http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com We're just two girls who love food and have a knack for finding great places to eat. Our weekly show is a mix of restaurant review, history, and culture. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ttp://zweifatchicks.podbean.com Here is our first episode recorded since we came back from Montreal, hope you enjoy it!  A couple of corrections to our prattling: Cilantro is indeed from Southern Europe and Asia, not North America AJ Minati was the brother in the Exploding Barrel podcast that mentioned LuLu's Noodles in The Pitt expansion ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/11/23/ep-26-lulus-noodles-imperial-buffets-mongolian-bbq/ http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com Unfortunately, for the last few weeks, the Zwei Fat Chicks have had the flu and were unable to record. Fortunately, we have an unreleased snack to placate you with! We incorrectly refer to the show as "Clarissa and the King's Table" - it is actually "Clarissa and the King's Cookbook" ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/11/15/snack-2-clarissa-and-the-kings-cookbook/ http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com We hated to say farewell to Montreal, but we shall definitely return again someday.  So many delicious food and drink, so little time! Dunn's Famous Restaurant (1249 Metcalfe) - http://www.dunnsfamous.com/montreal_smoked_meat.htm Marche Bonsecour (350 rue St. Paul Est) - http://www.aviewoncities.com/montreal/marchebonsecours.htm Jacek Yerka -  http://www.yerkaland.com/ Kunst Bar Animation - http://www.whitehouseanimationinc.com/kunstbar.htm SpecialTea (corner of René-Lévesque and Clark) - ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/11/09/ep-25-a-bientot-montreal-part-2/ http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com We found ourselves in the rare situation of being able to spend a week in Montreal, Quebec with a dear friend who was traveling on business (and thus shall remain anonymous).  All we had to do was pay for our food, so we decided to go.  This is the first ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/11/01/ep-24-bonjour-montreal-part-1/ We spent a year in Orillia and found a TONNE of great places to eat for such a small town. Here's our homage to Orillia, with all the places that we didn't get only found the last few months, the places we didn't get a chance to try and ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/10/26/ep-23-farewell-orillia/ Forgive the lateness of this episode, but moving really put us behind schedule.  We'll try to make it up with a ZFC Snack this week though.  Without further ado, art imitating life - food in games! Links of Interest: Lord of the Rings Online - http://lotro.allakhazam.com/db/itemlist.html?itemslot=Food Everquest 2 - http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Food_and_drink Fable 2 Food ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/10/20/ep-22-food-and-games/ Links of Interest: Mariposa Market (109 Mississaga Street East, Orillia ON) - http://www.mariposamarket.ca/ Apple Annie's (109 & 101 Mississaga Street East, Orillia ON) - http://www.appleannies.ca/ The Different Drum (defunct)(Oshawa, ON) - http://gl-es.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2265241732&ref=share The Velvet Elvis (defunct)(Oshawa, ON) - http://www.myspace.com/the_velvet_elvis The Blue Moose (248 Walnut St, Morgantown WV) - http://www.thebluemoosecafe.com/ Rachel Eddy - http://www.myspace.com/banjorachel Almost Heaven Desserts & ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/10/05/ep-21-coffee-dessert/ On Highway 11, heading up to Ontario's cottage country, there's a great place to stop and grab a bite and ... you know... make a pit stop.  :)  Simple, good food at a great price - check it out if you're in the Georgian Bay or Muskoka region. Weber's Hamburgers (Highway ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/09/28/ep-20-weber-hamburgers/ http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com We all scream for it, so grab a cone or bowl of your favourite frozen treat and enjoy the show! Original photo from Iman's Flickr - for source click HERE. Links of Interest: Cold Stone Creamery - http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/ Tutto Gelato (Morgantown, WV) - http://www.tutto-gelato.com/ Hank's Frozen Custard - http://hankscustard.tripod.com/ Penn state creamery (State College, PA) ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/09/21/ep-19-ice-cream/ http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com You're seeing that right - we swapped the Last Chance To Eat show with this one - so we wouldn't have two alcohol themed shows back to back.  This show deals with some of our favourite wineries, past and present.  Wine is for everybody - not just snobs! Lots of Links ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/09/14/ep-17-wine-wineries-part-1-of-many-to-come/ Our review and discussion on Last Chance to Eat by Gina Mallet, who explores how certain foods are in danger of being demonized and regulated to extinction.  