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Mix The Bakery revisited
When Polly and I first visited Mix the Bakery in Vancouver, we said we will return to try other types of cakes. Surely, we did after a long time. ...
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Chow Times |
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HAPPY 150th BIRTHDAY B.C. Douglas Day 2008 at Ft. Langley
HAPPY 150th BIRTHDAY B.C. Douglas Day 2008 at Ft. LangleyThis is the birthday cake given out at the Ft. Langley Community Library. I sneaked...
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GungHaggisFatChoy |
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Size Matters to Vancouver Coffee Drinkers
At my coffee shop we have (brace yourself) 3 sizes.
Yes thats right, only three.
They are SMALL, MEDIUM and LARGE.
This size naming practice ...
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Midol Girl |
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Coffee and firefighters a bad mix, study finds
VICTORIA - Coffee, North America's favourite black liquid, earned a black mark this week when researchers found that caffeine could distort firefighte...
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travelbug |
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Waiter, There's Monkey Spit in My Coffee!
Vancouver's 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters have enlisted the aid of some unlikely workers in Southern India to help harvest the best coffee beans -- rh...
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Fresca |
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Flying United Airlines from Vancouver to Altanta (via Chicago)
Here I go again. The bad news is I am embarking on a new Travel series. The good news is this will be the last travel series for this year.A coupl...
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Chow Times |
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Gung Haggis dragon boat team is busy... paddlers are reading at Heart of the City Festival and running for Vancouver Parksboard + paddling?
Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team is BUSY this Sunday:Paddler Stuart Mackinnon is running for Vancouver ParksboardPaddler Dan Seto is giving a rea...
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GungHaggisFatChoy |
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Contaminated Costco Candy
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Ron MacLeod Report: November Ceilidh at the Scottish Cultural Centre + Vancouver/Victoria Gaelic Choir concert
Here are some Scottish/Gaelic events courtesy of Ron MacleodGreetings, three messages and a comment (?). Regards, the other Ron1. November CeilidhWHAT...
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GungHaggisFatChoy |
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New Business:
ZIGGY Books 2 MONTHS ONLY : November - December GRAND OPENING November 5th!!! OCCULT ESOTERICA PHILOSOPHY PSYCHOLOGY ART/PHOTOGRAPHY ...
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Commercial Drive Live! |
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Grunt Gallery: Books and Tea Party
When I visited an anonymous art gallery today, it reiterated the feeling of how various galleries can be stale and cold. In fact, it may have even onc...
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Beyond Robson |
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Weekend Update
SURROUND VANCOUVER CITY HALL today at 1pm. No like literally, we are going to encircle the whole place. I know its in like 2 hours but grab a coffee a...
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Beyond Robson |
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Rugged Hiking with Mountain Java as Reward
This weekend my wife and I challenged ourselves to the Mt Finlayson trail in ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smart...
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Chinese style BBQ Turkey for Thanksgiving.... mmmm... yum!
Vancouver Chinatown has BBQ turkeys - only for Thanksgiving or ChristmasI had only recently discovered that you could buy bbq turkeys in Chinatown. ...
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GungHaggisFatChoy |
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New York Day 6
Remember me?? Yes, I know it has been a month since I updated. Life can get very busy here...Where were we..... Ahh yes, day 6, New York City. I had s...
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kayaksoup |
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New York: Ellis Island
After four days in Philadelphia, we left very early in the morning and headed to New York City for the last leg of our vacation. We had planned to v...
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Chow Times |
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Six Minute Chocolate Cake
The Richmond Cooking Club resumed its activities in September 2008, just like schools heading off for a new school year. I'll start off the recipe se...
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Chow Times |
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Philadelphia: Phillys Gourmet Cafe at The Bourse
Around the area called the Independence National Historical Park are many buildings. Some are small and others, like the Philadelphia Bourse are lar...
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Chow Times |
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Philadelphia: Accommodation in the City Center
Philadelphia. Affectionately known as the City of Brotherly Love. It is the home of the Philly Cheese Steak and of Rocky Balboa and home o...
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Chow Times |
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Plenty Harvest Celebration and Farmers Market at VanDusen Botanical Garden
On Sunday, the VanDusen Botanical Gardens hosted the Plenty Harvest Celebration and Farmers Market. The event featured local growers, vendors and e...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
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Outdoor life in Cranbrook BC
With Summer winding down and the potential of an increased workload looming on the horizon, a R&R getaway was just what I needed. Having worked in...
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Vancouverite Contest: Lorne Mayencourt Jesus Installation
The above request probably won't happen, but in the words of Wooderson, It'd be a lot cooler if [it] did. by a Starbucks coffee to the first perso...
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Vancouverite |
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Salt Spring Island Art
I have found it! The perfect Salt Spring Island art for me. Not a watercolour or a pastel. Not a wood carving or metal statue. Not a poem or pretty ph...
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Washington DC: Breakfast at Waffle House
This is the last day of our stay in Washington DC. The day was going to be spent in Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. Since it was going to be a ...
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Chow Times |
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Washington DC: Breakfast at Johnny Rockets
We started day 4 in Washington DC with breakfast at Johnny Rockets. This is going to be a day we're going to venture outside of Washington DC. Aft...
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Chow Times |
active:10 weeks 1 day ago |
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Washington DC: The Supreme Court of the United States
On the third day in Washington DC, we woke up later than usual. We only had a few places to cover for the day which is good since we had walked so m...
