Big Apple bites

What can you say about New York City that hasn't been said or that can truly capture it all? Is there any other place that looms so large in our culture? On every level, New York City is huge. Is it any wonder I was apprehensive about visiting the place?

Western Swing

The vacation I mentioned a few weeks back has come and gone. Here’s a few of the food-related highlights from our trip to Edmonton and Vancouver.

Eating the Emerald City

Not much happening on the Kitchen Front these days, but we did just get back from an all-too brief sojourn south to Seattle. Unfortunately, I was unable to achieve my summer goal of eating at Salumi. Having neglected to check out their hours of operation, we showed Sunday up to find the place dark. Fortunately, Seattle is a city with no shortage of fine eats and drinks, so we weren't at a loss for fall back options. Below are a few of the culinary highlights of the trip.

Where the streets have no food

Back at the old place, I did a post about Vancouver's bid to promote street eats by rolling out a food cart pilot project.

Well, the results of the lottery to determine who gets a coveted license to peddle their wares on the streets of our fair city are in. And they're, well, kind of underwhelming.

At first blush, there's not a lot of variety. Sure, a heavy Asian influence was to be expected, but the lack of any South Asian/Indian options sticks out, as does the lack of innovation. I love meat on a stick, but it's not exactly a bold culinary statement.

Still, you gotta start somewhere and hopefully this project will be a big success and food carts become a permanent fixture of Vancouver's street culture.