Local Restaurant Thread

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by blankall

It does make sense in the context of a pub in London. There, pubs don't traditionally serve food. Then many started serving muscles and other shellfish, as that's a cheap food that's readily available.

In Canada where ever bar serves a full menu, it's pretty pretentious.

Odd, my Pub experience in the UK is that Pubs are the place to go for a cheap filling meal: ploughman's lunch, Fish and Chips, all variety of pies, etc.

All my Pub experience is in small northern towns, maybe it is different.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by KelVarnsen

Is this the burger thread?

I just came in to say this is Peter's best troll job in awhile.

[VladtheImpaler]

Originally Posted by Kybosh

In regards to actual local places, there is a new deli and cafe in Haysboro (Cured Delicatessen - totally renovated from the old place) that cures their own meat and looks really good. Coffee, sandwiches, charcuterie? Sign me up. Also, it's really close to my house . . . so ya.

I am intrigued, since this is very close to me... can you get a decent pastrami on rye there?

[OldDutch]

Tried Deane House a few weeks back. It was excellent. Tasting menu was four courses and every one was top notch. The wait staff is some of the best I have had here in Calgary. Totally would recommend if you like fine dining in a casual atmosphere.

[Kybosh]

Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler

I am intrigued, since this is very close to me... can you get a decent pastrami on rye there?

I'm not sure yet but I hope to investigate by the weekend.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by Kybosh

In regards to actual local places, there is a new deli and cafe in Haysboro (Cured Delicatessen - totally renovated from the old place) that cures their own meat and looks really good. Coffee, sandwiches, charcuterie? Sign me up. Also, it's really close to my house . . . so ya.

That looks great. I used to live in the neighbourhood and went to the original deli all the time. Nice to see it's been given a makeover. With the Montreal Bagels across the street, you've got a nice one-stop shopping trip for a Saturday morning.

[aaronck]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

That looks great. I used to live in the neighbourhood and went to the original deli all the time. Nice to see it's been given a makeover. With the Montreal Bagels across the street, you've got a nice one-stop shopping trip for a Saturday morning.

Living in the area myself, not much better on a weekend morning than a bag full of hot Montreal bagels! I think the deli is all the same owners, just a major update to the interior and made it much more dine in friendly ( I think they are even serving weekend brunch now) I'll check it out soon as well

[Regular_John]

Originally Posted by aaronck

Living in the area myself, not much better on a weekend morning than a bag full of hot Montreal bagels! I think the deli is all the same owners, just a major update to the interior and made it much more dine in friendly ( I think they are even serving weekend brunch now) I'll check it out soon as well

The wife & I hit up the grand opening a few weeks ago and they've done a phenomenal job with the place. We bought a few sausages and tried some of the samples they had floating around it was all fantastic.

We didn't try any, but they've got uncut double smoked bacon in the display case, I imagine you can get slices as thick or as thin as you like on those.

[Pizza]

Not sure why the fan fare for the Mozza burger

Teen burger, with more layers of flavor, is where it's at

2 for 1 mozza burger coupon? no problem, I ask for the mozza burgers with teen burger toppings

[calgarywinning]

It's too bad this all couldn't be going on in the burger thread, or the pizza thread.

Next great restaurant is a new wine bar call Bar Von Der Fel's. Great wines poured by the glass that run the gamut but affordable as well as a stunning tape's style menu that will surprise most.

[trew]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

The term "gastro-pub" needs to be shot in the face, or at least the people that use it, (not you per se Peter12)

Given the medical definition of gastro, I've always found that term kind of hilarious.

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by trew

Given the medical definition of gastro, I've always found that term kind of hilarious.

Gastro is derived from the greek word for stomach and relates to the digestive system.

Gastro-pub is largely referring gastronomy which is the study of food and culture.

seems normal.

[InglewoodFan]

Originally Posted by Kybosh

In regards to actual local places, there is a new deli and cafe in Haysboro (Cured Delicatessen - totally renovated from the old place) that cures their own meat and looks really good. Coffee, sandwiches, charcuterie? Sign me up. Also, it's really close to my house . . . so ya.

Tried Cured tonight, we are in the neighborhood. Picked up Hungarian salami, herb pate and a couple of cheeses. Plus olives and crackers. Made for a nice charcuterie plate to enjoy with a good wine we wanted to open. Charcuterie was top notch, the quality of ingredients really showed. There are tons of cuts we wanted to try. And honestly, prices were pretty good for house made charcuterie. Under four bucks for plenty of pate, we have half of it left. Not a huge cheese selection, but the gouda is Silver Star which is top notch.



Great addition to the neighborhood, and as has been mentioned - killer to have Montreal Bagels across the street.

[East Coast Flame]

Former Farm restaurant employees outraged as Janice Beaton claims insolvency then opens new eatery

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...abou-1.3818650

[troutman]

Taking advantage of bankruptcy rules "makes Janice smart".

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by troutman

taking advantage of bankruptcy rules "makes janice smart" trademark.

fyp

[TheAlpineOracle]

Originally Posted by East Coast Flame

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...abou-1.3818650

Yup, I won't be eating at that new establishment as a result.

[Fuzz]

I don't understand the logic behind taking one failed high end restaurant, and turning it into a soon-to-be-failed high end cheese bar.

http://janicebeaton.com/assets/pdf/m..._web_oct13.pdf

Yay, a $15 iceberg lettuce salad and $13 for grilled cheese sandwiches. Huge market for those these days.

[troutman]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...-startup-loans

Bankers know that food and restaurant loans have high rates of default. And you’ll probably invest heavily in inventory and equipment—items that lose value quickly and are tough for lenders to resell in the event that your startup goes under and you can’t pay back what you owe.

So, how do startup companies like yours open their doors? Surveys show that almost all—about 80 percent—rely partly or completely on the founder’s savings. Close to one-third of startups get money from friends and family or charge startup expenses to credit cards. About 20 percent get funding by bringing in a business partner.

Of the 40 percent or so that do get bank loans, most are backed by personal guarantees and personal property, such as equity in a home.

[Pizza]

Sorry, i cant imbed this video

http://globalnews.ca/video/3028048/f...ims-insolvency

Janice knew what she's doing throughout this ordeal so good on the two chefs on speaking up. Most of the kitchen staff make very little annually (think 25k - 40k a year) so missing out on income for them is huge.

Janice's new bar is called "Mabou wine & cheese"
She also has a booth at the Farmer's Market

If youre thinking about getting a cheese basket this Christmas, (when cheese stores make their most coin) think back to this story