“A lot of people don’t actually know this, but the word ‘symposium’ in ancient Greek actually means drinking party,” says Alex McLean of Zuppa Theatre Co. And it’s a party they have planned for the last two week of March. Zuppa’s Pop-Up Love Party is a contemporary interpretation of Plato’s philosophical text, Symposium, which focuses […]
Dennis Johnston
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Fid and Dharma close for renos in March
March is on our doorstep and two classic standby restaurants in town are closing for major renovations. A few regulars have told me that Dharma Sushi was closed for renovations. I couldn’t get ahold of anyone at the restaurant, but I see from their website that they will be closed from February 15 to March […]
Posted inFood + Drink
Offally good
[Editor’s note: This story is one of a package of three of Andy Murdoch’s articles selected for Honourable Mention in the Food Writing category of the Association of Alternative Newsweekies’ 2010 awards. See all three here.] Blame Robert Burns. He couldn’t resist cracking wise about haggis when he tried to extoll its virtues and lauded […]