The Exchange: Meeting Chef Carla Davila Carlin

Beep Beep came to visit me! To celebrate, we booked a massage at Vital Performance Care, and then we dropped by for dinner at The Exchange in Eau Claire with Chew Steel. Let's listen to 'Don't Look Back in Anger' for this post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmpRLQZkTb8 We kicked things off with The First Bloom Gin & T… Continue reading The Exchange: Meeting Chef Carla Davila Carlin

Bar Gigi: Avenue Calgary’s Best Restaurants (2025/2026)

I just had the best meal of 2025. Sure, the year's only half over, but I don't anticipate eating better than I did at Bar Gigi last Saturday in Calgary's Bridgeland community. For this post, let's listen to E-Pro by Beck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIrG6xBW5Wk I was shocked at how small Bar Gigi is. There were barely a… Continue reading Bar Gigi: Avenue Calgary’s Best Restaurants (2025/2026)

Liverpool · Seafood

Chew Steel has a work thing in Liverpool, so I tagged along for a little June getaway. For this post, let's listen to "Mr. Postman" by the Beatles. https://youtu.be/v2Kk5IG2b8E?si=Z0D-MjY9vBb7JRKM We flew from Calgary to Heathrow and then took a series of trains to Liverpool. After we checked into our hotel, we headed out for some… Continue reading Liverpool review: Two stops – Johnny English and Yanni’s Fish and Chips

This post is for my friend Westjet, who is currently in San Jose. I wanted to share my recommendations, as Cabo is just a short Uber ride away, and I'll also include some alternatives in San Jose. Let's listen to this post, "Float On" by Modest Mouse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTAud5O7Qqk Once we landed in Cabo last December,… Continue reading Cabo San Lucas review – Best taco spots in town

For my birthday, Bex Oxo took me to see Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons, a candlelight musical experience. As her birthday is two days before mine, I took her out for dinner before the concert at Kama. Let's listen to "Believer" by Imagine Dragon for this post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wtfhZwyrcc I was jonesing for a glass of wine,… Continue reading Kama: A modern Mediterranean restaurant in Calgary