A Little Bit About Us...

So as of right now, there's only one of me. I'm trying to convince my lovely, self-professed foodie bff to help me write this little blog. But until she agrees, here's a bit about me...

I have to start out by saying: I am not a foodie. I like food, I eat food, but I don't have the passion of the foodie. I am, however, a writer who enjoys the experience of eating out and trying new foods. My tastes are simple and if it's giving me a foodgasm, I'll let you know the how and why and where.

I also happen to be a closet wine snob. I'm finding that I have a passion for wine and viniculture. And local microbreweries! While I'm not as into beer as I am food or wine, the locals will still be supported. You'll be hearing about all that here too.

But most importantly, I love Hamilton and think there's a whole city within that few people ever get to see. Little places that don't get the recognition that they deserve. So the main mandate of this blog is going to be "eat local, support local". If you can't get there on the HSR, I won't be writing about it.

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Jack and Lois


289.389.5647  301 James St. N. Hamilton, ON L8L 1H3  www.jackandlois.com


So I know I said my next post would be on Baltimore House, and I am working on it, but I have to drop this short post really quickly. I went to a new place today and I wanted to tell you about it.


Jack and Lois. It's on James N. down near Barton St. The interior is stylish, but still cute. Very formal wallpaper paired with modern paint colours and simple furnishings. And a picture of William Shatner up on the wall. I couldn't stop looking at everything!


And oh my god, you guys. The food. THE FOOD, YOU GUYS. I had the classic cheeseburger with soup and slaw. The cheeseburger was fairly basic, just burger and lots and lots of cheese. But the beef was perfectly spiced and grilled to be tender on the inside and crispy on the outside. The soup was tomato and was obviously freshly made, with actual ingredients (not processed from a can). The slaw wasn't typical coleslaw, it was more of an Asian inspired slaw with a vinegar-based dressing and bean sprouts, with crunchy bits on top. It was very good, I just couldn't eat very much because of the vinegar. But it got scooped by one of my dining partners, so it didn't go to waste!


And speaking of scooping leftovers, I was granted another friend's leftovers in the form of half of the Chancellor, which is essentially a chicken parm sandwich. But with mushrooms and caramelized onions and asiago! I'm pretty sure that my thank-you-for-your-leftovers text involved a few expletives over how good it was for dinner.


My other two dining partners had breakfast. Because they do all day breakfast. Because they weren't awesome enough. I would have had breakfast for lunch, but they didn't have their Eggs Benny today. And Eggs Benedict is my favourite breakfast food. So anyway. The Cobra is their big breakfast, eggs/double meat/hash browns, and I have no idea how he got through all that food. The Hummingbird was a similar meal, but smaller. And instead of toast, you get GRILLED CHEESE FINGERS. They make a grilled cheese and cut it up into fingers. With your breakfast. Okay, okay, I'm sorry. I'll stop talking about it. I...I just like it a lot, guys. 


My only sad about my meal today is how long it took to come out. Don't misunderstand, I'm not complaining. The food was incredible and definitely worth the wait! I was just late getting back to work and that makes me sad. So maybe it won't be a regular lunch place for me and my work colleagues, but I can see it becoming a regular for other meals.  I especially want to get back for breakfast and that Eggs Benny!
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