Every now and again bacheloritis sets in and rather than try to fight it sometimes it’s best to run with it. Like the old saying goes, “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” For this dinner I decided to go with the culinary equivalent of leaving the toilet seat up — a plain steak. No [...]
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Biking in the Rain
A friend of mine said “sometimes the best views come after the storm.” This couldn’t be more true in the Okanagan. In a place where it doesn’t rain very often and the weather is amazing there is something refreshing about the rain. It might be a little nostalgic of me, but it reminds me of [...]
Saturday Night at the Real Canadian Wholesale Club
Via Shittygreat.com One way of living the definition of the term “Shittygreat” is by spending your Saturday night at the local warehouse club store gawking at oversize bottles of ketchup, army sized toilet paper packs, and not only enjoying it, but realizing that you can buy 196 Freeze Pops for $7.98. I am officially ready [...]
Gourmet Macaroni and Cheese
I recently had a great homestyle gourmet Mac and Cheese at The Bench in Penticton. There is nothing wrong with a little cholesterol laden loving on a dreary winter day. On another note, check out this Mac & Cheese recipe from Jamie Oliver and this one by Gordon Ramsay because you know the British can [...]
Carlos Del Junco at the Dream Cafe
I caught the Carlos Del Junco show at the Dream Cafe in Penticton and I have to say it was pretty amazing. I didn’t know what to expect but I was blown away by his mastery of the harmonica and bluegrass. The show was also a testament to the quality of musician that plays the [...]
John Chow Dot Com Pho
As part of my “do something that scares you daily” campaign for personal greatness I decided that I would attend one of John Chow’s Dot Com Pho Meet/Tweet-ups. This week was the Dot Com Pho Epic Sweats edition — in reference to the promo sweatpants that Epic Advertising sent to John, not anything weird or [...]
Lynn Valley Bikes
My friends and former co-workers Ken Maude and Rick Loader have opened a new bike shop in North Vancouver called Lynn Valley Bikes. It has been a few years since I’ve lived in North Vancouver and it has changed so much. Lynn Valley has gone from residential hub to burgeoning yuppie neighbourhood seemingly overnight — [...]
Barney Bentall at the Dream Cafe Penticton
A friend of mine came to Penticton from Vancouver keen to see Barney Bentall at The Dream Cafe. Of course I had no idea he was playing there, and the show was sold out, but I managed to beg and grovel to get two tickets. The Dream Cafe is a great space that really is [...]
First Ride of 2010
Went for the first mountain bike ride of 2010 in Penticton with my friend Geoff. We did a quick rip up the West Bench and down the trails looking over Lake Okanagan. The unseasonably mild winter has left the trails in mint condition. Now if only I could say the same for my fitness…
Grilled Fillet Steak and Leek
This is one of my favourite quick/cheap recipes to make from Jamie Oliver’s website. It’s a great winter dish. Beans always seem to equal winter — except for garbanzo beans — they’re all summer. I almost always forget the thyme (by accident), sub vermouth for white wine, and use a New Zealand sirloin cut from [...]
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