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In July 2005, I embarked on an 8 month travel odyssey through Asia and Oceania and I fell in loved with the constant discoveries, new flavours and clashes of cultures that I encountered along the way. On my return home, I found myself missing that world of stimuli and constant unknown and I tried to find a way to travel within my own city, or at least, to keep the spirit of traveling alive.
One night in May, during dinner with a friend in a dodgy Malaysian restaurant on Main street, I was struck with an idea. What if I were to travel through food and try every single restaurants on one street? A crazy idea, yes. And a great idea. But my plan had a flaw: I was considering Main Street, a street which runs nearly for eternity (ok, I may be exaggerating here). I had to find a shorter street with as good of a selection.
Thus came the idea of Denman Street. Denman Street is hot and happening - and it happens to be within 5 minutes walking distance from my house. It has everything that I could possibly be looking for in a food street: diverse ethnic eats, varied restaurant types, cheap eats, cute cafés. And the best thing is - the street is not that long. Thus, the Denman Challenge was born. And to make things more entertaining, I will be doing this challenge with a fellow food-obsessed friend. Reviews, comments and opinions will be from both he and I.
Now, you might be wondering about the rules. There is only one: to consume food and/or drinks (as applicable) at every establishment that serves either or both on Denman Street. Now that Subway has closed down, hitting every restaurants, cafés, bars and gellato shop should be no problem. There are no time limits and no specific order. And I can choose to be a return customer as I see fit (although it would obviously lengthen the challenge).
With over 70 places to grab a bite and quench my thirst on that street, this challenge will take a long time to accomplish. But that's what makes it fun. It won't be easy. It won't be pretty. But damnit, it will be great.
So, let the Denman Challenge begin!!!
One night in May, during dinner with a friend in a dodgy Malaysian restaurant on Main street, I was struck with an idea. What if I were to travel through food and try every single restaurants on one street? A crazy idea, yes. And a great idea. But my plan had a flaw: I was considering Main Street, a street which runs nearly for eternity (ok, I may be exaggerating here). I had to find a shorter street with as good of a selection.
Thus came the idea of Denman Street. Denman Street is hot and happening - and it happens to be within 5 minutes walking distance from my house. It has everything that I could possibly be looking for in a food street: diverse ethnic eats, varied restaurant types, cheap eats, cute cafés. And the best thing is - the street is not that long. Thus, the Denman Challenge was born. And to make things more entertaining, I will be doing this challenge with a fellow food-obsessed friend. Reviews, comments and opinions will be from both he and I.
Now, you might be wondering about the rules. There is only one: to consume food and/or drinks (as applicable) at every establishment that serves either or both on Denman Street. Now that Subway has closed down, hitting every restaurants, cafés, bars and gellato shop should be no problem. There are no time limits and no specific order. And I can choose to be a return customer as I see fit (although it would obviously lengthen the challenge).
With over 70 places to grab a bite and quench my thirst on that street, this challenge will take a long time to accomplish. But that's what makes it fun. It won't be easy. It won't be pretty. But damnit, it will be great.
So, let the Denman Challenge begin!!!
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