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Archive for February, 2010

February 24th, 2010 - 8:49 am § in TAKE-AWAY

New York Slice Review

I know what most of you will think the minute you see this post’s title. “New York Slice?? Am I drunk? No. Am I hungover? No. Am I a food snob who turns their nose up at most things cheap and greasy? Yes.” Everyone seems to discount NY Slice as ‘just’ a place for a [...[...]

February 16th, 2010 - 1:46 pm § in CAFE

Milkbar Review

One morning, after a bit of a hectic night, I stood in front of my open fridge and chugged a huge glass of milk. I have no idea why milk seemed like an ideal beverage at the time, but I do remember how damn refreshing it was. People, if you can get over the chance [...][...]

February 13th, 2010 - 5:43 am § in ABOUT EDB, NEWS

Guest Reviewers

What up y’all? Do you like to eat? Can you write a coherent sentence? Do you vomit when you see people failing to spell ‘definite’ correctly? Do you know the difference between cannoli and cannelloni, but can still appreciate a greasy fast food burger? I’m always keen for gue[...]

February 12th, 2010 - 4:08 pm § in DESSERT

Movenpick

To view all pictures in this post, simply click on the ‘Movenpick’ title above When I was in high school, my BFF and I used to eat a crapload of chocolate. We’d sort of go a few days with no sweets, and then – boom – good bye Mr Cadbury. We’d very calmly demolish [...]

February 9th, 2010 - 12:14 pm § in RESTAURANT

Iceworks Review

Recently some friends and I were chatting about names – in particular, unisex names. “Yeah, like Courtney,” said Stank. Cue giggles from D and me, and arguments from Stank that Courtney is, in fact, a manly man’s name. Well, my point is that names can throw you off sometimes.[...]

February 8th, 2010 - 10:35 am § in SPOTLIGHT

Quick Bites: Valentines Day 2010 Special

Ah, V-Day: you either love it, or you go around scowling and talking about corporate agendas and advertising scams. I’ve had some shockers in my time, even when I wasn’t single. One year I didn’t go out or do anything for it, received no present, and had to pay my (now ex) boyfrien[...]

February 1st, 2010 - 11:37 am § in RESTAURANT, SPOTLIGHT, TAKE-AWAY

Spotlight: Vapiano Launch

I’ve now walked a red carpet twice in my life. The first time, it was worn, quite threadbare, and I’m pretty sure it was red because someone spilt goon on it. My second red carpet experience was much nicer (and cleaner). Vapiano officially launched last week, and pulled out all the stops[...]