Contest alert! Will David Suzuki dig your garden?
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Karen Hamilton
May 31, 2008
If you haven’t noticed that David Suzuki is my hero, you will see much evidence of it over the course of Summer 2008. That’s because the David Suzuki Foundation is revving up for this year’s David Suzuki Digs My Garden photo contest.
This is the fledgling herb and tomato garden that we’ve amassed over the past few weeks. It’ll take a labour of love to get it photogenic enough to enter it as a Balcony Bliss submission (this year’s newest contest category). We hope that the gardening tips we’ll receive by participating in this contest will help us to enjoy fresh, herbtastic meals for the months to come.
Here are some quick links for the contest which runs from June 4 – September 1, 2008:
- Read the “dirt” on the contest (the 4 submission categories described)
- Get inspired by the winning submissions from 2007
- Sign up for the contest and receive gardening tips throughout the contest period
- Join the photo submission group on Flickr
Happy gardening!
Categories: Events, Food, Going Green, Urban Gardening
Greetings, Gastown
5 Comments Karen HamiltonMay 30, 2008
My first week at the new job is a bag of mixed blessings for the ol’ food blog. On the one hand, I’ve had precious little spare time to blog about last week in more detail. On the other hand, my office is situated in a bustling part of Gastown, which in my opinion is Vancouver’s burgeoning restaurant hotspot. Here’s a very quick taste of the eateries I’ve lunched at this week.
Et Voilà! made my reluctant return to the world of food courts a little bit easier to bear. This galette of mushroom, feta, pesto, and prosciutto worked nicely and was an alternative to the sea of fast food options that surround.
Enjoyed a decent chirashi don at Momo Sushi, which is a couple doors down from the office. One colleague swears by their chicken katsu and waits patiently for this 20-minute order.
The chorizo panini I had this afternoon was the highlight of my lunch week (but my point n’ shoot didn’t deliver, argh). Brioche itself is a fantastic discovery…literally. I had to double back more than a few times in the twisting corridor from Water Street to arrive at their Cordova Street entrance. It’s worth the journey, and I’m coming back real soon.
Categories: Downtown, Food, Gastown, Restaurants
Name that cooking sound and win an Annual Premium Membership at Rouxbe!
1 Comment Tiny Bites ConsultingMay 26, 2008
Congratulations to John Principe for correctly identifying the mystery sound bite! Check it out in its proper context: it was the food mill used in the Sundried Tomato Sauce Recipe on Rouxbe.com.
Guess I’ll have to find some other way to procure a Rouxbe premium membership…justifying the cost to my accountant of a husband unfortunately hasn’t worked!
We are currently flummoxed by Rouxbe’s mystery soundclip. I thought it was a whisk in a metal bowl, but that had already been guessed. My husband thought it was a salad spinner, but Dawn, co-founder of Rouxbe.com, already replied none of the above have hit the mark. With a chance to win an Annual Premium Membership, which means free access to all of Rouxbe’s beautifully produced tutorials and their soon to come Cooking School, why don’t you try a hand at this pop quiz?
They’ll be doling out more hints as time goes by. Good luck!
Categories: Culinary Resources, Food, Food Fun Facts
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