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		<title>Jang Mo Jib &#8211; Vancouver, Robson</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This place is busy and popular with the Korean crowd particularly after 7pm so either arrive early or make a reservation. It is nothing special inside with simple chairs and tables but the service is fast and the food is good. This is a busy place as demonstrated by the lady pile of korean side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dark Horse Espresso (Spadina) &#8211; Toronto, Ontario</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 02:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cleaning up of the old factories on Spadina continues, and with it, has come a new coffee house. D and I were strolling down Spadina during our visit in January, reliving many happy memories shopping in Chinatown and Kensington Market, when we saw Dark Horse Espresso. My need for delicious coffee overtook my already-wired [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cafe Be at Printemps &#8211; Paris, France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 23:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had to go into FNAC to pick up a Paris Museum Pass and when D realized we were near Printemps &#8211; her immediate reaction wasn&#8217;t to go shopping &#8211; instead it was to go get some lunch at Cafe Be (Be as in Boulangepicier), Alain Ducasse&#8217;s small bakery/bistro/sandwich place in the Printemps department store. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>La Mascotte &#8211; Montmartre, Paris, France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 03:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has definitely been a while &#8211; our apologies. Back in the City of Lights &#8211; out with A and B, two residents who love the good life and are dedicated to finding the best food possible. We&#8217;re staying in Montmartre, we&#8217;ve flown all night and are more than a bit tired &#8211; but never [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Vancouver Visitors &#8211; Best Places to Eat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Food is an integral and important part of my travels. In fact, if a place does not have good food, I strongly think about whether I want to go there and if there are other redeeming factors to the city/country in question. Thankfully, if you do look hard enough, usually you can find some decent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bing Sheng &#8211; Vancouver</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d head here any time for high-quality Dim Sum. Let me back up. Sunday am &#8211; time for Dim Sum. A friend of a friend recommended a place at 1st and Renfrew &#8211; we googled for it and found Bing Sheng. It turns out that it wasn&#8217;t the place he was talking about, but that&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Richtree Market, Toronto</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 13:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Sorry &#8211; this post is more about traveling to Toronto &#8211; but yes, the Market is in here too, near the bottom) Welcome Back…. Arriving at 6:03am on the red-eye from Vancouver, sore back, sore butt, but happy to be home. Waiting for the Rocket to get downtown, another bus driver stops to wait for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arroy-D-Thai Restaurant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arroy-D Thai Restaurant www.arroydthai.com 3106 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC V5Z 2W2 (604) 879-9999‎ (604) 879-9944‎ Cost: reasonable, most dinner entrees $9-12 Would we go back : Yes, good local Thai place but wouldn&#8217;t necessarily go out of my way to go there Good place to go for Thai food in the Main street area. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bistrot Bistro</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bistrot Bistro 1961 West 4th Avenue Vancouver, BC V6J 1M7 (604) 732-0004 Reservations: yes A Kitsalano favourite &#8211; this a casual but comfortable bistro serving simple french food at a reasonable price. Great for a weekday dinner or casual dinner. Things to try &#8211; frites, escargots, and beef bourguignon. View Larger Map]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking of MSG</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese food made us think of kewpie mayonnaise and I was surprised to hear (well maybe not really) &#8211; that it contained MSG and that MSG may be a key player in &#8220;umami&#8221; &#8211; the fifth taste&#8230;. Interesting New York Times article on MSG.]]></description>
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		<title>Beard Papa&#8217;s&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quirky japanese chain that sells mainly cream puffs and apparently has quite a large following in Japan. Go to their website and you will see a quirky video on the life of the imaginary Beard Papa who hails from Osaka and makes these delicious cream puffs. Tried the original vanilla cream puff &#8211; delicious vanilla [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinky&#8217;s Steakhouse (Yaletown)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bottom Line:Don’t go here. Don’t think about going here. If you think about go here, think about something else. I’ve been here twice. The setting is swanky, but the food is terrible and everything is expensive. Steak? I had better steak at The Keg the same week. The Keg? Yes, that’s how bad the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bay to Breakers 12K Run&#013;San Francisco, CA</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 06:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Always on the third Sunday in May – thousands of runners descend on San Francisco to run one of the oldest footraces in North America. It is almost 100 years old and involves running – you guessed it – from The Bay to the Breakers on the other side of Golden Gate park. Although the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acme Bread Co.