Category: Eating
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A&W for Lunch
Lunch with the kidlets at our local A&W today. I really enjoy the seven grain/whole wheat buns they use.
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Poutine and Banh Mi at The Rivermarket
I was in New Westminster yesterday and jumped at the opportunity to go see what the New West waterfront/Front Street looks like now that the multi-level parkade has been taken down from Begbie Street over to 6th. My first impression is WOW. So much sunshine can now pour onto Front Street. Of course I also…
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Boston Pizza for Lunch
I went for a lovely lunch at the Metrotown location of Boston Pizza today with my mother and my sister. I had a plate of fettuccine noodles with a wonderfully complex Mediterranean pasta sauce. The sauce was loaded with grilled red peppers, red onions, spinach, and artichoke hearts, feta cheese, and more. Quite a complex…
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Banh mi at Pho Holiday
I have been struggling with a serious shoulder injury over the last six weeks, an injury that has made my appetite virtually disappear. It is totally out of the norm for me but I simply do not have an appetite for food. However, as a result of my loss if appetite I’ve lost quite a…
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Mr Chilli Spices Up East Hastings Street
The south-side of the block of Hastings Street just east of Boundary Road where Mr Chilli is located is a totally non-descript strip of businesses. A couple of used book stores, Comor Sports on the corner, a float tank shop, and well, not much else going on along the block. Perhaps a challenging location for a…
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BC Hop Company Opening in Abbotsford
The BC Hop Company is hoping to quench the thirst for a key ingredient in B.C.’s growing craft beer sector. In an effort to provide the B.C. industry with a consistent supply of high-quality and local dry hops, the BC Hop Company is building a processing facility in Abbotsford that will include new technologies currently…
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Sushi Koharu
I was in New West and I had a strong craving for sushi and I wanted to try something new rather than just go to my usual sushi places. And that’s how I ended up discovering the cute little Japanese owned and operated Sushi Koharu. The interior is decorated in a cute style. The single…
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Dessert at the 293 Wallace Street Restaurant
Sunday I went for a motorcycle ride up the Fraser Canyon. Of course on my way back home I stopped for dinner at the 293 Wallace Street Restaurant in Hope. It had been a really long hot day of riding so I wasn’t too hungry; time for a salad. I had the Blue Cheese, Spiced Almond,…
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Sashimi Lunch at Kawawa Sushi
A nice simple sushi dinner with my mom and American cousins this evening. I enjoyed a couple pieces of salmon and tuna, a sonumono salad and a mango pudding. Simple. Delicious.
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The Potato Bins
The potatoes planted in our bins of coconut weir have now sprouted!