Fiesta Week 2024 Schedule for CBOTW Media!

            As you guys know this week I'm attending Fiesta Week and trying to eat less so I can try the food. I believe I have told my dad I want to try food from Portugal which I am a little apprehensive about but only way I will know is by trying it. The other one is Italian or Ukrainian Food, not sure about that as of yet but we will see. However here is the schedule for the rest of the week for this blog:

Today: Talking about the Fiesta Week plans this week

Tomorrow: 10th Anniversary Celebration Countdown has begun.

Thursday: Fiesta Week Blog

Friday: End of the Week Updates

Saturday: Fiesta Week Blog

          The schedule is a bit wonky this week and we didn't plan this out too well. But it is what it is and all we can do is to try and fit everything in this week as good as we can. Anyways that is the blog post and I will speak to you all tomorrow! 

Chris

Food In Quebec City

              The food in Quebec was amazing! I really went French dishes as I wanted to try them and was worth it. I want to talk about 3 - 4 dishes in total. The First one was Cannelloni. I have never had this dish before but was really, really delicious. Restaurant Parmesan did a great job with our meals and I couldn't believe how much cheese was on it plus parmesan they added to it. Was crazy but was worth it though. The Next dish is from the French Canadian restaurant I had a Beef Wellington which was absolutely amazing. I even ate some Zucchini and it was amazing. Didn't eat all of the veggies as I'm not a fan of Asparagus. 

              I had a very nice French Toast  with apples cut thinly and also a nice caramel sauce and a bit of it was foamed up which was really good. However I couldn't finish it whatsoever there was a bit left as it was stacked two or three pieces of bread hence why I stayed at 226 pounds. However I am working on it now to get it down a lot more. This is the time I want to really push it, exercise more and what not. Anyways the last thing I want to talk about food wise is the Smoked Meat sandwich and Creme Brule. The sandwich was delicious and good. Shoestring fries were great too, I enjoyed it as well. The Creme Brule was awesome just as I remember it last year and has become a yearly tradition for me. Anyways that is the post for today, I hope you guys enjoyed this post and I will talk to you all tomorrow. 

Chris               

Food Reviews [Royal Winter Fair Edition]

            So as part of the Royal Winter Fair I got to taste a bunch of different things, first we had pizza which I had the pepperoni pizza as per usual and it was delicious. I really, really delicious honestly. Then we tried Salami of all kinds was really really nice. Also tried a beef jerky which was Western Smoked and was really tender and nice actually. Also tried a Sturgeon fish sample and first time for me trying Sturgeon. Finally I tried cinnamon flavored honey and was strong at first but then a nice flavor and was something I wasn't use to honestly. 

       For dinner, I tried this cheeseburger which had beef in it and a ton of cheese. Talk about high cholesterol but I mean it was only the one time and one time only. The flavor was good but the only issue I would mention that it wasn't very hot. It was luke warm even though they put it in the oven for a few minutes still was luke warm so this may be the last time I go there next year for The Royal Winter Fair next time around. Will try somewhere different. Anyways that is the post  for today, I will be doing a podcast about the stories I have that will be Wednesday @ 1 pm ET on YouTube & Audio ONLY. But for right now I will talk to you all on Monday for more blogging fun. 

Chris

Avanti's Food Review

            I was at Avanti's in Oshawa with my entire family, good majority of it for my mom's 75th birthday which is worth celebrating actually. I have been there for a complete different event with our neighbors for our neighbors son's engagement here. I had the Ravioli with Ricotta cheese and spinach in it which topped with a cheese sauce of some sort. Pasta was light and very airy. Very cheesy and I mean cheesy! I went cheese crazy like Mary from Mary Makes It Easy! I would give the cheesy Ravioli a 15 out of 10... BEYOND expectations honestly. 

          Yes I had dessert! I went with something Mary did on The Good Stuff with Mary Berg and that was Tiramisu which this was my first time ever having it actually!  Tiramisu has lady fingers which you can easily get in the grocery store and mind you very delicious as a snack on it's own actually! The tiramisu was delicious and very creaming and soft and boy it had a very strong coffee taste but still good but I didn't get to bed till 1 am this morning as I was wired up a bit still. The Tiramisu gets a 15 out of 10 and again it EXCEEDED my expectations once again. That is the post for today, I will talk to you guys tomorrow for another blog post. 