&#013;San Francisco, CA</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 03:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Started years ago by a Cal student who baked bread for chez Panisse. We visited the outlet at the Ferry Building – beautiful-looking bread. We tried the baguette which was decent and not expensive at $1.80. The pain au chocolat was disappointing though. Apparently, they do very good cinnamon bread and the best place to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MacDonald’s Southern-Style Chicken Sandwich</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 03:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of course we somehow ended up here when I was starving and needed a quick fix in San Francisco. Tried the southern chicken sandwich which, I was surprised to see came on a simple white bun with margarine (less likely butter) and a few pickles – chicken was breaded and tasty, but I don’t see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The French Laundry&#013;Yountville, CA</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 21:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[T: I’m not sure when the first time was that I heard of this place. I think it was years ago when my friend M made a reference to the cookbook of the same name, and I looked it up, finding out that someone named Thomas Keller owned a very fancy restaurant in California somewhere [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goldilocks Part 2&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very popular filipino bakery and casual eatery just opened a new spot on Main Street. The polvoron is like shortbread but not as sweet or rich (not sure how much butter they use or if they even use butter) although it does come in a variety of flavours attractively wrapped in bright colors. Best is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sun Sui Wah&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bad experience last time we went &#8211; tiny flies were in the soup we ordered! Sadly, many people had already partaken of the soup before the offending flies were noticed. The service was also pretty terrible &#8211; took forever to get water and to get our bill (very odd for Chinese restaurants which almost always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Le Crocodile&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Took Mom out for lunch for an early mother’s day celebration and I couldn’t have picked a better spot. Le Crocodile has been open for over 20 years and for good reason. The service was excellent and the food was classic french fare. Best &#8211; the amuse-bouche from the chef which consisted of a wild [...]]]></description>
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		<title>La Grotta Del Fromaggio&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 19:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A small but busy italian deli with a busy sandwich bar. You pick your bread, meat, cheese, toppings and spreads and it all looks delicious! Your mouth starts watering as they then put your made-to-order sandwich on a panini grill. We tried the whole wheat foccacia with hot capicollo, olives, roasted red peppers, etc. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patisserie Lebeau&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Belgian waffles in a variety of flavors &#8211; both sweet and savoury. We walked in to just get one waffle as a thank-you for a friend but ended up buying three waffles after helping ourselves to the samples they had out &#8211; milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate with almonds. They also have fruit-flavoured ones [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rodney’s Oyster House</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walked over to Yaletown and felt the urge for a Friday afternoon oyster and beer fix &#8211; like many other like-minded people as we soon found out. There is a “happy hour” from about 3 or 4pm to 6pm where they have $1.50 oysters (rotating special of the day) and cheaper appetizers. We shared a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tsui Woo Seafood Restaurant&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Busy place but we were quickly seated because we were agreeable to sharing a table with 3 other customers. Service is fast. Surroundings unimportant &#8211; like most chinese restaurants. Portions are huge &#8211; twice the size of most dim sum places and generous with the fillings. I don’t think I have seen bigger shiu mai [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Winter Farmers Market &#8211; Wise Hall&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the first beautiful sunny days on a spring weekend day and a great day to visit the market which was partly indoors in the Hall as well as outdoors. We went to pick up our bread order from Rise Artisan Bakery &#8211; chocolate pear cranberry loaf, raisin walnut ginger strusal and 3 cheese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goldilocks Cassava Tart&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cassava tart is delicious if you like that type of asian dessert.The phillipino “shortbread” in variety of flavours and prettily wrapped in crinkly shiny paper &#8211; not really to my taste. It is actually called polvoron. From their website &#8211; Polvoron &#8211; Similar to the English Shortbread; a mixture of toasted flour, milk, butter, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toshi Sushi&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/10</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agedashi tofu, miso eggplant, spicy beef, sockeye salmon sashimi, sashimi salad, unagi roll, house roll, mango and smoked salmon roll, philadelphia roll (bean tempura, cream cheese, salmon). Best &#8211; sashimi salad, agedashi