Taylor

One part impoverished student, one part high brow food snob. Cooking on a budget and the occasional lavish meal is how I roll. I love the city life but do whatever I can to keep to my farm girl roots.

Charbar | Calgary, AB

Check our instagram and you’ll see that I’ve always been a mega-fan of local Calgary establishment Charcut. Since watching chef Connie DeSousa’s near-win on Top Chef...

Morsel | Seattle, WA

March 21, 2016 0 Taylor American Baking Fast Food Restaurant review Seattle Spanish

Morsel is one of those unassuming hole in the wall-type places where you’d probably miss it if you walked by. With a tiny kitchen and even...

48 Hours in Vancouver, BC

January 26, 2016 0 Taylor Asian Best of... Cantonese Chinese French Italian Restaurant review Seafood Travel Uncategorized Vancouver

With some planning and scheduling way in advance Taylor and I managed to book some time off in our busy schedules to spend a weekend together...

Brazi Bites

November 15, 2015 1 Taylor American Offbeat Recipe Seattle Sharing is Caring

This week we were so lucky to receive some samples of a new product hitting the shelves at Costco throughout the Pacific Northwest! Brazi Bites, or...

Glamping Take Two

September 5, 2015 0 Taylor Calgary Offbeat Recipe Sharing is Caring Travel

After glamping with Fancy Frite Janine a few years ago, I knew my Calgarian friends and I had to up the ante, and make an entire...

Fancy Frites Caters a Wedding

September 5, 2015 0 Taylor Calgary Recipe Sharing is Caring

After 18 years together, my dad and stepmom finally decided to tie the knot in an intimate, 60-guest ceremony at our home. But when my stepmom...

Best Burger in Seattle | Seattle, WA

September 5, 2015 0 Taylor American Fast Food Restaurant review Seattle Uncategorized

After following Fancy Frite Janine’s Best wings in town post for nearly two years now, I decided it was time I make my own Best Of post for...

River Cafe | Calgary, AB

September 5, 2015 0 Taylor Calgary Chicken French Restaurant review Sharing is Caring Travel Uncategorized

River Cafe is one of those institutions that every Calgarian, and in fact every visitor in Calgary, needs to go to at least once in their...

Capitol Cider | Seattle, WA

June 29, 2015 1 Taylor American Restaurant review Seafood Seattle

We’ve finally returned! On our last visit to Capitol Cider, we were so blown away by the wonderful ciders and service that we knew we had...

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Toffee Bit Cookies

April 2, 2015 0 Taylor American Baking Recipe Seattle Sharing is Caring

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – I suck at cookies. Which is why, when a recipe turns out for me, I hang...