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Year: 2010

Christmas is cancelled!!

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A reader alerts me to another reader’s great dismay in this Holiday Season, as the news of the closure of an Ottawa institution is spreading amongst his circle – and as friends go on suicide-watch: —————– Dear friends, I just learned some truly crushing news which has effectively ruined the holidays for me (particularly our family new year’s tradition). I see no reason your holidays should be spared …. After 64 years — the last egg roll My stomach doesn’t know why I live in this town any more. – kd —————– There you have it, dear Wafflers. Cathay is no longer, having closed yesterday after 64 years of pleasing generations of palates. Opened in 1946, the Year of the Dog, this Canadian-Chinese restaurant was always busy for lunch, especially upstairs, where the all-you-can-eat buffet was attracting blue and white collar workers alike, politicians of all trades, children and seniors.…

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“Kudos! We think The Waffle is one of the best blogs in Quebec City!”

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Apparently, even though I’m based in Canada’s capital, it is in Quebec’s capital that I made it, according to MetroMarks.com. The upstart webzine was founded by Ayden Byle and is referred to on their site as their Fearless Leader. Here is what they had to say: “Hello! I’m writing to let you know that The Waffle is now being featured on MetroMarks.com – the world’s only, city-based bookmarking site. To view your MetroMark on our Quebec City Blog page, click here! What can MetroMarks do for you? MetroMarks brings together all of your favourite search engines, local news, maps, transit, events, classifieds, social sites and more… all on one site. You can also upload your own personal bookmarks, making MetroMarks an ideal home page, particularly when travelling to other cities or using alternate computers. MetroMarks provides fast, accurate access to the most relevant, city-specific information – no matter where you…

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Downing a Double Down

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First, it was invented. Next, it crossed the border. Then, it created a political storm. Then, Pretend challengers showed up. Finally, The Waffle got his hands on one. Once I arrived at the Rideau Centre location, I hesitated. Perhaps I should go for a healthier choice, like the Chicken Caesar Salad. Alas, it was sold out. Apparently, it is a very popular item at KFC. Only 190 calories. Only 8 grams of fat. Only 830 mg of sodium. But that’s before the croutons. But again, it was sold out! I had no choice but to go back to the original quest: the Double Down. The breadless sandwich was offered on it’s own for $6.99 – or as part of a trio, with french fries and a pop for $8.99. Scared by the amount of sodium, I ordered the trio – not for the fries and their 770 mg of extra…

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In your face, Double Down

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Marc-André and Jesse both flagged a potential new challenger to KFC’s Double Down sandwich. The Angry French Canadian Sandwich. Four Montrealers launched Epic Meal Time and created this gigantic sandwich, because, it seems, anyone can make things up and pretend it’s food. This ludicrous thing combines 9 slices of bacon, 3 steamed hot dogs, 1 large poutine – (apparently they got it from La Belle Province) , 12 eggs, and a can of maple syrup on a 20 inch French baguette. Apparently, it amounts to 5,343 calories. Bacon, Poutine and French toast? Really? No wonder the French Canadian is angry. No one should desecrate these classics in order to create Frankeinstein. Thankfully, it’s not actually sold anywhere. You can watch how it’s made here. ————————– UPDATE Nov 9, 2010 @ 19:45 Epic Meal Time just released their upgraded version of the Double Down.

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The Waffle’s makeover

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My most assiduous readers and many casual ones as well have noticed that the Waffle has slowed down his postings in the past two months. No doubt, the arrival of the Waffle Jr. is one of the reasons why I haven’t been able to update regularly. But the main reason has been my frustration with my host, Blog.com. For over a month, Blog.com was impossible to use. Bad gateways, 502 errors, 504 errors, 505, 506! It was frustrating at times, and I did consider moving my blog somewhere else. Once they resolved their stability and performance problems, I was ready to resume my activities. Unfortunately, their fix created more problems, which forced me to make some design changes in order to ensure a smooth migration of my older material. Hence, the Waffle Makeover, which didn’t take as much time as a Restaurant Makeover. There might some kinks left, but hopefully…

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