tofu, unagi roll, eggplant miso. Service was fast and efficient. Our friendly server even offered to take our picture for us. All the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aroy-D Thai Restaurant&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/9</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surprisingly quite attractive inside with a section which even includes the thai cushions (although there is a $15/pp minimum to eat in that area &#8211; the outside appearance is deceiving. The restaurant even has free parking underneath. Run by a real Thai family &#8211; the requisite picture of the Thai king at the entrance gives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shanghai Wonderful &#8211; Richmond, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/8</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Relatively nice inside (I think it was converted from a previous Bread Garden or some other similar restaurant) and they take reservations, which is recommended given that it gets quite busy. There is a helpful english menu which does have some illustrations and the waitresses are actually quite helpful. The xia long bao (dumplings filled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Akbar’s Own&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/5</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attractive space ( I had been expecting something more sterile given the reviews). Service is friendly, nice and very accommodating given we had a large group. We tried the chili paneer fries, pakoras, garlic naan, basmati rice, butter chicken and lamb rogan josh. Although the lamb was tender, the sauce was very reminiscent of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legendary Noodle House &#8211; Part 2&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/132</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The menu has changed and the price has gone up a little bit but the quality vs price ratio is still excellent. The garlic pea shoots are still the best around (we always order 2 orders in fact). Tried the seaweed &#8211; a generous portion of the dark green goodness (if you like seaweed that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salt Tasting Room</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/137</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[D: Reservations are a must. Definitely a young hip crowd in a cozy space which encourages conversation with nearby guests. If you like charcuterie, cheese and booze &#8211; and really who doesn’t &#8211; this is a fun place for a casual night out. The menu changes regularly with today’s list of charcuterie, cheese and condiments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Okada Sushi&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/138</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a good sign that on walking into the restaurant, most of the customers appeared to be Japanese. Service was prompt and friendly with helpful suggestions from the waitress. The mackerel roll (saba battera) as recommended by the waitress was my favorite. The sake list was interesting and I tried the masu sake which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elements Urban Tapas&#013;Whistler Village, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/139</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consectetuer arcu ipsum ornare pellentesque vehicula, in vehicula diam, ornare magna erat felis wisi a risus. Justo fermentum id. Malesuada eleifend, tortor molestie, a fusce a vel et. Mauris at suspendisse, neque aliquam faucibus adipiscing, vivamus in. Wisi mattis leo suscipit nec amet, nisl fermentum tempor ac a, augue in eleifend in venenatis, cras sit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ho Tay&#013;Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/140</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[D: So we finally got our Bun Cha fix &#8211; although not in north Vietnam (eg. Hanoi) where it is both popular and supposed to be the best since it is a northern dish. Bun Cha is a lunchtime dish and a good fod description as well as raeview of different establishments serving bun cha [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Various Food Stalls &#8211; Hoi An</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/141</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So it took us a few days, but we finally jumped into the food stalls. Tried the cao lau (average) in the market as well as some sort of fried pancake (dry). The best food in the market was from a lady in the corner by the food stalls who had several customers sitting on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pho 24&#013;Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/143</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pho 24 is a popular chain of pho restaurants which we saw scattered around town. It was also listed in the Lonely Planet as one of the top pho places around. I know, I know, why trust the Lonely Planet? &#8211; I guess because it is a good starting point when you don’t know a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurant Bobby Chinn&#013;Hanoi, Vietnam</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/144</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was Valentine’s Day so we decided to splash out on the second day of our honeymoon. Bobby Chinn is a chef of mixed Chinese Egyptian heritage born in New Zealand who has become/started the more contemporary restaurant scene in Vietnam. When you walk into the place, except for a few small details &#8211; like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bouchon Las Vegas&#013;Las Vegas, NV</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/145</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More to come when we get our pictures back&#8230;just awesome. Been to Bouchon Yountville twice and even been at Bouchon LV once before. But this time was the best&#8230;Bouchon Las VegasThe Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, Venezia Tower3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 10101Las Vegas, NV 89109]]></description>
