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St. John's, NFLD
0 hour(s) and 41 minutes - Movie - 2015
Giles arrives in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with the threat of the worst snowstorm the city has ever faced, meaning he isn't sure he will make it out alive let alone eat at the five restaurants for his possible review. Despite the local restaurant scene burgeoning from the city's blue collar roots due to a recent upturn in the economy, Giles still expects to have many meals of simply prepared cod, but he finds two other St. John's trends instead, one which he ends up liking, the other not so much. The first restaurant he visits is Saltwater, serving Atlantic-Serbian fusion cuisine, cooked in part by its Serbian owner who only recently learned how to cook. The one thing that may work for or against it getting the review is if Giles can actually remember his dining experience beyond the liquid courses its owner provides him. The second restaurant is Chinched Bistro, a restaurant specializing in meat, most specifically locally raised and in-house prepared charcuterie. Because of that specialization, they need Giles' review to get the word out to a broader clientèle. The third restaurant is Raymonds, arguably the most critically acclaimed restaurant in the city as being named in several circles as among the best restaurants in all of Canada. They want Giles' review to take them to the next level, which is to have their name be known among the best in the world. As it is fine dining, Giles offers them a challenge, the outcome which may determine if they get Giles' review. The fourth restaurant is The Reluctant Chef, which only serves five-course tasting menus done out of necessity because of the restaurant's small size. They need Giles' review to be able to afford the recent additions of an expensive executive chef and sommelier to the staff. The final restaurant is Bacalao, the original St. John's establishment which took local cuisine to modern fine dining. As others have emerged in the category during St. John's' recent restaurant boom, they are getting lost in the pack and need Giles' review to reemerge as the top in this category. A photograph on the table may make or break Giles' dining experience. In-between his meals, he and Julia learn about what it means to be a true Newfoundlanders, namely in learning how to screech. And they go on a search for the "mythical" creature which has graced many of their dinner plates. |
