VanEats

Way back in June we speculated about the Salty Tongue Urban Deli (213 Carrall Street, 604 915-7258).

It's been open for eight weeks.  How did I miss it?

I spoke briefly with one of the owners and she talked about their neighbourhood focused approach.  Right now they are bringing in cheese from Les Amis du Fromage as well as bread from other local suppliers and they are serving deli sandwiches.

The German blog, Gastgewerbe Gedankensplitter, linked to VanEats.  Thanks!  Danke!

(via Many-to-Many) - Add Your Own is a New York City restaurant guide with a difference.  It is a Wiki, which means anybody can edit it and anybody can add their comments about restaurants and delete other people's comments about restaurants.  In other words, it's a collaboratively written restaurant guide.  It may sound like a recipe for chaos, but in practise it works well; malicious people are rare and the system keeps tr

In the midst of harvest season, I'm glad to come across Bernardin's newly revised Guide to Home Preserving. Like the previous edition, the guide gives important safety information and theory. There are recipes for classic and traditional preserves as well as updated, innovative ones like a harissa style sauce I'll be making tomorrow.

Don Genova has recently revamped his site, Pacific Palate. On his site, Don features his programs on CBC as well as other interesting local food news, recipes and information. Check it!

Here are some pictures from Guu with Otokomae.

Our favourite hot and sour clam dish:


Spinach salad with Tuna:

Now that evenings are getting nippy, I'm ready to say good-bye to summer's lighter fare and hello to hearty, soul warming dishes of autumn. With that in mind, my friend Anna and I popped by Oyama Sausage on the weekend to pick up a few different sausages for a stew.

We can all use a little more fibre in our lives. Here's my recipe for a basic bran muffin. They're supermoist yet don't call for much oil. Of course you can vary the dried fruit: I like a combination of raisins and chopped pitted dates.

We were downtown to catch Los Zafiros at the VIFF on Friday and had to try out Kitanoya Guu with Otokomae. Like the other Guu's, the homestyle Japanese "tapas" were hearty, tasty and interesting.

A while back, there was much discussion about the recent local restauant closures made by the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board. Check out their site if you're curious about which restaurants have been closed due to various environmental health concerns.