“bad sign?”
bennyG: I like watching chefs prepping their plates too, but The Frosty Mug slipped a couple notches IMO when I saw a copy of Vive la bouffe!, Boiling Over on the bookshelf next to the kitchen counter. They don’t actually cook from that thing, do they?
"Frosty Cold©? Oh yah”
marlbanks88: Great meal at The Mug—delicious Squash & Mushrooms, Chicken Marbella (note to foodhippo readers who are always on the lookout for Cooking Tips™: use chicken thighs), Special K's Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Red Peppers and Vegetarian Tofu Peanut Stew. Oh, and the beer steins? Frosty Cold©!!!
“Make Canada Great Again WTF?!!!”
furledbrow: Wierd. Le Jardin's Pastry Chef and jardinier were both at The Frosty Mug last night, just back from Florida (we all thought they'd gone to San Escobar to walk dogs but it turns out they missed their connection in Miami and ended up staying in The Sunshine State™). Jardin's gardener spent most of his time in Miami working as a volunteer groundskeeper at the Mar-o-Lago golf resort, and one day while weeding near the water hazard at the 14th hole, struck up a conversation with none other than Mr. Trump himself (Mr. Trump is a notoriously bad golfer who spends most of his time searching for his balls). The two got talking and realized they shared many ideas, which Jardin's gardener has now brought north in hopes that they'll 'take root' here in Canada. Last night at The Mug, however, his 'Blame Obama' rants got a reception that was as frosty as the weather outside. Luckily, La Bufala's Kitchen Supervisor, who recently won The Golden Hippo for her anti-Trump efforts, was in the other room.
”Okay, moving right along..."
foodhippo moderator: Let's keep politics out of this, everyone. Remember what we said in one of the reviews on the Le Jardin page about accepting one another's flaws and quirks. We all have them. Anyone want to comment on the desserts last night?
"dont' take offence"
BringerofFood: Someone (I forget who) did warn us that from time to time certain reviews posted here on foodhippo would be "over the heads" of some readers and other reviews would be "below the belt" (eg. furledbrow's comment about Trump "searching for his balls"). So no one, including the foodhippo moderator, should complain to much we were warned.
On Sunday night October 29, 2017, The Frosty Mug hosted a large gathering. After 24 hours of solid rain and fierce wind, restaurant goers were in the mood to relax. Read reviewer comments below—
"came for an hour, stayed for three hours!"
Digime: Owners said they were going to close early because Sunday night is "a school night" but The Mug ended up staying open because patrons were having such a good time. So what if some customers had to miss class the next morning. What's the school going to do—send a sixty-five year old to the principal's office for a detention? Tell him (or her) to bring in a note from his parents?!?
"water acidic, conversation acerbic"
gorgonZOLA: Most of the female customers congregated at one table while the guys sat separately, talking about the PH of water. Now I'm worried that my tap water at home is too acidic. Is that why my coffee tastes so bad even though I use really good Timmy Ho fresh from the tin??!
"blackmail most foul?"
KonVicted83: What was The Mug's waitress doing, if not making veiled threats to Vive la bouffe's poor waiter? A few of us were having a pleasant conversation about bur vs. blade grinders when she walks up and reveals that the waiter has never combed his hair (what hair?). Then she asks why would someone who never combs his hair collect old hair-combs (wtf?). And then she goads him to take a cookie from the plate in her hand, when we all know the guy's deeply religious and doesn't eat meat, vegetables or cookies. Not sure what was going on but it was more than the usual badgering that takes place between staff from competing restaurants. Kinda weird.