Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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Cheese St Grill and This Little Piggy Food Trucks
We had the Cheese St Grill and This Little Piggy food trucks visit our school site today as a lunch option for the teaching staff. Teachers could buy their lunch from either truck and although there were some line ups, they were moving along quite nicely. My grilled cheese with three cheeses, caramelized onions and…
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BC Certified Organic
BC’s Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick has introduced Bill 11, the Food and Agricultural Products Classification Act in the House so British Columbians can shop with confidence. The regulatory changes would allow the BC government to build on a commitment that requires all food and beverage products marketed as “organic” in BC to be certified under…
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La Bohème at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
If you’ve been interested in the opera but don’t know where to the start, the Burnaby Lyric Opera and Shadbolt Centre for the Arts have the production for you – La Bohème, by Giacomo Puccini. La Bohème is a beloved classic and one of the brightest stars in Giacomo Puccini’s repertoire. This musical masterpiece is…
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A Couple Restaurant Updates
There have been a couple of changes in local restaurants recently and an exciting new opening you may be interested in hearing about. First, a place I tried over the Christmas break, the Onyx Steakhouse located in Port Moody’s Suterbrook neighborhood has suddenly closed. In its place will be another place I recently tried, Romer’s,…
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A Visit to the New Whole Foods Market in Burnaby
The following is a photograph essay from my tour around the new Whole Foods Market location in Burnaby on Lougheed at Willingdon. Whatever they call it, I think the Whole Foods Market is a very welcome addition to the area and I was quite impressed with all aspects of the store. All of the displays…
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Browns Socialhouse
After a visit to the new Whole Foods on Lougheed and Willingdon we headed over to Browns Socialhouse for lunch. We started with a full plate of nachos. It was a nice plate of nachos. Although it wasn’t too big of a plate the nachos on it were very tasty and there was a very…
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“Til Death” and “No Tweed Too Tight: Another Grant Canyon Mystery”
On at the Evergreen Cultural Centre is the double bill of “Till Death” – The tale of Six Queens. Six Love stories. Six Deaths. One Actress! It all starts in the afterlife, in a bizarre waiting room of sorts. One by one, the wives of Henry VIII arrive, much to the shock and dismay of each…
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A&W TeenBurger for Lunch
By far the best fast food burger joint is A&W. And the best burger from them is the Teenburger. I love the big chunk of lettuce, the slice of tomato, and the bacon. I also appreciate the fact that I can get the burger on a whole wheat bun. I love my A&W burgers!
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The Contenders at The Evergreen Cultural Centre
Don’t ever count them out. The Contenders are rolling back into the Tri-Cities for a new concert of their classic hits. Valdy and Gary Fjellgaard, Canadian folk music legends from the West Coast, will play at Evergreen Cultural Centre on February 21, 2016 at 7:30pm. After releasing an album of new music together, including the…
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Bara, Formerly Okonomi Sushi
One of my uptown New Westminster sushi joints has changed names – Okonomi Sushi is now Bara Sushi. Essentially the same people, the same menu, and the same specials. The change is a result of a separation between their downtown New West 4th Street location and the uptown location. When I saw the sign in…
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