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Category Archives: Canada
Vancouver 2025: Granville Market
My Aunt Heather was the first woman entrepreneur I ever knew of. She would drive to Seattle and buy up coffee beans and sell coffee to the formerly exclusively tea-loving Canadians at the Granville Market in a proto-Starbucks. So every … Continue reading
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Vancouver 2025: The Westin Bayshore
I had planned on going to Montreal this week to meet up with my cousin Maureen. Then Air Canada had a labor dispute and canceled my flight. Other airlines were charging $880 since the flight was a few days away. … Continue reading
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Hudson’s Canadian Tap House
Hudson’s in the West Ed Mall is kind of a Canadian theme restaurant. Better meals were probably waiting elsewhere, but I just couldn’t resist. The walls were adorned with snowshoes and the servers were dressed as various Indian maidens. Pierra … Continue reading
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Edmonton: Snow Cat
Although I hated to leave the fireplace in Maureen’s basement where I had been sleeping, we went to spend the rest of the week at Pierre and Olga’s. They have an outdoor cat that lives in the snow. Its name … Continue reading
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Edmonton: Vicky’s Bistro and Wine Bar
Vicky and George, first generation Greeks Have moved locations several times. Vicky’s is elegant and clean, with a warm, homey vibe. Pierre and Olga’ grand-daughter also happens to work there as a server. We started out with Saganaki, a baked cheese … Continue reading
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A Difficult Day all Around
Tuesday Maureen drove me, my mom, Loretta and Pat to St Paul for the funeral. It was 15 below (C) with biting winds. When I got up, everyone was throwing on sweaters and mittens and toques like they were preparing … Continue reading
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Snow!
We flew into Edmonton Sunday night and had a nice family dinner of comforting chili made by Maureen. I had sworn all the way there I would not complain about the cold. I walked out into the snow on my first … Continue reading
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Cliff’s Notes on the Breland Family
My mother’s father, Alfred Breland, married twice, and brought 15 children into this world. I once extrapolated 72 first cousins from this, and goodness knows how many second cousins. For the sake of this visit, I am going to keep … Continue reading
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Visit Toronto! They Put Wacky Things in their Food!
Over the winter the Tourist Board of Toronto hosted a dinner at Highlands Hollywood with Toronto Chef, Guy Rubino. Rubino is co-host of Food Network Canada’s “Made to Order.” The purpose of the dinner was to promote Toronto’s “luxury hotel boom”, … Continue reading
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Vancouver: Ricky’s
We did stop at a chain diner for breakfast. Ricky’s diner has “evolved into one of Western Canada’s premiere, mid-scale family restaurants. And we’ve achieved this by offering a delectably impressive menu selection in a comfortably modern environment…” I had … Continue reading
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The Meat Shop
The trip back over the border was unremarkable, except for happening upon the Meat Shop, which totally blew my mind. It was conveniently located next to the tanning salon. Wrong kind of meat. Share on Facebook
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Vancouver: Wasabi Ice Cream
When I like something I cannot get enough of it. So after finding out that there was a shop serving wasabi gelato I was all over it. La Casa Gelato serves over 200 flavors of gelato, and has been for … Continue reading
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Vancouver: Obey Jonathan Gold at any Cost
Whenever I visit an aquarium they always have a gigantic King Crab. Part of me is standing there thinking about the wonders of nature, and part of me is thinking, “If not for these guards, buddy, it would be you, … Continue reading
Vancouver Friday and Sat: Family
I have always loved visiting Granville Island ever since my Auntie Heather used to haul Starbucks coffee beans across the border to sell in her little coffee store. It also helped that she sold Smarties by weight and had a … Continue reading
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Day 2 Sunday: Farewell Vancouver Stanley Park and the Elbow Room (CLOSED)
Monday my mom and the neighbors went out for a leisurely breakfast while I slept late and made do with the leftover pastries from Mary Anne’s shopping excursion the day before. Monday morning we took a quick tour around Stanley … Continue reading
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