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		<title>Au Petit Cafe&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/147</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I finally got to try the “best” vietnamese subs in Vancouver. The cafe is small and super busy and looks like your typical small zero-atmosphere chinese restaurant (people are definitely there for the food). I didn’t know what to expect given that I previously had vietnamese subs in Toronto where they are either pre-made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slickity Jim’s Chat &amp; Chew</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/148</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some friends were in town &#8211; it was Saturday morning &#8211; had a fuzzy head and needed some simple fats and carbs. Looked around online and settled on Slickity Jim’s &#8211; it had some pretty good reviews. Got there around 11am and had about a 25-minute wait for a seat. There are a bunch of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tropika&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/150</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While out for a little holiday shopping, we decided to hit up Tropika on Robson street for lunch. Tropika is a chain restaurant that offers “Malaysian/Thai” cuisine and uses such descriptive terms as “tastefully hot” on their menu to describe the spice in their food. Chain? “insert name here”/Thai? “Tastefully hot”? I was wary. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fujiya Japanese Foods&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/151</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chain of japanese grocery stores where you can fill all your japanese grocery needs &#8211; like panko, japanese kewpie mayonnaise or sashimi-grade fish. Although it varies by location, there are a variety of prepared foods available, both hot and cold, at a reasonable price. We tried the california rolls, which were average but good value [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playfoam</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/161</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my new present and D’s favorite new thing(tm). I’m not sure that it’s actually non-toxic &#8211; but I think that someone at the factory was picking up styrofoam pellets with 3M post-it notes and was like “hey &#8211; these two should go together!” The next thing you know, I’m the recipient of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tojo’s&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/162</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So we finally visited Tojo’s after hearing so much about it. Perhaps we were expecting too much &#8211; particularly after hearing that some call it the best japanese restaurant in Canada. In terms of surroundings, the new restaurant is a high-ceilinged room with a beautiful large bar surrounding the sushi preparation area. Tables and more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budapest Restaurants</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/163</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marquis de SaladeGreat setting in a “cave-like” atmosphere in the basement of the restaurant (don’t be fooled as the upstairs restaurant looks empty) with the walls decorated in carpets. Extensive menu with Hungarian, Azerbijiani, and Russian specialties. We ordered the piquant chicken with paprika, soya sauce and sesame; lamb kebab and goulash. Also tried the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sha Lin Noodle House</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/164</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like your typical small chineses restaurant &#8211; basic decor (i.e. large menus on the wall although there are pictures of the dishes which can be helpful). I had the seafood soup with the cut noodles &#8211; tasty broth and reasonable amount of seafood. I think I was just not in a soup mood. Next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phnom Penh Restaurant &#8211; Visit 2&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/165</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Had the famous chicken wings &#8211; super crispy and hot with a crispy light batter that had a tinge of sweetness that contasted well with the lemon pepper dipping sauce. Interesting taste &#8211; not the best bits of actual chicken wings I have ever had &#8211; lots of wing tips. The marinated butter beef was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shiro Sushi</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/166</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A tried and true local neighbourhood joint that has not suffered from the Cambie line due to its loyal clientele. Small restaurant which can be quite busy. Service is always quick and friendly. The salmon sashimi is a beautiful deep ruby color likely because they only serve wild salmon. Shiro makes sure that the fish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sun Fresh Bakery</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/167</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starving while running around doing errands the other day. Ran into a local bakery in Chinatown and bought some steamed dumplings, chung fan (or their version of it) and shiu mai &#8211; all for the price of &#60;$10. Fast, tasty and cheap &#8211; all you can really expect from a Chinese Bakery &#8211; that’s all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Browns Social House</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/168</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were looking for a place for a late night snack and drink after the Beckham (LA Galaxy v. Vancouver White