Gina is a food writer and critic for the National Post newspaper (Canada). Gina Mallet's Website - http://ginamallet.com/ Anthony Bourdain's Travel Blog - http://anthony-bourdain-blog.travelchannel.com/ http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/09/06/ep-18-last-chance-to-eat-book-review/ Our first snack and it was delicious! This is a quick review of Taps Magazine, a Canadian Beer Magazine. We hope to have this up on Facebook sometime today or tomorrow as well. Hope you enjoy it and check out our friends at Taps! Taps Magazine - http://www.tapsmedia.ca OR http://www.tapsmagazine.com http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/09/04/snack-1-taps-magazine/ We're going to roll out a new format for irregular updates soon called ZFC Snacks. A ZFC Snack will be a very short podcast, between 5 and 7 minutes in length, that will be posted normally and also posted on Facebook. These will be mini-episodes were we can ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/09/01/zfc-snacks/ http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com What a great beer and great folks!  We had an amazing time.  Lots of links for this show, which clocks in at about an hour. The Brewers: Amsterdam Brewing Co. - http://www.amsterdambeer.com/ Blackfly Coolers - http://www.blackflycoolers.com/ Black Oak Brewing Co. - http://www.blackoakbeer.com/ Brick Brewing Co. - http://www.brickbeer.com/ Cameron's Brewing Co. - ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/08/30/pubcast-3-1st-annual-muskoka-beer-festival/ http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food meet in the middle and produce some tasty dishes, as well as overlaps in culture.  You'll find many Greek/Lebanese/Turkish/Macedonian/Exotic restaurants in most major cities.  This episode is devoted to Mediterranean/Middle Eastern restaurants that are dear to our hearts - from the feta to falafels, grape ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/08/23/ep-16-mediterraneanmiddle-eastern-food/ http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com Whether you love pub style fish and chips or you adhere to meatless Fridays at a local fish fry, there are plenty of reasons to love fish and chips. We discuss a couple of our favourites in this episode, so pull up a chair and pass the malt vinegar! Links ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/08/17/ep-15-fish-n-chips/ http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com Links of Interest: My Life in France by Julia Child - http://www.amazon.com/My-Life-France-Julia-Child/dp/1400043468 Mastering the Art of French Cooking - http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Art-French-Cooking-1/dp/0394721780/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250218227&sr=1-1 Julie & Julie Official Website - http://www.julieandjulia.com/ Julie/Julia Project Blog - http://blogs.salon.com/0001399/ 6 Recipies Julia Child Would Want You to Cook - http://www.slate.com/id/2105213/ Please follow us on facebook, MySpace and twitter!  You can find us under ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/08/13/ep-14-julie-julia-bookmovie-review/ http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com Most everyone loves pizza! Here are some of our favourites from Morgantown, WV and parts of PA. This will be episode one of many, so stay tuned! Links of Interest: Rachel Ray buffalo chicken pizza - http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/wingless-buffalo-chicken-pizza-recipe/index.html book it program - http://www.bookitprogram.com/ police station pizza (1000 merchant street, ambridge pa) - http://www.pizzamaniac.com/archives/2005/08/06/pittsburgh-square-pizza-tour-pizza-house-aka-police-station/ monticello's ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/08/04/ep-13-pizza-part-one-of-many/ http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com We devote this episode to two hidden gems of Orillia, ON!  These places seem to have small but very loyal followings - you might miss them because they're a bit off the beaten path even though they're right downtown.  If you find yourself in Orillia, check out Tre Sorelle and ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/07/26/ep-12-hidden-gems-orillia-tre-sorelle-and-filou-bistro/ http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com This week's episode pays homage to that modern marketplace, the mall; specifically, the food court section.  There's usually something for everyone, so grab your tray and let's take a look around! Links of Interest: Food Court Restaurants! Mmmuffins - http://www.mmmuffins.com/ kernals - http://www.kernelspopcorn.com/ New York Fries - http://www.newyorkfries.com/ Jimmy The Greek - http://www.jimmythegreekgroup.ca/ Boardwalk Fries - http://www.boardwalkfries.com/ Orange ... http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com/2009/07/20/ep-11-mall-food-courts/