Copycat
Does this mean I’ve been slash-fooded (check the dates)? I suspect the world will never know. Continue reading Copycat
Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Does this mean I’ve been slash-fooded (check the dates)? I suspect the world will never know. Continue reading Copycat
Anyone who knows me, knows I appreciate good food. I do consider myself a bit of a foodie. Perhaps even a food snob. However, were other foodies to find out about some of my guilty pleasures, my status would be immediately cancelled, and I’d be ostracized for crimes against reasonable cuisine. I’m going to risk … Continue reading Food Fetish
Instead of revelling with the Halloween merry makers and hell raisers, I chose a different tactic entirely. I completely avoided the costumes and crowds, and went for dinner last night at Lucy Mae Brown instead. Hot damn was that a good decision! Fifty years ago, an American widow named Lucy Mae Brown ran a bordello … Continue reading Restaurant Review: Lucy Mae Brown
Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. It’s been 3 weeks since my last decent meal, and I have ingested the following chemical compounds in place of real food: -Sapporo Ichiban, chicken flavour -Pillsbury Pizza Pops, bacon & pepperoni flavour -Microwave Burritos, bean & cheese flavour -Kraft Dinner -Pub food in many varieies, more commonly … Continue reading Confession
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