M. and I were invited to my cousin's wedding out in good ol' Saskatoon, and we decided to make a bit of a road trip out of it. We both took Friday off and to leisurely make our way to Saskatoon by first stopping in Regina over night. Why you may ask we would want to stop in Regina when beautiful Saskatoon is only another 2 hours away? Well, we heard of a brew pub that is known to be one of the top 10 in Canada, and we wanted to see what the fuss was all about. Oh, and the ridiculously cheaper hotel bill compared to Saskatoon didn't hurt either. Thank you, Hotwire!
We first made our way to Original Joe's to watch the (awful) Jets game. We inquired with that particular location earlier to see if they would show the game, and they assured us they would order the appropriate channel and have everything ready to go by the time we got there. It wasn't. BUT the manager, regional manager, bartender and waitress all made sure that we go to see the game and called the cable provider to order it. Pretty good service!
M. and I dined on some jalapeno mac 'n' cheese with soy chicken and veggie burger with Parmesan and truffled potato chips.
After dinner we made our way to the 'must visit' brew pub called Bushwakkers. We were both exhausted by the end of the night so making our way there was a bit of a challenge since we kept contemplating if we should bother going. But, after a couple 'why the heck did we stop in Regina thens' M. and I were following the GPS' instructions to downtown Regina to find the illustrious pub.
M. chose an amber beer, and I tried their newly brewed beer called Pumpkin Spice Ale. It tasted very similar to a Pumpkin Spice Late from Starbucks but, you know, in beer form. Coincidentally, both items are roughly the same price (at $6). The beer was fantastic. Too bad they didn't have any for me to bring back home.
The next day, we made our way to Saskatoon for my cousin's wedding. Nothing to report on food because, unfortunately, all of my pictures were deleted! Ahhh! I was hoping to share with you on the chickpea stir fry we had at the wedding and the amazing breakfast of yogurt 'n' berries paired with, honey and cream cheese-filled french toast!
Ah well. We made it home safe and sound on Sunday and for Thanksgiving dinner, I made M. and I our favourite cauliflower and tofu casserole as well as chocolate chip cookies for dessert while catching up on this season opener of Homeland. Perfect weekend... minus the 16 hours of driving....
Did you have a nice weekend?
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