Welcome to the Fat Kid Food Journal!

"Fat Kid" : A state of mind, not a state of physical being. To be a "fat kid" is to enjoy food and the eating of it. Example; "Wow you really fat-kid'd that sushi!"

Megan and I enjoy finding and trying new types of food. Specifically, our palate is in search of "ethnic" food, or at the very least is not from a chain restaurant that you can find in every town between here and wherever you may be.

Recently Megan and I were in Kelowna for my work. While there we asked the concierge at the hotel for recommendations. Normally when this happens you get a good suggestion to find a small "hole in the wall" or as we usually ask, "where do the locals go?" Andrew the concierge recommended "Ricks Grill." Yes, that Ricks Grill. As in Ricky's All Day Grill. Absolutely not. I refused to believe that Kelowna's best culinar offering was Ricky's.

We went back to the room, got on http://www.urbanspoon.com/ and tried to find a decent place near by. What amazed me the most was how contradictory the entries were. For every great review there was a bad one for the same place! Helpful? Not so much.

It was during this exercise that Megan and I decided we would make the ultimate sacrifice, eating out and blogging our experiences. You're welcome.

In our entries, you will get a short introduction that will provide a map, location and details about atmosphere and service. We will also list the items we ordered, the price, and impressions and details about the dishes. Each post will be finished off with a "Verdict" of either: Do not go here, Would go back, or likely to become a regular place for us! You will also find details on vegetarian options now that Meg has sworn off of foods that previously had feet.

We hope that you have as much fun reading about our adventures as we have doing them! There will likely be some that are not spectacular, but we are willing to suffer for our art. If you have recommendations please pass them along.