Frankie's Modern Diner Signage   When I heard Moxie's had closed it doors and had re-opened under a new restaurant (and modern diner style at that!) I was eager to check it out. I've always enjoyed the nostalgic look and feel of a modern diner. We arrived on Sunday morning for breakfast and I was eager to indulge in one of the many bennys that were presented on the menu. 

"Fresh, Local, from scratch cooking -

Our goal is to provide local, sustainable products and prepare field for fork meals for your pleasure. We cook as much as possible from scratch and fresh daily. Menu items are created and tested by our culinary team and we welcome your thoughts and comments"


This is straight from their menu. 

They have one of the largest menus I have ever seen, including ALL-DAY breakfast. So if you're a breakfast lover like myself, you'll LOVE this.

 We arrived with a party of 6 and we were all impressed with the extensive menu. 

I had a hard time deciding on which eggs benny to try as they all looked delicious and unique (there is even a duck benny with truffled hollandaise!). I settled on the gluten-free Don Juan - on polenta cakes (corn mash patties) with grilled chorizo, roasted red peppers, portobello mushrooms and CHIPOTLE hollandaise! Served with BC redskin hashbrowns and a fresh fruit brochette. The full order was $14 and half $10. Very reasonable. The chipotle hollandaise was unreal!

The gluten-free Don Juan Benny
 Our food arrived hot and delicious after a short delay. Yes, food to table was a bit slow but the food (in my opinion) was worth the wait. Hopefully this is something the restaurant finds a solution for in the near future. Just don't expect super fast service either when it comes to "from scratch cooking", it just takes longer!

 Frankie's Modern Diner gets kudos from me. I love the "from scratch" and "local" food options coupled up with the modern diner style of the menu and restaurant decor.

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Or you can visit them at 102-6750 North Island Hwy Nanaimo (250-933-3281)

Open at 7am daily.   

 Where were you for the blizzard that walloped Vancouver Island in the winter 1996? 

 

  Black tailed deer are a common sight in the suburbs of North Nanaimo, resident Michael Scott recently caught these two bucks fighting and caught the action in the middle of the day. 

 p.s a male deer is a "buck" not a bull :P

 Passengers on a BC Ferries trip between Galiano Island and Tsawwassen in the Strait of Georgina got a rare sighting of a super sized pod of Pacific White sided dolphins. Amazing!

  
  It's almost that time of year again! These awesome photos of Mount Washington in the Comox Valley were taken on Nov.1st by Morgan Mckenzie. The lifts will start running Dec.6th at 9am!

  I learned something new today. 

The Edge to Edge adventure on an island in the Pacific from The Edge Food Energy on Vimeo.

 Produced and narrated by The Edge Food Energy this video highlights some absolutely gorgeous outdoor recreation shots in the most beautiful place on earth (yep, Vancouver Island!)

 The Edge Food Energy is based out of Qualicum Beach they are producing nutritious everyday snacks for active people.
 

Photo from kilrennyfarm.com  Kilrenny Farm has been active since the 1920s - the current owners have farmed organically on the property since 1988.  

 Their catchphrase is "Local food for local people" and they grow a variety of seasonal organic vegetables, raise free run/range chickens and turkeys and more recently have begun producing fresh grain pastas and pasta sauces (using ingredients from their organic garden as much as possible!)



 Visit them in the Cowichan Valley at 1470 Cowichan Bay Rd. 
250 743 9019
Open: Weds. through Sun. 10am to 6pm

 This awesome mountain biking video features the crew of Rocky Mountain Bikes (Vancouver) and highlights the natural beauty of various location on Vancouver Island (Victoria, Cowichan Valley, Port Alice, Comox Valley).