Caps) exhibition game. Browns in Yaletown was close and convenient. The sparkling wine at $5 per glass was very reasonably priced and decent (I think it was Seaview Brut). The margarita was made from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Siegel’s Bagels&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/170</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hosted a spontaneous family brunch &#8211; quickly ran over to Seigel’s Bagels for their delicious montreal-style bagels (kettle-boiled and baked) and fresh out of woodfire oven. They basically sell an insta-brunch to go &#8211; cream cheese, capers, lox and sliced onion. The bagels were still warm and the scent so enticing that we couldn’t help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pear Tree&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/171</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four ladies went for a birthday celebration to the Pear Tree. We went there on the advice of the chef at Diva at the Met who apparently said that this was a place that he and other chef like to dine. It is a high-end type of restaurant in a not-so-high-end neighbourhood in Burnaby on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OXO Good Grips Liquiseal Travel Mug</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/172</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All right &#8211; so I have a bit of an obsession with travel mugs. I don’t have a cup holder in my car and I need to commute at times &#8211; I have been looking for the perfect sealable travel mug. This mug does seal very well &#8211; no drips or leaks as long as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fuel Restaurant &#8211; Whole Hog Dinner&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/186</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[T: So, coming home on the bus a few weeks ago I was reading some commuter newspaper and this note caught my eye: “Fuel Restaurant is proud to announce a great celebration of the bounty of fall with the first annual ‘Whole Hog’ dinner. The 5 course menu will incorporate pork in each and every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elements Urban Tapas Parlour&#013;Whistler, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/188</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Went to Whistler. Rained most of the weekend but the guys still went downhill-riding (hard core. The ladies went for a great lunch at Elements &#8211; not too pricey and large portions for tapas. Our favorite was the lettuce wrap with hoisin pork and papaya &#8211; delicious &#8211; comes with great sesame noodles and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milestone’s Restaurant&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/189</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The one on Robson is one of many restuarants in this chain. Usually avoid places like this but had a visitor in town who was hungry and not feeling adventurous. Home of the famous Bellini – probably the only highlight – fun frosty drinks with alcohol (but not much if you ask me). ome of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Town Bakery&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/190</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Busy bakery with line-ups. Largest selection of steamed buns I have seen. Typical Chinese bakery fare except for the apple pastry – not a bad attempt. Unfortunately didn’t get to the buns until they were cold and with no microwave to warm them up – will have to try again sometime….Tried them a second time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gastropod&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/191</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Modern cool décor. Room a little loud. Interesting tasting and prix fixe menus &#8211; moderately priced. Best – oyster appetizer, venison appetizer, salmon wrapped in seaweed lightly battered and fried (sort of like sushi tempura-style), roast pork. Attentive service.. Drinks also moderately priced. Enjoyable.]]></description>
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		<title>Crave&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/192</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small cozy restaurant &#8211; some people complain the tables are too close but didn’t seem a problem to us. Small patio out front and a bigger patio out back. Previous Four Seasons chef. Southern Fried chicken cobb salad was average but a nice size. The tempura ahi roll was our favorite appetizer. The short rib [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phnom Penh &#8211; Visit 1</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/193</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delicious but busy. Go early if you want to get a table for lunch or try to make a reservation. Seems like people go out of their way just to go to this restaurant. The famous butter beef is thinly sliced rare beef swimming in a pool of garlicky sauce garnished with cilantro. The spicy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House of Dosas&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/194</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[D (Monday, Sep 24): Meda Vedai – fried rice flour doughnuts with chutney and dal to start – delicious. Went for the $5.99 Dosa Mondays. If you don’t know dosas – they are like big thin crispy potato crepes with a small amount of delicious filling. We tried the shrimp vindaloo, lamb vindaloo and gunpowder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marathon du Medoc</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/195</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Night fair/market – only made it out to one of these and even then it wasn’t that late. The community centre at the end was bustling (with a long line) and loud live music. The food looked plentiful but we were not prepared to wait.Wandered along the little