dino chopsticks

Do you like eating and dinosaurs?  Well I know I do!  And now you can have the best of both worlds with Dino Sticks! I’m pretty sure these are meant for kids and you might look like a bit of a tool by using chopsticks that are glued together at the top, but at least [...]

the hidden vine

Lately I’ve been having trouble finding eateries in Vancouver that have great staff, with great food and great drinks, and that are great settings for conversation.  I mean you can find one or two of those qualities in a restaurant, maybe three if you’re lucky, but all four?…  that’s going to be pretty hard to [...]

bananas – the only fruit that needs protection

I was going to write about the pros and cons of the new Harmonized Sales Tax in British Columbia and how the short term pain of it will eventually turn into… zzzzzzzzzzzzz… Oh sorry, I must have nodded off there for a moment.  As much as HST is a big deal in the news right [...]

can’t a guy like pina coladas?

When I go to the bar (which these days is rarely) I order two things: 1. Heineken, 2. Gin & Tonic. I feel pretty good about those choices, both say “I’m manly, have taste, and I’m not cheap” plus I actually enjoy drinking both too.  When you look around the bar or nightclub you see [...]

tim hortons in new york

Now first I will regrettably state that I am a Starbucks guy.  I like a good Tim Hortons coffee every once in a while, but Starbucks is my first love.  However, that being said I find the news that famed Canadian doughnut chain Tim Hortons is opening 12 locations across Manhattan and Brooklyn very exciting… [...]