Gold Winner jane’s on the common Silver Winner The Coastal Cafe Bronze Winner Chez Tess jane’s on the common really packs them in for brunch, and the ones that don’t have a seat yet, know it’s worth the wait. jane’s takes typical brunch fare and kicks it up a notch. OK, a couple notches. With […]
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Best Patio
Gold Winner Your Father’s Moustache Silver Winner Economy Shoe Shop Bronze Winner Chez Tess If you haven’t eaten atop Your Father’s Moustache after this many wins, then, frankly, wake up and take in the sunshine. The patio that overwhelms the Spring Garden restaurant’s roof is local favourite for good reason. With large umbrellas for shade […]
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Finding value on the menu
Brooklyn Warehouse 2795 Windsor street, 446-8181 If you’re hoping to impress a dinner date without breaking the bank, hit Brooklyn Warehouse for BYOB night on Wednesdays. Most joints that allow you to bring your own bottle of wine charge a corkage fee ranging from $5 to $25, but Brooklyn Warehouse will cork your bottle for […]
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Chez Tess Crêperie charms
“Charming” is an adjective I long to use more often. Sometimes it seems like the only things you can depend on as consistently charming are vintage hats, France Gall songs and Colin Firth. So when I walk into Chez Tess Crêperie, I am pleased. It is, in a word, charming. A small, sweet space, it […]
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2009: The year in new restaurants
View New on the Scene 2009 in a larger map If we missed any, please let us know at shoptalk@thecoast.ca
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Chez Tess: crepes in the north end!
[image-1] Pretty much the perfect little restaurant has opened in the north end. Chez Tess (5687 Charles) is tucked half a block off Agricola Street in the Nile House, which I had never heard of before I went hunting for the rumoured creperie Monday. It’s a marvelous building, with two apartments above the ground floor restaurant, which itself is tastefully and simply decorated. Owner Liz Cunningham was too busy handling a packed opening day lunch crowd to speak Monday, but I tracked her down Tuesday night and learned she spent 32 years in the television business, first at ABC in