Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
I was just lamenting the other day to myself about how far away the annual Dine Out Vancouver event is. But never fear! There’s a mini-version as Taste of Yaletown goes down from October 3-13! If anyone’s interested in trying some of what’re arguably Vancouver’s finest resturants, let me know. My wallet’s up to probably … Continue reading Local Foodie Heads Up
I went to a wine tasting last night (oh god, I’m becoming one of those people) and just wanted to do a little brain dump on some of the notables: Stickleback White (Semillon, Chardonnay, Verdelho): it’s being marketed as “Fresh Crisp Zesty” and that’s exactly what this wine is. Stands up well to extreme chilling, … Continue reading Bottles & Bangers
“Vegetables is what Food eats.” This blog is now an anemea-free zone. Up with heme iron! Continue reading Weekend Theme
Q: How do you know you’re really hungry? A: When the people at the sushi place give you two sets of chopsticks for the take-out you ordered just for yourself. Continue reading Dinner
Check it out, the top 50 things every foodie should do! Admittedly, I haven’t done many of them. Mine include: 3) Dismember a chicken – not as difficult as it looks. The secret is having a really kickass cleaver and a good, strong, unapologetic chop! 13) Learn how to make a dry martini – the … Continue reading Foodie
I just went for Indian buffet for lunch. Now I’m ready to pass out from a butter chicken coma, and so bloated I may have to undo my pants (which is saying a lot, because these pants already happen to be a smidge too big). But it hurts sooooooo goooood. Continue reading Pig.
Go. Now. I went to Cru for dinner last night with a foodie friend (which is the best kind of friend to try out a new restaurant with), and wow. What a gem. The front of the house is scarcely bigger than a hallway, but the high ceiling, mirrored upper-wall and light decor left it … Continue reading 2 Word Restaurant Review: Cru
It’s a special season in Canada. Winter’s finally drawing to a close (it’s long gone in BC, I hope the rest of my compatriots are faring well, though I hear it’s snowing in Edmonton…) and Tim Horton’s Roll Up the Rim to Win contest is in full swing. Darren Barefoot and others have posted their … Continue reading Roll along little doggies
Baby Carrots + Hummus = Perfect 3pm snack. Why didn’t I discover this years ago? Continue reading New Best!
From Colene: 50 things to eat before you die Things on the list I haven’t tried yet: 11. Moreton Bay Bugs 19. Cream Tea 22. Kangaroo 32. Guinea Pig 33. Shark 36. Barramundi 37. Reindeer 42. Durian Fruit 50. Cornish Pasty And my own additions of things that didn’t make the list, that I’ve eaten, … Continue reading Food, Glorious Food
I had a steak so good last night, I dreamt about it. Literally. I went to sleep and had a dream, and the steak was a prominent character. Then I woke up at about 3:30am and didn’t get back to sleep until 4:30am. And I still made it to work for 7:00am, because I must … Continue reading mmmmmmmmeat
Those who worked with me last winter know that my mantra through the entire Christmas season was a daily Starbucks trip to procure a Grande Eggnog Latte and Cranberry Bliss Bar. Now that I’m on this whole health kick thing, I figured I’d check out the nutritional information of the aforementioned mid-morning snack. It consists … Continue reading Bah Humbug
I went in to work a different way this morning, and swung past McDonald’s on my way in. This location happens to have one of those newfangled McCafe add-ons, to try to lure the gourmet & designer coffee crowd back to “fast food.” It’s Friday, the end of a long week, and I figured I … Continue reading 1 Cup of Ambition, no dirt please.
So apparrently giving in to the Snickers gods, and throwing caution to the wind (or at least, in the general direction of a gigantic piece of pepperoni and sausage pizza), and consuming enough 2-bite brownies to choke a pony, and deciding to upsize to that extra large Mountain Dew will cause one to gain weight … Continue reading Proof
So I was going to do a cleanse this week – I started yesterday even – to try to jump start my sluggish blah-ness that I’ve been building up since mid March. This morning I gave up. It’s not that I fully gave up though, I just discovered that a cleanse isn’t for me. I … Continue reading Galloping Gourmet