Chris

Sauter's Inn-- Food Review

             A week ago almost my parents and I went out to dinner Friday night to celebrate their 50th Anniversary which I have mentioned before days ago but this was the first of the two dinners. We ended up going out to Sauter's Inn In Pickering, Ontario which we have been there before prior to the Covid-19 Pandemic in August 2019 if I remember correctly. Anyways I had the Corden Bleu which had cheese and ham in the middle which was fantastic! A lot as it was thick but was juicy and really good the mozzarella cheese was running out of it! I would give it a 10 all day long. Never doubted anything would of changed prior to the pandemic, still the same amazing food as always. 

            Also had a New York Cheesecake which was like airy and very good with Chocolate Sauce dripped around the cake itself, was also amazing and gets a 10 out of me as well. I also liked the change of the paint as before it was dark when you go in there but the new blue/grey paint gives it a lot more light and I love they kept the same lights. They really did some improvements on that. Our server was amazing and big props to her super friendly service when she spoke to us to get our meal order and anything we needed during our visit. Service definitely gets a 10 out 10 as well. That is my review for today, I will most definitely be back in the future and I will speak to you guys tomorrow!

Chris

Five Guys Burgers Food Review!

         So yesterday I got to go to Five Guys Burgers with my friend Eric who is also Alum from The Video Projects Team era from 2005 till 2010. I ordered a Bacon Burger, with pickles, onions, ketchup, mustard and relish on it. My usual condiments and items I want to have on a burger technically. Now what I thought it was a single patty but it was a double patty and I never asked for it whatsoever but I am not going to complain. It is pretty expensive place to eat if I remember it was around 16 dollars and a chunk of change but it was worth that money actually. Was worth getting actually. 

         Now the burger and a large drink was all I got, I do not even think I could down fries with the size of this massive burger. The other best thing of this was with the drinks you can get refills actually and I considered getting a refill for the road home back into town to meet our friend Terry but I felt like I was floating enough from the large drink I had but anyways, I give this burger a definite 10 all day and next time I plan on adding in the fries I go there. That is the post for today, I hope you enjoyed this and as always I will talk to you all tomorrow! 

 

Chris         

French-Canadian Pavilion [Fiesta Week]

           As you guys know I went to the French-Canadian Pavilion and I wasn't too impressed with some things. Let me get into it, the Meatpie (Tortiere in french) was good, it was more fine with the meat as my mom's is more chunkier which is probably just a preference honestly. I noticed it didn't have the potatoes like my moms but that could of been really mixed in but was edible. The Ragout which consists of Pork Meatballs, and chucks of pork was really good. I enjoyed every bite as my mom and I shared ours between each other and I enjoyed it.

         However the Pea soup was not up to snuff for me, peas were crunchy and not like how my mom makes her as it is normally with split pea soup, so I didn't eat much of it and my mom had some of it not too much. We also got a Sugar Pie for the go which was fantastic which reminded me of my Great Aunt's Sugar Pie she gave me when we visited in 2007 which I had two different pies but let me know if you wanna hear the story of that I can certainly do that but we still have a pie to finish but it certainly and does remind me of hers. Anyways those are the blogs for the week, enjoy the rest of your weekend and I will talk to you all on Monday!

Chris

Pizza Munno Review!

           So last week, I got to go to Pizza Munno which is in my downtown with Eric on my travels around with him. I got the double pepperoni and the slice was huge! They also did cut it smaller but still do not think I was going to be able to eat it all so Eric took one half and I had the other. Was gooey, cheesey and yes greasy but still was still good. I enjoyed it and actually it was better with double pepperoni actually. Was good to every last bite and I just enjoyed it all together. 

           So I would rate it 20 out of 10 as it was just over my expections actually so it gets a higher rating then I would ever think. I will be definitely be back with Eric as we have plans to return down the road and excited to go back and have Pizza once again. I can see why it is very busy at lunch hour as it is a very loved Pizza joint locally in the downtown Oshawa area. Anyways that is my review today and I will talk to you all for the end of the week updates + food review on Saturday for the French-Canadian Pavillion. 

