“…In homage to my favourite series – the basis of all my humour [borrowed and otherwise] and my view of friendships – I present The Finale Clips of the Alpha Dinner Chronicles (Nov ‘08 to Nov’11).”
[Recap post about the Alpha Dinners over three years and three countries.]
Category Archive: Alpha Daze: dinners A-Z
Mar 30 2012
Now I know my A B C, next time won’t you play with me?
Alpha Daze: dinners A-Z, Around the World in 80 Daze: travel stories
by Keira
Friday, 30 March 2012
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2012/03/now-i-know-my-a-b-c-next-time-won%e2%80%99t-you-play-with-me/
Mar 09 2012
Zany til the end…”Z”
“…After contemplating various FB Fanpage suggestions of “Z”oo dining, eating just “z”ucchini dishes, I chose to end my Alpha Dinners w my good friend, Zipi. Only fitting as I started the Alpha Dinners with my good friends in Sydney.”
[Review of Alpha Dinner eating at "Z"ipi's cusine @, well, Zipi's, Maple, Canada]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2012/03/zany-til-the-end-z/
Jul 15 2011
Giddish for Yiddish…”Y”
Alpha Daze: dinners A-Z, Around the World in 80 Daze: travel stories
by Keira
Friday, 15 July 2011
“…The menu was divided between homemade traditional “eh Canadian”, and “oy Jewish” fare. Of course, I demanded all patrons to focus on the Jewish dishes. [Stick to the rules ppl; you know how important this is to the dream!].”
[Review of Alpha Dinner "Y"iddish cusine @ Free Times Cafe, Toronto, Canada]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/07/giddish-for-yiddish-y/
Jul 08 2011
The league of eXtraordinary gentlemen [and gentlewomen] … “X”
Alpha Daze: dinners A-Z, Around the World in 80 Daze: travel stories
by Keira
Friday, 8 July 2011
“…It was advised the tapas style of dining was best enjoyed by everyone sharing all dishes, about 2 dishes pp. Our table was literally divided over that dishes to order to please all palates. A swapping of seats ensured the separation of servings could be satisfied.”
[Review of Alpha Dinner "X"tra small dishes @ Origin, Toronto, Canada.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/07/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-and-gentlewomen-%e2%80%a6-%e2%80%9cx%e2%80%9d/
Jun 17 2011
Best Western… “W”
Alpha Daze: dinners A-Z, Around the World in 80 Daze: travel stories
by Keira
Friday, 17 June 2011
“…The slogan says it all: A tradition since 1940 – a Taste for everyone. There were so many dishes to choose from it was almost not quite such a “western” fare as we first thought, as the menu featured a few Mexican and Asian dishes.”
[Review of Alpha Dinner "W"estern cusine @ Fran's Restaurant, Toronto, Canada.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/06/best-western-w/
Jun 03 2011
A Viet Feat…”V”
Alpha Daze: dinners A-Z, Around the World in 80 Daze: travel stories
by Keira
Friday, 3 June 2011
“…Rice paper rolls with crab meat, that was yummy! The variety of what you could choose was a plus. [No photo cos we eated it so fast.]”
[Review of Alpha Dinner "V"ietnamese @ Hue's Kitchen, Downtown Toronto.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/06/a-viet-feat-v/
Apr 15 2011
Uniting my belly with gluttony…”U”
Alpha Daze: dinners A-Z, Around the World in 80 Daze: travel stories
by Keira
Friday, 15 April 2011
“…I realised my middle eats like a pig when it comes to food of the Middle East. Shamed.”
[Review of Alpha Dinner "U"nited Arab Emirates cuisine @ Jerusalem, GTA, Toronto.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/04/uniting-my-belly-with-gluttony-u/
Feb 25 2011
Take Two…”T”
Alpha Daze: dinners A-Z, Around the World in 80 Daze: travel stories
by Keira
Friday, 25 February 2011
“…Second installment of the “T” Alpha Dinner. Only one Original left.”
[Review of Alpha Dinner @ various "T"oronto eateries. Part 2 of 2.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/02/take-two%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9dt%e2%80%9d/
Feb 18 2011
T-Gut…”T”
Alpha Daze: dinners A-Z, Around the World in 80 Daze: travel stories
by Keira
Friday, 18 February 2011
“…Today marks my one month anniversary in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! Pretty chuffed I have picked up a foreign Alpha Crew in this short time to continue flying the flag – instead of burning it and passing the torch.”
[Review of Alpha Dinners @ various "T"oronto eateries. Part 1 of 2.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/02/t-gut%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9dt%e2%80%9d/
Jan 07 2011
Sneaky eats…”S”
Alpha Daze: dinners A-Z, Around the World in 80 Daze: travel stories
by Keira
Friday, 7 January 2011
“…cheats, lazy buggers, shortcut sallies, half-assed harrys, bludgey blogger, call us what you want. But I went on holiday and I want to relive it, okay?”
[Review of Alpha Dinner "S"icilian @ various Sicily eateries.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/01/sneaky-eats-s/
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- War Horse – a beast of a production
- Social-media Club
- A soaring DIIV while Frankie Rose plummets
- A star thanks their stars
- Now I know my A B C, next time won’t you play with me?
- The Internet and the Second Persona
- How I write
- Zany til the end…”Z”
- The interwebs makes me laugh
- Vegie power – Word!
- What Keira did this week…
- Falling in love with Veronica Falls?
