Category: Eating
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Travel the Fraser Canyon
We had a fabulous trip up through the Fraser Canyon last weekend. Beautiful weather – including some incredible rain storms, sunshine, and wind. We also had some great food in our little foodie gem of a town, Hope, BC. We started with a big share bowl of truffle fries covered with a dusting of finely…
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Taps and Tacos
One of my grandfather’s more “edgy” sayings was, “if that’s lunch, I’ve had it!” When I was a kid, I’d chuckle at his double entendre. Now I use it! Thanks to the great staff at Port Moody’s Taps and Tacos for a late lunch.
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A Dad in the Burbs Attempts to Find the Top Three Foodie Places
During spring break a buddy and I decided to head into Vancouver and try out a few foodie places; the places we visited are places we have heard about but rarely have time to try. Our stated goal was to determine our top three foodie places in Vancouver. We did stop at Dixie’s Barbecue on…
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A Weekend of Eating
We traveled the Fraser Canyon this weekend just gone and of course we ate a few meals along the way. We started with harvest mushroom soup at the Blue Moose Cafe. Excellent soup with a true mushroom taste. We also got a sandwich each. I had the smoked turkey, Blonde Bear got the ham sandwich,…
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Going to the Sushi Well
I tried Sushi Well in uptown New West for lunch the other day. I’m not sure if is actually new, or maybe it is just a rebranded Okonomi Sushi, the previous tenant in that location. Either way, I was pleased. The sushi was cut nicely to a perfect size – not the massive slabs of…
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The Vancouver Wellness Show 2018
I was invited to attend the Vancouver Wellness Show again this year and I happily accepted the invitation. I always find it interesting to see the latest ideas and trends in healthy lifestyles and healthy foods. The following video is a little montage of some of the images I captured from the Vancouver Wellness Show.…
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Family Day Fun 2018
How was your Family Day? I spent the day traipsing around the city with my kids seeking all the spices and flavours that make meals marvellous. We had success finding flavours of rosemary rock salt bagels, elk pepperoni and bison milk blue cheese at Granville Island. And we bought a mortar and pestle in the…
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Burnaby has Foodies on Board
On the weekend I visited Foodies on Board, a little restaurant on Production Way in Burnaby. I enjoyed a plate of Eggs Benedict as well as the general “vibe” of the restaurant. Have a look at the short video I made of my visit – I appreciate the time that Chef Ken Ou and his…
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McRae’s Bistro in Victoria BC
As I posted the other day, I visited Victoria, our province’s capital city on the weekend and I managed to find a foodie’s gem – McRae’s Bistro. I am experimenting with some more YouTube stuff (now that they have unceremoniously taken away my partnership agreement) and here are the results of my first experiment –…
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Taco Tuesday on a Wednesday
Our Taco Tuesday came a day late this week! We had tacos at Taqueria Playa Tropical Mexican Restaurant in New Westminster yesterday on our way home from a late day at school. The tacos are $2 each if you go on Taco Tuesday or $2.5 each if you go any other day. The Vegetariano (veggie)…