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Category: Food


A Different Kind of Bread Line

Lineups such as this are typical alongside the Pure Bread stall at the Kitsilano (Kits) Farmers’ Market in Vancouver. Here are some of the reasons.     We usually go for the Drunken Apple Blondies, above. One square cut in half nicely takes care…

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Packed Like Sardines on The Drive

It’s street festival season in Vancouver. After this morning’s stroll to the Kits Farmers’ Market for fresh berries, kale and other greens, we’ll spend the afternoon on Broadway to celebrate Greek Day. The weekend before last, we were down on…

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Paul

Window shopping can be fun and, as may become increasingly apparent, I enjoy the juxtaposition to be had by capturing what’s inside a shop as well as the external environment as reflected from the window’s glass. When travelling in a…

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To market, to market …

… in Barcelona’s wonderful La Boqueria, where it’s tough to decide which is better: the people watching, or the stunning array of wonderful, fresh food.

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… And How Would You Feel?

…  if you’d been pulled from your natural environment, shipped off to market and put on display for consumption? Being the mother of a vegan certainly affects one’s perspective but, seriously, how could one not respond to this face?  It…

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Gelato Girls

If you’ve not yet been to the island of Mallorca, Spain, add it to your travel list. Take a stroll down Palma de Mallorca’s Passeig des Born, and you’re in for all sorts of treats!

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Window Shopping

Window shopping and an eye for style needn’t be limited to clothing. Feast your eyes on this lovely plate of macarons, nestled in the window of a shop in old Montreal.

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