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RICHMOND: Outpost Mini Donut Co.

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:50:14 +0000

My Calgary friends are eating and drinking their way through the annual Calgary Stampede right now. The only part I miss is the eating, of course. The free kind.

Pancakes and mini donuts are synonymous with Stampede. So here’s my segue to Outpost Mini Donut Co. in Steveston.

Opened earlier this year, Outpost has [...]

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 [...]

CALGARY: Stampede pancake planning

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:31:51 +0000

Love it or hate it, it’s that time of year again in Calgary. You can tell, because store windows are all awash in cartoon cowboys and cacti.

Yes, the Calgary Stampede is back: 10 days of cowboy hats, plaid shirts, and boozy corporate get-togethers. And deep-fried things on sticks.

To be honest, the only thing that makes [...]

CALGARY: Deep-fried things on a stick

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:40:26 +0000

So the Calgary Stampede is finally over and the city has returned to its senses. I did go to see what all the fuss was about. There’s something about record-breaking heat, a midway and ridiculous numbers of people in ridiculous cowboy hats. It means one thing. An excuse to eat things on sticks and [...]

CALGARY: Stampede breakfast

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:29:49 +0000

This is my first summer in Calgary so I had no idea what happens to the city when STAMPEDE hits. Ostensibly, the Calgary Stampede is a simple festival. A celebration of frontier days gone by. Rodeos for show, rides for kids, and deep-fried things on sticks.

There is all of the above – and more. [...]