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48 Hours in Victoria, BC

Inspired by our other “48 Hours” posts, we’ve always wanted to plan out the perfect foodie weekend for the city that Fancy Frite Janine calls home,...

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...

48 Hours in Seattle | Seattle, WA

March 31, 2015 3 Taylor American Baking Best of... Gastropost Recipe Restaurant review Seafood Seattle Travel Uncategorized

Are you a foodie? Do you have 48 hours to spare in Seattle? When it comes to packing in the edible highlights of any city over...

[Book Review] “Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China”

March 2, 2015 0 Eric American Books Cantonese Chinese

Many moons ago, fellow FancyFrites’s blogger Janine and I had a chat about chef knives and how she doesn’t use the Chinese cleaver as she prefers the...

Should restaurants have dress codes? And should they be enforced?

February 7, 2015 2 Janine Food for thought Uncategorized

So I want to try something different here and open a discussion on dining/food related topics. When you have three bloggers might as well take advantage...

Gourmet Kayaking | San Juan Islands, WA

November 25, 2014 0 Janine Events Offbeat Seattle Travel Uncategorized

The two things I think about all the time are travel and food (okay and maybe shoes but that’s a whole other blog) so what better...

Pintxo | Seattle, WA

June 26, 2014 1 Taylor Restaurant review Seattle Uncategorized

Pintxo has been on my must-do list for probably over a year. I am a sucker for authentic Spanish tapas, and have been ever since visiting...

A brief look at South African food

February 26, 2014 0 Janine Recipe Travel Uncategorized Victoria

If there’s one thing I can say with confidence, it’s that South Africans are proud to be South Africans. After transplanting here to Canada, us South...

From Brooklyn to Harlem – A foodie vacation to the food capital NYC

February 21, 2014 1 Janine Restaurant review Travel Uncategorized

Last May fellow Fancy Frite, Felix Chen, and I travelled to New York so that we could essentially gorge our faces for five days straight. No...

Bayou Eats – Discovering the cuisine of Houston

February 8, 2014 0 Janine Restaurant review Travel Uncategorized

Just getting ready to leave Houston for Austin. Didn’t really know what to expect upon arriving in this city, just a lot of BBQ I suppose?...