Crepe It Up

"Crepe It Up" took us in this very sunny day.

Actually, WebPiggy had a big part in this visit with their recent BOGO deal.

We visited the lowly-lit Church/Wellesley location, one of three spots Chris Lee owns, and surprisingly, despite sitting right next to the exposed windows, I did not melt under the unforgiving sun. What a surprise.

A warm nostalgia re-invited itself into my mind with the low-lit lighting ... more friendly still was the spotting of menu containing "Monster" and all the sweet ones with "Nutella". We order 1 "Monster" and 2 "Hot Chicks", and without forgetting, a "Paris X". Savory crepes are at most $6.95; and Sweet crepes are average $4.00, so they are very affordable.

Monster:

Egg, ham, onion, tomato, spinach, green pepper, mushroom, cheese, vegetable seasoning

Hot Chick:

Spicy pepper, egg, chicken, onion, tomato, mushrooms, cheese, vegetable seasoning

Paris X:

Chocolate Hazelnut, banana, whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Crepe it Up designed their crepes for dine-in, but with its carefully arranged fillings, it can easily be made to-go, as one of its other location (within St. Lawrence Market) had done. It is a polite eatery that sets a standard for crepe shops and asks that you revisit when strolling the neighbourhood, but otherwise considering, not the type of crepe place that would rock the Earth underneath your feet and force you to start thinking about moving into its area. The food quality and consistently friendly staffs receives thumbs up.

Food Reviewer: phuongphann

Store address: 507 Church St. #8, Toronto - Crepe It Up

Rating: WIN

Quiznos' Steak & Peppercorn

Quiznos recently went on a "Steak & Peppercorn" craze. Listen to NewsTalk1010, you will hear "Quiznos' $2.99 Steak & Peppercorn deal!", walk on the bus, you will see, "it ends May 3rd!", and open MetroNews, it will scream out, "only at participating locations." BUT is it worth it?

The "$2.99" is a noose that lures your feet as your hungry eyes glees over a large poster containing lies. Lies of steaks, lies of peppercorn, and lies of a guarantee that "toasted tastes better!"

Inputs from lunch ensure that Quiznos got nothing over Subway, and I full-heartedly agree. If the sub shop was in store to reinvent cardboard bread, BEWARE - Quaker's Rice Cake already is miles ahead. The dough was not tough, it just simply lacked the wholesome essence of freshness that Subway advocates, and alas, I say that when possible, "Eat Fresh".

Food Reviewer: phuongphann

Store address: 134A-45 Overlea Blvd

Rating: FAIL

Jetson's Juicy Burger

Jetson's Juicy Burgers has got nothing on other Toronto burger joints, except a different name. However, before I proceed to lay out a short claim of some pros, some cons, and some take-aways, you should know that I am guilty of holding high expectations.

Some pros:

They have booths. With an attempt to reinvent the 1960's diner-feel in the fast-food joint, the booths bore blue seats against a red backrest spread amongst a sea of yellow throughout all of Jetson's.

The burger bar is operated by singing teenagers who claims they have heard "Waving Flag" eight thousand times, and their rendition proves their claim as valid.

Some cons:

Though it is considered a fast-food restaurant, expect to wait. The "Cadillac burger," which comes with bacon and cheese was tossed onto the grill after we placed our order. Simultaneously, an order of "Chili Fries" was placed. Funnily, the fries got its smother of Chili while the Cadillac sizzled away, which begs the imagination of soggy fries. We waited and watched the bun get toasted, garnished, and sit sadly as the Cadillac burn away. In total, the wait took about seven minutes.

The Chili fries is a surprise at every bite as excruciatingly hard and depressingly soggy bits are available in intermixed temperatures. I blame the early pour of the Chili for the overall catastrophe.

The burger, as my friend described it, "is like eating out of your own backyard," and I asked, "So it's good?" to which he replied, "I'm eating it because it's already paid for."

Take-Aways:

Should I bring a date here: If you had just learned your primary colours, yes, but then again, McDonald's has got that covered.

Atmosphere: Casual and definitely jeans acceptable, heck even frat boys in hoodies and pajamas pants will get served. A lot of natural lights and mirrors, so ladies, avoid excessive makeup or the lack thereof as blemishes and pores will be revealed at Jetson's.

Food Reviewer: phuongphann

Address: 1900 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto ON, M1L 2L9

Rating: FAIL

Darfur Genocide

Darfur Genocide.

This is a sincerely moving image.

For more details, find info about the war on Wikipedia.

Advice-Full Forecast for the Week

When I read horoscopes, I would do one of two things, most often, I'd do both.

I'd first read my sign and then his sign, and if I didn't fancy what I've got waiting in store, I'd select another sign hoping it offered a more favourable prediction.

The Forecast for this week is a gather of Advices from those whose sign matches to yours, and like me, if you're not completely satisfied with what you see, change. Read the one below it.

For this week, I'm a Pisces and Sagittarius.

Glasses and Yellow

There are a lot of glasses in the last picture, and a lot of yellow in the first.

Running

I cannot speak for all, but I strongly feel that my perception on running rings pretty close to that of all runners.

Forecasting Horoscope of the Week

Beaches

Beach visits are a competition of egos and bodies.
Of gawkers and likely flashers.
Of dropped ice-creams.
Of criminal seagulls.
Of a necessary experience that should be lived.

If your Heart ...

The lessons of love can only be learnt after the experience.

Live Hungrily

I hardly ever drive directionless.
I am too cheap to waste gas that way.
But I've endured days when I just live purpose-less.
Empty of a goal except to be pushed by the routine of life.
So I made a list, believing that I would die at age 27.
When the line of death is put into view, I believe we all live more hungrily.

Coffee at Work

The epitome of evil in my office stems from a single pot of coffee.

I brew a fresh pot every hour.

And every hour, the pot will contain two bags of coffee.

I must admit:

This is my way of stirring shit at work.