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RICHMOND: Summer Night Market

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:30:11 +0000

The Night Market in Richmond, B.C. is a huge summer weekend event. Modelled after Asian markets where people can socialize and eat, eat, eat, this place is packed from the moment it opens at 7 p.m. til closing. It just shows there’s a big appetite for late-night destinations in North America.

The market has gotten [...]

CARSTAIRS: PaSu Farm barbecue

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:20:53 +0000

When some friends insisted that I needed to have a baby shower, I frowned. I didn’t really want to to put anyone out hosting some sort of afternoon tea with games and ribbons and diaper cakes.

Being the bossy pants that I can occasionally (ahem) be, I asked (um, maybe stated) if we could do [...]

CALGARY: Stampede planner

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:30:52 +0000

It’s that time of year again in Calgary. Suits are replaced by plaid shirts and shiny belt buckles. Hay bales become a normal decoration for restaurants and bars. And douches who don straw cowboy hats and skanks who slip on too-short jean skirts and get disgustingly loaded need to apologize to real, live cowboys and [...]

PUERTO MORELOS: Snorkeling and lunch

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:44:59 +0000

I’ve gone snorkeling in Thailand once years and years ago. I loved being able to see the colourful sea creatures without much effort. So I was hoping to have that same experience at Puerto Morelos, a small fishing village that gives you easy access to the world’s second biggest coral reef.

We signed up for a [...]

CALGARY: Bass Pro Shops

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:51:07 +0000

Yes, this blog is mostly about eating but sometimes it’s about the sights. And Bass Pro Shops in the CrossIron Mills megamall in Balzac, north of Calgary, is a sight.

Opened in August, the mall is one million square feet.

ST. ANDREWS: Seals and salmon and whales, oh my!

are you gonna eat that? — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:15:11 +0000

[Don't worry! This entry isn't about eating them; it's about seeing them.]

Fog has always foiled our attempts to go whale watching in the Bay of Fundy, so we weren’t going to squander the stretch of sunshine this time.

Catamaran, Zodiac, tall ship and fishing boat are all options out of St. Andrews, N.B.

We went [...]

RICHMOND: Night Market

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:16:15 +0000

The Richmond night market is a totally fun outing on a summer night, and growing so quickly that it’s now in its third location in less than a decade.

The popularity led to a fight between event companies, but all you need to know is don’t eat before you come here! Your eyes will [...]

Food stuff & Liz Lemon

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:00:50 +0000

Alberta Pork is sponsoring two free lunches of pulled pork sandwiches to drum up support for the industry, amid misconceptions about the swine flu.

The Edmonton event, at the Alberta legislature today (Tuesday, May 12) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., will include speeches from politicians. The Calgary event at the McDougall Centre is on Wednesday, [...]

CALGARY: Zoo chili dogs

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:05:40 +0000

The Calgary Zoo is a pretty fun place to visit on a sunny day. I like the South America section where you can see anteaters — which I swear is the world’s strangest looking animal — and check out what the Andean condor’s been having for lunch. There are usually bits and pieces of animal [...]

HONG KONG: Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:00:09 +0000

One of Hong Kong’s biggest tourist attractions is Victoria Peak (太平山) or simply The Peak (山頂) which is home to some of the country’s priciest properties and a stunning panorama.

You can get there by bus, mini-bus, or taxi but the most popular way is by tram on a funicular railway that was first [...]