Direction

I went to a great restaurant last Friday! It is on Ontario St. and its name is "Chez ma grosse truie chérie". That translates to "At my big dear sow". It is a really nicely decorated restaurant with two separate sections. We got in at one of the sections and they made us go through the kitchen to go to the other section, which was kind of weird, but also kind of fun. The waiter was really nice. The portions were reasonably sized. I got a salmon foursome for my appetizer: there was salmon carpaccio, beet marinated salmon, apple smoked salmon, and salmon tartar. It was delicious. I got to taste a few other appetizers and they were great too!

Next I had a good piece of piglet with cheddar polenta. The polenta looked like mashed potatoes and tasted like good mac'n'cheese (i.e., not KD). We also shared

Parmesan fries, which were perfect. For dessert I had a big chocolate macaroon with some pears and yogurt sherbet. That dessert and the other desserts I tasted were delicious.

This is definitely a restaurant I would like to visit again. They also have a more laid-back menu, with what looks like quality burgers, grilled cheese sandwiches, and hotdogs. I'm guessing they serve that menu at lunchtime, but I'm not sure. I'll have to see for myself!

This Mess We're In

I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I... and it wasn't that good. The actors just looked stressed all the time. The best part was seeing Kreattur poke Mondingus Fletcher with a fork during Harry's interrogation. There weren't really any big action scenes, and I didn't really see the point of showing Harry and Hermione half-naked. What Bellatrix did to Hermione was pretty awful.

That's all I have to say, I guess.

Empire State of Mind

I saw Manhattan, by Woody Allen. The only other Woody Allen movies I have seen are more recent ones: Match Point and Vicky Christina Barcelona. They were okay, but it seems that I am not much of a Woody Allen person. Manhattan had some few funny moments, there were some beautiful scenes, but it didn't do that much for me. This is the original hipster movie. Xavier Dolan is nothing compared to this. Some shots are indeed very clever. Diane Keaton's character is pretty insufferable, but she is kind of likable at the same time. It was fun to watch a young Woody Allen with all of his neuroses. He makes New York seem very romantic, and I guess that is the point of the movie.