Random thoughts of restaurants and food in Vancouver, BC!
From the category archives:
Yesterday it was another hot summer weekend but, along with it, another summer festival! In this case, after a short hop via the Seabus to Lonsdale Quay then a short walk to Waterfront Park, the Caribbean Days Festival! (Courtesy of Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Society). So, without further ado.
Following my trip to Stanley Park (see below or click here), I decided to go to Vancouver Chinatown Night Market – an annual “summer” event (technically it was still spring when it opens, but, hey the weather is good enough!). Since it is an annual event, click here for my post for last year.
It is said that Stanley Park is the Jewel of Vancouver. If you ever come to Vancouver, you should try to visit it. To give you an idea of what you should expect, here is this photo essay, taken last week.
The fountain at Lost Lagoon, at the entrace of Stanley Park on Georgia Street.
The Soup Meister 
Screaming Mimi’s 
123 Carrie Cates Court – Lonsdale Quay Market
North Vancouver, BC
While most of the most populated areas of Metro Vancouver, namely Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and part of Surrey, has a fast transit system – and soon, Richmond will have one as well with the Canada Line, for North Vancouver and West Vancouver, well, there is not much for them. Sure, there are buses going there but the most popular way to cross the Burrard Inlet is not taking a bus. Rather, taking the Seabus. And what is at the other end? Lonsdale Quay.
To the right, the Seabus, in the back, Downtown Vancouver.
I originally intended to have this post up for last week Saturday. However, things happened and, well, here it is…
It might be an overstatement at this point but I like to take pictures of trees and flowers. In fact, I think I prefer to take landscape/outdoors to that of people (read: portrait pictures). If somebody would try to hire me to do the later, I will simply refuse. However, in the case of the former, hell, I might do something similar to what Humphrey Bogart’s character did in The Maltese Falcon (take some amount to cover time and expenses). I am digressing here… So, for this post, pictures of trees and flowers in Panama! (Oh, in most cases, I won’t know the name of the tree/flowers… -_-;;;)
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
(Phrase used in the intro of the original Japanese version of Iron Chef)
I have mentioned a couple of times already that I don’t consider myself a foodie; instead, I am just a person who enjoys food and blogs about it. One of the reasons (I don’t consider myself so) is that I don’t have any formal culinary/hospitality training – with the closest thing to “training” that I have is that from working in a restaurant when I was younger. Given the case, where did I get all my thoughts, perspectives, mindset about food then? One word: mom. Since today is Mother’s Day in Canada, I thought it would be suitable to honour the one person who made me who I am currently. And, to do so, what I ate in my last trip to Panama…
My mom’s stove.
Wally’s Burgers
by KimHo on June 12, 2009 under: British Columbia,Comments,Food,News,Photo Essay,Random,Restaurant
Wally’s Burgers
Concession stand in Cates Park
North Vancouver, BC
Last year, Wally’s Burger, an iconic restaurant in Kingsway closed its doors. In the same vein as Save-on-Meats burger shop, it had some neon signs and, while I did not go until a couple of days before it closed, it had its share of faithful customers. After all, it was cheap, it was tasty, it was a place where you could gather with other people. As per this article, the rights to the name and trademark were purchased and, its location in Cates Park in North Vancouver, most likely be the first among many future Wally’s. While any future locations might (or might not) open, the question was rather, does it live to expectations? Only one way to find out… Go and have a burger!
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Tagged as: Burgers, North Vancouver