Chris

Mamma's Pizza Review [03-31-2023]

             This was requested by my group mod, Billy on a side group I have for ChrisBOnTheWeb and also Jimi. Anyways last week, Larry and I went to Mamma's Pizza and just ordered a pepperoni Pizza with cheese. Note it was a thin crust which I rarely get to have that so it was definitely a nice treat. Now the location is only 10 minute walk from home to go get the pizza which is literally at the corner of a major road and another road but it is nice to have another pizza place since the other pizza place shutdown on us.

                Now the Pizza itself, was the usual nice gooey, cheesy deliciousness out of the pizza and it is definitely the Mamma's Pizza I remember when I went to Mamma's Pizza in Toronto at the Exhibition Place during the CNE many, many years ago. So the Pizza definitely exceeds our expectations 15 out of 10 as I said it exceeds our expectations. Staff there, the girl was amazing in helping us both on the phone as we phoned it ahead of schedule and also gets a 15 out of 10 as well. My team Larry and I will be back there in the future. I hope you guys enjoyed this bonus blog today, thought it'd be a nice treat for you all and I will talk to you all on Monday, have a great weekend! 

Chris

Wendel Clark's Review.... [The Last Review]

            I wouldn't call this a review, I'd call this a catastrophe...... Now the food, Carlton Street Club Sandwich with Onion Rings were great and all and still give it 10 out of 10 but that is not the point of this blog it is more the service and lack of communication from our server. A good friend of mine was going to get me a cookie dessert which he got his but I never got mine whatsoever so I ended up cancelling it. To top it off they didn't put the bills as we wanted them as some of us were seperate. 

            That is the tip to the ice berg... There was another server that had an attitude issue with us when we didn't do a damn thing to her. I didn't like that whatsoever and glad I cancelled my cookie to be quite honest. I didn't even leave a single tip as they got nothing, nadda zip. Because honestly I AM NEVER GOING back. They will not get my business whatsoever. In the future, I will be going to other places like Teddy's which has never given me a problem. The service I'm giving -10 out of 5. That is my post for today and as always talk to you all tomorrow!

Chris

Chucks Roadhouse Food Review [Montreal Smoked Meat & Fries]

            On Friday night, my dad and I ordered out and we thought we would eat out as my mom wasn't up to it. We were going to eat from the Bulldog but decided to try Chucks Roadhouse which wasn't far neither from us. Yes I was eyeing something from The Bulldog, their Mac and Cheese looked good when Eric and I went a year ago. Anyways I got the Montreal Smoked Meat on Sour Dough Bread with fries on the side. 

          Now the sandwich was crazy thick and just like Teddy's does for their Corn Beef on Rye. Was soft and tender and loved every single bite right to the end. Now the fries was a bit soggy but not the fault of Chucks as the steam was stuck in the container so it was non of their fault whatsoever it was bound to happen but the fries were salted just perfect and crispy to my liking. Both the sandwich and fries get a 10 out of 10 even if the fries got a little soggy, not going to take away points for it whatsoever. I'd definitely go back and try something completely different down the road. That is the review for today, I will talk to you all tomorrow!

Chris

Wendy's- Dave's Single Combo Review

           Wednesday, I got to go to Wendy's with Eric. I had "Dave's Single Combo" which had a drink and fries with it. The burger had tomatoes, onions, lettuce and pickles. or as Daym calls it red ring of death (tomatoes) crunchy water (lettuce) ickle pickles. Either way I loved it and wanna try their chicken fingers. It really hit the spot and I needed some comfort food with the everything going on.

           The entire afternoon was what I needed to keep my mind busy. Now out of 10 for the burger, 10 out of 10 day all day long. 10 out of 10 for the fries as well. Cannot go wrong with Wendy's it's comfort food honestly and probably in my top 5 favourite burger spots locally for me here in Durham Region. Service was 10 out of 10 as well as they were quick to getting my order to me and will be back to that location again in the future. Anyways that is my review for today, I will talk to you all tomorrow for a special "Saturday edition" of the End of The Week Updates and Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all!

