Zwei Fat Chicks

Ep 57 - Cereal

This week's episode covers a favourite of all school age people, whether you're going to kindergarden or college - CEREAL!  We discuss healthy vs. sugary cereal, The Road To Wellville and how cold cereals were invented and a certain cereal bar that seems like a hippy/beatnik place but has a very different agenda behind it.  Enjoy!

• For more cute pics of The Little Beasts frolicking in cereal boxes, check out their website: http://www.littlebeasts.com/boston-terrier-photos/boston-terrier-cereal-killers.html
• Breakfast Around The World - http://ravenclawgirl.veoc.net/HouseElves/he_breakfast.htm
• John Harvey Kellogg - http://naturalhealthperspective.com/tutorials/john-kellogg.html
• The Road To Wellville - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Wellville_(film)
• Cereality (locations around the US) - http://www.cereality.com/main.php
• So.Zo (473 High St., Morgantown WV - affiliated with the Chestnutridge Church, who openly opposes gay marriage) - http://sozo-morgantown.net/

Rerun: Episode 2 - Breakfast!

This weeks episode is a rerun of our May 18th 2009 show about Canadian breakfast featuring The Rainbow in Oshawa and Hill's in Orillia. We're currently working on a cereal episode and need to do some further research before we put voice to recorder. Also, we might as well upload this one again since podbean seems to have misplaced the original ep.

Ep 56 - The Bull Dog Pub, Gold Boat and Oishimbo (Ramen & Gyoza)

We have a quite a potpourri episode for you today.  Happy Labour/Labor Day!  First, two local restaurant reviews: The Bull Dog Pub and Gold Boat Fish & Chips (that we so erroniously called Golden Sail - sorry!!).  Then we move on to discuss another Oishimbo A La Carte Manga - Ramen and Gyoza are the topic of this edition.  Enjoy and have a great long weekend!

• The Bull Dog Pub (600 Grandview Drive S., Oshawa ON) - http://www.thebulldogpuboshawa.ca/
• Gold Boat Fish & Chips (283 Dean Ave, Oshawa ON)- http://www.canpages.ca/page/ON/oshawa/gold-boat-fish-and-chips/5166427.html
• Oishimbo - Ramen & Gyoza - http://www.comicbookbin.com/oishinboalacarte003.html
• Maus - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus

Ep 55 - Cigar Overview

We have been wanting to do a cigar episode for a long time, so here's a not so brief overview of one of our favourite after dinner treats.

• Cigar Smoking and Health - http://cigars.about.com/od/legalhealthissues/a/0061003.htm
• Size and Shape Chart - http://home.comcast.net/~bcabana2/prudentpeddler/cigars/shape.htm
• Wrapper Shades - http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2884734/types_of_cigar_wrappers_and_how_they.html?cat=22
• Cigar Flavour Wheel (pdf) - http://www.shortcut-cigars.com/shared/Tresors/wheel.pdf
• Drink Pairings - http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Cigar_Journal/Journal_Main/69A6B8E7-FAF1-4F0D-BBBC-05A4920D414F.html
• El Fumidor (518 Beaver Street, Sewickly PA) - http://fujipub.com/elfumador/
• Coolerdors, the inexpensive humidors - http://www.cigardiary.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=28
• Cutting and Lighting - http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/Graphics/SpecialFeature/Cigar101/fa198.html
• victory cigars (215 King Street E., Oshawa ON) - http://www.victorycigars.ca/
• Rama Moccasin and Smoke (6413 Rama Road, Rama First Nation ON) - http://www.ramashop.com
• 90s cigar boom - http://www.articlesbase.com/food-and-beverage-articles/the-cigar-boom-what-it-was-and-is-419373.html

• Things we forgot to mention: Cigars with pig tails, shaggy feet, women cigar smokers and the exact maduro process.

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 53 - Kitchen Confidential

This week's episode is a book review of Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential.  It's exploitational, but we can't necessarily say over-exaggerated.  This episode isn't rated as "clean" because the book makes numerous references to alcohol and drug use, as well a informal dalliances with the opposite sex (I think I said that as polite as I possibly could).  An entertaining read from someone who really has been there and done that (probably a few times), Boudain's Kitchen Confidential is the flag ship of restaurant exposés, that have influenced many others to write their own memoirs of how things really are in the kitchens of restaurants.

• Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain - http://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Confidential-Adventures-Culinary-Underbelly/dp/0060934913
• The Rise of The Superchef (BBC) - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7908794.stm
• Reclaiming The Toothbrush Mustache - http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/11/cohen200711
• Original Reggae Skinheads - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gPZFpWC9o4

Ep 52 - Cyrus, French Presses and DIY Tandoori Ovens

This is a bit of a pot porri, with a short review about a great Persian place in Oshawa called Cyrus, discussion of french presses, fresh made Naan bread from Indian Biyani in Toronto and how to make a tandoori oven right in your own back yard (please follow all local and fire safety laws!).

• Cyrus Persian Restaurant (905-448-0892, 563 Ritson Road South, Oshawa ON) - http://www.newsdurhamregion.com/article/133107
• Indian Biyani (416-340-1254, 181, Dundas Street West, Toronto ON) - http://indian-biryani.com/index.php
• Good Eats - The Curious Case of Curry - http://www.instructables.com/id/Garbage-Can-and-Flower-Pot-Tandoor-Oven/
• French Press Coffee - http://gourmet-coffee-zone.com/french-press-howto.html
• Roasting Your Own Coffee - http://coffeegeek.com/guides/popperroasting
• Travel French Press - http://www.planetarydesign.uscategories.html?cataction=tabletops

Ep 51 - Waiter Rant

This episode is a book review on Waiter Rant by Steve Dublanica.  It took us over 3 sessions to get this episode down, but felt that there were some really great points to discuss about the Western practice of tipping, even if we didn't necessarily always agree with The Waiter.  Thanks for joining us in our first episode back from our July hiatus!  We hope you enjoy it, and continue to listen!

• Waiter Rant - http://waiterrant.net/
• Life At TJ's Place - http://tjsplace.blogspot.com/
• The Ever-Expanding American Restaurant Tip By Sara Dickerman (Slate Magazine) - http://www.slate.com/id/2073161

Ep 50 - Haugen's BBQ

We greatly apologize for the lateness of our 50th episode, but it couldn't be helped since Sheila spent all of last week in Toronto working security for the G20 Summit.  Here's a great episode for you though, of a rural Ontario tradition - Haugen's BBQ!  They have amazing rotisserie chicken, and are a hub for many car cruises.

• Haugen's Chicken and Ribs BBQ - http://www.haugensbbq.com/
• Aha!! Chicken skin won't kill you quickly! - http://www.healthzone.ca/health/dietfitness/diet/article/788197--chicken-skin-good-for-you-after-all
• Delicious, tasty chicken in the Hopewell, PA area - http://www.haroldsinnrestaurant.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