Category: Eating
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The Northern Cafe and Grill Vancouver
I’ve wanted to try the Northern Cafe and Grill Vancouver for a long time but their hours of 7am to 3pm has made it virtually impossible for me to get a meal there. Well, with me being on summer holidays, I saw my opportunity. Going for a breakfast at the Northern Cafe and Grill Vancouver…
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Jimoco Cafe – Cheap Breakfast
If you ask people where to go for a cheap breakfast usually the first place they say is Bon’s off Broadway. Some people will also say IKEA’s one dollar breakfast is the real deal. Well the real deal and the best, cheap breakfast in town is the Jimoco Café. From opening until 9:30 AM they…
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Fermented Buckwheat Loaf
I posted a picture of a buckwheat bread or loaf the other day and said I would be sharing the recipe shortly. As it turns out fermented buckwheat bread or, what I call buckwheat loaf, is actually pretty simple to make. There are all sorts of recipes to be found on Pinterest but basically the…
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New Top Secret Burger Concept
I attended a top secret and super exclusive foodie event this morning to see a new burger concept that is being run through some focus groups. I am currently not allowed to say which burger joint is doing this exploration. Have a look and feel free to comment and tell me what you think of…
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Cheesecake Shortcut
Cheesecake is one of the desserts that will earn you all sorts of brownie points. Especially if it is a good cheesecake. Cheesecake is actually relatively straightforward and simple to make, but the one really tricky part of making cheesecake is making the crust. Frequently the crust on cheesecake is like a layer of fine…
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Chef Yoshi Takeda Returns to 293 Wallace
Driving the Fraser Canyon is really beginning to be a foodie adventure. I discovered 293 Wallace Restaurant last summer and I’m pleased to say that it keeps getting better and more adventurous. I was running late on Friday evening so as I pulled into Hope I just managed to get in the door of 293…
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My Grill Adventures Continue
My adventures with my new grill continue. This evening I grilled a whole chicken! In the photo below, the bird is sitting in a tinfoil pie plate; I did this to prevent the grill from flaring up and burning the outside of the chicken. After about 45 minutes I took the bird out of the…
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Mega Sushi For Lunch
Lunch today was a Tuna and Salmon Sashimi Don at Mega Sushi. The tuna was exquisite today!
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Pallet Garden Update
My pallet garden “experiment” has not gone as well as I had hoped. I managed to get a few feedings of spinach, radicchio and kale out of the garden but it quickly dried up whereas the spinach and kale growing in the other garden boxes have continued to flourish and produce. Another problem with the…
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Cactus Club for Dessert
An after school hankering for some sweet treats came upon me while I was wandering around Metrotown this afternoon so I did what any sane person would do – I left the mall, crossed Kingsway and went to the Cactus Club Cafe. We ordered three desserts to share. The first was the Peanut Butter…