Tonight is our date night... and to remind you our date night has to end by 9pm which is when our babysitter is done. This is fine with me because I wouldn't be able to stay up past 9:30 anyway.
It also gives this downtown mama an opportunity to experience the return of the Happy Hour - a great way to stay within our entertainment budget on date night.
When I think of Happy Hour I imagine myself in the cast of Mad Men - back to the days when after work meant something (well, to them it meant getting smashed and smoking 3 packs of cigarettes but no matter)... it has a certain glamour, doesn't it? So why not share Happy Hour with your partner on your date night?
And Happy Hour doesn't mean just drinking - us downtown mamas have to watch that while we're nursing the little ones - Happy Hour also means some great deals on food.
Check out the Drake Hotel's new menu: http://www.thedrakehotel.ca/_ftp/menus/bar.pdf
From 5-7, you can get beer for $4 and appetizers for $7 (fyi for those who don't live in Toronto, this is a deal). Their appetizers are generous so share 2 together and you have yourself dinner. Also, check out the Drake's daily Blue Plate special - on Thursdays for example you can get Steak or Chicken for 2 with Chocolate Cake for $32.95 - not too shabby. If we go tonight I will imagine us to be like Don and Betty Draper in the picture above - except without all of the lying and the cheating and shooting birds in the backyard.
Walk across the street to the Beaconsfield and you can get a pint of beer and a daily food special for $8! They even have an oyster night on Thursdays.
How do you find out about a Happy Hour special in your neighborhood? First, realize that if your favourite restaurant or bar is open at 5, chances are there is a Happy Hour - but for the real deals, I would do a search the boards on http://www.chowhound.com/ - its a place where foodies gather to share the inside scoop about food in their city. You are bound to find some hot tips about great food deals there.
Finally, an extra reason to celebrate Happy Hour today? It's little Archer's birthday! He's a whole 2 months old today! Ah, how times flies...
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