Feeling Pressed
Pressed Sandwich Shop
First published 2012.05.24 | Ottawa | Food & Drink
Just because sandwiches are a highly practical and portable meal doesn’t mean they should only be eaten on park benches, over the kitchen sink or en route to soccer practice. There are some...read more

Beef It Up
Best Burger Restaurants
First published 2012.03.15 | Ottawa | Food & Drink
When you’re serious about your burgers and fries, the drive-through just won’t cut the mustard. Here’s the dish on three of our favourite family-friendly destinations for great burgers in...read more

Grazie
Little Italy
First published 2011.09.22 | Ottawa | Out & About
The end of summer is traditionally all about the harvest, which means sharing good food and wine with family and friends. We think there’s no better place to do that than Preston Street (aka Little...read more

Locally Yours
Edible Canada Bistro & Green Earth Organics
First published 2011.09.15 | Vancouver | Food & Drink
We moms are hunters and gatherers, and we’re always foraging for the good local stuff. Ready and willing to help is the now bigger-and-better Edible Canada Bistro at Granville Island. The shop...read more

Pass the Patio, Please
Patio Restaurants
First published 2011.08.18 | Calgary | Food & Drink
Despite some recent bad press, under the right set of circumstances, kids and restaurants can mix well. Patio dining is a great way to ease them into fancy (read: anywhere but your kitchen), sit-down...read more

A Downtown Daytrip
Family Fun in Inglewood
First published 2011.08.04 | Calgary | Out & About
You can bank on at least one thing being hot in Calgary this summer (and throughout the year). Inglewood, with its hot restaurants, hot new shops and hot events, is the place to go in the city....read more

How You Slice It
Great Pizza Places
First published 2011.06.23 | Ottawa | Food & Drink
Who doesn’t like pizza? Some say it’s the cheese, some say it’s the crust, but we think it’s all about the topping customization. You can be as plain or as adventurous as you want—it’s your choice...read more

Cyber Sanity Savers
Unique Online Services
First published 2011.06.09 | Toronto | Out & About
As moms, we often need to take matters into our own hands. Sometimes in doing so, a cottage industry is born (read: mom entrepreneur nominees). In the spirit of supporting small mom businesses, and...read more

Break-Out Breakfasts
Family-Friendly Breakfast Spots
First published 2011.05.19 | Toronto | Food & Drink
Light traffic. Lineup-free Starbucks. Empty eateries. Life with kids can bring early morning benefits, like first crack at a great breakfast spot.  Celebrate the most important meal of the day...read more

Get Your Easter Chicks in a Row
Easter Activities
First published 2011.04.14 | Ottawa | Family Life
If you celebrate Easter, hop to it: you have one more week to get your Easter Bunny act together. If extremely special chocolate is what you’re after, we’re well acquainted with the spots our furry...read more

Happy Meals: Where to Take the Kids
Without Papers & Home Tasting Room
First published 2011.04.07 | Calgary | Food & Drink
To eat out or not to eat out; that is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler to eat take-out at home, Providing your own service and Cleaning your own mess or Suffer the slings and arrows of...read more

No Reservations
Kid-Friendly Restos
First published 2010.11.04 | Toronto | Out & About
Oh, the joys of dining out with children. We bring them to a restaurant and expect that every eating rule we’ve ever taught them will be keenly followed (read: the salt is not for arts and crafts)....read more

Taco del Family
Mexican Food Fiesta
First published 2010.10.14 | Calgary | Food & Drink
Hola, mamas. Un taco por favor? For most kids, tacos sit pretty high on the kid-friendly food chain (comfortably alongside hot dogs, pizza and chicken strips). We love them too, particularly when...read more

Bayview Basics
The Bayview Strip
First published 2010.09.16 | Toronto | Out & About
Sick of the routine and looking for a change of scene? Try a new destination—the Bayview Strip—for food, fashion, kids’ gear and gourmet groceries. The Bayview Strip runs north from Davisville up to...read more

Rest-o Stop
Pops Dairy Bar
First published 2010.07.15 | Calgary | Food & Drink
Did you know you can dine on deep-fried dill pickles at the Calgary Stampede this year? How about deep-fried Twinkies? Deep-fried jelly beans, deep-fried strawberry shortcake or deep-fried Oreos? Not...read more

Classic Comfort
The Grilled Cheese and Buddha Dog
First published 2010.05.20 | Toronto | Out & About
Classics are classic for a reason: because everybody loves them. Grilled cheese sandwiches and hot dogs (unfortunately for our thighs) are good examples of this theory and even our kids will agree....read more

Cruising Kerrisdale
Kerrisdale Summer Fun
First published 2010.05.20 | Vancouver | Out & About
Since Vancouver is a city of neighbourhoods, it’s good to get out of yours once in a while and see what’s going on in the other ones. Topping our list this season for great ‘hoods to visit is...read more

Kids’ Cuisine
Family-Friendly Restaurants
First published 2010.05.13 | Calgary | Food & Drink
To eat out and avoid the mess, or to eat out and have your children humiliate you in a room full of strangers? That is the parenting dilemma of the day. The key to eating out with children is to go...read more

Delicious Dining for Everyone
Pizzeria Prima Strada and Lady Marmalade
First published 2010.04.15 | Victoria | Food & Drink
There are times when you just don’t feel like sharing a Pirate Pak at White Spot or a dip cone at the Q. Luckily, we have two wonderful local options sure to satisfy the ultra-foodie parent and the...read more

Eat Like an Aristocrat
Good Sandwich Spots
First published 2009.10.01 | Ottawa | Food & Drink
The sandwich is a brilliant invention: bread, meat, vegetables, all wrapped and ready to go in a portable package. Did you know that the sandwich is named after an 18th-century English aristocrat...read more