document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/pickle-barrel.shtml\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eTHE BENEDICT CHRONICLES: THE PICKLE BARREL\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/pickle-barrel.shtml\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/pickle-barrel.jpg\x22 border=\x220\x22 height=\x22375\x22 width=\x22500\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eIn which it\x26#8217;s past time that we, socially, as a culture, admitted \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/pickle-barrel.shtml\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3esome truths about the Pickle Barrel\x3c/a\x3e.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/boom-oh-canada.shtml\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eTHE BENEDICT CHRONICLES: BOOM\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/boom-oh-canada.shtml\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/boom-oh-canada.jpg\x22 border=\x220\x22 height=\x22375\x22 width=\x22500\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eToday I\x26#8217;ll be looking at the Oh Canada Benny from BOOM\x26#8217;s large-ish selection of Eggs Benedict. \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/boom-oh-canada.shtml\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eThe verdict within\x26#8230;\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/maggies.shtml\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eTHE BENEDICT CHRONICLES: MAGGIE\x26#039;S\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/maggies.shtml\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/maggies.jpg\x22 border=\x220\x22 height=\x22375\x22 width=\x22500\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eIn which the Eggs Oceanic is heartily consumed and later \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/maggies.shtml\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3ereviewed\x3c/a\x3e\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/early-girl.shtml\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eThe Benedict Chronicles: Early Girl Eatery\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/early-girl.jpg\x22 height=\x22375\x22 width=\x22500\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eIt wouldn\x26#8217;t be a trip to the States without a Benchro, and we Benchro it up oldschool with the help of Team Toronto at the Early Girl Eatery in sunny downtown Asheville, North Carolina. \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/early-girl.shtml\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eRead on\x26#8230;\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/bar-mercurio.shtml\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eThe Benedict Chronicles: Bar Mercurio\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/bar-mercurio.jpg\x22 height=\x22375\x22 width=\x22500\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eHow a restaurant rises to minor service challenges is, of course, the dividing line between one-time patronage and repeat business, so am I the only one who feels it\x26#8217;s been a bit frosty of late? We visited Bar Mercurio yesterday, and here\x26#8217;s how we fared\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/bar-mercurio.shtml\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eRead more\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/bloor-street-buffet.shtml\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eThe Benedict Chronicles: The Bloor Street Diner\x26#039;s Sunday Buffet \x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/bloor-street-buffet.jpg\x22 height=\x22333\x22 width=\x22500\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThis is a weird, irresistible entry in the Benedict Chronicles. I\x26#8217;ve looked previously at the \x3ca href=\x22http://www.tederick.com/blog/2007/02/the_benedict_chronicles_bloor.html\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3estandard Eggs Benny at the Bloor Street Diner\x3c/a\x3e,  which is the \u00e0 la carte option you can order any day of the week -  except Sunday. On Sunday, the Bloor Street Diner becomes a Dickensian  madhouse as a couple hundred Yorkville patrons make like the Mandarin  taught \x26#8216;em and get their all-you-can-eat on. \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/bloor-street-buffet.shtml\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eAnd they serve the buffet Benny. Read on\x26#8230;\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/hoof-cafe.shtml\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eThe Benedict Chronicles: The Hoof Cafe\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/hoof-cafe.jpg\x22 height=\x22375\x22 width=\x22500\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eGoing to the Hoof Cafe for an Eggs Benedict is like flying to a remote  South Pacific island, finding a  Stegosaurus living there, and shooting  it in the head. Every Benny consumed in the establishment is one  horrible step closer to the extinction of something beautiful and rare.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cem\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/hoof-cafe.shtml\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eRead on\x26#8230;\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/em\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/lous.shtml\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eThe Benedict Chronicles: Lou\x26#039;s Cozy Diner\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/lous.jpg\x22 height=\x22375\x22 width=\x22500\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe first stop on our trip to Montreal was a meeting of the minds and  bellies in Belleville, where we picked up Daniel and Brenda and combined  Voltron-style into a five-armed army en route to Quebecois-spattered  New Year\x26#8217;s Eve revelry. Before leaving town, though, we stopped at Lou\x26#8217;s  Cozy Grill, which Daniel and Demetre assure me used to look different,  but looks just fine to me. This diner may have no booths, but there\x26#8217;s  plenty of room at the back.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/lous.shtml\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eRead on\x26#8230;\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/canteen.shtml\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eThe Benedict Chronicles: TIFF Bell Lightbox\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/canteen.jpg\x22 height=\x22375\x22 width=\x22500\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eI had hoped to visit Canteen for their eggs benedict right at the beginning of TIFF 2010, though in the end it had to wait until the last day of the festival for birthday brunch with my father.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eHow did they do? \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/canteen.shtml\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eRead on\x3c/a\x3e.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/kensington-cornerstone.shtml\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eThe Benedict Chronicles: Kensington Cornerstone\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/kensington-cornerstone.jpg\x22 height=\x22375\x22 width=\x22500\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eDue disclosure: it turned out after the fact that a friend of mine   prepared this Benny, though neither he nor I knew that at the time.   Further due disclosure: the non-Benny Benny at Kensington Corner is one   of the best in the city.   \x3ca href=\x22http://tederick.com/benchro/kensington-cornerstone.shtml\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eMake of these claims what you will. \x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');