- Clash of the egos
- Hot off the Tweet
- Ghost writers, ghost town? The lost arts.
- The medium is the message? If you stay that long…
- Code Red Flags – Raindance Canada Saturday Film School
- The Kooks kick off
- Twins: a film of similarities – Raindance Canada Saturday Film School
- Cold War Kids play in the sun
- Fall in love with Chromeo
- The only thing scarier than real life is The Powerhouse of Terror
- Searching for my ego…
- Viva la Electronica Trifecta! Neon Indian w Com Truise, Purity Ring
- Boys give thanks to pilgrims, their lucky stars [and PETA] for nudity
- When the only interest is in cash…
- When law goes from boring to ker-razy
- Sexy beasts
- To read or not to read – is that even a question?
- Mayor despair
- Nature will bear the closest inspection…[Henry David Thoreau]
- A slave to irony
- Flash and dash? More like mob will rob
- Eh, B, C – more writing in Canada
- Giddish for Yiddish…”Y”
- The league of eXtraordinary gentlemen [and gentlewomen] … “X”
- Words to live and die by…?
- It’s great to be foreign!
- White Denim – now that’s hot!
- Through global eyes
- Best Western… “W”
- Build “That Beep” beat – Architecture in Helsinki
- Lay the Gay to rest?
- Say yay for Yeasayer
- Flash mob job – IIFA Beaches Dance
- A Viet Feat…”V”
- MV MCs – Misteur Valaire rock the mic
- To “zee” or not to “zee”, “es” or no?
- Cigarettes or olives? What are more disgusting?
- Loony tUnEs
- Lost in translation?
- How to instantly feel younger? Realise your childhood dreams!
- Here comes the sun snob, lil darling.
- The Fame of Tame in T-dot
- A young girl’s strange, exotic journey from Sydney to Scarborough…
- Uniting my belly with gluttony…”U”
- Cut me a Copy
- Boom! Shake the room.
- Something struck me…
- A slight pillow fight
- Work us at the Circus, Philharmonic!
- The Land of F**k me, when will this be over?
- Manuscript malaise
- Narratives v Graphic Novels, Pictionary v Scrabble, 1 pic v 1000 wds
- The A-Z (or A-S) of French-Canadian publishing
- Malkovich Mistreaters
- God Made Me Funky made me funky
- Take Two…”T”
- T-Gut…”T”
- We’re not worthy! We’re scum! We suck!
- True Blue in T Dot.
- Annie Warbucks
- Sneaky eats…”S”
- Rewind and repeat…”R”
- Stupid things I do
- Acer Arena finally MUSE-ic to my ears
- The Money and the Honey
- “I am not a freaking [insert popular sporting events that can earn you money and a free trip here]”
- How do I plagiarise?
- Same sex, same difference, same deal
- Young and unpopular = certain death
- Support for the support
- Act on it
- Solitary lines on a solitary stage = united performance
- Getting the Twits
- stARIAs Awards 2010
- Creating crowds for company – not for everyone
- Guess who’s coming to travel? By Keira
- Rare bird discovered – Birds of Tokyo fly high at the Hordern
- Impressions of a Travelling Alien – By Mr Alien
- Food in a Hairy…”Q”
- Teetering on the Twitter
- A Time to Kill
- The Write to Edit
- Cultural Changes
- You gotta give to get
- Finding the “off” switch
- A version of Persian…“P”
- Musing on the news
- It’s a fine line between pleasure and pain
- The Puppet Project
- Flailing and failing: treading water in the waiting line…”O”
- The Mentorlist
- Where you at, fool?
- Do it like a Lady
- Keep Calm and Carry On? Yeah, right!
- Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent – all must be tasted…“N”
- Which is worse?
- All the pretty lights
- Rocking down to the sounds of the Massive…
- Apples, bananas and oranges
- M-O-N-E-Y: that’s money, honey.
- The hunt for preparation
- Malaya playas…”M”
- Robbed again? Nope, just movin’.
- Lubbin’ the labne…”L”
- And a bit about writing…
- I heart NY. I heart NY, indeed.
- How the other half lives
- 5 funniest things I’ve heard in ATL so far
- 5 Vegas quickies
- Crossing the Hemisphere – first steps on United States’ soil.
- Kook off at K’s…”K”
- Reaching new heights
- Food, glorious food!
- Judging dinners… “J”
- Through the grapevine
- Down the garden path
- A day in the life…dedicated to Ali Miller
- Mercury is melting…and so is my patience
- Pack it up, pack it in – let me begin
- Is Hungry in Bondi (follow-on pun from last post)…”I”
- This pun is too easy…Hungary/Hungry…need I try?…”H”
- Greek me up, woman!…”G”
- Watching frog legs walk past on Kent St…”F”
- Walk like an Egyptian…”E”
- Daning out in Newtown…”D”
- Double Czech the invite list…”C”
- When my baby smiles at me I go to Rio…de Janeiro!…”B”
- A = African , B = Brazilian and C = Cuisines of the world!…”A”
- Taking a breath
- Ring a ring o’ rosie…we all fall down?
- Out of the mouth of babes
- Playground love
- Lean on me…when you’re not strong
- “You haven’t written eight books!”
- Random thoughts that need to be asked and answered
- Arj at large
- Hijacking the Marx train
- That’s me in the corner, that’s me in the spotlight
- Day one…(Liar be damned)

