You can take the girl out of Montreal, but you can't take Montreal out of the girl.
I have a shish taouk guy. Yes! If you can believe it.
Around the corner from where I live, on the busy street facing the Fortuna Hotel next to the American Embassy in Hanoi, there are two street vendors who feverishly compete for the hearts of shish taouk lovers. Ladies and gentlemen, street meat is not just a Toronto thing!
My guy's cart is associated with the Goethe Institute, which is a German Cultural institute that also has a very trendy outdoor cafe located in a lovely interior courtyard with large white deck umbrellas. "Schnitzel" is my favourite on the menu there, and on a very sunny day, you can almost pretend that you're having lunch somewhere in Miami.
I have a shish taouk guy. Yes! If you can believe it.
Around the corner from where I live, on the busy street facing the Fortuna Hotel next to the American Embassy in Hanoi, there are two street vendors who feverishly compete for the hearts of shish taouk lovers. Ladies and gentlemen, street meat is not just a Toronto thing!
My guy's cart is associated with the Goethe Institute, which is a German Cultural institute that also has a very trendy outdoor cafe located in a lovely interior courtyard with large white deck umbrellas. "Schnitzel" is my favourite on the menu there, and on a very sunny day, you can almost pretend that you're having lunch somewhere in Miami.
The other guy's cart is associated with Cafe 29, a local neighbourhood joint that serves enamel peeling coffee. My Goethe Institute guy is cuter though, and I just want to pinch his cheeks every time I see him. He has twinkling eyes and a kind smile. He's the shish taouk guy! How could he not be happy?
After my work-out at the gym, I normally drop by the Goethe Institute cart and grab myself a sandwhich to go. It consists of a freshly toasted baguette, topped with tomatoes, lettuce, onions and cucumber, shaved seasoned meat and a mysterious hot sauce that gives the sandwhich an extra nice burn.
Because I am a regular customer, my shish taouk guy often gives me an extra bit of meat, whichI am always appreciative of and tip for generously.
After my work-out at the gym, I normally drop by the Goethe Institute cart and grab myself a sandwhich to go. It consists of a freshly toasted baguette, topped with tomatoes, lettuce, onions and cucumber, shaved seasoned meat and a mysterious hot sauce that gives the sandwhich an extra nice burn.
Because I am a regular customer, my shish taouk guy often gives me an extra bit of meat, whichI am always appreciative of and tip for generously.
The price of a shish taouk in Hanoi? 80 cents.
We can barely string together two sentances but my shish taouk guy and I have a common understanding. Food. The great uniter of people. This is making me very hungry.
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