Category: Eating
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Hakkaku Ramen; Comfort Food
Sometimes when the load we are carrying becomes unusually heavy we need to hit the pause button in life and have a bowl of soup. Vietnamese pho has been my go-to for comfort in a bowl. However, yesterday I found a new source of comfort – a massive bowl of ramen. I was in Burnaby…
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Vlog #6 – The Smoked Meat Expedition
My sixth vlog – this time I am outstanding in my field while discussing where to get a great smoked meat sandwich while you are in Vancouver.
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New Westminster’s Old Crow Coffee Co
Do you know why the hipster burned his lip while drinking coffee? Because he drank it before it was cool. Speaking of hipsters, the Old Crow Coffee Company looks like an atypical hipster enterprise. After all, who, other than some hipsters would open a coffee shop on a one-way back street in New Westminster and…
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Burquitlam Safeway; Price Check On Aisle One
Seeing as I needed a loaf of bread, I decided to make another visit to the Burquitlam Safeway. While I was there I also checked out the layout of the store and the prices in the new store. After leaving the fresh produce section of the store you enter the main part of the store.…
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Burquitlam Safeway Grand Opening
Friday was the grand opening of the Burquitlam location of the newest Safeway in Metro Vancouver and I have to admit, I was quite impressed with the design and layout of the new store. You enter the new store at ground level where there is a sort of market section; there are bulk boxes of…
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Red Wagon Cafe Fails to Meet Expectations
After waiting for months and months and months to get into the Red Wagon Cafe on East Hastings Street, we finally found a moment when there wasn’t a line-up of hipsters out front of the place. And what a total and complete disappointment the entire Red Wagon Cafe experience turned out to be. First off,…
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Peanut Allergies; Big Changes
Did you know that there have been serious changes to the recommendations from the medical community about how parents should treat their very young kids around peanuts and products with peanuts in them? The guidelines from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) are now recommending that children between the ages of 4-6 MONTHS be…
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Blugenics Karen Phytoplankton
Canada’s newest superfood is microscopic, but its health benefits are huge. Phytoplankton – found in the ocean and considered the world’s original vegetable – is also known as microalgae, packed with omega fatty acids, vitamins A, C, D and K, beta carotene, dietary fibre, antioxidants, calcium, magnesium, selenium, iron and protein. The Karen brand of…
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BC’s Agrifood Products Offered to the World
A new international market development strategy is the latest item on the menu offering BC’s agrifood and seafood products to the world. The strategy aims to build on the record $3.5 billion worth of B.C. products exported in 2015. B.C.’s top five 2015 agrifood and seafood export markets were U.S. ($2.5 billion), China ($343 million),…
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293 Wallace St Restaurant
I ventured up the Fraser Canyon this week and discovered that road conditions were actually much better than they are in the city. Of course as I traveled through Hope I did the usual and stopped at 293 Wallace for lunch. With all my Christmas feasting still in mind, I opted for a soup and…