Sam Salmon

Some here will no doubt be familiar with those delicious confections from Latina America known as Churros. They are fresh made deep-fried-while-you-wait donuts-sprinkled liberally with sugar and cinnamon. Well I'm happy to tell you that a new Churro emporium- Churrolicious has opened in the 3000 block W. Broadway. Nestled between Elwoods and the used book place they also offer Spanish style Hot Chocolate, Peruvian Coffee and a few other items I was in too much of a hurry to check out. I was on a mission to that cavernous cacophonous rugby scrum of a produce store-Young Bros-so I fortified myself with some samples and a Chocolate Caliente from Churrolicious and waded into the morass.

Night Market info of a different nature here

Perhaps one of the restaurant types here-people with a solid background in the business-could take us through just what steps need be taken to reopen after even a minor fire. I recall that Greek place on Broadway was closed for months and months after what was called 'minor damage'- in fact the interior appeared untouched.

I wonder how the notoriously territorial Granville Steet Bridge Pigeons feel about this invader? I note no mention of terraces or balconies-will this place continue the past practice of closed window cowering under a relentless hail of.....you know

On a personal note The Elite was the first restaurant I ever ate in here in BC-this was the summer of 1970. Having just spent the night sleeping under a bridge after hitching in from Calgary I walked into town and had some sort of breakfast special-don't remember the food but I do remember the place. I think you mean The Ovaltine-haunt of many different kinds of folk over the decades.

Tacos del Mar is vile-VILE!!!!

Last year when I was @ Westham Island Winery they had flats of Strawbs for sale -excellent berries for a bargain price as I recall.

If WF opens @ Cambie/Broadway the first place to go under will be Choices @ Cambie & 18th. They have an older building, cramped and inconvenient and it's ripe for redevelopment with the RAV heading through. As to Capers being killed-I don't see it.The walk down to Broadway will appeal to a few at times but convenience rules in this o-so-shallow world we live in. Further to WF featuring local-Yes for a price. Like canucklehead I do a lot of sourcing across the city-that won't change and is a large part of what makes this such a fabulous city to live in.In fact I'm cycling up to Little India in a while to buy Basmati/do lunch.

Well actually No it isn't. I spent some time casing the joint when Whole Foods first opened-the posts I made about same can still be found here. The Produce really was outstanding and the Seafood varied and fresh. The prices though were astronomical -it's not by accident they are known as 'Whole Paycheck'. Believe it! LOL!!! EDIT-This is also Bad News for Granville Island Market-who's many challenges have been dissected here in the past.

Yup it's an error alright and I suppose proves how very busy they are.

Havana fits the bill. 1212 Commercial 604-253-9119 Only been a few times but never been displeased w/food-service is pleasant/efficient.

Ice Wine!

Without giving out too much personal info I can say that the secret to 'skimming' cash from a retail operation is to take the same amount every day. The person who 'lays a heavy hand' after a good day is going to be caught out sooner or later.

Never heard o' the skillet method-I made it in the oven. Very time consuming but a fabulous product as I recall.

It's common to see various vendors scouting out the competition in the AM as to prices-the day vendors of local fruit/veggies are much more honest in this regard I find.The established shops sometimes have long running feuds/issues/political battles there's little collegiality. As to missing groceries it's unfortunate but consider that many of the staff in those places make little more than minimum wage and can't afford that very goods they sell-if mistakes are made by overworked/underpaid staff what can you expect but a shrug of the shoulders-they have no reason to care. Taxis?With the price of fuel you might think that they shut 'em down but most Taxis are on propane-the owner of a propane vehicle pays about 60% the price of gasoline so fuel costs are much lower.I agree they should be shut off but it's a task to even communicate in basic English with many Taxi drivers in this city.

Rehanah's Roti & Trinidadian Food 2518 St Johns Port Moody, BC (604) 936-1969 Haven't been yet m'self-it's a haul for the old beast. I agree that Trinidadian Roti is sublime-there's also Roti in Fiji but it's not as vibrant and fulfilling.

Those Jamaican Patties used to be made @ a place up on McDonald Street-are they still?

Name of Totoya-haven't made it yet new job/different days off/responsibilities/no time yet. I've been in certain Sushi places when they rec'd jet fresh fish/special order on Friday night YFT from Hawaii so you never know.

Samurai-huge portions of Albacore/farmed Salmon-somebody brought some to my place once-I ate some Tuna it was ok. Deborah-there is nowhere worth eating in-Please don't mention Tsunami-and why take people who have eaten the stuff in Japan for a mediocre lunch? Why not something distinctly Canadian-a burger joint/that F&C place in False Creek or the like?

Your plan is sound-after all these years I still prefer the Chinatown Ming Wo-service however is hit 'n miss. W 4th has gone to the dogs literally. What with a puppy store, a dog bakery-I'm not making this up-and unspeakable amounts of idiotic mutts who's upkeep consumes more cash than many developing world families-all strolling along a soulless strip of high end stores 4th is now eminently missable. BTW-I've lived within a block of 4th for 25+ years now. Gourmet Warehouse-a thinly disguised high end food retailer tucked away in an east end warehouse. Low rent+high markup=underwhelming IMO. The goods on sale are all overpriced, the condiments carefully selected for maximum markup-the ceramic ware all a better deal @ Daiso-give it a miss. Famous Foods has expanded and may offer something of interest-many drygoods/foodstuffs appear old/shopworn some decent deals @ times.

Since Salmon aquaculture is AFAIK banned in Alaska there's some doubt as to the veracity of the clerk's story-as you suspect. There is at least one 'organic' Salmon aquaculture operation in BC-I see the stuff on sale @ Capers. Never bought it though and never will.

Yup! Fish 'n Chips @ home. Got the flames out quickly but all the windows in the kitchen were frozen shut and I could barely see for smoke-not a happy camper that night. Funny someone mentioned the charred wooden spoon-I did that just last night!

Big Deal! There are people who don't obey the stop signs/grow marijuana in the basements but they don't represent the majority of law abiding citizens. Similarly the horrific working conditions are described in the articles you posted to have no parallel in the Salmon processing business-to suggest otherwise is slander! Living here in BC I've had the opportunity to know people from all sectors of the Salmon processing business-I take exception with any one them being characterised as brutes or their soulless overseers as per the articles you've posted. I suggest you visit a Salmon cannery next you're in Alaska-talk to Management/Union reps/Workers/Fishermen themselves.

Madame-I do Beg Your Pardon-but you have absolutely no idea how the Salmon Fishery works. The links you've posted about factory processors are all to do with the Pollock Fishery not Salmon. In fact Salmon are processed on shore-except for those fish Frozen At Sea. Some fish are sold to floating buyers (packers) at central points coast wide to be rapidly shipped to shore side canneries. While I appreciate your concern posting completely erroneous information on a serious subject like this-without even troubling to check the links-is beyond irresponsible.

Indeed-education is the key. It's easy for someone like myself who's been catching/killing/cleaning/eating Pacific Salmon for 30+ years others would find it more of a challenge. Also remember there are 6 different types of Pacific Salmon-which adds to the confusion. An admirable goal but as you suspect many riverine systems in Europe are largely destroyed/severly negatively impacted by humankind. Eastern North American rivers suffer from there own distinct ills. Both sides of the Atlantic have been affected by disease caused by net pen farming-especially Norway, Ireland and Scotland.