Zwei Fat Chicks

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 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 85 - Toronto Trip (The Jersey Giant, St. Lawrence Market, Sneaky Dee's, Black Oak Brewery)

Thanks to the Tdot for showing a couple of Fat Chicks a good time!

• The Jersey Giant Pub - http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/10/132573/restaurant/St-Lawrence-Market-Old-Town/Jersey-Giant-Toronto
• St. Lawrence Market - http://www.stlawrencemarket.com/
• Brown Brothers Meat - http://www.yelp.ca/biz/brown-brothers-meat-toronto
• Kozlik's Mustard - http://www.mustardmaker.com/
• Geocaching - http://www.geocaching.com/
• Sneaky Dee's - http://sneaky-dees.com/home/
• Black Oak Brewing Company - http://blackoakbeer.com/
• Chocosol Fair Trade Chocolate - http://chocosol.posterous.com/
• The Sassy Lamb - http://www.thesassylamb.com/slsite/The_Sassy_Lamb/Home.html

Ep #60 - The Jester's Court Haunted Pub and Halloween

This week's episode is a day early for Halloween!  We discuss the delicious food at a reputedly haunted pub, Halloween's origins and different foods associated with it as well as other holidays that offer food to the dead.  More pictures to come!

The Jester's Court (Port Perry, ON) - http://www.jesterscourt.ca/

Halloween - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

Samhain - http://www.imbas.org/articles/samhain.html

Trick or Treating - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-or-treating

Gode Cookery's Soul Cakes Recipe - http://www.godecookery.com/godeboke/foodtv/foodtv.html

Historical Food's Soul Cakes Recipe - http://historicalfoods.com/6425/souling-cake-recipe/

Pan De Muerto - http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/articles/dead-food_bread.html

Day of the Dead - http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/articles/dead-history.html

Japan's O-Bon/Bon Festival - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Festival

Chinese Ghost Festival - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Festival

Ep 54 - Oshawa Centre Farmer's Market I

No matter where you live, there is bound to be a farmer's market near you. Eating locally has never been easier! This episode is about just some of the many prepared food vendors at the Oshawa Center farmer's market. Green Belt Fresh (Farmer's Market Locator for Ontario) - http://greenbeltfresh.ca/ A Taste of Russia - http://atasteofrussia.ca/locations.htm Kyoto Coffee - http://www.kyotocoffee.ca/ Sticklings Bakery - http://www.sticklingsbakery.com/

Ep 49 - aZian

Usually we avoid trendy places, instead looking for great food at affordable prices - well, aZian seems to offer all three under one roof, as well as one of our favourite cuisines - Asian!

• aZian (1365 Wilson Road North #2, Oshawa ON) - http://www.azian.ca/
• Japanese funerary rites and how they apply to stainless steel chopsticks - http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_funeral
• All you need to know about chopsticks in one place. Yes, we love wikipedia. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopsticks
• Yes, more Wikipedia...but about mochi! - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi

Ep 25 - À Bientôt, Montréal! Part 2

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://specialtea.ca/
• Dragon's Beard Candy - http://montreal.about.com/od/foodwine/ss/dragon_beard_candy_johnny_chin.htm
• La Belle Gueule by Brasseurs RJ - http://www.brasseursrj.com/belle_gueule_an.htm

Ep 21 - Coffee & Dessert

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 & Coffee Bar (10 Commerce Drive, Westover WV) - http://almostheavendesserts.com/
• Tim Hortons - http://www.timhortons.com/ca/en/
• Panera - http://www.panerabread.com/

Ep 19 - Ice Cream

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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://www.creamery.psu.edu/

Kawartha Dairy - http://www.kawarthadairy.com/

Reid's Dairy - http://www.reidsdairy.com/

AJ's Dairyland (Emlenton, PA) - http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/252/1159104/restaurant/Pennsylvania/A-Js-Dairyland-Emlenton

"The O" - Original Hot Dog Shop (Pittsburgh, PA) - http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09046/949271-109.stm

Big Bag of Crabs - http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/crabs/

John's Wildwood Pizzeria (Edinboro, PA) - http://www.johnswildwoodpizza.com/

Custard vs. Ice Cream - http://www.thedairygodmother.com/what-is-frozen-custard/

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Ep 6 - Carnival Food!

Looking back at this episode, we forgot to even really discuss the origins of the carnival.  But, it's probably nothing you haven't already seen on the History Channel.  In case you missed every show that's been on about Mardi Gras, check out this great article from Wikipedia about the different carnivals and festivals of the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival.

Links of Interest (lots of links this time, we covered a LOT of food!):

• Streetfood - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_food
• Kennywood - http://www.kennywood.com
• Poutine - http://www.members.shaw.ca/kcic1/poutine.html
• Cotton Candy/Candy Floss - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_candy
• Tiny Donut Maker Video (Minnesota State Fair) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWuDJVJH-ak
• Funnel Cakes (another great Penn Dutch invention!) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funnel_cake
• Canada's Wonderland - http://www.canadaswonderland.com
• The Canadian National Exhibition (The "CNE" or "The Ex" for short) - http://www.theex.com
• Wasaga Beach Funnel Cakes thread - http://soompi.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t282846.html
• Butter Tarts - http://archives.cbc.ca/lifestyle/food/topics/1371-8373/
• Butter Tart Toronto Star Article - http://www.thestar.com/Life/article/211699
• Yakitori - http://www.japan-guide.com/r/e102.html
• Penny Licks - http://www.tts-group.co.uk/Product.aspx?cref=TTSPR594608&rid=51&cid=6
• Chinese Street Food - http://www.goworldtravel.com/ex/aspx/articleGuid.687711d7-d896-40e1-9c1c-21e4b1e4f6ed/xe/article.htm
• World's Best Street Food Article - http://www.frommers.com/articles/4570.html
• German Street Food Video (Youtube) -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3CX81Et92M