It’s official…..I’m a lame-ass, lousy carnivore. Despite having arrived in Austin equipped with an impressive list of some of the best barbeque joints in all of the U.S., when push came to shove, I just wasn’t up for it. The fact that some afternoons saw the mercury peaking at 96 degrees didn’t help, nor [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2008’
dai due supper club
Photos by Leslie Nowlin
One of the best ways to elevate an already beautiful meal is to eat it outside (assuming that the elements are cooperating, of course). Dining alfresco is an opportunity to honour our good fortune with those we care about, as well as those we have just met. To enjoy our daily [...]
just like steve mcqueen
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that the only thing hotter than Steve McQueen in his prime would be a Texas heat wave. My week-long visit to Austin saw the mercury reach the high 90s two days in a row. Not that I was complaining….so what does Steve have to [...]
texas or bust
I’ve been freezing in Vancouver for what seems like forever. Early May and it’s still colder than a witch’s tit out there. Enough already. So when my friend, Kenneth, offered to host me in his new home town- Austin, Texas – I didn’t need to be asked twice. With its plentiful live music, cheap + [...]
jose’s farm
Jose shows the fruits of his labour at JPS Vegetable Farm.
When first arriving at JPS Vegetable Farm in Richmond, B.C., one may think it not to be a farm at all. The prominently displayed road sign reading ‘Doggie Day Care / Canine Social Club’ is a quick tip-off to Jose’s quirky sense of humour. A [...]
back to life
I’ve been a pretty lame blogger these last few weeks. With culinary school complete and my schedule my own again, I’ve been luxuriating in returning to my previous lifestyle; one where I am the driver of my own bus. The timetable, routes, road conditions and fellow passengers vary daily….keeping me both stimulated and inspired….reconnected [...]
