John FitzGerald's photos with the keyword: ontario canada

There are three places I know of where you can get excellent chips. The first place is the UK, the second is Belgium, and the third is Southwestern Ontario. The best chips in Southwestern Ontario are sold from chip wagons. They are fried in beef fat, and every chip wagon sports the sign of quality -- the 2-litre spray bottle of malt vinegar. They're also great unseasoned. Mackie's is an institution in Port Stanley (its blue building in the back has since been significantly extended). I'm so old I used to go with the family to Port Stanley before Mackie's was using the fancy shmancy tubs shown here for its chips. Back then (the 50s) they came in a heavy cardboard boat with a stick to eat the chips. Afterward you could make a toy boat out of them. A plate of chips and a cup of Mackie's orange was an outstanding culinary treat. And it has a Gault-Millau rating of...30! Well, it should have.