The last time I posted Knightafter’s phodown my brother called me to ask how it felt to see someone do a better phodown. I tried to explain to him that you really can’t say one is better than the other; they’re just different. That makes sense. Right?
Well, I may have to change my tune. A couple of weeks ago Knightafter sent me his new expanded phodown, with a whopping 43 restaurants on it. 43. Let that sink in for a second. That’s a lot of pho in a short amount of time. Besides the sheer awe and respect I feel for this man, I also want to talk to his cardiologist. Seriously though, I feel like Daniel-san in Karate Kid III, going around thinking I’m the king of phodowns when secretly Kreese’s buddy has been training this super-athlete. It’s ridiculous.
Takeout Raincity Grill for lunch by the beach? Sounds like a plan to me. Press release follows.
Picnic Season At Raincity Grill
Vancouver, BC… Alongside the emergence of sunglasses and flip-flops, the opening of the takeout window at Raincity Grill is marking the start of Vancouver’s beach season. Opening on June 6th for the summer, be sure to pick up a Raincity Grill to-go lunch on your way to English Bay, Second Beach, Stanley Park or wherever your local summer excursions take you.
This year, the takeout window at Raincity Grill will serve up fish and chips for your summertime snacking. $10 gets you beer-battered halibut and chips, accompanied by tartar and slaw all served in eco-friendly containers. With packaging that is 100% biodegradable and compostable, recyclable in the conventional paper stream and produces no toxic release when incinerated – Raincity Grill provides take-out without the guilty conscience.
Since 1992, Raincity Grill has defined Pacific Northwest cuisine, showcasing the unique ingredients of our local waters and small-lot farms – year round. Home of Canada’s premiere restaurant 100 Mile Menu and an award-winning Pacific Northwest wine list, Raincity Grill is dedicated to the bounty of our backyard. Overlooking English Bay in the heart of Vancouver’s West End, take in the ever changing seasons of Vancouver by way of the view and the food at Raincity Grill. Visit the restaurant at 1193 Denman Street in Vancouver, online at www.raincitygrill.com or call 604-685-7337.
Urban Diner recently linked to this article by Globe and Mail writer Alexandra Gill, in which she has a go at West and their relatively new chef Warren Geraghty. Any testaments to the veracity of this article are best left to those perceptive diners who have been to West in the past year (i.e., not me), but I would like to draw attention the most important line of the review:
Seriously, if I have to taste one more bite of truffle-specked black cod marinated in miso consommé, I might be forced to rip out my tongue.
I just want to say for the record that I totally understand what Ms. Gill is going through. In fact, now that you mention it, I’ve noticed that my diamond shoes have been a bit tight lately. And I actually saw a man panhandling a few blocks from my apartment the other day! Can’t we do something about this? At least I think he was panhandling, but even if not, walking around with a lidless Starbucks cup is dangerous enough as it is. To be honest, I don’t know how me and Ms. Gill put up with this shit.
This little clip reminds us of the importance of context. As someone who has been annoyed by Ray for half a decade now, it’s also completely hilarious to my sophomoric sensibilities.
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