The wine list at Onyx is extensive, to say the least, with 320 bottles of red, white and sparkling wine ranging from $29 to thousands. Appropriately, they label their wines by occasion–”everyday,” “celebratory,” “special occasion” and “you only live once”–to organize, and perhaps to legitimize, the small fortune one might pay for a wine in […]
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Pink matter
Recently, I took a couple friends visiting from California out for lunch. One ordered the house burger, made from locally sourced beef and ground on site, using a variety of cuts for maximal flavour and juiciness. When the burger arrived, a lull came over the table. “Why is my burger well-done?” asked my friend, with […]
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Burger queen, Beverly Griswold
Beverly Griswold lays out a simple paper placemat in front of my friend Mark and one in front of me, as Mark fills out the little swatch of paper with the details of our burgers—the famous burgers at the Westcliff Grocery & Lunch. “I don’t want to talk about other restaurants,” she says with her […]