- Liane Faulder (Judy Schultz’s replacement for the weekly Journal Bistro column) published her first few articles this week. She chose the theme of senses, focusing on a select few restaurants that tempt the palette with visual glory, sensual aromas, and textural pleasures, as well as an additional piece on a restaurant in France that serves food in the dark. It’ll take a while to really understand her style, so I’ll hold out judgment for a while.
- Both Giada and Ina will have new shows on the American Food Network. I hope it isn’t too long before it will air on the Canadian side of FN!
- This is probably old news by now, but Gordon Ramsay might be the next superstar chef to break ground in Vancouver. Urban Diner cites numerous sources that Ramsay is in talks with Holt Renfrew to open a restaurant in their store.
- Via Chow, a very cool collapsible coffee cup made with the commuter in mind.
- Though I missed the television airing of House‘s fourth season finale, I managed to watch it on Thursday. Oh, Wilson.
- I’ve watched a few movies over the last month or so, some worth remembering, and some not at all. Iron Man was surprisingly good (Robert Downey Jr. was the perfect choice for the titular character), and P.S. I Love You was a disappointment (I couldn’t wait for it to end). And of course, the countdown to Sex and the City begins!
- At the drugstore, I came across bags of Skittles I’d never seen before – Skittles Chocolate. Each package comes with five flavours: S’mores, Chocolate Pudding, Chocolate Caramel, Vanilla and Brownie Batter. Why mess with the rainbow?
- I tried an Iced Brewed Coffee ($2.15 for a tall) at Starbucks on Friday. It’s apparently just double-strength coffee, iced, with a few pumps of syrup, but for some reason, it’s a lot better than most of the iced coffees I’ve tried – slightly sweet, but still a strong enough coffee taste that wasn’t diluted too much even with the melting ice cubes.
Enjoying an Iced Brewed Coffee
Only Here for the Food 
That collapsible cup looks very cool. I wonder how stable it is when it’s open, though. It looks kind of “crumply” in the picture.
I’ll have to try the Starbucks iced coffee. It looks tasty…
Who are you seeing SATC with? If it’s with a bunch of girls, can I come too? I have the weekend off, and it’s the weekend before Articling Interview Week and I know if I stay at home I will be obsessing about the law firms.
I’d hope that cup is reinforced!
The coffee I’m holding in the picture was actually the second iced brewed coffee I tried, and for some reason it wasn’t as good as the first. I’ll try it another time and hope it was just the barista and not the formula.
@shermie: I can guarantee you I’m not going to SATC haha
Yeah, he’s not coming. I’ll e-mail you!