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It is no secret that Kingston, Ontario, Canada and the rest of the world have taken a huge economic hit because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The stock market has crashed and the unemployment rates have spiked to historical highs. Businesses that have been established for multiple decades are struggling to
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If you haven’t noticed, there’s a new restaurant in downtown Kingston that’s getting a lot of traffic – and a lot of attention from those with vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free diets. The owner of Copper Branch Kingston was inspired by Kingston VegFest this past October, and decided to open
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I walked into a certain Princess Street café one day last spring and ordered a cup of coffee and a pastry, stating that I wished to enjoy my purchase on the premises. A minute later I was handed a disposable cup filled with an invisible hot liquid and a paper
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Born and raised in the suburbs of Toronto, my knowledge of authentic Mexican food is sadly limited. Most of my experiences have been Tex-Mex substitutes, so when Mexico Lindo y Que Rico started serving authentic Mexican food right around the corner from me, I knew it was time to widen
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Brrrr! Is it December already? The semester has gone by in a flash, and suddenly, the holiday season is upon us! This means two things: it’s freezing cold outside, and things are busier than ever! While the holidays don’t start for another couple of weeks, festivities have already taken Kingston
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For me, and I think for a lot of other people too, once we have found the perfect Chinese restaurant, we tend to be incredibly loyal, ordering only from there. When I was growing up in Hamilton, there was a Chinese restaurant about a 20 minute drive away that my
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A few months ago, while walking downtown after work, I noticed some activity on the corner of Bagot and William Streets. The windows were papered over and a new sign for “Madigan’s Restaurant and Deli” had appeared. I was intrigued: who was moving in? The seemingly ill-fated location had once
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Recently I purchased a home in an older area of Kingston’s East Side. When I tell people where I bought, I get varied responses from, “that’s a beautiful area” to “why would you move all the way out there?” The truth is, I think the East side is a bit
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I wouldn’t say my current neighbourhood, the Portsmouth Village/St. Lawrence area, is where you would expect a local foodie to reside. Sure, you can get great sushi and Japanese fare at Jina’s, but with chains like Subway and Tim Horton’s as the only other choices, I wouldn’t exactly call it
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We’ve all been there. Whether our lack of desire to prep a home cooked meal was brought on by a long day at the office, a special occasion to treat oneself to a favorite dish, or simply because of an insatiable craving, there are many days when take-out is the
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If you blink while driving on Wellington St. between Queen St. and Barrack St., you’ll probably miss it. However, if you happen to be walking by, you’re likely to be lured in by the smell of freshly-baked focaccia and simmering tomato sauce. Caught in the Queen’s bubble during my undergrad,
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Opening a (mostly) take-out Greek restaurant right across the street from the well-established epicurean institutions of Minos Village and Minos Take-Out takes some gastric guts. However, Greektown did just that in 2010 and has since been holding its own in the battle of the Greeks. The last few months have
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