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  1. When I was a young teenager wwaaaay back in the 80's, there were street pretzel stands everywhere in Vancouver. What the hell happened?
  2. annanstee

    Triple H Day

    Possibly you might find it in a wine shop, although I don't really know how available BC whites are out there. I will be in the region at the end of summer and will take a look around for you.
  3. I second the Marsala.
  4. We stayed at the JPL for our honeymoon. The accommodations were fantastic, but the food and restaurant service did not live up to expectation after having been to a few other CP/Fairmont properties. However, it was Christmas time, and they seem to have front desk staff serving etc due to the crowds, so that probably explains it. A beautiful place though.
  5. Go Fish just off Granville Island Olympia Fish Market on Robson and Thurlow The fish and chip place on Granville Island is good too. The cook is the guy from the legendary Only.
  6. On Canada Day Morning I made apple pancakes with maple syrup, which my four year old rejected summarily- he doesn't like any body messing with his pancakes! I also drank enough coffee to make me a bit whacked out for the rest of the day. Normally we spend Canada Day at Granville Island, but it looked like rain, so we decided to try Canada Place, which was wall to wall people- in my highly caffienated state, intolerable. I had a Gyros there and way too many mini doughnuts. Then we fled. We postponed our barbecue plans till the next day, and then I made two kinds of ribs, one in my favourite homemade Barbecue sauce and one marinated in lemon, garlic and oregano. I did corn on the cob, which again my son would not eat (a kid who doesn't like corn on the cob, go figure). His dad ate it all anyway. I also grilled zucchini and dressed it with olive oil, lemon, and mint from the garden. We at on the patio overlooking the park. Yay! Lovely. The rest of the weekend we were eating leftover ribs, rib sandwiches etc, and there is STILL some in the fridge. Sigh. Mr annanstee WOULD insist that I cook them all. I also made chocolate chip walnut banana bread and pecan maple banana bread, as the freezer was overflowing with over-ripe bananas.
  7. This called Paste Cacio e Burro. Alfredo adds a little cream. ← Yes, annanstee, that is the familiar current usage of "Alfredo," in the Americas anyway. But per earlier in this thread, there are some indications that the dish has changed, under that name; that was the question. Just as, for instance, "French" salad dressing in the US no longer means what it did until the 1970s or so (and still does in other English-speaking countries.) When you see "French dressing" in a US cookbook from about the 1960s or earlier, it normally meant some kind of vinaigrette, not something sweetened and flavored with tomato. The term was appropriated. ← Okay, I cede this one Now, we can talk about the horror of adding garlic. According to my Italian friend Natalie, nobody in Italy would ruin the delicate taste of cream by adding garlic.
  8. I just had a nervy experience... we had dinner rez for 7 pm...it was not at a fancy place, but it was in Georgetown (DC) so there is frequently lots of walkin traffic, that's why I made the rez. The hostess stand is right up front, smack in the middle of restaurant, only a few feet inside the doors. Both doors were propped open, as the weather was lovely. My husband pulled right up to the door (M Street --busy street), and as I got out, I could see the hostess looking right at me getting out of the car. I walked in and gave her the name, and she replied she could not seat our party of two until 'everyone is here.' When I told her my husband was parking the car (like a gentleman, so I didn't have far to walk), and didn't she see him drop me off? she replied yes, "but policy was policy." I asked her if I could order a drink at the bar while I waited (hello! I was spending MONEY!!!), she said then my rez would be considered late, and be put to the "end of the list of people waiting for tables." I asked Did this include walk-ins -- people without rez,and she snootily said yes. I chose to stand there instead, and then watched 3 different couples walk in off the street, none with rez. When my husband finally got there (barely 5 min later) the hostess sat us at a table right next to the kitchen door, as all the better tables had been taken! After really fuming, and complaining to the manager on duty, we then had to wait another 10 min or so for a better table to become available. ← To quote my colleague: "that's RIDIC" Isn't that what they do at the Hard Rock?
  9. Gerard at the Sutton is a great bar, but its atmosphere is clubby rather then romantic-more Chartwelly if you know what I mean. The Cellar is probably the place you already went to- it definitely would be the place to hear Jazz. I agree that Bacchus is nice room for a romantic drink.
  10. annanstee

