food
A foodie’s paradise at the Vancouver Food Cart Festival
July 20, 2015Vancouver’s Food Cart Festival blasts groovy, retro tunes and really brings the beach to you. With False Creek only a stone’s throw away, there’s a manmade beach where you can kick back, relax, and enjoy one of the many delicious items from one of the dozens of food trucks parked at Olympic Village. There are so many enticing smells it’s hard to choose between famous meals like Tacofino, Mogu Japanese Street Eats, or Mom’s Grilled Cheese. With over twenty local food trucks each week to choose from, you’d better come hungry. This is Vancouver’s largest celebration of street food offering…
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Reflections on my veganism
July 20, 2015Going vegan was the most challenging and rewarding decision I have ever made for my health. I can still remember, a couple years ago, being asked “would you ever go vegan?” with my response being, “No way. Never.” Ironically enough,…
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The new Raincity Juicery is a gem
July 13, 2015Raincity Juicery is the place to visit this summer. As a resident of New Westminster I celebrate chic local finds like the Hide Out Cafe, Brick and Mortar, and Old Crow Coffee, but the community has long been anticipating the…
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The GM food debate is more complicated than just GM food
June 13, 2015First of all, and perhaps most importantly, I want to congratulate the author of The Peak's article "Why Can't We Eat Like Europeans?," published June 1, with her weight loss and newfound awareness of her diet and lifestyle. But I feel…
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Why can’t we eat like Europeans?
June 1, 2015This past May 23 marked the 3rd annual international march against the American biotech giant Monsanto. It was reported that over 400 cities around the world had supporters flood the streets to raise awareness for the ever increasing amount of…
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Jamie Oliver, leave a child’s diet alone
April 7, 2015[caption id="attachment_2043" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons[/caption] This Christmas I sat down, flipped on my TV, and engulfed myself in the guilty delights of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Comfort Food series. As a trickle of drool anointed my…
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Food Finds: Steveston’s Shady Island has the freshest fish around
March 16, 2015Nestled in the heart of the historic Steveston village in Richmond is one of my favourite places to eat: the Shady Island Seafood Bar and Grill. The Shady Island will forever be a special place for me, as it was…
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Killing seals for food is an acceptable practice
February 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_596" align="alignnone" width="940"] Image Credit: Stefan Magdalinski (Flickr)[/caption] Canadians often fail to realize the difference between trophy hunting and hunting for food. These two types of hunting are prevalent in Canadian society and history, but one places trophies on…
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Nice try Vancouver, but our garbage won’t be food-free any time soon
February 2, 2015The idea of having a ‘garbage police’ strikes me as a tad bizarre. That someone is now patrolling my trash, on the lookout for the banana peel I threw away last week, seems slightly reminiscent of a dystopian novel. George…
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Sex and the Suburbs: Where to enjoy of taste of European cuisine in Vancouver
February 2, 2015Vancouverites tend to have an eclectic palate for cuisines; Mexican-style eggs for breakfast, sushi for lunch, and homemade Indian food for dinner is not abnormal here. Reading break is fast approaching, and if you can’t afford a trip to Europe…
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