Zwei Fat Chicks

Episode 99 - Pompeii Pizza, Alton Brown Live, El Caballito Tequila y Tacos and the State of Craft Beer in Durham Region

Featured Subjects:

• Pompeii Pizza (905-576-0415; 75 Celina St, Oshawa, ON)
• Alton Brown Live
• El Caballito Taquila y Tacos (416-628-9838; 220 King St W, Toronto, ON)
• Durham Craft Beer Festival July 11th 2015
• Zwei Fat Chicks Facebook Page

Durham Region Craft Beer Scene:

**Buster Rhino's

• Old Flame (Port Perry)
• County Durham Brewing Company (Pickering)
• Practically Irish (Pickering)
• 5 Paddles (Whitby)
• Brock St. Brewery (Whitby)
• Underdog's Brewhouse (Oshawa)
• Manantler (Bowmanville)
• Publican House Brewery (Peterborough)
• Smithworks Brewing Company (Peterborough) - not mentioned in the podcast, but an awesome place!! 

Talking Points:

• Wasted Space (905-240-5504; 74 Celina Street, Oshawa ON) 
• Beer Makes History Better Tour of Toronto
• Good Eats Pizza Dough
• Mexico Pavillion at Epcot 
• Flying Monkeys (Barrie, ON)

We're BAAAACK! Episode 97 - Buster Rhino's, Toronto Gourmet Food & Wine Expo and Guu Izakaya

We apologize for our long absence - things are finally starting to settle down for us, so hopefully we'll be able to go back to at least a monthly show schedule.

Also, the quality of this show isn't the best, but we figured if we ended up re-recording it (again), we would never get back into the saddle.  

This episode features a very big shout out to our local, Buster Rhino's.  We cover the Drunken Milkshake BBQ, Tap Take Overs for 2013 and the regular menu.  This has been too long in coming!

We also talk about our third annual visit to the Gourmet Food & Wine Expo in Toronto.  That trip was bigger and better than ever, and we look forward to next November to see what will be next.  Hopefully, the brewery from Niagara College will be back - Darryl, you need to get in contact with these folks.  ;)

Lastly, we finally made it out to Guu Izakaya and had a fantastic time with our dear friend, Jayne.  She even pipes in about delicious octopus balls!  A grand time was had by all.

Links:

Buster Rhino's - http://www.busterrhinos.com/main/index.php

Toronto Gourmet Food & Wine Expo - http://www.foodandwineexpo.ca/sitepages/

Niagara College Teaching Brewery - http://www.firstdraft.ca/content/Default.aspx

Caps and Corks - http://www.niagaracollege.ca/content/News/tabid/3508/EntryId/2147/Caps-Corks-and-Forks-returns-for-Round-Five.aspx

Guu Izakaya - http://guu-izakaya.com/toronto

Guu on Vice - http://youtu.be/C26nhTTwahw

Sapporo is brewed by Dragons - http://youtu.be/K-Rs6YEZAt8

Ep 95 - Potpourii Inifinity

Update: Since we recorded this episode back in January, Bellwoods Brewery has added a kitchen.  Make sure and add them on facebook and follow them on twitter to keep on the latest news!   Stuttering John's also has a new menu, check it out! - http://www.stutteringjohns.com/ (19 Simcoe Street S, Oshawa ON) Links:

• Lower Ossington Theatre - http://lowerossingtontheatre.com/
• Bellwoods Brewery (124 Ossington, Toronto ON) - http://bellwoodsbrewery.com/
• Forty Creek Copper Pot - http://www.fortycreekwhisky.com/Product%20pages/copper_pot.html
• Forty Creek Cream - http://www.fortycreekwhisky.com/Product%20pages/whisky_cream.html
• Keurig - http://www.keurig.ca/
• Markol - Keurig/Tassimo Vendor (1170 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa ON) - http://markcol.com/

RIP Great Canadian Popcorn Company, Beanz and Ichiban.

Ep 91 - Bagels!

• Jo's Brooklyn Bagel (814) 520-6246 (833 West 38th St, Erie PA) - http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/133/1510437/restaurant/Jos-Brooklyn-Bagel-Erie
• Lakeside Bagel (814) 734-8590 (318 W Plum St, Edinboro PA) - http://www.lakesidebagel.com/
• Slate article - A Short History of the Bagel - http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2008/11/a_short_history_of_the_bagel.html

Ep 88 - Mexican Lindo, Jimmy Guaco's and Keith's Cider

In this week's episode, we explore two great Mexican restaurants that are great at different things: Mexican Lindo and Jimmy Guaco's.  Check 'em out, and also look for Alexander Keith's new cider at the LCBO.

• Mexican Lindo - http://www.mexicolindooshawa.ca/
• Jimmy Guaco's - http://www.jimmyguacoburritos.com/
• Keith's Cider article - http://www.canadianbeernews.com/2012/03/27/labatt-adds-cider-to-alexander-keiths-line-up/

Ep 87 - More Candy and Big Boy Burgers

This week we talk about more chocolate - the chocolate bars unique to and in common between the UK, USA and Canada.  Then, we have a review for Big Boy Burgers in Whitby.  Enjoy! Big Boy Burgers - http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/10/1655148/restaurant/Toronto/Big-Boys-Burgers-whitby-Whitby

Ep 86 - Candyfreak Book Review

The FTP server is working again, w00t!

In this week's episode, we review the book Candyfreak by Steve Almond and eat a bunch of chocolate.  Enjoy!

• Bulk Barn - http://www.bulkbarn.ca/en-ca/index.html
• Candy Freak  by Steve Almond  - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50906.Candyfreak
• Valomilk - http://www.valomilk.com/
• Lake Champlain Chocolates (home of the Five Star Bar) - http://www.lakechamplainchocolates.com/
• Clark Bar -  http://www.necco.com/ourbrands/default.asp?brandid=9

Ep 83 - Stuttering John's, Té Bheag Gaelic Whiskey, Bulldog Gin

This week's episode covers Stuttering John's in downtown Oshawa, a new place with bbq (and everything else) done right.  Also, we discuss two new (to us) liquors - Té Bheag Gaelic Whiskey and Bulldog Gin.

• Stuttering John's (19 Simcoe st South, Oshawa, ON - 905-922-9336) - http://stutteringjohnsbistro.com/
• Té Bheag Gaelic Whiskey - http://www.gaelicwhisky.com/
• Bulldog Gin - http://www.bulldoggin.com/

Ep 74 - Famous Dave's BBQ, Tickle's Deli (Erie), The Brewerie, Black Grouse and Dark and Stormies

This week's episode feature three great places in Erie PA and two delicious drinks!

• Famous Dave's BBQ - http://www.famousdaves.com/
• Tickle's Deli (Erie, PA) - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tickles-Deli/290383773590
• http://diningverse.com/ticklesdeli
• The Brewerie - http://brewerie.com/
• The Famous Grouse/The Black Grouse Blended Scotch Whiskey - http://www.thefamousgrouse.com/lda/
• Dark and Stormy cocktail - http://www.goslingsrum.com/recipe_detail.asp?RecipeID=192

Ep 73 - Tre Sorelle 2.0, The Brewerie and Changing Your Taste Buds

• tre sorelle (orillia, on) - http://www.tresorelleorillia.com/
• the brewerie (erie, pa) - http://brewerie.com/
• weighty matters blog - http://www.weightymatters.ca/
• stingy jack pumpkin ale (lavery brewing of erie, pa) - http://laverybrewing.com/ourbeers.php