It was only open for that girlicious show the other day. They either didn't have a liquor license for the night or only got a one-time thing as they've now got an application sign in the window. On another note, seriously, why are so many people eating at Hero? That has to be the most...

Rick Mercer at the Detroit today. Dude's right short.

^^^ That place actually advertises how cheap their pabst is on the sign out front? Why not have a sign saying "park your fixed-gear bikes here" as well? Lame.

Went to the new greek place (Yefisis?) next to the crepe joint on the corner last night. Really good. Home made fries, and the guy running the joint appears to have ponied up the dough to hire a trained chef. Well worth the money in my opinion. I hope it does well - interesting to see that...

How am I supposed to compete. I'll have to donate all those pennies to unicef. Again, probably from a height however. Sorry Unicef dudes.

$149,001. In pennies. From a height. BOOM! Sold, just like that.

A cube of unsmoked bacon. Used in French cooking. Hard to find here, so you have to make your own by 'de-smoking' bacon.

so who's going to see Girlicious at the old Statlers/Lub new Elevate place tonight? For the record I ain't. I wonder what that cost the new owners to arrange, and how full its going to be on a Wednesday night?

El Jacal on Bloor by Dufferin isn't bad; neither is El Trompo in Kensington, both price and food wise. Both have been tested and approved by my girlfriend; she's from Mexico and has a more informed opinion than this whiteboy.

Another faux mexican place? Yay!

Seriously? Never, ever, ever, ever give these scum your money. There is no excuse, whatsoever, in any way shape or form for pet stores to be selling animals in this day and age, particularly cats and dogs. One, the shelters are full of abandoned animals. Two, the conditions pet store animals...

has anyone been to Chi-Ko-Roo yet? I've walked past there a bunch of times and the wait staff is hanging out in the front. I have no idea what kind of food they're slinging. A menu out front might be a decent idea at some juncture.

RE Parking: It's not just for council - all City employees are in the process of having this deemed a taxable benefit by the CRA. Despite the fact that there's been a standard by the CRA that 'scramble parking' (where there aren't defined spaces, but only first-come, first-serve parking)...

Yo, its all about the mauve crew b. Yeah, you gave it back, it made the rounds at my security company for a year with a bunch of tacticlowns who thought they were going to fight the gang scourge in the city.

I have a copy of that somewhere. You can tell that its all BS: guys who were legit gangsters wouldn't be lining up to have their faces videotaped.

The paper's off the window at Chi-Ko-Roo's (in the old Il Fornello place on Church) and a sign is saying that they'll open the first week of March. No clue what kind of cuisine they're going to be selling - I'm guessing from the name that its going to be Australian themed.

Seriously? Dangerous Dan's an overrated place that has to resort to gimmicks like this one to get people through the door. Best burger for my money in this city is a tossup between Allen's or the Detroit Eatery (both on the Danforth). Hamburgers were my favorite food for literally years and...

when it costs you $4.50 a month like I pay its worthwhile.

NOW printed a rumor that Stockyards is going to open more locations this year. I'm keeping everything crossed that they open one closer than where it is now. That place is absurdly good but is too far to be anything but a destination place at moment.

Wait, you're indicating that inhaling smoke (of any kind) is more healthy than intake of alcohol? I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter.