Episodes
Tuesday Mar 16, 2010
Ep 39 - Never Eat At A Place Called Mom's...
Tuesday Mar 16, 2010
Tuesday Mar 16, 2010
Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom’s. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.” -- Nelson Algren, A Walk on The Wild Side (1956)
In this week's episode, we discuss a hidden gem called Momma's that brings the lunch counter back to the present and into a mall! We also have sad news regarding Pete's Open Kitchen (which we really hope is reversed), and some info about the next episode, which will be recorded this week with a special guest. ;) For your viewing pleasure, two semi-related videos:- Warrior in Woolworth's by the Xray Spex (vintage punk) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2NYrIUG518
- Five and Dime from Reefer Madness the Musical (no nudity or swearing, but possibly NSFW due to a steamy tango scene at the end featuring Neve Campbell & Steven Weber) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK9NCWQdBp0&feature=fvw
Monday Mar 08, 2010
Ep 38 - Go Believe Sushi & Sushi Economy
Monday Mar 08, 2010
Monday Mar 08, 2010
http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com In this week's episode, we review a great local sushi place. If that's not enough delicious, delicate raw fish for you, Tracy also does a book report on Sushi Economy. If that's too much raw fish for you, I suggest going back and listening to Episode 8 - Burgers! Go Believe Sushi (1801 Dundas Street East, Whitby ON, 905-438-9988) - http://www.gobelievesushi.com/
Sushi Economy by Sasha Issenberg - http://www.penguin.ca/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781592402946,00.htmlMonday Mar 01, 2010
Ep 37 - Willie Stout's and J.P. Fitzpatrick & Sons
Monday Mar 01, 2010
Monday Mar 01, 2010
With St. Patrick's being only 17 days away, here are two great pubs that we've scouted out for your pleasure. This isn't a pub cast (although beer selection is discussed), but focuses on the amazing food of two fine establishments. Willie Stout's of Toronto makes burgers more then just pub grub, and fosters the community feeling of a "public house". J.P. Fitzpatrick & Sons offers traditional Irish dishes with a gourmet spin, right next to one of the best movie theaters (in our opinion) of Durham Region. You don't have to be a beer enthusiast - although it doesn't hurt! - to sit down in either and enjoy a great lunch or dinner. Willie Stout's (2175 Sheppard Ave E, Toronto ON) - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=148647335756
- J.P. Fitzpatrick & Sons Irish Pub and Restaurant (75 Consumers Dr, Whitby ON) - http://www.jpfitzirishpub.ca
Monday Feb 08, 2010
Pubcast #3 - Cheers! An Intermperate History of Canada
Monday Feb 08, 2010
Monday Feb 08, 2010
This episode is a pubcast from home combined with a book review of Nicholas Pashley's awesome book, Cheers! An Intemperate History of Canada. Links of Interest:
- Cheers! an Intemperate History of Canada by Nicholas Pashley - http://www.amazon.ca/Cheers-Nicholas-Pashley/dp/1554682576
- Victory Brewery - http://www.victorybeer.com/
- Great Lakes Brewing Co. - http://www.greatlakesbeer.com/
- Harmony Society of Ambridge, PA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony_Society
- Lynn Samuels - http://www.lynnsamuels.typepad.com/
- Lager Heads by Paul Brent - http://www.amazon.ca/Lager-Heads-Paul-Brent/dp/0006394248
- Find True Low Calorie Beer! - http://www.theraven.com/beer.html
- Glutton for Punishment with Bob Blumer - http://www.foodnetwork.com/glutton-for-punishment/index.html
Monday Jan 18, 2010
Ep 34 - Tea!
Monday Jan 18, 2010
Monday Jan 18, 2010
This was by no means the only show we're going to do on tea, but here's a ZFC crash coarse on one of mankind's oldest beverages (Ok, one of mankind's oldest non-alcoholic beverages). Enjoy a cuppa your favourite as you listen to this episode.
- Tetley's Tea (round bag commercial) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zAbflmBT8A
- Different Types of Tea - http://www.imperialteagarden.com/teas.html
- Tylors of Harrogate - http://www.taylorsofharrogate.co.uk/
- Twinings of London - http://www.twinings.com/home.php
- Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Grey,_2nd_Earl_Grey
- Opium Wars - http://historyliterature.homestead.com/files/extended.html
- Tea: The Drink That Changed The World - http://www.amazon.com/Tea-Drink-that-Changed-World/dp/0804837244
- The Origins of Indian Tea - http://www.teamuse.com/article_000803.html
- Richard Sharpe Series - http://www.bernardcornwell.net/index2.cfm?page=1&seriesid=1
- Sir Thomas Lipton - http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/lipton/index.php?a=eb00
- James Burke (Science Historian) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burke_(science_historian)
- Harney & Sons - http://www.harney.com/
- How To Prepare Matcha - http://www.matchasource.com/brewing-matcha-tea-s/13.htm
- Republic of Tea - http://www.republicoftea.com/
- Tea ceremony - http://www.chinatownconnection.com/japanese-tea-ceremony.htm
- Sano Ichiro Mysteries by Laura Joh Rowland - http://www.laurajohrowland.com/sano.html
- Sugawara Akitada Mysteries by I.J. Parker - http://www.ijparker.com/
- Tea Zer Travel Mug for Loose Leaf Tea - http://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Solutions-Tea-Zer-Tumbler-10oz/dp/B00125JHGU
- Kalahari Organic Teas - http://www.kalahariusa.com/
- McCarthy's Tea Room (Donegal Sq., 534 Main Street, Bethlehem PA ) - http://www.donegal.com/mysitecaddy/site3/mccarthystearoom.htm
- Potato Farls - http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/culture/recipes/cooking/tatofarl.shtm
- Coffee Coffee (5 Bel Air South Parkway, Bel Air MD) - http://www.coffeecoffee-online.com/
- Simple is Beautiful (100 Brock Street North, Whitby ON) - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whitby-ON/Simple-is-Beautiful/96601731346
- TenRen Tea - http://www.tenren.com/
Monday Dec 28, 2009
Ep 31 - Sheila's Birthday, Pete's Open Kitchen and Down with Gloves!
Monday Dec 28, 2009
Monday Dec 28, 2009
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In this episode, recorded on Sheila's birthday, we discuss a great Oshawa lunch spot called Pete's Open Kitchen and wax philosophical about cooks and protective gloves.
- Boxing Day - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day
- Pete's Open Kitchen (20 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa ON, 905-725-7383) - http://www.downtownoshawa.ca/businessdirectory.php?id=150
- Culinary Institute of America (CIA) - http://www.ciachef.edu/
- Down With Gloves by Sara Dickerman - http://www.slate.com/id/2127050/
Monday Dec 21, 2009
Ep 30 - Tracy's Birthday @ Sushi Mountain
Monday Dec 21, 2009
Monday Dec 21, 2009
The 19th was Tracy's birthday, so we decided to check out a sushi place that everyone had been telling us about. Sushi Mountain's lunch buffet was awesome! Links of Interest:
- Coffee Culture - http://www.coffeeculture.ca/canada/index.html
- Sushi Mountain (1540 Dundas St. E., Whitby ON) - http://www.sushimountain.com/
- Bamboo Blade Anime - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_Blade
- Chimes Ginger Chews - http://www.chimesgourmet.com/
- Hakutsuru Sake - http://www.hakutsuru-sake.com/top.html
- Lobster Sashimi Video (not for the squeamish) - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5427304492329724291
- Williams Chocolate (460 Hopkins Street, Whitby ON) - http://www.williamschocolate.com/
Monday Dec 14, 2009
Ep 29 - Viva Burritos & Rio Grande III
Monday Dec 14, 2009
Monday Dec 14, 2009
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In this week's episode, we discuss a new burrito place in Oshawa called Viva Burritos. Great food, old school customer service, affordable and quick! Also, we pine for our favourite Morgantown Mexican Restaurant: Rio Grande III.
Towards the end of the episode, we incorrectly identified Chi-chi's downfall - it was not e. coli in the romaine or tainted salsa - it was Hepatitis A from the green onions. Well, the moral of the story is, you can never trust a green onion cause you don't know where it's been.
Links of Interest:
- William's Coffe Pub - http://www.williamscoffeepub.com/
- Viva Burrito (12 Centre St. N., Oshawa ON) - http://www.vivaburritos.ca/main/Home.html
- Rio Grande III (1417 Elk Rd, Morgantown WV)- http://www.allmenus.com/wv/morgantown/246907-rio-grande-iii/menu/
- Los Mariachis (1137 Van Voorhis Rd., Morgantown WV) - http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/226/1096373/restaurant/Los-Mariachis-Morgantown
- Chi-chi's Hepatitis A Outbreak Via Green Onions - http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2009/09/meaningful-outbreak-6-chi-chis-hepatitis-a-outbreak/
Sunday Dec 06, 2009
Ep 28 - Applewood Farm Winery and Teddy's Restaurant Oshawa
Sunday Dec 06, 2009
Sunday Dec 06, 2009
We found a great new winery in Stouffville! Also, a long time coming, the great Oshawa landmark - Teddy's!!
- Applewood Farm Winery - http://www.applewoodfarmwinery.com/
- Mead types explained, including cyser - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead
- Port wine - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_wine
- The Thomas Jefferson Hour - http://www.jeffersonhour.org/
- Jefferson wine bottle on auction - http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/09/03/070903fa_fact_keefe - which may be a fake - http://www.grapewallofchina.com/2009/11/13/china-thomas-jefferson-and-fake-wine-benjamin-wallace-author-of-billionaires-vinegar/
- Wine in Virginia (oops! We were wrong!) - http://www.monticellowinetrail.com/
- Info on duties on alcohol when returning to the US (please check official sites before your trip - we're not responsible if this info is outdated!) - http://gocanada.about.com/od/faqscrossingtheborde1/p/duty_free.htm
- Chowhound (It seems like everytime we look a restaurant up here, it's full of negative comments) - http://chowhound.chow.com/boards
Monday Nov 23, 2009
Ep 26 - Lulu's Noodles & Imperial Buffet's Mongolian BBQ
Monday Nov 23, 2009
Monday Nov 23, 2009
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 of Fall Out 3.
- Imperial China Buffet (5138 Peach Street, Erie PA) - http://www.yelp.com/biz/imperial-china-buffet-erie
- Books Galore (5546 Peach Street, Erie PA) - http://www.myspace.com/eriebooksgalore
- Lulu's Noodles (400 S Craig Street, Pittsburgh PA) - http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/23/271003/restaurant/Oakland/Lu-Lus-Noodles-Pittsburgh
- Pad Thai - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pad_Thai
- Chop Suey - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chop_suey
- Trader Joe's - http://www.traderjoes.com/
- Phantom of the Attic Comics (Second Floor, 406 South Craig Street, Pittsburgh PA) - http://www.myspace.com/pota_comics