That’s right, one more day to buy your tickets for the Whistler location of Farm Folk/City Folk’s annual fundraising event, Feast of Fields. Click the link to buy your tickets.

I hear it’s supposed to be sunny on saturday…maybe summer isn’t over just yet?

See you there!

Ni hao!

We arrived home from holidays a short while ago, and finally starting to feel somewhat normal again…well, somewhat. Having never flown longer than about 6 hours I didn’t know what to expect after tis 13 hour flight to and from China, but now I know: jet lag is brutal, and there truly is nothing better than a good sleep in one’s own bed.

Back to business too, but I wanted to share some photos from the trip, so please feel free to go here for a little slideshow.

Enjoy!

Vancouver’s very own Commercial Drive neighborhood is featured in the Good ‘Hoods section, August issue of West Jet’s in-flight literature Up! Magazine, and we are proud to have shot all the restaurants, parks & quirky stores showcased…so be sure to give it a read if you’re flying West Jet this month!

It was 2 days of cruising around The Drive, as the locals call it, in the sun and chatting with the laid back store-owners and restaurateurs of the area. It’s gigs like this that make me love my job.

I’ll post the article spread soon, but for now here are some of the individual shots.

Enjoy!

Nee-hao everyone…I hope you are enjoying summer wherever you are. I am off today for my summer holiday in China…and hopefully some cultural food experiences too! We are the lucky winners of a Visa Canada trip to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics, and then we’re going to Shanghai for a week of skyscrapers, shopping, and slightly less smog…I hope. I know, but please don’t hate me, I’ll share tons of pics and stories when we’re back!

In the meantime, I hope you have a great, relaxing August and I can’t wait to share my experiences with you soon.

Wan-an!

Ever wonder who pre-measures the ingredients and pre-cooks the dishes you see on tv cooking shows? Well now you get to meet one of them - Darlene Tanaka. Not only is she great at making a stage kitchen look like a real one, full of food that has been magically prepared, she also styles food for commercials, and works with cookbook authors on their press rounds.

Are there certain foods that remind you of home?
I grew up in Steveston and my family had a huge vegetable garden. My mom always had lots of fresh vegetable from the garden and froze lots for the winter. My father was a fisherman so we always had fresh seafood especially salmon. I love fresh seafood.

How did the food you grew up eating at home inform your cooking/food choices today?
I try to buy local produce when in season and encourage eating lots of fruits and vegetable to my family. I have never planted a vegetable garden at my own house but am planning one for next year. My mother still has a large vegetable garden, she grows vegetables for all of us.

Is there one thing you can’t live without in your kitchen?
Not really one thing I can’t live without can always find an alternative. However, having sharp knives does make cooking and preparing food alot easier.

What are you having for dinner tonight?
A friend is coming over for dinner with her 2 kids and we are having BBQ hamburgers. My most recent memorable meal was when we were in Bamfield visiting our friends Chris, Jan and Ben. We had seafood feast, fresh salmon, halibut, prawns and crab. The best part was that all the seafood was caught when we were out fishing.

What’s Your Favourite? is posted every Friday in an effort to get our readers talking and inspired for some favourite foods, drinks and recipes as the weekend approaches. If you’ve got an idea for an installment of What’s Your Favourite? just leave a comment!

So I realize the weather in a lot of places has been a little unlike what we are used to experiencing in July…ok, I’m going to be blunt: it’s been downright gross, rainy and cold. I wore my raincoat and wool socks today for crying out loud. But, in the spirit of positivity and things improving as we move from today through the weekend, Basil Gazing wants to know:

What’s your favourite chip dip?

Leave a comment and tell us!

(Mine is a heavy garlic & tomato guacamole…made best by my better half, and he knows it. It’s like a mexican vacation on the edge of a tortilla…what could be better?)

What’s Your Favourite? is posted every Friday in an effort to get our readers talking and inspired for some favourite foods, drinks and recipes as the weekend approaches. If you’ve got an idea for an installment of What’s Your Favourite? just leave a comment!

So I realize the weather in a lot of places has been a little unlike what we are used to experiencing in July…ok, I’m going to be blunt: it’s been downright gross, rainy and cold. I wore my raincoat and wool socks today for crying out loud. But, in the spirit of positivity and things improving as we move from today through the weekend, Basil Gazing wants to know:

What’s your favourite chip dip?

Leave a comment and tell us!

(Mine is a heavy garlic & tomato guacamole…made best by my better half, and he knows it. It’s like a mexican vacation on the edge of a tortilla…what could be better?)