Tag: poutine
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Tater Tot Poutine
I saw a tweet about someone making tater tot poutine and so I says to myself I says, “Stacey, there’s no reason you can’t make that!” So I did. I stopped at No-Frills, my local grocery store and picked up a package of gravy mix and a bag of cheese curds. A quick stop at…
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Big Red’s Poutine Food Truck
I’ve been following the Instagram feed from the food truck called Big Red’s Poutine on social media for months now. So you can imagine how delighted I was when I saw the Big Red’s Poutine food truck at the Port Moody Farmers Market last weekend! I have to admit, eating the poutine from Big Red’s…
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Poutine and Banh Mi at The Rivermarket
I was in New Westminster yesterday and jumped at the opportunity to go see what the New West waterfront/Front Street looks like now that the multi-level parkade has been taken down from Begbie Street over to 6th. My first impression is WOW. So much sunshine can now pour onto Front Street. Of course I also…
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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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The Flying Pig Vancouver – Olympic Village
Today I was in the area around Vancouver’s Olympic Village and took the opportunity to try The Flying Pig – a place I see frequently on social media. Right from the first words as we entered the restaurant we felt very welcome. I was traveling with my mother and she rides in a power wheelchair…
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Dunn’s Famous Restaurant – Reboot
Yesterday, Dunn’s Famous Restaurant held a media event where they introduced their renewed menu to a selection of food bloggers and other media-types. Although I was unable to attend the event, I did manage to follow along on Instagram and I was impressed with the look of the updated menu and look of the restaurant.…
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Rogue Wetbar – Waterfront Location
I happened to be downtown Vancouver and needed a place to eat after a morning meeting and decided to re-visit the Rogue Wetbar’s Waterfront Station location. I was impressed with the friendly and informed customer service that we received as well as the food we were served. For food, we ordered a selection of starters…
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Anny’s Smoked Meat and Poutine
I always love it when worlds collide, especially in relation to my food blogging. And that is exactly what happened at lunch today. I had a meeting with a client scheduled for today in New Westminster, I needed a photo of poutine for my weekly Gastropost competition and I had a hankering for a Montreal…
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Poutine; the Quintessential Canadian Food
I consider burgers, apple pie, and cheddar cheese as the quintessential American foods. That got me to wondering what the most quintessential Canadian foods are. What are the foods identified around the world as “Canadian”? After some deliberation I came to the conclusion that poutine, maple syrup and Canadian bacon are the quintessential Canadian foods.…
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Spud Shack Fry Company Wins the 2013 Poutine Challenge
Remember awhile ago I visited a little place in New Westminster called The Spud Shack? Yeah? I liked the food. Well, I suppose I kind of gushed about their food. Well, apparently I am not the only one who enjoyed their food. I just read on my favourite Vancouver food blogger’s site that The Spud Shack…