Passaporto, Part Two

So your Hedonista returned to Il Fornaio with a friend to experience their Veneto menu, which was created by Executive Chef Maurizio Mazzon (born in Marcon, Veneto) and made available August 2 to 15, 2010.
Chef sent out a complimentary bruschetta to get our taste buds tingling (and tingle they did) – although technically the origins [...]

From Divey Dougie to Rico Rialto

Ah, the Douglas Hotel … a veritable flophouse with the type of bar that became a “first shot/drink” rite of passage for young men on their 19th birthday (19 years of age being the legal drinking age in B.C.). In short, a seedy operation that no self-respecting young woman would step foot in (your Hedonista [...]