Five Things to See and Do
It’s that magical time year where we rhyme off our top five most anticipated community, cultural social and entertainment calendar highlights over the next three months. With Thanksgiving, Halloween and the silly season all fast approaching, here’s what we plan on slowing down to check out! Wolfe Island Corn Maze, September-October: This year’s design features [...]
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Guide to Late Night Bites
What do most of us like to do after an evening of imbibing and enjoying great live music or a DJ at a local watering hole? If you’re like me, you want to eat! I always found finding good late night food in Kingston to be a challenge unless you’re interested in fast food or [...]
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Fare on the Square (2 of 2)
Yesterday we gave you Part One of our review of Fare on the Square. Today I’ll show you what other yummy items we sampled last Saturday. Our next stop was The Kingston Brew Pub. They were offering Local Bison Burgers. Once again, I didn’t sample since I don’t really like Bison and I was also [...]
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Fare on the Square (1 of 2)
As I’m sure many of you know, this past Saturday, Market Square played host to the Third Annual Fare on the Square. This event promotes locally sourced food by featuring dishes prepared by nine downtown restaurants. At $2 a sample, it’s easy to try a bit of everything. In addition to the paid menu items, [...]
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ONroute to Kingston
Whether it’s the result of a gas light turning on, someone in desperate need of a pit stop, or annoying passengers that makes you want to get out and walk the rest of the way, at one time or another we’ve all welcomed the road side sign that reads: Service Centre Ahead. Within the past [...]
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