Monthly Archives: September 2010

Seattle Week! The Crab Pot

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

I’m not afraid of doing the tourist thing, and lining up for the busiest restaurant on the Pier is one of those things that I figure is worth doing sometimes just to “tick” something of the recommended list for visitors. … Continue reading →

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Seattle Week! Von’s RoastHouse

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

While I had done some research into food places in Seattle, I wanted to leave a few options for “try what we find” in our travels.  Von’s RoastHouse was a good example of this – we kind of stumbled upon … Continue reading →

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Seattle Week! Top Pot Doughnuts (Belltown)

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

Ain’t no way I’m going to Seattle and not trying one of two major institutions there… More on the “big one” later this week, but for now, I’ll share our enjoyable visit to Top Pot Doughnuts on a late afternoon … Continue reading →

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Seattle Week! Paseo

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

Back in August, Chris & I went to enjoy a long weekend in Seattle.  I’d never really been, and with us living so close, it was definitely something we wanted to do! Our first day comprised of getting up really … Continue reading →

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(Richmond) Summer NightMarket 2010

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

I normally post about restaurants, but, because this weekend will mark the closing days of the Summer Night Market in Richmond, I thought this was a good opportunity to recap all the awesome fun & food there is to be … Continue reading →

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La Taqueria Taco Shop

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

I had a meeting in downtown last week, which, after a long bus ride, is always rewarded by something interesting for lunch (options at SFU are limited!).  Since my meeting was near Gastown, I thought this was a prime time … Continue reading →

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Tom & Jerry’s

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

So, I recognize that there are bad times to try out a restaurant and expect to have a regular experience… The free-admision day for the PNE was probably not a good day to try something in the Hastings-Sunrise area, but, … Continue reading →

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Splitz Grill

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

Chris & I were off to enjoy yet another glorious evening out in Vancouver this summer.  We had tickets to go to a Vancouver Canadian baseball game (where, apparently we were unlucky charms as their winning streak came to an … Continue reading →

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Slocan Family Restaurant

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

For those of you who regularly follow my blog, you know that Chris & I are big fans of brunch.  You may also know that we moved this summer to new part of the GVRD, so we’ve had to try … Continue reading →

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Jako Japanese Restaurant

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

I’ve had a Groupon for a certain brasserie on David for about 3 months now, and every time we try to go to use it, the place is packed!  I guess that’s a good sign, but it has made for … Continue reading →

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