The best deal in Kingston

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My mom served up a big Zorba Pikilia plate from MINOS when we were in Kingston recently. It brought back great memories of when I used to live near the takeout location and would often get this plate to go on my way home from work. I was a bachelorette then, and would get two or three dinners out of it.

The Zorba Pikilia plate is still one of the best deals in Kingston. For $12.99 (or even $9.99 if you get the small) you can feast on
• tzatziki,
• feta cheese,
• taramosalata (the pink fish roe caviar spread),
• scordalia (whipped potato with garlic lemon and olive oil),
• gigantes (butter beans),
• dolmadakia (rice and ground beef wrapped in grape vine leaves),
• spanakopita (spinach and feta baked in phyllo pastry) and
• black olives.

MINOS Takeout
340 Barrie St. (corner Queen)
Kingston, Ont.
Hours of operation:
Wednesday to Saturday: 11:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and holidays: 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Quiche Lorraine and tiramisu cake

Tiramisu cake from Loblaws on Flickr by beFOODled.

Happy Mother's Day to all. My Mom is travelling right now, which is great for her but not for me as I didn't get to see her this weekend. In her honour, let me tell you about Easter weekend at her house. She made S and I salad and cooked ham, and she served a quiche from the Bread and Butter bakery, which was delicious. (This is what Barney was trying to get in my earlier post.) And for dessert, we had a light-as-air tiramisu cake from the Loblaws bakery. I love this cake — it's so heavenly and moist, and the art deco-inspired border is beautiful. I was at Loblaws on Saturday and saw they had another one just ready and waiting for someone to take it home! Thanks Mom. Miss you, and hope you are having fun right now, wherever you are.


Quiche from the Bread and Butter bakery on Flickr by beFOODled.

Weekend in Kingston

Last weekend, S and I went to Kingston with Squeaky and Calimocho. From the top, the pictures start with a barbeque at Dad's house, followed by a sampler plate at Mango, a Thai restaurant on Princess Street where we had lunch. The third photo is of raspberries from the Kingston farmers market and last photo shows the chocolate fountain at the Taste of Kingston, a yearly event where local restaurants set up tasting booths at Confederation Basin.