    Triple H Day

    Cedar Creek Ehrenfelser for wine. Otherwise, my uncle Dennis' gin and tonic; you slice the lime, put the lime atop the ice, and pour the Gin through the lime. I don't know why it tastes better that way, but it does (Uncle Dennis and Aunt Cynthia ran a pub in England for years, and have been very helpful in re the pronunciation of various single malt scotch producers).
  11. After the recent sustainability lunch at "C" I would highly recommend, nay, insist, that you go there. Very Vancouver; locally sustainably sourced seafood, unbelievable quality, immense care.
  12. Deborah, I think you misunderstood my point. I am not questioning the value of our meal in any way shape or form... would have gladly paid more than the “entry fee” for the scallop dish alone (well, maybe not quite but you get the drift). However, I do think that there may be (and probably are) a number of EGers out there for whom $40 would simply be too dear. I was merely suggesting that, maybe, we could look at a way of establishing a slush fund of sorts that would enable more of the membership to participate. That’s all. ← Oh, a slush fund or a kitty. I wonder how we could decide who could attend "on us"? (not being argumentative, just wondering.) My point (which was not well expressed) is that the restaurants already go out of their way to make these events accessible to as many of us as they can...so I would say that asking them to toss in a freebie is probably asking too much. ← I think this is a very interesting idea. Andy Lynes noted that this is a watershed event for Egullet. If the Society as a whole moves in part into expanding its role in educating on these issues, something like this might work. As an example,Hollyhock is a retreat on Cortes Island which regulary hosts forums on Sustainable Business among many other things. The Hollyhock Leadership Institute is a nonprofit that provides support and training for those working toward sustainability. Part of their mandate is to provide scholarships to attend courses at Hollyhock, although they are not part of Hollyhock. (Disclosure: I used to work at a foundation somewhat affiliated with the above.) Anyway, as E-Gullet evolves, some kind of small subsidy pool might work for educational events like these. It need not involve the hosting restaurants providing a freebee. Something that bears discussion anyway.
  13. I don't get the go suck eggs reference either...While I don't eat raw eggs as a rule, I do like them a bit wiggly..is this a bad thing? Is sucking eggs akin to blowing eggs? This could get deep. And dirty. ← Apparently, older people were missing teeth, and had to eat a lot of soft boiled eggs- so was familiar with the process. Raw eggs used to be popular too.
  14. (looking upthread) Hmmm, I guess when I have heard it it would something between bun and bahn. My prununciation of bun would be a little drawly to qualify.
  15. Bon (Rhymes with Don ) BOOSH ← Don is pronounced "Dahn" where I come from. "Bon" uses an "o" sound followed by a nasal "n" rather than a "w" sound. ← \Actually, that was what I was initially going to write- bahn- but then thought a rhyme would work better. Of course, I don't intend a long "O". How about rhymes with Ron?
  16. Hmmm. I can't say I disagree. It would have been nice to have a little more interchange. Honestly though, both the speakers and the food deserved our full attention- so maybe in future we could have speakers first?
  17. I have never been to a Taco Bell- I live in Vancouver- not sure that they even have them right in the city. I think there is one on the way to Whistler. I have always wanted to secretly try it. I once had a roommate who told me that the Chilupa from Taco Bell was the most satisfying fast food experience of his life. Mind you he also warned me that he didn't think he could live with someone who hadn't seen Star Wars: Phantom Menace (it had been out for about a week). Good Times.
  18. Exactly! Come for the talk, stay for the Keegan Bay Scallop/Overnight roasted pork shoulder with Morels and a glass of 87 Margaux- I would have paid the ticket price for this one course alone. This lunch has become, for me, the platonic ideal to which all future lunches must be compared.
  19. I definitely agree with the above. The hardest time of mourning is after the funeral, when everybody else goes back to business as usual. I think soup that is freezable in one or two serving size containers, Salad and homemade salad dressings in jars, homemade mac and cheese for the kids, chopped salad with the dressing separate, fruit, breakfast breads like croissants or brioches- anything that takes 5 mins or less to make. Also, even though they may be inindated with cookies and pies and cake, remember that during this time they will likely get a LOT of people dropping in on them over the first few weeks, and anything to feed them should be welcome.
  20. This called Paste Cacio e Burro. Alfredo adds a little cream.
  21. When I was in the business there was definitely and epidemic of hoarding towels. Cooks, Servers, Bussers, we all had our stash. It took very special handling to get a cook to give one up for me when all other sources had run dry. I've seen cooks come to near violence to protect their towel plunder.
  22. Jamie, the agritourism trip sounds like a great idea. I would really like to see egullet run with the concept of regular sustainability events. I think the C menu is enough of an incentive to come out for future like opportunities for education and advocacy...
  23. What a perfect afternoon. That scallop and pork shoulder is burned in my memory forever. The staff at C really pulled out all the stops; I can't believe the calibre of the food and service- a great big thank you. And the wine! My God! I thought there was a good variety of speakers- I thought they brought a lot to the table. I was really surprised to read upthread that this was the first EG event of its kind. I would love to see more like it. This was my first EG event, so thank you to everybody for the warm welcome. I look forward to seeing you all again. Ann
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