Chris

Chicken Twister Combo- KFC Food Review

              I have in all the years in my life, never, ever tried KFC and last week was my very first time and probably not my last one neither. I had the Chicken Twister Combo which was a fried chicken in a wrap with lettuce with mayo in it. Every bite, I had to go back for another it was really really good and I would eat that again in the future actually. Now as I said there was fries that came with it, it was lightly salted with a nice crisp to it. It was really good french fries.

            Now I would give it a 10 out of 10, I really enjoyed what I ordered and the service was very quick and fast and got everything I asked for including a drink as well. I would do KFC again in the future and who really know, probably do another review down the road. Anyways that is my blog post and final review for the week, I will talk to you guys on Monday as Chloe does the end of the week posts now, so have a great weekend and enjoy her updates tomorrow and talk Monday!

Chris

Ravoli Review- Boston Pizza

             Another review is here as I have a pile to do from the past few weeks to almost a month now and I promise you guys I will try and put them up quicker next time around anyways, I was with my family, at my niece and nephew's hockey tournament which they won the "C Division" Championship. Between the first and second game we went to Boston Pizza which mind you is an amazing place to eat at if you love Italian Food. 

             Anyways I had the Ravioli which consists of Ravioli and cheese in it and it was good, cheesy goodness and quite a lot for a good little pan and filling right to the end of the plate. It was really good and something different for me to try. I usually try and change things around when I eat out as much as possible. Also came with a piece garlic bread which was a little on the crunchy side but still good regardless. I'd give it a 10 out of 10. Anyways that is my review for today, I will talk to you all tomorrow. 

Chris

Brownie Dessert- Wendel Clark's Review

          I have been holding off on this reviews and yes I said reviews, because I have actually have 3 reviews to do this week so this will be a busy, busy week for reviews wise so hope you guys enjoyed this. Now today's review it is another Wendel Clark's review but this time around it is on their dessert as I have already done two other food reviews.

           So I had the Brownie dessert which was really good! Was gooey and had chocolate, caramel sauce a bit with whip cream and a scoop of french vanilla. It was so good and trust me it didn't last very long on my plate as I ate it quickly right to the last bite, it was really that good. I was very impressed with the dessert and honestly I like either of the desserts as I have no preference that I like honestly. Anyways that is my post for today, I will talk to you all tomorrow as always, have a great rest of your day.

 

Chris

Food Review [Wendel Clark's]

           I got to go to Wendel Clark's once again but this time with my friend Terry. I was going to get the Chicken on a wrap like I did before but decided to go with the original burger with cheese, onions and pickles on it. I know Pickles on a burger... yuck... However I love it! It started when I use to go to McDonald's for lunch as I grew up. I loved the pickles on it and have ever since! I also had a side of fries on the side so the burger was very gooey tender and really good. The fries were crunchy and super good! I'd give both of them 5 all day out of 5. 

            Now that's not it, we also both had a huge cookie for dessert and it had ice cream in the middle with some syrup whether it was caramel or chocolate it was good and melted very quick and you had to eat the Ice Cream first! I had a hard time breaking it up with my spoon so after the ice cream was eaten, I broke it with my hand and ate it that way. Cookie was gooey and warm a bit as it should be and had that crunch on it. I'd also give that 5 out of 5 all day long along with our waitress she gets a 10 out of 5 as she exceeded our expectations as customers plus I gave her an extra very generous tip. Anyways that is my review for today, I will talk to you guys tomorrow and hopefully will have another review for you guys soon!

Chris

Cobs Bread- Mini Pizza Food Review

                After the event and arriving back to where the car was, my dad and I checked out Cobs Bread in Courtice and we got ourselves a mini Pizza and it was really, really good. I got myself a Hawaiian slice and was really good and filling mind you as Pizza should be as it is also hearty and comfort food and after the week I had last week, I really needed it as my emotions and stress levels have been extremely high so it was nice to actually try it and I'd try some of the other goodies they have there as well. It is worth the visit to Cobs Bread. I'd give it a definite 10 out of 10 and it is a nice little out of the way place and looked very popular place. 

