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This Thanksgiving a few friends made roast turkey using our recipe. They all got rave reviews from family and friends and I got a lot of thanks for posting the recipe.

Actually, full credits go to my mum, Betty, for coming up with the recipe!! She devised the high heat, moist method that ensures a juicy turkey in half the usual time. So thanks for the turkey, Mum, and thanks for your great cooking, culinary ideas and all your other recipes!

The Vancouver Public Library linked to VanEats under British Columbia COOKS! -- Resources for Vancouver foodies - Websites.  Thanks!

On October 22, Jamie Oliver is coming to Chapters for a book signing session for his latest book, Jamie's Kitchen. I will be there with the other Naked Chef fans vying for an autographed copy of his book and a chat!

On a lark, we sent him an e-mail to invite him over for a homecooked meal.

The UBC Apple Festival is this Saturday and Sunday 18-19 October from 11a.m.-4p.m. Like last year, the cost is $2 for unlimited apple tasting and other treats and there will be lots of rare and exotic apples for sale as well as games and face painting for  kids.  See you there!

A week or so ago, we posted  about the public restaurant review guide, addyourown, that anybody could add their own restaurant review to.  Well, we are pleased to announce that addyourown Vancouver is now up and running.  All the credit is due to Mark Hurst, the brain behind the idea.  We, together with Caterina and Stewart, just helped with the names of the dining distri

Naomi Duguid, who together with Jeff Alford, wrote one of our favourite cookbooks,  Hot Sour Salty Sweet, will be giving a  class (Warning: link rot!

Barb and I celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday as usual with her delicious Roast Turkey.  We have much to be thankful for.  We are incredibly thankful to the readers of VanEats for sharing their food experiences with us!

Looking for Chinese food late at night but you don't want to drive to Chinatown or Richmond and you live south of downtown? Eat at Cafe Gloucestor! Check out our Cafe Gloucester mini-review for more details.

Local Flavour is a new Vancouver food magazine.  They have a cool website that is running on a blog like system.  The only thing missing is an RSS feed that I can subscribe to.  I am sure they will add one soon.