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Cheaper than roses!

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Tired of being fleeced for Valentine’s Day? Tired of jam-packed restaurants offering a mediocre table d’hôte for twice the price? Montana’s has a solution for you. They are offering you to share your love of BBQ with your tender half for only $45. That’s right. They’re making it extra saucy with this deal. For 45 bucks, you can bring your Valentine to Montana’s and get sticky! Together, share a starter (Antojitos or Spinach Dip), choose your own entrée (Rib Taster Plate, 7 oz Steak, Fire-Grilled Pineapple Salmon or Chicken Parm) and dig into a dessert (Shake N Share Donuts or Skillet Cookies), all for just 45 bucks! What’s not to love? Even better, the offer is available until February 17th. Get your coupon here. Note:  Ms. Waffle declined this very generous offer.

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Riviera is sticking out

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Riviera is sticking out on Sparks street, figuratively speaking. The restaurant, opened six months ago by Matthew Carmichael and Jordan Holley (of El Camino and Datsun fame), has a very discreet neon blue sign and you can’t really see what’s going on inside from the pedestrian mall. If you don’t know about it, you could walk right by it without noticing. Located between Metcalfe and Elgin, the spot actually sticks out because it is a fancy-schmancy restaurant on a stretch better known for its pub fare, cheap breakfasts and quick lunches. It is also quite stylish. Built in 1869, the building was a bank for most of its lifespan. It features fantastic high ceilings, more natural light then you would think, an open, humming kitchen and a very long bar, spanning almost the length of the entire restaurant, with plenty of space to sit, drink and eat comfortably. I’m a sucker…

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Is a Big Mac with Bacon still a Big Mac?

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As most of you Wafflers know, we are Big Fans of the Big Mac in this corner. So when I found out that McDonald’s was adding (temporarily) Bacon to it’s flagship burger, I was intrigued. This is the first change to the sandwich in Canada in 50 years and it is seen by business insiders as a test for making the move in the American market. Nevermind the fact that you always could have asked to get bacon on your Big Mac, the real question is, is a Big Mac with Bacon still a Big Mac? The fast-food chain is confronting us with this deep existential dilemma™, via a Cosette marketing campaign. I headed over to the McDonald’s on Bronson, squeezing this existential dilemma™ between a tv appearance and a curling game. I ordered my Big Mac Bacon meal deal, a little more pricy than the regular Big Mac, and was now on my…

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St-Hubert Classics

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Our little Wafflings simply love St-Hubert. Whenever we ask them about going to a restaurant, St-Hubert is their choice 95% of the time. Here and there, Boston Pizza or Benny & Co. will pop up as an option. But St-Hubert is where it’s at. Now, we used to always head tothe Maisonneuve location in Hull. But ever since they renovated, at a cost of a million dollars, to make it more modern and somehow “retrochic”, the Wafflings are done with it. Imagine, St-Hubert replaced their favorite games room with a wine cellar. “We don’t drink wine at St-Hubert, papa. Not even you!”  Wise words. Indeed. I’ll have the odd beer, but I usually stick with the bottomless Coke or Sprite. But that’s beside the point. Bottomline is, our new family location is now on the East end of Gatineau, a location that was also renovated in 2015 (for 1.3 million)…

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A Happy Waffle New Year

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– Lord Waffle. This is an unexpected pleasure. We are honored by your presence. – You may dispense with the pleasantries, Administrator. I am here to put you back on schedule. – I assure you, Lord Waffle, my men are working as fast they can. – Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them. – I tell you that this website will be operational as planned. – The Waffle King does not share your optimistic appraisal of the situation. – But he asks the impossible! I need more men! – Then perhaps you can tell him when he arrives. – The Waffle King is coming here? – That is correct, Administrator , and he is most displeased with your apparent lack of progress. – We shall double our efforts!! – I hope so, Administrator, for your sake. The Waffle King is not as forgiving as I am. ****** Just like the Second Death Star, The Waffle…

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