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Araxi (Whistler, BC)

September 22, 2015September 22, 2015 Shawn Leave a comment

Araxi 1 A month ago – Back when blueberries were blooming on alpine meadows throughout the Strathcona Park range – My wife and I were pulling into a hotel on another mountaintop. Whistler was the final stop on our invigorating mountain bike tour of the Caribou Highways and Byways and despite my physical exhaustion I was spiritually elated!

Whistler is home to, among other things, the restaurant that I most wanted to cross off my local bucket list. I’d met the chef of Araxi at the BCSGA Shellfish Dinner months back and had decided that if we ever made an appearance on the mainland that was to be my Mecca. Read More

Best BC Summer Beers of 2015

August 1, 2015August 9, 2015 Shawn Leave a comment

“I like a good beer buzz early
in the day,
And Billy likes to peel the
labels
From his bottles of Bud and
shred them on the bar.
Then he lights every match in
an oversized pack,
Letting each one burn down to
his thick fingers
Before blowing and cursing
them out.”

– Wyn Cooper Read More

Crashing The Party – Notes From The BCSGA Gala Dinner

July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 Shawn 3 Comments

I’ve spent the last decade on this rock doing two things related to birthdays: Spending them in kitchens and denying they exist. This has worked pretty well for me as I don’t like fuss or obligation or having to admit that I’m getting old. Win freakin win.

This year was a bit different. My chef Matt MacDonald offered me not only a day off, but an invitation to one of the Comox Valley’s most celebrated and exclusive parties; The BC Shellfish Gowers Association Gala Dinner! Six of the raddest chefs in BC (hell, in all of Canada!) were converging on Filberg Park to showcase local seafood paired with local wine. I couldn’t refuse! Read More

Cumberland Brewing Co. (Cumberland, BC)

June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 Shawn 4 Comments

Cumberland Brewery Cumberland is my favourite place in the world right now. It’s chock full of great people, great cafes and nerdy 2nd hand stores, great mountain biking culture and repair shops, great location – right between the Comox Valley and CR. It’s got a vibe that’s just so… Great!

And after spending a blindingly-sunny afternoon thrashing up, down and all over Cumberland’s legendary MTB trails with my wife and our friend Jen, I found one more reason why that town is so damn great: They have a brewery! Read More

The Wolf In The Fog (Tofino, BC)

February 15, 2015February 15, 2015 Shawn 3 Comments

The Wolf In The Fog 1 It all happened so fast.

One minute my wife Crystal is explaining what “Family Day” is, and the next she’s outlining her plan; two days off together, score a cheap hotel room over on the Pacific Rim, weekend of adventure with our mutual friends Jen and Sean and the kicker… She already nabbed four seats at The Wolf in The Fog, Canada’s best new restaurant.

“Jen and Sean have already gone over and will text us the road conditions,” she explains whiles stuffing a shopping bag full of toiletries, “They’re predicting a hurricane on Friday, but it should all be cleared up before we get there! Adventure right?”

I’m standing there in my bike pants, still soggy from my ride home from work, face squidged up in shock/concentration/confusion.

“Uhhhhhh, okay… I’m in. But ummm… What’s Family Day again?”

Category: Locals

Araxi (Whistler, BC)

Crashing The Party – Notes From The BCSGA Gala Dinner

Cumberland Brewing Co. (Cumberland, BC)

The Wolf In The Fog (Tofino, BC)

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