Category: Eating
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Chayote Squash
I have discovered (much like Europeans say they “discovered” North America) a very tasty and intriguing new vegetable – the chayote squash. Next to my mother’s home lives a Chinese family and the grandmother from that home is wild about gardening. They have every single inch of their backyard growing some kind of an edible…
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I Love Sushi – Restaurant
Yesterday we tried out a new sushi joint called I Love Sushi. As you can probably see in the photo above, the tuna and salmon maki sushi are not the prettiest rolls ever done. In fact, they are very loosely and sloppily rolled. However, inside the rolls were generous pieces of salmon or tuna and…
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On Lok Chinese Restaurant
On our way home from the Candy Land Festival in Vancouver’s Yaletown last weekend, the family was getting grumpy from hunger. Seeing as we were headed up Hastings Street I decided to wheel into On Lok Restaurant, a classic Chinese food joint on Hastings, between Victoria Drive and Nanaimo. The following are the pics from…
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Gold Train Express Noodle House
Just the quick facts here tonight; if you are downtown Vancouver and craving a monster sized bowl of pho, head on over to the Gold Train Express Noodle House on Nelson, just over Seymour. Whenever I am downtown Vancouver I try to connect with my Raincity Badger buddy for some good eats and a face…
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How a Home Cooked Meal Compares to McDonald’s
Lately there has been some social media discussion about McDonald’s move to be a little more open about the ingredients in their menu items. Some people pointed out that the ingredient list for French fries should be pretty brief: potatoes, oil and maybe salt. Well I decided to have a look at what one of…
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Has the Food Network Jumped the Shark?
I will openly admit that I used to enjoy watching the food network on TV. That is no longer the case. There are far too many silly, well, actually stupid contest type shows on the Food Network now. One of the worst shows on the Food Network is Cutthroat Kitchen. This show has nothing to…
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Lunch at the Jack Lonsdale’s Public House
This afternoon I had the pleasure of going with a long time friend of mine and his parents to the Jack Lonsdale’s Public House in North Vancouver. My BFF and I both started out with a beer sampler each – this is where the customer chooses four draft beers. It is an interesting way to…
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Rogers Arena Hotdogs
Recently I had the good fortune of attending a Vancouver Canucks hockey game; not just any game but the Canucks versus the legendary Montreal Canadiens. However, today’s post isn’t about the Canucks on-ice performance – it is about the new food service the Canucks organization have introduced. And as you may or may not know,…
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American Cheesesteak Company
More to come as soon as I get to a screen bigger than the palm of my hand. But for now, here is a pic of my pre-Canucks game meal at the American Cheesesteak Company. The follow-up after my visit to the American Cheesesteak Company – After having a rather disappointing Philly Cheesesteak sandwich/wrap at…
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The River’s Reach Philly Cheesesteak
It is funny how our expectations of what a meal or a dish should be like can influence how we feel about the meal or dish as it is presented to us. Today for lunch I had a brief client meeting in New Westminster and we decided to meet at the River’s Reach Pub. Not…