                 I was quite impressed with the place soon as I got in we got greeted but their amazing staff.  I definitely will be back in the very nearby future with my dad because it was just a very nice place to go to and have to support the local businesses out there and it helps them out as well. Anyways that is my little review on Cobs Bread- Mini Pizza review. I will talk to you guys tomorrow for the end of the week updates and I will have a ton of updates for you guys as I do have some sad news to tell you but I will talk to you all then.

Chris

Subway- Maplewood Smoked Bacon & Ham Review

             Today is the first of 2 food reviews this week. I was almost a week ago at Subway which I haven't had the best experience at another store in the past but this one was just amazing experience. Customer service was most definitely better then the other store and sometimes this happens. Anyways that is besides the point about my past experience but this time I had Maplewood Bacon, Ham sub. It was the best and I honestly starting to think this is my new favourite sub even if it is only there for a very limited time but it was really good with bacon in it. Yeah I know bacon and ham come from the same animal but still, I thought ham and bacon together would of not been a great combination but it was! I enjoyed it and didn't last long as I ate every last bite of it. lol.

             So I would give this a definitely 10 out of 10 all day long. Was the best sub I've had in a very long time. Soon as I saw it, I'm like yeah I'm going to try something new and there is one other sandwich I'd like to try and it was  that chicken sandwich which is new as well so something to really think about and try the next time I am out with friends. However things are changing here in the studio for the months of November and December and I will be doing a post about it tomorrow so until thank thanks for reading my little review and let me know in the comments if you'd like to see more of these and I have another one on Thursday but I will talk to you all tomorrow.

Chris

Meatloaf With Rice, My thoughts....

               Last week or was it the week before that? I do not remember honestly. However I did not know there was rice, I saw white chunks in the meatloaf and my thoughts was nah it's just big pieces of onion in the meatloaf, I never thought anything about it until I saw a bowl of cooked rice in the fridge and I asked my mom what it was and she then told me it was in the meatloaf.  Which mind you the rest of the rice was used for fried rice later on in a day or two later. However now that I think about it, really it was good and something different and there is other amazing ways to have meatloaf and this one wasn't bad whatsoever. Again remember I didn't know this till 2 days later that this was added to the meatloaf.

             I can be honest this could be one of my favorite way to do meatload moving forward but hey we're trying recipes my mom has in her handy dandy cookbook. I never thought rice and meatloaf would be a good mix but hey it was indeed a good mix and I enjoyed it actually. Anyways I am always up to trying new things especially still being in this pandemic still despite things are slowly going back to more of a normal. That is my post for today, it was smaller then normal but at least you get a post and I will talk to you all tomorrow! 

Chris

The Keg Food Review!

                    I guess you can say this was my first time at the Keg and I absolutely loved it, I mean I was very nervous to know how the food was going to taste but it was amazing! We shared a thing of garlic bread with cheese. It was very garlicky and cheesy and greasy but I didn't really care as long as it was good. Next thing I had was the Filet Mignon with Garlic Mash potatoes and Zucchini which I didn't eat the Zucchini as I'm not a fan of it. However the Filet Mignon was so tender and it came with a sauce, not sure if it was an Aaoli sauce but it was soooo good on the steak and maybe I need to try and make a nice sauce for my steak next time but whatever the sauce it was nice and it complimented the steak very well. The Garlic mash potatoes was good and It has actually the skin of the potatoes and it was really good and wasn't too garlicy whatsoever. For dessert we shared a big piece cake it was like a mocha cake with a chocolate layer with Carmel and it was really that good!  

                   I would give the appetizer a 10 out of 10 as it was so soft and tender when I bit into the garlic bread with cheese. The meal, the steak and garlic mash is also another 10 out of 10 all night long! Finally the dessert is a 10 out of 10, so a total of 30 out of 30. Now I wanna add 10 points more to the list to make it an even 40 out of 40 which is the service, it was supreme from us at the entrance being greeted and being checked if we have been vaccinated which we all are vaccinated now to being seated and given instructions we do not need a mask if we are at our table but getting up we have to wear a mask. Our waitress, was amazing and interacted with us a lot when we she came to check in with us. I will be going back and I plan on eating the Prime Rib next time around and every time I will change up what I have. Anyways that is my post for today, hope you enjoyed this and I will talk to you all tomorrow!

Chris