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The 27 dollar bottle was the Cedar Creek Pinot Noir. I have only had a few bottles of pinot noir before this (the Mission Hill 2002 Reserve comes to mind) and I enjoyed this bottle much more than the others. The 36 dollar bottle was my friend's pick (her favourite wine, actually), a Riesling from Germany that comes in a slender, dark green bottle. The name was very long so I don't remember it, but I'll ask her.

That's a great idea! I'm trying to learn more about wine but I don't exactly know what to choose, so this would be really helpful.

Great suggestions above, but here's another: La Belle Auberge at 4856 48th Ave., Ladner, 604-946-7717. It's a little out of the way, and I haven't eaten there, but some of my friends have and they really enjoyed the experience.

I'm shocked. I drank a 27 dollar bottle of wine on the weekend, and a 36 dollar bottle of wine tonight and I thought those bottles were expensive!

I ate at Sushi King at least twice a week a few years ago, but the quality isn't the greatest and often the sashimi comes partially frozen The brown, dried-out preserved ginger is quite nasty to look at (I can't imagine anyone actually eating it!) Also, the tempura leaves something to be desired (small shrimp, mushy coating). I really prefer Samurai Restaurant on Davie St.--the pieces are almost as big as the ones at Sushi King, and the fish tastes much better.

I love goat cheese. I love pot roast. I love gravy. Just thought I'd share.

I tried the BBQ beef today. It's my 2nd favourite.

That's a great pick. It's also available for take-out.

I am.

I drank a bottle of this on Friday night. It is delicious and one of my new favourites (not that I'm an experienced wine-drinker ). Friday and Saturday night at Boston Pizza No one (including myself) really felt like going into the village since it was freezing when we were up there! On Friday, I had the chicken tenders and fries, dry ribs, and caramel apple martini. On Saturday, we ordered take-out and sent a few guys trekking in the snow for our order. We had 3 pizzas, 2 lasagnas, 3 orders of spaghetti, garlic bread, and 4 free desserts since they messed up our order the first time. The vegetarian pizza was actually quite good--I think it was the Tuscan chicken and we asked them to leave out the chicken. Saturday lunch at Crepe Montagne and La Bocca. I had the banana nutella crepe, but no one was really full afterwards so we went to La Bocca and ate again. Lots of people ordered the french onion soup and hot chocolate, and some of the girls ate another full entree Crepe Montagne was really busy but the crepe was quite good. This morning, we did some shopping and visited three coffee places before lunch (mainly to get out of the cold for a bit). I had coffee at Second Cup and I had the oat fudge bar at Starbucks. Sunday lunch was at Earl's. It's been at least 2 years since I've been here since the food was terrible the last time I went. I was happy with my lunch today though--started with the spinach and artichoke dip and then I had the chicken and brie on ciabatta (with roasted apple, fig jam, spinach leaves) and fries.

We ended up eating at Crepe Montagne, Earls, the place across from Citta's (La Bocca?) and Boston Pizza (twice! ). We ate at Boston Pizza both Friday and Saturday nights because our condo was in Creekside and no one felt like taking the bus in the freezing cold. (I think it was -18 today!) Thanks for all the suggestions! More details in the "Last 3 places you ate at" thread....

Urban Fare had them for 89 cents each a few weeks ago.

I've had it at Il Terrazzo (in Victoria).

I've never had Vacherin Mont d'Or. It's next on my "Must Try" list.

Thanks everyone, the Bodum is packed.

I'll finish my essay tonight. Will PM you a basic recipe tomorrow, but I learned it from my grandma so all measurements are by eye and feel. And I'm sure each pancake contains at least 3 tbsp. of oil for the layers, and then I fry it in a few tbsp. of oil, adding more if necessary when I flip it.

Is there a good coffee place up there? Don't really want to lug up the french press. Thanks.

That's actually the only one I've ever been to: 12th and Commercial. Does anyone have reviews on any of the other locations? Those scallion pancakes are anathema to any Atkins dieter. I could eat almost an entire order on my own without batting an eyelash... it's that whole Asian starch thing! ← I love scallion pancakes and often make them from scratch since they're so easy to do. How are the ones at Szechuan Chongquing different from the ones other restaurants serve? Are they a lot better than the frozen ones you can get at Asian supermarkets?

Neil: 2 hours, 1000 words down. only 1000 more to go! yippee!

I think a loaf cake might be a good idea. How about a lemon-glazed pound cake?

^There's one on W. Broadway near Granville.

^I wish I was eating that.

Sean just called and managed to fit us in during what is a really busy time for them. I'm excited!

I had to leave a msg for my reservation at the Irish Heather, so I'm worried I won't be able to get a spot.

I made the larb. It was my first time. Didn't have a food processor though, so the pork wasn't minced all that well. Very tasty! I used snowangel's recipe in Recipe Gullet.