Author Archives: Lynn Bee

Ten tips for successful drinking

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Lynn Bee

#1- Don’t drink alone. Drinking alone is not romantic – it means you are a pathetic loser for one of four reasons: you are an alcoholic, you couldn’t scrounge up a single friend to drink with, you are trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in drink, self help, tips | Tagged adult, alcohol, alcoholic, alone, barf, beer, booze, cocktails, drank, drink, drinking, drinks, drugs, drunk, eat, food, good, hangover, hangovers, hungover, hydrate, mixed, mixing, pacing, party, partying, pre, predrink, red, responsible, shooters, shots, sick, sleep, slow, tips, tired, vodka, water, white, wine | 4 Comments

Hawaiian Mango Bread

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Lynn Bee

I came back from Hawaii with a song in my heart and my taste buds singing! Tropical fruit is the awesomeset so actually bothered to figure out this amazing recipe. And I am happy to share the goodness with all … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, recipes, tips | Tagged bake, bakery, baking, banana, bread, breakfast, butter, cinnamon, coconut, delicious, dessert, easy, eggs, flour, hawaii, island, mango, mangos, muffin, raisins, recipe, robson, simple, sugar, vanilla, whole foods, whole foods market | 1 Comment

The Famous Warehouse

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Lynn Bee

AKA el furniture warehouse 989 Granville St (at Nelson…ish). 604.677.8080 The Warehouse is famous for a reason – it’s afforable, central, fun, and relaxed. The Warehouse’s rock bar atmosphere goes a long way with me – the music is killer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Music, Restaurant Reviews | Tagged affordable, american, beer, burger, cafe, central, cheap, chips, dave, david, dinner, downtown, eat, Fairweather, fare, food, fries, fun, granville, greasy, local, lunch, Mexican, music, nachos, pasta, pub, queen, Vancouver | 1 Comment

The Perfect Caesar

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Lynn Bee

Lately I’ve been on a tear to create the perfect Caesar. What brought this on is questionable but what I do know is that this has become a very amusing project. I would like to share all I’ve learned with … Continue reading →

Posted in drink, Food, recipes, tips | Tagged alcohol, beer, bloody, booze, caesar, Calgary, canada, canadian, celery, clam, clamato, coast to coast, cocktail, drink, drinks, gin, hard, juice, mary, michelada, mix, mixed, mixing, olives, perfect, red eye, regional, rim, rimming, salt, spirits, tabasco, tequila, tomato, vodka, worcestershire | 8 Comments

Tacofino

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Lynn Bee

Tacofino Cantina – Vancouver Learn about all the trucks and commissary HERE The amber food truck painted withÂ Virgin de Guadalupe holding a taco, it’s hard to miss. The Tofino food truck that is all the rage has finally brought its … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Music | Tagged affordable, beach, chapters, cod, davie, denman, dinner, downtown, english bay, fish, food truck, howe, inexpensive, kits, lunch, Mexican, pork, robson, taco, tacofino, tofino, truck, tuna, vag, Vancouver, vegetarian, west end, westend | 1 Comment

Bada Bing

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Lynn Bee

Bada Bing food cart 1200 Robson (at Bute), Vancouver, BC Bada Bing, one of Vancouver’s new food carts, features Philly Cheesesteaks. Delicious Philly cheesesteaks – thinly sliced beef Â sauteed with mushrooms, onions, peppers and loads of monterey jack cheese ($6.99).Â The … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged bada, bada bing, badabing, bing, bute, cart, cheap, cheese, cheesesteak, chicken, dinner, downtown, expensive, food, food cart, food truck, halah, lunch, philly, robson, sandwich, steak, street, truck, Vancouver, westend | Leave a comment

Takis’ Taverna

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Lynn Bee

Takis’ Taverna 1106 Davie Street (near Thurlow), Vancouver BC 604.682.1336 Website We all know Greek food. Or at least we think we do. But how many of us know anything beyond the flavourless chicken souvlakia or spanakopita from the mall … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Restaurant Reviews | Tagged affordable, beef, bute, chicken, davie, delicious, dinner, downtown, Greece, greek, lamb, lunch, maria's taverna, olympus, restaurant, seafood, stepho's, thurlow, Vancouver, west end | Leave a comment

Cobre

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Lynn Bee

Cobre Restaurant No, I don’t have any pictures (yet). Yes, I’m a bad person. 52 Powell St, Vancouver 604.669.2396 Website Cobre considers itself to be Neuvo Latino; but what does that mean? Basically, everything good from Mexico to Argentina. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Music, Restaurant Reviews | Tagged alice in videoland, argentina, Argentinean, cuban, dinner, eat, expensive, fine, fish, food, gastown, innersection, latin, matt meola, Mexican, plates, powell, restaurant, seafood, share, small, tacos, tapas, taquitos, upscale, Vancouver | 1 Comment

Wildside Grill

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Lynn Bee

Wildside Grill 1180 Pacific Rim Hwy, Tofino BC (located in the Live to Surf Plaza) 250 725 WILD Website You really only need to know one thing: they have the best pork carnitas I have ever had anywhere. That includes … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Restaurant Reviews | Tagged affordable, breakfast, burgers, cheap, dinner, eat, grill, groovy movie, island, live, live to surf plaza, lunch, mall, pacific rim, plaza, salad, soup, surf, tacos, tofino, ucluelet, vancouver island, wild side, wildside | Leave a comment

Indigo Bistro (Sheraton Wall Center)

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Lynn Bee

Indigo Bistro at the Sheraton Wall Center 1088 Burrard Street,Â Vancouver, BC PhÂ 604.331.1000 What can I say? IT WAS THE WORST SERVICE OF ALL TIME, EVER! I generally dislike hotel restaurants. There are a few exceptions – but overall, I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews | Tagged bistro, breakfast, burrard, center, davie, dinner, downtown, indigo, lunch, nelson, restaurant, sheraton, Vancouver, wall, wall center, worst | 1 Comment

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