Recently, the One, feeling the urge for a bite not of One's own making, wandered out in search of a bite to eat.

Eschewing our regular haunts we decided to check out Jamie Kennedy's new and somewhat well-concealed catering and dining venue at 4 Gilead Place., appropriately named Gilead Café.

Until recently a venue for taxi radio repairs and, later in the evenings mysterious cars go "bob in the night" this bright and airy eatery serves up a variety of tasty and attractive offerings to Corktown urbanistas.

Having noshed there several times now, we're pleased to say that the service is friendly and attentive, the food very tasty, and the portions adequate. We're OK with adequate given our volatile waistline, but having said that, would like a little more on the plate for the price.

All in all, though, we feel 4 Gilead is a welcome addition to the Duchy, and encourage you to drop by to say hi and eat well.

If you're looking for something to do between now and the 27th, we here at FWIS strongly suggest you take in Famous Puppet Death Scenes at the Young Theatre/Soulpepper complex at the Distillery. A series of 22 brief skits over an hour "taken from the greatest puppet shows in history" will entertain you with their creativity and wit, and in some cases leave you pensive and/or confused. Much like the One's permanent state of mind.

For more information about the troupe presenting the show, visit their site at http://theoldtrouts.org. The cost of the show is $30 a seat, or you can take your chances with last minute seat sales for $15 each.

The One has dined at and reviewed the Dominion on Queen in the past, but we decided to update our review based on our experience this past weekend, which frankly, left us wondering if anyone is running the place.

On the spur of the moment, we and several other burghers of the Duchy decided a burger and beer would be a fine thing on the unofficial final weekend of summer. Our party likes wine and Strongbow (not in the same glass) and ordered our preferences.

Imagine our surprise and disappointment to find out, that as far as our booze preferences  were concerned, the cupboard was bare - on a holiday weekend no less!

it took 4 choices to come up with a suitable beer substitute for the cider - all the others were "out of stock, sorry" -  and several choices for the wine as well. And when the bill arrived, our party was overcharged for the wine ordered to the tune of about $10 a half-litre.

Thankfully the service was pleasant, and the food good, but there are too many new and better managed places around for this kind of thing - unless of course one prefers to drink nothing at a quiet, secluded pub.

We'd suggest phoning in advance to ensure what you want to drink is in stock before planning a night out.

If you'd like to visit a different circus from the one in the Duchy, we strongly recommend you wend your way down to the Wasteland South of the Don to take in Cirque Du Soleil's new production - Kooza.

Over the years The One has been to a number of Cirque productions - actually, right from their beginnings, and From Where We Sit, this is one of the best. Past shows had, we thought, overly convoluted and obscure storylines that distracted us from the circus acts. Not this one. Kooza takes us back to some of the Cirque's more simple origins while adding style and substance that only years of experience, creativity and greater financial security and growth can bring. Amazing athletic and artisitic performances, coupled with terrific music and their trademark audience participation make this a show well worth the price of admission.

Speaking of the price of admission, it's not cheap - close to $100 a ticket. You may, however, be able to take advantage of cheaper tickets (about 25% off) if you join their web mailing list or check with their ticket office.

Running until early October, this is a show to be seen, and easily accessed from the Duchy. Car traffic is heavy, so we recommend walking, cycling, or levitation.