Category: Eating
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Classic Opening Sentences on Yelp and Urbanspoon
I quite enjoy reading the restaurant reviews that customers post into forums like Urbanspoon or Yelp. You know what Urbanspoon and Yelp are? Forums where real customers upload their reviews of the restaurants that they have patronized. These reviews are usually helpful and informed but there are more than a few reviews that get me to laughing.…
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Small Scale Farming in the Urban Setting
As I have previously posted, I am an advocate of people growing their own food in small scale farming ventures. To me, a lawn is a waste of space and I have put garden boxes on the what used to be the front lawn of my home. The following snippet of a blog post…
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Where to Get Some Apple Pie
Just a very quick and simple blog post today in which I turn to you, my trusted reader to answer my question. That question is, where in Metro Vancouver can a bloke get a walloping big slice of deep dish apple pie? That’s it. Where can I get some apple pie?
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Burger and Fries at Jules Cafe in South Burnaby
Countless times I have driven by Jules Cafe on the corner of Rumble and Royal Oak Ave in south Burnaby. Countless times I have looked in and wished I had time to stop for a taste. Today I took the time to stop and have a taste. Let me say, I was not disappointed by…
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Rosemary Rocksalt Bagels; North Shore
Today we headed over to the North Shore to visit the Maplewood Farm on old Dollarton Highway and to cash in a coupon I received via Twitter for Siegel’s Bagel’s new retail storefront, Rosemary Rocksalt. Maplewood Farms…meh. Glad we visited but I doubt that we would ever return. Far too many up-sell items that make…
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Okonomi Sushi Does Not Disappoint
I had a client lunch meeting in uptown New Westminster today and we agreed to meet at Okonomi Sushi on 6th Street. I am glad we did. For those who know New West, Okonomi Sushi is in the place that housed The Orange Room. It is a great room, comfortable with a classy but not…
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Greenpeace Canned Tuna Ranking
Greenpeace has created a ranking system to tell you, the consumer, just how sustainable fourteen of the big canned tuna sellers are in their tuna procurement practice. The cool and easy to use graphic that Greenpeace created can be found on their website. All you have to do is click on the can of tuna…
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Asa Sushi South Burnaby – My Favourite
When I find myself craving a quick sushi fix I always find my way back to my favourite hole-in-the-wall sushi place, Asa Sushi in South Burnaby. Asa Sushi is located in a non-descript little strip mall along with a 7-11 convenience store, a vet and a hairdresser. Not the most glamourous of locations, but…
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Vegetarianism and Gluten Free Diets
It is an interesting experiment to tell people that you follow some special kind of diet. Take for example when I was a vegetarian (I was not what you would call a strict vegetarian, I just didn’t eat mammal flesh). When I told people I was a vegetarian they were immediately concerned about my health…
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Your Favourite Fast Food Burger Joint
Simple question for you, what is your favourite fast food burger joint? Forget about those $100 burgers made with fois gras or beef raised in the wild by drunken monkeys and any of that fancy schmancy stuff, just a simple question, what is your fast food burger joint of choice? To begin the discussion, I…