aarrgghh!
has anyone read the march 2009 issue of avenue magazine? they have an article by gail hall of the 25 best things to eat in edmonton. my co-worker showed me the article, knowing full well what i am (an edmonton foodie, dammit!) and that i would appreciate something like this. i start reading; okay the ural burger at high level diner. good burger. is it the best? dunno, but i appreciate the suggestion that this could potentially be a top 25 food in edmonton. i keep reading. a lot of items and restaurants that i haven’t tried yet, but this intrigues me to go out and see if they deserve to be on the top 25 list…but then i arrive at page 38. there noted is the only gelati to make it to this illustrious list and it comes from fantasia gelateria e caffe.
w.t.f.
has the writer ever had real gelato? has she heard of eclectic edmonton gelaterias such as da capo or leva? apparently not, because she seems to think that the best gelato around is supposed to taste like crap and have a terrible grainy texture and is made of various syrups instead of fresh ingredients. maybe she really thinks that’s what good gelato is, but come on people! argh!
okay. okay – i’m okay. breathe.
i could barely read the rest of the 25 bests without scepticism. i mean, how could i trust the writer’s judgement after such an outrageous remark?
For example:
- she lists the shrimp lollipops at wild tangerine (several people have told me they’re overrated, although i haven’t tried them myself to find out)
- the turkish egg and spinach pizza at sofra (tried it; WAY better choices at sofra to choose from)
- and other picks she makes seem scandalous in other ways (read: culina highlands)
i don’t know what to feel other than saddened that of all the culinary wonders edmonton has to offer – and it has a lot, believe me – she chose to highlight some of edmonton’s less than stellar choices.
tears.
do you think i’m crazy? let me know what your favourite gelati in edmonton is and why, or what your thoughts were on avenue’s 25 best things to eat in edmonton.
Here's a big WORD on that. Calling the cinnamon buns from the Sugar Bowl "European-style" really bothered me... has this person ever been to Europe?? Also, if the mac & cheese at the Blue Plate Diner is the best in Edmonton this is a sad day indeed, because I can make better at home.
ReplyDeleteso true. the mac & cheese at blue plate is perfectly fine, but nothing to write home about. and certainly not representative of the 25 best foods edmonton has to offer.
ReplyDeleteand barry, you're not crazy. i'd rather have four great flavours of gelati to choose from, than dozens and dozens of random ones (garlic?) that sit frozen for ages and are grainy.
I agree with the writer about kerstin's chocolates though, the Chocophilia Fleur de Sel is really nice.
I agree with your comments. This is the kind of list that makes people think Edmonton's food scene has little to offer.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe Fantasia made it in over Da Capo! What a travesty! Nothing beats Da Capo's Baci!
what about the burgers from Garage? the no-name shrimp from Chef's Temptation? heck, the cinammon buns from Cobb's rock!
ReplyDeleteThis is really interesting to hear. I haven't been in Edmonton long enough to know that much about the food scene, and there is still so much I want to try. i will have to do some gelato testing this summer ... I did try the fairwinds farm goat cheese on the author's recommendation, though, and it didn't disappoint.
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