mini strip. Finally chose a small beer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rack Sack</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/197</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bad fruit fly problem &#8211; cursed bananas. I guess the open garbage can also doesn’t help. Bought the Rack Sack &#8211; approx $13 at Canadian Tire. It comes with some of its own garbage bags but the beauty of it is that you can use grocery bags &#8211; i.e. free bags &#8211; after that. Reduce [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ikea $1 breakfast</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/198</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ventured into that zoo called Ikea on Labour Day weekend. Couldn’t be helped -had to return something and there is a 45-day limit. Since the line-up was long ventured into the mayhem of the Ikea cafe to see what all the buzz was about regarding the $1 breakfast. I do believe that people go to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Herman Miller Leaf Lamp</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/199</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Umm..yeah&#8230;this thing is awesome. Note to self: buy one. More on this when I have one&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Thermos Leak Proof Mug</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/200</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I do get obsessions every now and then and lately I have been looking for a travel mug which seals &#8211; mainly this is because my car doesn’t have cup holders meaning I can’t bring coffee while I drive to work without serious risk of spillage. I have several mini thermoses but I wanted a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bin 942&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/201</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fun fries &#8211; an overflowing bird’s nest of thin fries with balsamic vinegar. The mushroom risotto was tasty and quite good given that most restaurants make only passable risotto. Miso cod was a bit rubbery and dry although the sauce was tasty. Kobe beef was average. NIce big pours of wine and reasonable prices. Good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hawker’s Delight&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/202</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 05:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cheap. Zero atmosphere. Avoid the laksa &#8211; ordinarily a dish that I quite like &#8211; the sauce was pasty (akin to too much corn starch) and relatively tastless. The satay is supposed to be good and cheap &#8211; they didn’t have any the first time around. Tried the stuffed tofu puffs &#8211; sounds better than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legendary Noodle House&#013;Vancouver, BC</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/204</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 05:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cheap, fast and delicious &#8211; the holy trinity of Chinese food. The garlic snow pea shoots are awesome &#8211; we now always order a double portion. The chopped noodles are good &#8211; either with lamb (a bit gamey as lamb can be) or beef. The noodles in peanut sauce with spinach are a good vegetarian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rodney’s Oyster House</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/208</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Out shopping &#8211; felt peckish in Yaletown. Dropped by Rodney’s for the Happy Hour &#8211; 1.50 raw oysters plus a small selection of other foods &#8211; mussels, scallops, etc. The oysters were fresh, tasty and accompanied by a plethora of sauces. Although sometimes less is more and a little bit of lemon with fresh horseradish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finch’s Tea and Coffee House</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/209</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funky and popular Gastown lunch spot &#8211; excellent sandwiches on french baguettes quaintly wrapped in butcher paper. Skip the gypsy salami and hit up the blue brie, pear and proscuitto sandwich. Heard the salads are great. Expect line-ups. Friendly staff in a casual eclectic antique atmosphere. Free lemon or cucumber-infused water. Lunch for two with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McFlurry vs Fix ‘n Mix Frosty</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/210</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Definitely the McFlurry. Tried the swamp sludge McFlurry – sucker for the advertisements. Thankfully the green was really some sort of green smartie rather than mint with the brown being chocolate chips. Not bad. Just a bit more expensive than the mix/n/match Frosty which was half-the size and not very good . Caveat the frosty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nanaimo bread</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/211</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just visited the local market with my sister in Cedar. Awesome bread. Love the black olive bread. Get there early though &#8211; he runs out quickly. No sign on his local bread stall but I think the guy’s business name is Flour, Water and Salt or something along that line. When someone asked him if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>(Current) Favorite Thing:   Gold Budgy Smugglers</title>
		<link>http://mdfeeds.com/archives/212</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These were recommended (as a joke) by a friend for a ‘something to bring to the cottage’. But then, we remembered that we have a family member who would probably love to own a pair. That is, a family member with an upcoming birthday. Budgy Smuggler &#8211; Australian Swimwear for Cheeky BlokesBirthday + VISA card [...]]]></description>
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