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Chow Times |
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Day 5 ~ New Haven
Oatmeal for breakfast; all that pork belly was starting to catch up with me! A crazy early morning taxi ride uptown to Grand Central Station and I wa...
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kayaksoup |
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The Omnivores 100
a post to break up the over the top New York action.... I got it from Wandering CoyoteHere's what to do:1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, i...
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kayaksoup |
active:12 weeks 3 days ago |
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Washington DC: Breakfast at The Waffle Shop
We slept like a baby the first night in Washington DC. We had no idea how tired we really were. We were well rested well except that Suann...
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Chow Times |
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Washington DC: Getting Around and Accomodation
Alright this is what we learn about getting around Washington DC. Please feel free to chip in if you have anything readers should know about. ...
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Chow Times |
active:14 weeks 1 hour ago |
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Yaletown block party worth checking out
It's hard living in Vancouver and not having an issue with Yaletown. We've blogged about some of the great stuff there like Goldfish, The Hamilton S...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
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Hayden Panettiere Lululemon-y
Oh, well played Lululemon. Well Played. Hayden Panettiere brand association. In other news, notice she comes fresh from the classy back wax place?Spea...
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Vancouverite |
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Denizen of the Day: Pietro Aiello
Pietro has lived near Commercial Drive for 56 years. He has had dozens of children and grandchildren born and raised just a few blocks away from the ...
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Commercial Drive Live! |
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Sorry for the rather stagnant nature of the blog
Sorry for the rather stagnant nature of the blog this week. It has been very busy for me as I prep for the 2nd Annual Fearless Fest, coming up on Au...
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Commercial Drive Live! |
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Hotel Heaven in Whistler
A trip up to Whistler is always busy busy busy. There is so much to do there. It is difficult to decide what to participate in when you are there fo...
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Kona Mocha Blended Ice Coffee Mix
Summer is the time to enjoy a cup of iced coffee. My kids' favourite is Tim Horton's Iced Capp Supreme. However, I would prefer a McD's ice coffee s...
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Chow Times |
active:17 weeks 2 days ago |
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3 accordions Saturday morning at the Vancouver Folk Festival... I am in accordion heaven!
Lots of accordions at the Vancouver Folk Festival on Saturday morning.Kiran Ahluwalia It is a beautiful sunny morning at Jericho beach with drifting c...
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GungHaggisFatChoy |
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Special Event: Venus Bellydance Yard Sale
Saturday Jul 19 & Sunday Jul 2011am to 4pmVenus is moving to Monteal - the stuff's gotta go!BELLYDANCE BAZAAR coin belts coin necklaces hip scarves...
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Commercial Drive Live! |
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News: Girl Missing
Missing! Have You Seen Elizabeth Tommy ?Last she was seen was one week ago, possibly at Blenz Coffee shop at Broadway and commercial, Metrotown, s...
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Commercial Drive Live! |
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Power Out Downtown!
I wish I could've told you earlier, but, well, the power was out, and well because we kept being told by BC Hydro that it was only going to be a coupl...
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Beyond Robson |
active:18 weeks 1 day ago |
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Sunday Morning in Stanley Park
This post had been lying on my draft folder for ages. It must had been 3-4 months already. I am digging up all these old posts which I neglected t...
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Chow Times |
active:18 weeks 4 days ago |
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So here I am. Big deal.
So they asked me to blog here, and I said no. They asked again, and finally after some promises that they wouldn't use my real name or face I agreed...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
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Starbucks Watch: Awesome New 52-Week Low!
4% sales declines piled on and caused Starbucks stock to close 61 cents lower. You saw during the day its lowest price in over a year. Now, when you ...
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Vancouverite |
active:19 weeks 2 days ago |
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Agape Coffee in Richmond
There is a new coffee place in Richmond. I decided to check it out with Polly for our probably last cake meet before the school closes for summer br...
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Chow Times |
active:20 weeks 3 days ago |
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I believe in the night
Yeah so I'm back or whatever and man, I don't know. Is there any point? My unintentional computer sabbatical has left me wondering, do the kids over a...
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Beyond Robson |
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I was pleasantly surprised by Century Restaurant a
I was pleasantly surprised by Century Restaurant and Bar (432 Richards St. between Pender and Hastings St., 604-633-2700). Even though I know enough t...
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Return of the Intrepid Blogger
By Daniel Edward CraigIt's me again! Did you miss me? Did you even notice I was gone? Don't worry, I haven't returned to my old job as general manager...
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General Manager's Blog |
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Apple Banana Muffin
Stella made this Apple Banana Muffin for last year's Caring Place Potluck. She demonstrated this recipe in the Caring Place Community Kitchen upon Min...
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Chow Times |
active:24 weeks 2 days ago |
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Dragon Boat Nutrition: What to eat before a dragon boat race or practice?
Eating is important. It gives us energy on a dragon boat. Dragon Boat Nutrition: What to eat before a dragon boat race or practice? Dragon Boat...
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GungHaggisFatChoy |
active:25 weeks 4 days ago |
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Saddle Up! Bike to Work Week Starts Monday
Ask any cyclist who commutes to work and they'll tell you the ride is often the best part of their day. Think about it. A great wakeup in the morning,...
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Beyond Robson |
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