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The Cheesiest Mac and Cheese

The Cheesiest Mac and Cheese

It’s comfort food season! After a decade of blogging, I finally put up a recipe of my fave dish: mac and cheese.

Where I Eat: The Best Restaurants in St. John’s, Newfoundland 

Where I Eat: The Best Restaurants in St. John’s, Newfoundland 

A compilation of my favourite places to eat, drink and eat some more. Here are the best restaurants in St. John’s.

Newfoundland Restaurants Worth the Drive

Newfoundland Restaurants Worth the Drive

Years ago, a travel writer came to Newfoundland and harshly criticized the abundance of deep-fried foods and lack of quality eateries in several rural towns. While it’s not a lie to say we love our fried cod and calamari, the province’s dining scene has come a long way, garnering international acclaim for our reawakened devotion to local ingredients and reimagined culinary traditions. 

In the before times, I travelled to eat. I researched destinations all over the world, searching for local restaurants, and booking hotels based on culinary experiences I wanted to have. Last year, our travel was limited to a Newfoundland staycation, and Adam and I travelled all over the province, and it was different this time.

There were no roadside diners like the ones on American sitcoms nor were there Autogrills with espresso shots to go like the ones we downed in Italy. Shiny pit stops aren’t really a thing here in Newfoundland like they are on the mainland (no shade to the Irving Big Stops; I had a pretty good $12 Eggs Benny in Deer Lake last July) but dining destinations are different. And they are truly special. Many an isolated saltbox has been transformed into a dining experience I’ll not soon forget.

2020 was “the year of the staycation,” and little did we know, we’d be in for another summer of local travel this year. Now more than ever our local restaurants and cafes need our patronage, not just to keep their livelihood from transforming from an inspirational travel article into a statistic of how many restaurants closed during the pandemic, but because they create some really amazing food. Newfoundland isn’t a small place, it takes hours and hours to drive across, hence why the culinary gems are few and far between.

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The Newfoundland Staycation Bucket List

The Newfoundland Staycation Bucket List

The ultimate bucket list to make sure your Newfoundland staycation is the best summer vacation you’ve ever had!

24 Hours of Eating In Milan

24 Hours of Eating In Milan

From traditional trattorias to artsy aperitivo, how to find the best restaurants in Milan, plus what to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

24 Hours of Eating in Quebec City Restaurants

24 Hours of Eating in Quebec City Restaurants

Quebec City is for eaters. While Montreal is on everyone’s gourmand radar (and for good reason), but the Quebec City restaurants scene is far from the underdog with its culinary cornucopian of Québécois dishes, European flair and modern Canadian cooking, along with great pizza and vegan food. Take that Montreal!

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Shakshuka Spaghetti Bake

Shakshuka Spaghetti Bake

Who doesn’t love Shakshuka and spaghetti? This mash-up egg dish is great for dinner or brunch by adding pasta to the Middle Eastern favourite.

Dining at Da Nada: A hilltop restaurant in Maremma, Tuscany

Dining at Da Nada: A hilltop restaurant in Maremma, Tuscany

Dining in Tuscany took taste of place to a whole new level to me. Pasta, rabbit and wine, oh my!

The 7th Blogiversary Itch

The 7th Blogiversary Itch

The seven-year itch. A phrase alluding to marriage fatigue, a decline of intimacy. But The Food Girl in Town is a food blog feeling no lethargy seven years in — I may not post as often as I would like, but I’m still itching to eat at the newest St. John’s restaurant. I’m still itching to plan the next trip. I’m still itching to tell you all about it. When I moved to Halifax in 2012 and started this food blog, I had no idea where it would take me, but I knew what I wanted to do:

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Glamping by the ocean! The most unique of Bonavista accommodations

Glamping by the ocean! The most unique of Bonavista accommodations

Charming B&Bs and vacation homes abound when it comes to Bonavista accommodations, but there is nothing like Bonavista Living’s eco glamping pods.

Prosciutto and Parmesan Egg Tartine Recipe

Prosciutto and Parmesan Egg Tartine Recipe

A recap of the Wake Up To Yellow Event at Harbourside Park in St. John’s, plus an easy recipe for Prosciutto and Parmesan Egg Tartine.

The Culpeper: The Best Pub Hotel in London

The Culpeper: The Best Pub Hotel in London

There are about a million hotels in London, England. At least it felt that way when I was trying to book a hotel for our two-years-delayed honeymoon last fall. In reality, there are 1500 hotels across London offering more than 123,000 rooms ranging from capsule bunks near Kings Cross to five-star penthouses in Mayfair. We decided to break up our visit to make the best of the city: The first hotel was a splurge stay at The Laslett in notable Notting Hill and the second was a pub hotel in East London, The Culpeper. The former was a disappointment (an explanation of why merits its own blog post later) while the latter gave me one of the best night’s sleep I’ve ever hard… and it was above a bustling corner pub.

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