VanEats

(Via Backup Brain) - I doubt this will be wildly adopted but you never know.  Call me old fashioned but I'll stick with the "patiently rolling it with your fork" method.

This is a funny article!

We're cooking up a special project that will be ready for release in early April.  No, it's not a cookbook or a site overhaul or a new site...we're having a baby!

While we're keeping up with VanEats and most of our other activities, we're busy nurturing and planning for our new VanEats contributor.  Luckily the pregnancy has been comfortable and I've been able to eat normally (thank goodness!). 

On hold are some of my favourite things though:  unpasteurized cheeses, cheeses with moldy rinds, raw things like sashimi and carpaccio, a nice glass of Gewur

After lining up in the rain (under an awning, thankfully), I got a chance to meet Jamie Oliver at his booksigning! He seems as genuine, friendly and fun as he appears on his show...no primadonna attitude. How refreshing!

I managed to slip him a VanEats business card and hopefully he'll check us out. Here are some photos of the event.

By the way, he isn't able to come over for a homecooked meal. Oh well!

Excellent site on Japanese Cuisine Basic Techniques (via Saute Wednesday).  My favourite is the vegetable cutting page.  Check it out!

Looking for delicious, inexpensive Mexican food in Gastown? Check out our mini-review of Mexico Sabroso for one good place (and of course don't forget The Mouse and The Bean another inexpensive, delicious Mexican restaurant in Gastown).

Here's a picture of a cool refreshing sidral mundet Mexican drink that we enjoyed on our last visit last Tuesday:

Lee Murphy of Vista D'oro (604 514-3539) sent us an email several weeks back about the cooking classes at their Bed & Breakfast in Langely.  Lee writes: