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Food experiment Sep 2, 2009 The Waffle 2 Comments So our Honeymoon was set for Malta. Why Malta, you may ask? Well, we wanted something different, with nice weather and historic things to visit.  Located in the middle of the Meditaranean Sea, Malta seemed perfect. And it was relatively easy to get to, Ottawa-Frankfurt-Malta and hop! Food in Malta is not renowned as gourmet cuisine, but it is reasonably priced and there are plenty of locations to choose from. Foreign influences still play a major role in the local cuisine. The islands’ proximity to Sicily leads inevitably to many pasta dishes and pizzerias; the Brits also left their mark – fish and chips, obviously.  The Mediterranean stamp is there, with olive oil being omnipresent, and fresh vegetables, such as tomatoes and green peppers, are commonly used. Fresh fish is easily found and proudly offered.  Abundant, it comes poached, steamed, braised or…

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General Sep 1, 2009 The Waffle 1 Comment Apparently, The Waffle went over the top during his honeymoon and had too much red meat. The Waffle disagrees, as you can judge for yourself in The Malta Food Experiment. Nevertheless, to save his marriage, The Waffle is going off red meat for the entire month of September. He may not make it, so The Waffle would like to thank all his readers for their continued support. . Share:

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Food experiment Sep 1, 2009 The Waffle 1 Comment Malta being very close to Sicily, we had to take the opporunity to visit the Italian island.  It was easy enough to do, since Virtu Ferries Ltd. is offering a regular route from Valletta to Pozzallo or Catania.  We decided to take a package which included transport from Pozzallo to Taormina to Mount Etna before coming back to Pozzallo for our return to Valletta, for a little over 100€. The Maria Dolores departed from Valletta around 7 am. It takes about 90 minutes to sail on the Mediterranean Sea all the way to Sicily. The sea was calm, the Catamaran was fast. Impressive. Not so impressive was the movie they played en route… Our first stop was in Pozzallo, a major port in Sicily with magnificient beaches.  As it was still early, the whole group went for breakfast at La Perla, a Pasticceria on Via…

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Restaurant Aug 14, 2009 The Waffle 5 Comments Pizza corner is an institution in Halifax.  Located at the intersection of Blowers and Grafton Streets, it got its name because there are inexpensive pizza places on three of the four corners, the fourth one being occupied by the Presbytarian Church of Saint David. You go there for the pizza, mostly late at night after enjoying many frosty beverages.  It is also a great spot to try out a donair, if your stomach is solid and you are going home alone. Wikitravel claims that the area can descend into anarchy when the bars let out, and the restaurants often lock their bathrooms, even to customers!!  But it wasn’t the case this Thursday Night, when Rick and I went there after “French Kiss” the party organised by the Quebec section of the NDP the night before the Convention kick-off. When you get to Pizza Corner,…

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Restaurant Aug 13, 2009 The Waffle 4 Comments As we ran around all morning from interview to interview, we soon realized that no lunch time had been scheduled.  Well, that’s always a problem for me when they do that.  And you may not believe me, but they do it quite often. Anyway, the next interview was scheduled with the Globe and Mail in a coffee shop on  Upper Water Street.  Well, that’s always a problem for me when they do that. I do not drink coffee. Thankfully, the Leader and his assistant Tammy were also hungry, and they happily accepted my suggestion of stopping at O’Carroll’s when we walked by.  A quick phone call to the Globe and Mail reporter to change the location, and we were all set. O’Carroll’s is an Irish Pub with a big emphasis on seafood.  There is a dining room, which is quite nice, but…

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