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like wise , thats the stuff of legends .

the fact that Sean Heather was a poster on here was enough to get me ( almost ) involved in egullet . you da man . thats all .

Tonight its chez transfattyacid for grilled sausages and stolen mashed potato.

hi haven`t been to the Fortune garden so dont know about that , but to be honest it does sound like a cooks off duty place. i crave to be cooked for on my day off, and unless its a special occasion its normally some where cheap and cheerful, the food is often very removed from that that i spend hours toiling over at work,a diner, sushi, a curry, chinese, pizza, burgers , you get the picture . the point is you dont have to think about it , you just eat it , its not the main focus it is just what it is , no need to critique it , just consume ,its food to please not impress, hang out , relax and catch up with those you have not seen awake for days. after working my shift ( and its a long one ) i just wanna get home, throw something in the jukebox from capers, cheese on toast or grill a burger. sorry if this sounds pretty lame good question thou`

Best Other European S – The Irish Heather thats more like it, cheers to you Sean. well done .

yeah some thing like that . i seem to have picked up a stutter as well

Are these awards are the The rob Fennie love in ?

no not yet, but my neighbour is a barista at the epicurean, when i bump into him next i`ll get the skiny

hi all villa de lupo, kinda sh**y really. tomato risotto with roasted scollop was good but one scollop and an ounce of rice = $18 i dont think so !. the main course i`ve had tastier staff meals. dessert was taken at parkside , tarte fine of granny smith apples was the best thing i ate that night. hot dogs with lots of fried onions, at chez transfattyacid and Rangoli

Is it just me or are the Golden plates the most ridiculous of any restaurant / foodie awards in the world ever ??? I mean gee guys i`m just baffled . If any one has a copy have a look and laugh . here is a few that caught my eye:- Best Desserts winner Death by Chocolate !!! WTf ? Best French Fries winner Mcdonalds ? ( you gotta be kidding me ?) Best Appetizers winner Milestones`s ( aww come on now your taking the piss surely ?) Innovative menu ? why not a category for most appetizing menu ? or am i just missing the point ? How about a category for best righteous, vegetarian reastaurant that serves the great un-washed in the fourth avenue area in the most unhygeinic kitchen known to man. Not to mention the multitude of top restaurants that are conspicuous in their abundant absence . ok i know its a readers poll. but it becomes very clear that the readers or ballot stuffers have no clue. how about a readers poll that the readers of the straight ( straight to the recycling in my house ) actually know some thing about , like tattoos and piercings , how much butt cleavage you can get away with these days or marijuana , or best brothel discuss at your leisure p.s sorry i haven`t been posting for awhile shoulder to the grind stone and all that , i`m sure SOME of you will understand

make some 1 part butter milk to 3 parts cream . mix and place in a clear container , covered and leave at room temperature for 2 - 3 days , or until you can see it seperate and the bottom ( hence clear container ) . place in fridge until cold . when cold hang in a cheese cloth to seperate the whey .

Slightly off topic , but please forgive . On reading a menu of an Ethiopian restaurant in North London, UK. i was shocked to see that they were serving a dish called "derek tibbs " . i kid you not, egulleters. i beleive it was a dish of ground beef, spiced and simmered in a tomato based sauce , or some guy who left his wallet in his other pants . i have googled in vain to find a link to this establishment and its penchant for serving its customers its customers.

yeah fair play there

hi me and the missis were down there today too . fish and chips at go fish , not bad . we walked down from 4th ( we live locally ) the market was busy and the buskers out side the bakery shop were very bad indeed ( spanish guitar man and dude playing the weird flute things ) loads of `mericans lapping it up thou . your coments ealier about the face lift are spot on the place does look a bit dated. the island should be a gem for vancouverites and tourists alike and there should be more of " best of BC " there ie , restaurants the comments from people about the parking and queues to get on the island are valid , but i must say i either walk down there from kits beach or i hop on my scooter and nip in weave through the traffic , park where i like and get the hell outta there before the buskers rot my brain , i like the idea of making GI pedestrian and only allowing trade vehicles in . shuttle busess from an off island parking lot to the market would be good for the terrorists *cough* tourists . but do you know what ? i kinda love the island ,( disclaimer* and i aint no hippy ) but i only go there for specail stuff around christmas or a treat or just a nice walk with the wife

any way back on topic you filled this yet travis ?

i beg to differ . i think they are excel "lent "

yeah we had some of the actors in our kitchen doing research for their roles in this . we scared the life out of them

terra breads do i good one

on second thoughts job

evening all hmmmm , i would put the wifes best push up bra on for my shift as a waitress at earls

money no object , hmmmm you`d find me at the airport

say what ?

yeah . i hope moderne burger and dan get up and running soon .

yeah smiths was good food , i used to enjoy their breakfasts , but on a few occasions the floor staff were kind of out of it , especially on sundays . can`t blame them for that thou , i was normally in a similar state edited ps ... the euro cafe on caledonian road was right over the road from our dodgee flat , kinda cool place with the ubiquitous diana poster , not worth a special outing to N1 thou " set breakfast #1 with tea and toast please " ..... * grabs a copy of the sun *.... ... gee that takes me back a bit ..

Please forgive my ignorance. I find this thread very interesting as I ate at the Bluebird nearly 5 years ago and found it to be pretty unremarkable. What is the cause of all the renewed interest, ie. reviews? To further explain, I have been living in Vancouver, Canada for the last 2 and a half years. Have I missed out on a big change at the Bluebird to warrant all of this attention? When I was in London, I recall there were other Conran restaurants that were much more interesting. Would anyone care to suffer fill me in? By the way, I was in London this summer and visited an old haunt, St. John's. It was just as I remembered, wonderful. pretzels